
HTML NOTES
By John C Brown
Java, JavaScript and VBScript
I've become interested in controlling HTML pages. This interest is mainly for work, in order to be able to link to some of our existing databases, with a nice new front end.
I rapidly discovered that Java is two languages, one imbedded in HTML pages called JavaScript and another which can be run standalone or called as a separate class file from within HTML pages, usually called Java Applets.
I found the implementation of JavaScript on Internet Explorer 3.02 a little frustrating as all the documentation refers to Netscapes implementation, so I tried VBScript instead.
Scripting Tips for Internet Explorer 3.02
- If you have relative path names within your script do not use null documents for your frames. Use a blank html document to fix the start location for the path.
JavaScript Tips for Internet Explorer 3.02
- Use frames not Windows. There are lots of window commands that open up another sheet to use within the script. These do not work reliably on line although, to my frustration, they worked off line!
Sample JavaScript for drawing Plans [Not there yet]
VBScript Tips for Internet Explorer 3.02
- Variables are not passed across windows. Use frames to use global variables.
Sample VBScript for drawing Plans
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