April 24, 2000
(Fourth Monday)
Using Delphi to Develop Internet Server Applications
Howard Schutzman, Creative Computing
Delphi has a rich set of TWeb components that simplify the development of
CGI, ISAPI, and NSAPI Internet Server applications. This presentation will
discuss the Delphi methodology a developer can use to implement these
applications.
The following topics will be discussed:
- Review of browser/server interaction using HTTP Gets and Posts
- General structure of a Delphi Web server application
- The VCL components TWebRequest, TWebResponse, and TWebProvider
- Developing a custom TWebProvider scripting language processor to simplify
implementation
- Debugging techniques
A real world case study will be presented to illustrate the presentation.
This case study is a prototype application developed for the Lifetime cable
television network to demonstrate how to port an existing legacy DOS-based
client/server system to the internet.
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