Using database software to create HTML documents--(And how...)

[Robert H. Terry]

O.K., I can not spell very well, but how many Brooklyn born Computer 
Scientist can.  But enough of the flaming, the tool is a NASA software 
research product.  As stated its available like many of such 
off-the-shelf works as a public domain tool (called MOREplus).  In order 
to provide the complete package with customer driven functionality and 
common needs like support and upgrades we have been tasked with making a 
COTS tool.  

My opinion, which has been solidified time and time again upon 
reading/talking with physical librarians and hearing their needs/problems 
in finding a suitable interface for WWW technology, is to suggest looking 
into a DBMS layer which generates HTML.   Maybe, it is a bit forward to 
suggest my own work, but as yet this researcher has found no other tool 
better suited for cataloguing holdings.  When we are visited, it becomes 
obvious most do not realize every page (except the first one) is being 
generated on-the-fly.  It is also noticeable that most of its 
functionality, the administrative ones, are seldom seen/investigated.  

So, to answer all critics, do not make assumptions when you really have 
not understood the technology.  Secondly, keep your credit card numbers 
close to your PIN numbers when approaching ATMs, the person behind you is 
much more likely to rip you off then I will ever be.  Just keep on using 
your Telnet process oriented interfaces and stay in the dark about WWW 
HTML code generators.

Bob Terry 

On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, The Big Glee Bopper wrote:

> 
> Wow! Half time folks! I don't think it was Eric Rumsey who wrote what 
> folks are objecting to:
> 
> > On Fri, 3 Nov 1995, Robert MacKimmie wrote:
> 
> > I agree with Andrzej Kowalski:
> > >"I find it somewhat high-handed, if not offensive, for someone to  
> > >suggest that their product is the "needed" "
> > regarding Fri, 3 Nov 1995, Eric Rumsey wrote:
> > >>>... Come on people, get with the 
> > 
> > What Mr. Rumsey might want to realize is that the product which he  
> 
> What was posted to my machine was:
> 
> From: "Robert H. Terry" <rhterry at RBSE.Mountain.Net> 
> Reply to:web4lib at library.berkeley.edu 
> To: Multiple recipients of list<web4lib at library.berkeley.edu> 
> Subject: Re: Using database software tocreate HTML documents 
> 
> Hmmmm, whom was it that said HTML code will be the speghetti GoTos of the
> nineties ?  Oh. yeah, that computer science librarian with the library
> tool for generating HTML from the database.  Come on people, get with the
> future.  MOREplus is the needed technology and it is high time you all
> 
> *******
> 
> Seems like it was "Robert H. Terry" <rhterry at RBSE.Mountain.Net>
> 
> No Visa card numbers or MasterCard numbers for this guy!
> 
> --Thom
> 
> p.s. Maybe a spell checker?? 8-)
>