Programming with HTML Forms

by Andrew Davison (ad@cs.mu.oz.au)

Abstract

The three stages in the design and implementation of a HTML forms-based application are described. Two examples are presented: the first illustrates the basics of forms programming, while the second is a medium size application for searching a text file for matching strings. Testing and user-logging are briefly discussed.

1. Introduction
2. Forms Programming in Three Stages
3. Forms Syntax
4. Document and Application Communication
5. Example 1: The Echoer
6. Example 2: The File Searcher
7. A Note on Testing
8. Logging
9. Conclusions