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Mastering Javascript and JScript (Paperback)

by James Jaworski (Author)
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  • Paperback: 895 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (9 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0782124925
  • ISBN-13: 978-0782124927
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19.1 x 6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 742,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Make Your Web Site Dynamic

But how? Mastering JavaScript and JScript teaches you everything you need to know about these popular scripting languages to transform any Web site into a dynamic, interactive, practical application. For those without programming knowledge, it starts at the beginning: you′ll learn basic concepts and skills and quickly go on to tackle the tasks you want to accomplish. For experienced programmers, it offers plenty of advanced instruction. Jaworski, a scripting expert, shares insights and techniques that will see you through the most challenging projects.

Coverage includes:
∗ Writing client–side JavaScript and JScript
∗ Ensuring that your scripts work with IE and Navigator
∗ Writing server–side JavaScript
∗ Writing LiveWire applications
∗ Integrating JScript with Active Server Pages
∗ Using JavaScript to connect to databases
∗ Using JavaScript with Java applets
∗ Using JScript with ActiveX
∗ Using Windows Scripting Host
∗ Handling events
∗ Working with objects
∗ Communicating with plug–ins
∗ Processing forms
∗ Using hidden fields and cookies
∗ Creating Web page widgets
∗ Developing search tools
∗ Programming games
∗ Interfacing with CGI programs
∗ Working with style sheets and DHTML
∗ Securing your scripts

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Make Your Web Site Dynamic

But how? Mastering JavaScript and JScript teaches you everything you need to know about these popular scripting languages to transform any Web site into a dynamic, interactive, practical application. For those without programming knowledge, it starts at the beginning: you′ll learn basic concepts and skills and quickly go on to tackle the tasks you want to accomplish. For experienced programmers, it offers plenty of advanced instruction. Jaworski, a scripting expert, shares insights and techniques that will see you through the most challenging projects.

Coverage includes:

  • Writing client–side JavaScript and JScript
  • Ensuring that your scripts work with IE and Navigator
  • Writing server–side JavaScript
  • Writing LiveWire applications
  • Integrating JScript with Active Server Pages
  • Using JavaScript to connect to databases
  • Using JavaScript with Java applets
  • Using JScript with ActiveX
  • Using Windows Scripting Host
  • Handling events
  • Working with objects
  • Communicating with plug–ins
  • Processing forms
  • Using hidden fields and cookies
  • Creating Web page widgets
  • Developing search tools
  • Programming games
  • Interfacing with CGI programs
  • Working with style sheets and DHTML
  • Securing your scripts


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1.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reference? I don't think so..., 26 April 2001
By A Customer
I bought this book while in the US as, compared to others available in the bookshop, it seemed to cover everything I wanted to know. How I wish I'd spent more time browsing. If you know *anything* about *any* programming language or "the internet" the first hundred pages can be thrown away (and incidentally, the binding is so bad, they might just fall out by themselves). The rest of the book is taken up with pages of code which you won't bother typing in (especially when you find that it doesn't actually work), and frivolous examples for which Javascript is entirely unsuited (Chapter 13 is a case in point, pages and pages of code to develop an online catalogue? no thanks).

Add to that the fact that there are references to appendices which bizarrely don't exist in the book, only online (publishing deadlines evidently more important than actually finishing the book), and that the downloadable code samples frequently don't work, and you have a superb contender for "Table leg wedge of the year".

Avoid at all costs...

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars I still curse myself for buying this book., 29 Oct 2000
Over the years I have bought several books on programming languages but I have never encountered such an incomprehensible book as this one. When I read a book, it takes me about one day reading to figure out the basics of the language and to memorise the structure of the book (where to find what).

Unfortunately, with this book, this is impossible to do. After several readings, I still am unable to grasp its structure.

One of the reasons for this is the fact that the book was never finished. Being 895 pages thick, you would expect it to be complete. However, most of the reference material is located on the accompanying website which, if you buy a book, is totally absurd.

This experience has taught me a lesson. Never buy a book without reading the reviews of other readers (I bought the book in a shop, on impulse).

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!, 30 May 1999
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This book contains invalid code samples. I copied one of it's codes exactly and tried to use it with Internet Explorer 5, Netscape Communicator 4.6, and Netscape Navigator 3. They all gave me javascript errors. It spends too much time on talking about Javascript code and it's origins and not nearly enough time on HOW to code. I strongly suggest that you don't buy this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and readable
I thought the book was excellent. I intially read it cover to cover and now use it as a reference guide for when I am coding. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2000 by E. Healing

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is excellent
Yes, I have read the other reviews but I have to say, I strongly disagree (bearing in mind that I have not ran any of the samples provided from the Jaworski web site!). Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2000 by Sharon Bull

1.0 out of 5 stars Heavy book, light weight material - irrelevant
This book is big and fat and you'd think that this meant there was loads of useful stuff. Instead, the author focusses on developing fairly useless web applications in Javascript,... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars The Book is disappointing
The Book has examples which needs to be downloaded from publishers website. The examples often do not work with explorer 5. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 1999

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