This section covers the following topics:
The online documentation files are prefixed with E3* and T3*. The online
documentation contains example programs that can be displayed and executed
online. Depending on your installation of the Natural Web Interface, call the
subprogram NAT-DOCU from the library SYSWEB3 to
display the main page of online documentation at your web browser.
Example of the URL to call the online
documentation:
http://yourserver/yourcgi3/sysweb3/nat-docu
Note:
To display the online documentation, the HTTP Server Extensions of
the Natural Web Interface must be installed and a correct Natural RPC/DCOM
Server has to be started. To access the program USR1057N, of library SYSEXT,
add a steplib to SYSEXT or copy the programs to your system library.
| Definition of Parameters | |
|---|---|
i/
|
Input Variable. |
o/
|
Output Variable. |
/o
|
Optional Variable. |
/m
|
Mandatory Variable (has to be specified) . |
/M
|
Mandatory Variable. If empty, specific parts will not be generated. |
/H
|
Variable will be translated to HTML. |
/X
|
Variable will be translated to XML. |
/U
|
Variable will be translated to URL. |
The basic module names of the Natural Web Interface, start with the
prefix W3.
They provide the communication between Natural subprograms and the HTTP Server Extension. All other programs of the Natural Web Interface use these programs.
It is possible to make some administrative changes to define the amount and format of the transferred data, to change conversion tables and to change the error page.
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
W3BINARY
|
Writes binary data to the internal binary buffer. |
W3CLEAR
|
Clear the output page. |
W3CONTENT-TYPE
|
Sets the content type of a document. |
W3COUNTER
|
Returns the maximum number of bytes and the number of currently written or free bytes in the output area. |
| Generates a default error page. | |
|
|
Writes an HTML string to the output page and converts special characters to an HTML-valid representation. |
| Writes HTTP settings to the output page. | |
W3INFO
|
Returns internal settings. |
| Initializes SYSWEB3 and prepares the document for returning to the HTTP server. | |
W3LIMIT
|
Sets the maximum return page size. See
W3COUNTER
above.
|
| Lists all variables. | |
W3LOCATION
|
Sets the location of a page that is to be called instead this page. |
W3MIME-DATA
|
Evaluates the required data type (binary or alpha) for the given mime-type. |
W3MIME-TYPE
|
Evaluates the file extension for a given
mime-type. |
|
|
Reads a variable sent by the HTTP server. |
| Reads a variable set by a text area and splits the variable into separate lines. | |
W3READ-ENVIRONMENT-GROUP
|
Reads all environment variables with the same name. |
W3READ-INPUT
|
Reads all data delivered from the HTTP server. |
|
|
Writes a text string to the output page. |
W3NEWLINE
|
Writes a linebreak to the output page. |
W3SOURCE-TO-XARRAY
|
Reads a complete Natural source into one single x-array. |
| Converts ASCII to the specific encoding of HTML. | |
| Converts ASCII to the specific encoding of XML. | |
| Converts ASCII to the specific encoding of URL. |
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
W3REPLACE
|
Search the output page for a specific string and replace with a new one. |
W3READ-OUTPUT
|
Read the already written output page. |
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
W3REPLACE
|
Search the output page for a specific string and replace with a new one. |
W3LOAD-RESOURCE
|
Load a file from the resource directory of a specific Natural library as result document. |
W3READ-RESOURCE
|
Read a file from the resource directory of a specific Natural library into a dynamic variable. |
W3WRITE-RESOURCE
|
Write a dynamic variable to a file at the resource directory of a specific Natural library. |
W3CHECK-RESOURCE
|
Check if resource exits. If not, a new resource can be created. |
W3DELETE-RESOURCE
|
Delete a resource from the resource directory. |
W3APPLY-XSLT-XML
|
Apply a stylesheet to transformation on the output page. |
W3APPLY-XSLT-RESOURCE
|
Apply a stylesheet, saved as resource on the output page. |
W3APPLY-XSLT-XML-TO-DYNAMIC
|
Apply a stylesheet, to transformation to an dynamic variable. |
W3LIST-RESOURCE
|
List all resource files of a specific Natural library. |
W3READ-OUTPUT
|
Read the already written output page. |
The prefix H3 is used for all program names of the HTML
extension. This external subroutines, delivered with source code, generate HTML
and use the basic modules of the Natural Web Interface.
The programs do not cover the complete syntax of HTML. They also do not support special enhancements of specific web browser. If you need enhancements, feel free to extend the programs delivered in source code, or create your own ones.
| Program | Description | HTML Tag |
|---|---|---|
H3-ANCHOR
|
Creates an anchor tag. |
|
H3-BUTTON
|
Creates reset/submit buttons. |
|
H3-CHECKBOX-GROUP
|
Generates a checkbox group. |
|
H3-COMMENT
|
Creates a comment line. |
|
H3-HEADER
|
Generates a header tag. |
|
H3-IMAGE
|
Generates an image tag. |
|
H3-INPUT
|
Generates a text, password or hidden input field. |
|
| Sets a line break with or without additional text. |
|
|
| Starts a form tag for input fields. |
|
|
| Starts and ends an HTML Document. |
|
|
| Generates an ordered, unordered, menu or directory list. |
|
|
H3-PARAGRAPH
|
Generates a paragraph with additional text. |
|
H3-RADIO-GROUP
|
Generates a radio button group. |
|
H3-RULE
|
Sets a horizontal rule. |
|
H3-SCROLLING-LIST
|
Generates a scrolling list. |
|
| Generates a table. |
|
|
H3-TAG
|
Generates a universal tag. |
|
H3-TEXT-AREA
|
Generates a 'text area'. |
|
H3-TEXT-TO-HTML
|
Converts the content of a Natural string to 'HTML'.
replace with ->
W3TEXT-TO-HTML
|
|
Converts the content of a Natural string to 'URL
decoded'. replace with ->
W3TEXT-TO-URL
|
||
| Generates a 'time/date' string. |
generated: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:35:18 GMT |
| Plugin | Description |
|---|---|
| Program Generation | See Natural documentation |
| Class Generation | See Natural documentation |
| Online Test Utility | See Natural documentation |
| Dialog | Description |
|---|---|
WEB-ONL or
WEB-ONL3
|
See Natural documentation |
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
NAT-LIB
|
Lists all Natural libraries. |
NAT-DATA
|
Lists all header/data (binary, alpha, unicode?) delivered from the HTTP server. |
NAT-DIR
|
Lists the contents of a specific Natural library. |
NAT-DIRR
|
Lists the resource contents of a specific Natural library. |
NAT-ENV
|
Lists all parameters passed to a called Natural subprogram. |
NAT-HTML
|
Displays a Natural source containing HTML. |
NAT-INFO
|
Displays the current Natural Web Interface settings. |
NAT-LIST
|
Displays a Natural source object. |
NAT-DOCU
|
Displays the online documentation. |
NAT-RES
|
Displays a non-Natural file - resource (only platform shared resources are available). |
The demonstration application delivered shows simple file maintenance with select functions. The demonstration is based on the Adabas file EMPLOYEES. To run the application, Adabas has to be active.
The implementation of the demonstration application uses templates, XML and XSLT, name prefix D6* Depending on your installation of the HTTP Server Extensions, call the subprogram D6INDEX from the library SYSWEB3.
Example of the URL to call the demonstration
application:
http://yourserver/yourcgi/sysweb3/d6index
All pictures used are delivered with the Natural Web Interface. Save
them in the directory pictures on your HTTP-server in the remote
directory PICTURES. If you want to use another remote directory
name, set the environment variable PICTURES at the initialization
file of your HTTP Server Extension with the specific remote directory name.
