PAL Session 19

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PAL Session 19

• Session Overview
• Coursework queries
• JSP ASP a VERY brief overview
• The exam

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Overview of JSP ASP

• JSP Java Server Pages
• ASP Active Server Pages
• Server-side scripting
• Used for interacting with databases, returning
  form results etc.
• Embedded in HTML
• Files saved as .asp or .jsp

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Exercise 1

• Find pages that use JSP or ASP, e.g.
• Amazon.co.uk
• eBay
• What do they do?
• Can you find any odd examples?

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A JSP example from Julias lecture

• ltHTMLgt
• ltHEADgt
• ltTITLEgtLoop Ten Timeslt/TITLEgt
• lt/HEADgt
• ltBODYgt
• lt // setup a for loop in Java, java style
  comment
• for(int i0ilt10i) gt
• lt!-- Here I am using HTML again --gt
• i lt i gt
• lt!-- This is the expression tag --gt
• ltBRgt
• lt gt
• lt/BODYgt
• lt/HTMLgt

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An ASP example from Julias lecture

• lthtmlgtltbodygt
• lt
• dim i
• for i1 to 6
• response.write("lth" i "gtHeader "
• i "lt/h" i "gt")
• next
• gt
• lt/bodygtlt/htmlgt

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Web development standards

• Use CSS
• No deprecated tags
• ltfontgt ltbgt ltigt ltcentergt
• HTML 4.01
• XML
• XHTML
• See www.w3.org

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The exam

• OMR
• Dont use erasers! Ask for a new sheet if
  necessary
• Mark with a DARK line
• If you dont know, guess! You have a 1 in 4
  chance of getting it right!
• I will go through more next week
• Any Questions?