JavaScript is a scripting language that enables you to enhance static web applications by providing dynamic, personalized, and interactive content. This improves the experience of visitors to your site and makes it more likely that they will visit again. You must have seen the flashy drop-down menus, moving text, and changing content that are now widespread on web sites—they are enabled through JavaScript. Supported by all the major browsers, JavaScript is the language of choice on the Web. It can even be used outside web applications—to automate administrative tasks, for example. 
This book aims to teach you all you need to know to start experimenting with JavaScript: what it is, how it works, and what you can do with it. Starting from the basic syntax, you'll move on to learn how to create powerful web applications. Don't worry if you've never programmed before—this book will teach you all you need to know, step by step. You'll find that JavaScript can be a great introduction to the world of programming: with the knowledge and understanding that you'll gain from this book, you'll be able to move on to learn newer and more advanced technologies in the world of computing. In order to get the most out of this book, you'll need to have an understanding of HTML and how to create a static web page. You don't need to have any programming experience. This book will also suit you if you have some programming experience already, and would like to turn your hand to web programming. You will know a fair amount about computing concepts, but maybe not as much about web technologies. Alternatively, you may have a design background and know relatively little about the Web and computing concepts. For you, JavaScript will be a cheap and relatively easy introduction to the world of programming and web application development. Whoever you are, we hope that this book lives up to your expectations. You'll begin by looking at exactly what JavaScript is, and taking your first steps with the underlying language and syntax. You'll learn all the fundamental programming concepts, including data and data types, and structuring your code to make decisions in your programs or to loop over the same piece of code many times. Once you're comfortable with the basics, you'll move on to one of the key ideas in JavaScript—the object. You'll learn how to take advantage of the objects that are native to the JavaScript language, such as dates and strings, and find out how these objects enable you to manage complex data and simplify your programs. Next, you'll see how you can use JavaScript to manipulate objects made available to you in the browser, such as forms, windows, and other controls. Using this knowledge, you can start to create truly professional-looking applications that enable you to interact with the user. Long pieces of code are very hard to get right every time—even for the experienced programmer—and JavaScript code is no exception. You look at common syntax and logical errors, how you can spot them, and how to use the Microsoft Script Debugger to aid you with this task. Also, you need to examine how to handle the errors that slip through the net, and ensure that these do not detract from the experience of the end user of your application. From here, you'll move on to more advanced topics, such as using cookies and jazzing up your web pages with dynamic HTML and XML. Finally, you'll be looking at a relatively new and exciting technology, remote scripting. This allows your JavaScript in a HTML page to communicate directly with a server, and useful for, say, looking up information on a database sitting on your server. If you have the Google toolbar you'll have seen something like this in action already. When you type a search word in the Google toolbar, it comes up with suggestions, which it gets via the Google search database. All the new concepts introduced in this book will be illustrated with practical examples, which enable you to experiment with JavaScript and build on the theory that you have just learned. The appendix provides solutions to the exercises included at the end of most chapters throughout the book. During the first half of the book, you'll also be building up a more complex sample application—an online trivia quiz—which will show you how JavaScript is used in action in a real-world situation.

Beginning JavaScript, 3rd Edition

Computers & Technology

Wilton, Paul

McPeak, Jeremy

Web Development & Design

Wrox

The perennial bestseller returns with new details for using the latest tools and techniques available with JavaScriptJavaScript is the definitive language for making the Web a dynamic, rich, interactive medium. This guide to JavaScript builds on the success of previous editions and introduces you to many new advances in JavaScript development. The reorganization of the chapters helps streamline your learning process while new examples provide you with updated JavaScript programming techniques.
You'll get all-new coverage of Ajax for remote scripting, JavaScript frameworks, JavaScript and XML, and the latest features in modern Web browsers. Plus, all the featured code has been updated to ensure compliance with the most recent popular Web browsers.
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<li>Introduces you to the latest capabilities of JavaScript, the definitive language for developing dynamic, rich, interactive Web sites</li>
<li>Features new coverage of data types and variables, JavaScript and XML, Ajax for remote scripting, and popular JavaScript frameworks</li>
<li>Offers updated code that ensures compliance with the most popular Web browsers</li>
<li>Includes improved examples on the most up-to-date JavaScript programming techniques</li>
</ul>
Continuing in the superlative tradition of the first three editions, Beginning JavaScript, Fourth Edition, gets you up to speed on all the new advances in JavaScript development.

Beginning JavaScript

ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results helps you quickly create dynamic Web pages with ASP.NET 2.0. The book is centered around a dozen ready-to-use projects with all the code for all the projects included on the books CD-ROM - that you can use immediately. ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results dives into working code so you can learn it rapidly. The book and projects are written for intermediate-level programmers with some .NET experience. The projects and book provide a quick start reference so you can use ASP.NET 2.0 immediately. 
Each of the 12 project features step-by-step set-up instructions with a description of each project that enables you to understand and then modify it so you can reuse it in different situations. The 12 projects covered in the book with complete source-code on the CD are: <ul>
<li>Online diary and organizer</li> <li>File share</li> <li>Chat server</li> <li>Survey engine</li> <li>CMS</li> <li>Blog</li> <li>Photo album</li> <li>Customer support site</li> <li>WebShop</li> <li>Appointment booking system</li> <li>Greeting cards</li> <li>Bug base</li> </ul>
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Asp.net 2.0 Instant Results

Livermore, Shawn

Spaanjaars, Imar

Wrox Pr Inc

This description refers to a previous edition of VBScript Programmer's Reference. For the most recent edition of this book, look for ISBN 0-7645-5993-1. 
What is this book about? VBScript is one of Microsoft's scripting languages, which can be employed in a variety of ways — from client-side scripting in Internet Explorer to server-side programming in ASP and the new Microsoft Windows Script Host. The language itself has been gradually increasing in power and flexibility, and the newest release, VBScript 5.0 (which comes with IE5.0), represents a huge increase in functionality and effectiveness: <ul>
<li>VBScript books now in demand from VB and WSH developers</li> <li>New version 5.0 now available with substantial changes — this is first book</li> <li>Proven Programmer's Reference format</li> <li>Extensive reference to langauge and object models</li> </ul>
What does this book cover? Here are just a few of the things you'll find in this book: <ul>
<li>A complete guide to the VBScript language and its syntax</li> <li>Up-to-date details of the most recent scripting engines for Internet Explorer, ASP and the Windows Script Host</li> <li>Coverage of the new features in VBScript 5, including constructing classes, specific data-types and using regular expressions</li> <li>Coverage of a vast range of uses that VBScript can be put to work with</li> <li>Extensive reference covering the various implementations and all the relevant object models</li> </ul>
Who is this book for? This book will be useful for anyone who wants to get a grip on VBScript. Whether you've just played around with HTML and want to find out about the world of programming, or whether you're an experienced programmer who needs to learn the VBScript language in order to work with the Windows Script Host or develop ASP pages, this book will show you the way. No prior knowledge of programming is assumed.

VBScript: Programmer's Reference

Thomsen, Carsten

Kingsley-Hughes, Adrian

Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie

Read, Daniel

Matsik, Brian

Clark, Susanne

De Donatis, Antonio

Nelson, Erick

Prussak, Piotr

Updegrave, Stuart

Beginning Javascript

What is this book about? JavaScript is the language of the Web. Used for programming all major browsers, JavaScript gives you the ability to enhance your web site by creating interactive, dynamic, and personalized pages. Our focus in this book is on client-side scripting, but JavaScript is also hugely popular as a scripting language in server-side environments, a subject that we cover in later chapters. What does this book cover? Beginning JavaScript assumes no prior knowledge of programming languages, but will teach you all the fundamental concepts that you need as you progress. After covering the core JavaScript language, you'll move on to learn about more advanced techniques, including Dynamic HTML, using cookies, debugging techniques, and server-side scripting with ASP. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the art of using JavaScript to create dynamic and professional-looking web pages. Here are a few of the things you'll learn in this book: <ul>
<li>Fundamental programming concepts</li> <li>Comprehensive practical tutorial in JavaScript</li> <li>Cross-browser scripting, including Netscape 6</li> <li>Cookie creation and use</li> <li>Plug-ins and ActiveX controls</li> <li>Dynamic HTML</li> <li>Scripting the W3C DOM</li> <li>Server-side JavaScript with ASP</li> </ul>
Who is this book for? This book is for anyone who wants to learn JavaScript. You will need a very basic knowledge of HTML, but no prior programming experience is necessary. Whether you want to pick up some programming skills, or want to find out how to transfer your existing programming knowledge to the Web, then this book is for you. All you need is a text editor (like Notepad) and a browser, and you're ready to go!

What is this book about? JavaScript is the preferred programming language for Web page applications, letting you enhance your sites with interactive, dynamic, and personalized pages. This fully updated guide shows you how to take advantage of JavaScript’s client-side scripting techniques for the newest versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer, even if you’ve never programmed before. You begin with basic syntax and learn about data types and how to structure code for decision-making. Then you learn to use dates, strings, and other basic objects of JavaScript. Next, you see how to use JavaScript to manipulate objects provided by the browser, such as forms and windows. From there, you move into advanced topics like using cookies and dynamic HTML. After you have a solid foundation, you explore dynamic generation of Web content using server-side scripting and back-end databases. And you practice what you learn by building a sample application as you go. What does this book cover? Here are some of the things you'll find in this book: <ul>
<li>What types of data are used in JavaScript</li> <li>How to identify and correct flaws in your code</li> <li>Techniques for programming the browser</li> <li>How to use Microsoft Script Debugger and Netscape Script Debugger</li> <li>Ways to manage cross-browser issues</li> <li>How JavaScript interacts with XML and HTML</li> </ul>
Who is this book for? This book is for anyone who wants to learn JavaScript programming. You should have some understanding of HTML and how to create static Web pages, but no prior programming experience is necessary.

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<li>Taking readers through the basics of the language, right up to some more advanced topics, this book is a practical, hands-on resource and aims to keep the reader involved at all times</li> <li>Focuses on the SQL standard and is loaded with detailed examples and code; each chapter includes practice exercises that readers can challenge themselves with before looking at the sample solutions in the appendix</li> <li>Paul Wilton is a successful Wrox "Beginning" book author and is an ideal author to write for those who want a firm grasp of standard SQL before learning the details specific to a particular database product</li> <li>SQL is an international standard for manipulating data in databases and is used by database programmers in all major database systems: Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, MySQL, and many others</li> </ul>

Beginning SQL

Colby, John

Networking & Cloud Computing

Programming

San Val

This is a new kind of JavaScript book. It's not cut'n'paste, it's not a reference, and it's not an exhaustive investigation of the JavaScript language. It is about client-side, web focused, and task-oriented JavaScript. JavaScript is a core skill for web professionals, and as every web professional knows, client-side JavaScript can produce all sorts of glitches and bugs. 'Practical JavaScript for the Usable Web' takes a two pronged approach to learning the JavaScript that you need to get your work done: teaching the core client-side JavaScript that you need to incorporate usable interactivity into your web applications, including many short functional scripts, and building up a complete application with shopping cart functionality. When you have finished working with this book, you'll have a thorough grounding in Client-side JavaScript, and be able to construct your own client-side functionality quickly, easily, and without falling into any of the usability traps that this technology leaves wide open. This book covers: DHTML for IE4 and NN4 browsers, and the Dom for the latest browsers Usability techniques Working scripts that can be incorporated into your web applications immediately Step-by-step breakdown of JavaScript shopping cart functionality Advanced Data Validation Techniques Book Info Covers DHTML for IE4 and NN4 browsers, and the Dom for the latest browsers. Discusses working scripts that can be incorporated into your web applications immediately. Provides advanced data validation techniques. From the Publisher This is for readers who are either learning JavaScript from scratch, or who have a little experience - perhaps with DreamWeaver behaviors, or incorporating scripts into their pages. It assumes a though understanding of HTML, and a little CSS experience. About the Author After an initial stint as a Visual Basic applications programmer at the Ministry of Defence in the UK, Paul Wilton found himself pulled into the Net. He is currently working freelance and is busy trying to piece together the Microsoft .Net jigsaw. Paul's main skills are in developing web front ends using DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic, and back-end solutions with ASP, Visual Basic, and SQL Server. Stephen Williams recently co-founded Chimera Digital Ltd, a company that brings together expertise in the fields of education, video production and web technologies, and produces content packages suitable for business in training, promotion, marketing, and more. Prior to this he worked for Edison Interactive, where he was the lead Vignette developer for their Switch2 entertainment portal web site. His interests in artificial life lead him from his PhD in Molecular Microbiology at the University of Birmingham, into object-oriented programming and the Internet. Sing Li is an active author, consultant, and entrepreneur. He has written for popular technical journals and is the creator of the "Internet Global Phone", one of the very first Internet phones available. His wide-ranging consulting expertise spans Internet and Intranet systems design, distributed architectures, web services, embedded systems, real-time technologies, and cross-platform software design. He also participates in the Jini and Jxta communities.

Practical Javascript for the Usable Web

WILLIAMS, STEPHEN

Li, Sing

Computer Science

Apress

This book looks at the special demands of web programming, as well as its flexibility, and will introduce you to DNA - Microsoft's web development structure. Programming the browser through a variety of techniques - DHTML, scripting and VB components is discussed. Then how you can use VB to incorporate and customize browsers in your traditional VB applications is covered using MTS and MSMQ. From here, combining ASP and VB to produce dynamic web pages and sophisticated business logic processing for your website is discussed . Once the data has been collected, retrieving data through SQL Server and ADO is covered. Finally data transfer across the web with XML and the new web programming mechanism, Web Classes are introduced.

Professional Visual Basic 6 Web Programming

Harrison, Richard

Harrison, Mark

Brown, Matt

Ablan, Jerry

Boutquin, Pierre

Reynolds, Matthew

Barnaby, Tom

Willis, Thearon

Hasan, Jeffrey

Thomas, Michael Lane

Shlosberg, Dmitriy

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