Web Development with Tcl/Tk 8.1: A Complete Resource for Programmmers and Developers - Softcover

Holzner, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471327522 ISBN 13: 9780471327523

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1999

Synopsis

A practical guide focusing exclusively on Web applications of Tcl/Tk Like Java, Tcl/Tk enables programmers to create programs that can run independent of graphical hardware or operating systems. This makes it a natural for Web developers. Packed with real-world examples, this book reveals how to write a complete browser in the latest version of Tcl, create GUI components, and use Tcl to interact with Java, JavaScript, and CGI/Perl. It also demonstrates how to write Tcl applets, called "Tclets" and provides plug-ins that can handle these applets. Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a scripting language with its own built-in interpreter that can be used to easily develop applications. Tk is the Tcl toolkit for building graphical interfaces. Companion Web site features all code and Tcl applets from the book.

About this title

From the Publisher

Tcl/Tk 8.1 is one of the most exciting new Web development tools to come along since JavaScript, and this book shows you how to get the most out of it. Steve Holzner takes you on a guided tour of Tcl and Tk-from the basics to advanced CGI programming. In an easy-to-follow tutorial, built around real-world examples, he shows you how to put Tcl and Tk to work for you. He also provides an array of valuable development tools, including original plug-ins and ready-to-use Tclets (Tcl applets) that can shave many hours off your next development project! You'll find out how to:
* Write a complete Web browser in Tcl
* Write Tclets (Tcl applets)
* Use plug-ins-provided in the book-that can handle Tclets
* Create GUI components
* Use Tcl with Java, JavaScript, and CGI/Perl
* Use Tcl's built-in http package to work directly with the Internet
* Quickly write CGI scripts
* Create Tcl scripts that let you use cookies, create Web pages on the fly, support Web page counters, and more
* Create windowed applications using Tk

From Library Journal

Like Perl, Python, and JavaScript, Tcl is a scripting language that works well for web applications, is essentially free, and is available for most platforms in use today. Unlike Perl, it is also very readable and easy to learn. Holzner provides an excellent introduction to Tcl, as well as to Tk, the interface tool kit for creating buttons, windows, and scrollbars in an application and server-based Tcl scripts for web CGIs (computer gateway interfaces). Great for beginners and intermediate users of Tcl/Tk.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471327522
• ISBN 13: 9780471327523
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 557