- Part 3 - Better Use of Mainframe Data
- Provide information of general interest (schedule of classes)
- Provide access to individual information (directory, student schedule)
- Format information for Web presentation
- Opportunity for regular updating
- Query access to mainframe data
- Selection of information
- Format of data files
Data Formats:
- SDF fixed length
- Delimited with tabs, commas, or special characters
Sample Data File
Ways of Preparing Data
- Programming language on Web server
Unix: Perl, C
- Programming language on PC
Pascal, Visual Basic, FoxPro
- Generate Web pages in HTML format
- Generate data files to be used by Web forms
- Formatted Web page (alternative to reports shown earlier):
- Biology Department Course Schedule
- Different listing of information:
- General Education Courses
- Document format:
- Example of HTML Codes
- Data file used by programs:
- Schedule Data File
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1998 MSACROA Conference
Monday, November 30, 1998