The 4D Web Companion Contents

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Welcome

About this Book	3
The One-Minute Guide to 4D Web Development	11

4D Web System Architecture and Tools

4D Web System Architecture	15
4D Web Tools	23
The Native 4D Web Server	33
The 4D Web Assistant	37
Active4D	43
4D and CGI	49
Integrating 4D with WebSTAR	55
Integrating 4D with Windows Web Servers	71
Integrating 4D with Other Systems through HTTP	79

Feature Overview

4D Web Server Chain of Events	91
Web Feature Summary	99
Web Processing Steps and 4D Features	103
4D Request Keywords Compared	107
On Web Connection	111

Non-Contextual Mode

Semi-Dynamic Pages

Semi-Dynamic Pages Overview	145
Working with Semi-Dynamic Pages	151
4DSCRIPT	159
4DVAR and 4DHTMLVAR	163
4DIF, 4DELSE, and 4DENDIF	173
4DLOOP and 4DENDLOOP	179
4DINCLUDE	187

Contextual Mode

Contextual Mode Overview	195
Working with Contextual Mode	201
4DMETHOD	213
Automatic Image Maps	215
AP SET WEB FILTERS	219

Security

Working with Images

HTML and Web Development

HTML and Web Resources	279
Designing for the Web	283
Integrating 4D with Dreamweaver and GoLive	287
HTML Tips and Suggestions	295
HTML Form Tricks and Traps	301
Working with Paths	307
MIME	315
HTTP Fundamentals	319

Debugging and Error Handling

Custom Error Pages	331
Preventing and Handling Errors	337
Debugging Network Problems	343
Debugging HTTP	347

4D Web Techniques

Virtual Paths	355
Custom Magic URLs	359
Referring to 4D Objects Indirectly	363
Web Process Initialization and Deinitialization	369
Parsing Requests	377
Regular Expressions	391
Reusing Existing Code on the Web	393
Rewriting DOCUMENT TO BLOB	397
Reusing Page Elements	399
Managing State	405
Using 4D as an Internet Client	415

Feature Reference

Web Settings	429
Compiler Requirements Summary	443
4D 6.7 Web Feature Changes Summary	449