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The Macbeth Example -- Using MSM-PDQweb

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The First "Form"

In the case of the windows-based approach, the first step was to define a window with a number of components in it. That first step is not much different in the web-based approach. But, rather than build a window-definition interactively in a step-by-step fashion, the definition of the "form" to be processed will have to be transmitted to the "browser". The creation of such a form is a process for which a number of "commercial off the shelf" products is already in existance. Rather than re-invent such products, it is recommended to use any of these available products, and import the forms that can be generated using such a form definition editor program into a M[UMPS] program.

The "HTML" code for a simple form that corresponds to the first window in the Macbeth example would look like:

<html><head><font face="Arial"><title>Macbeth Demonstration</title></head>
<body bgcolor=#ffffff>
<h1><img src="powered.gif" border=0> Macbeth Demonstration</h1>
<form action="macbeth.web" method="POST">
<input type=hidden name="EP" value="FIRST">
<b>Search for</b> <input type=text name="Search" value="">
<b>Select from</b> <select name="Select">
<option value="1">Duncan</option>
<option value="2">Malcolm</option>
<option value="3">Donalbain</option>
...
<option value="35">Second Murderer</option>
<option value="36">Third Murderer</option>
<option value="37">Messenger</option>
</select><p>
<input type=submit value="Search Database" name="Button"><p>
</form><p><hr></body></html>

which will appear like:

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