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Who should attend: Programmers who need to learn Tcl scripting techniques for CGI-BIN scripting. Participants should be familiar with Tcl, HTML, and CGI-BIN. This tutorial will introduce participants to writing CGI-BIN scripts in Tcl using the de-facto standard package by Don Libes. It will cover retrieving information from forms including entry fields, check buttons, radio buttons and others. There will be discussion on generating HTML from Tcl, debugging scripts, spawning processes and communicating with external programs, communicating with processes via sockets, and accessing other server information. Participants will learn how to migrate CGI scripts to scripts that run inside of the HTTP Tcl Daemon. After completing this course participants will have the skills needed to begin implementing web pages with CGI scripting in Tcl. Gerald W. Lester founded the Training, Networking and Support Department at Computerized Processes Unlimited, Inc. (CPU). He currently serves as the department manager where he teaches customized Tcl classes for a third party software vendors and classes on CPU's real-time Tcl extensions, called SCL(R). Having used Tcl since 1992, he chaired the Tcl User Group meeting in 1994 and served on the group's program committee in 1995 & 1997. Gerald has been been in software development since 1979, and he primarily designs real-time control systems. He holds a BS in computer science and physics, and a MS in computer science. Vicki A. Murphy (M3, M4) has extensive training experience in a variety of educational settings. She currently teaches Tcl classes for Computerized Processes Unlimited, Inc., (CPU). She also teaches a series of customized Tcl classes worldwide for a third party software vendors. Vicki has a BS in computer information systems a BS in business administration. |
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