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e-Business Applet

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v2.03 updated 31-JAN-2000 (formerly Catalog View Pro) 


Go to first row   Start search (the enter key will also start search)
Goto previous row   Reset table (show all rows)
Goto next row   View contents of basket and start order dialog
Goto last row   Print the selected items
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See also the Book demo and Publisher Demo

 

Data Sheet
Download size  30 kb for Microsoft Explorer (cab file) and 50 kb for Netscape (jar file)
Max number of rows >10000
Data file test files, columns separated by semicolon, comma, tab, space, quote mark, double quote mark
Data formats Columns can be of type STRING, NUMBER, PRICE, URL, IMAGE, CATEGORY
Print print selected rows
Order form send the order by direct email from applet
Sort click on column headers to sort by this column
Search fast text search on multiple words
Images Image viewer integrated
Requirements Java 1.1 capable browser. The applet works with Netscape version 4 or higher version and Microsoft Explorer 4 or higher version
Price $35 for a license to 1 IP address or web site.

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Installation
  1. Download and unzip catviewpro.zip on your local computer
  2. Upload the applet to your web directory. The applet consists of the CatviewPro.jar (for Netscape users), CatviewPro.cab (for MSIE users).
  3. Make a text file of your products containing 1 product description per row and as many columns as you need. Most databases can export your data to a text file. Columns  must be separated by comma, semicolon, tab, space, quote mark or double quote mark.
  4. Make a HTML document that include the applet tag and set the applet parameters that fit your data. You can look at the source in this HTML document as a starting point. Alle the parameters you need to set up the applet are included in between the <applet ....> ... </applet> tags.
  5. Include "how to order" instructions the order.txt file.
  6. Upload the HTML document, the data text file to the web directory where the applet is located
  7. You should now be ready to run the applet.
Set the EMAIL_HOST parameter to the outgoing email server (smtp server) you use in other email clients. If the EMAIL_TO parameter is you@yourserver.com the EMAIL_HOST parameter may be something like mail.yourserver.com. For test purposes you can try to use www.javazine.net as the email host.

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Parameters
CABBASE normally always
<PARAM NAME="CABBASE" VALUE="CatviewPro.cab">
LICENSE <PARAM NAME="LICENSE" VALUE="iu309u0jdoifj09u230hsng">
You get the value of the license parameter when you purchase a license
TITLE title displayed while e-Business Applet loads. For example:
<PARAM NAME="TITLE" VALUE="My Product Catalog">
DATA name of your text data file. Default is data.txt. If the data file is placed in another directory than the applet this parameter must include the relative path from the directory of the applet. For example:
The applet is in http://www.javazine.net/catviewpro/ and the data file is in http://www.javazine.net/catviewpro/db/data.txt then this parameter must be
<PARAM NAME="DATA" VALUE="db/data.txt">
DELIMITER specify the character used to separate columns in your data file. Valid DELIMITER values are COMMA (,) or SEMICOLON (;) or TAB (tabulator) or QMARK (') or DQMARK (").
COMMA is default. For example:
<PARAM NAME="DELIMITER" VALUE="TAB">
ROWCOUNT number of rows in your data file. For example:
<PARAM NAME="ROWCOUNT" VALUE="1200">
COLUMN_X X is the column number starting from 1. The values in the COLUMN_X parameters must contain a column title, an optional data type specification like NUMBER, PRICE, URL, IMAGE, CATEGORY> and an optional BASEURL and TARGET value. The syntax is as follow
<PARAM NAME="COLUMN_X" VALUE="Column title; URL or IMAGE or NUMBER or PRICE or CATEGORY; BASEURL; TARGET>
or
<PARAM NAME="COLUMN_X" VALUE="Column title; IMAGE; BASEURL>
Notice that values are separated with semicolons.
For example:
<PARAM NAME="COLUMN_1" VALUE="JournalId; NUMBER>
<PARAM NAME="COLUMN_2" VALUE="Journals; URL; http://www.javazine.dk/journals/; _blank>
<PARAM NAME="COLUMN_3" VALUE="Author">
<PARAM NAME="COLUMN_4" VALUE="Journal Picture; IMAGE">

In this case column 1 Journal ids, column 2 are links to the Journal, column 3 are just some authors and column 4 are links to pictures.  When users click on fields in column 2 the applet will construct a hyperlink from  http://www.javazine.net/journals/ + "value in the column clicked on" and try to load this document in a new browser window. The same thing happens when the user clicks on column 4 where the browser will try to load an image. In column 4 there is no BASEURL specified, thus data in this column must contain absolute links to the images that should be loaded. If a column is of type URL you can also specify the target. The target can be a new window (default) or one of the windows _self, _parent, _blank, or a frame.

A column of type PRICE is used to calculate the cost of the ordered items. There can only be 1 column of type PRICE

A column of type CATEGORY is used to group the products into groups. The categories can then be selected from a drop down list.

EMAIL_HOST <PARAM NAME="EMAIL_HOST" VALUE="mail.compuserve.com">
your email host (smtp host). This email host should be able to route emails to EMAIL_TO.
The EMAIL_HOST parameter can be tricky to set correct. Typically you should try to set this parameter to the email server you use for incoming email. You can ask your Internet Service Provider if you don't know your incoming mail server name. The email server (smtp server) must accept the Order Email sent to the email address specified in the parameter EMAIL_TO.
EMAIL_TO recipient email address. Probably you want to set this to your own email address. For example
<PARAM NAME="EMAIL_TO" VALUE="admin@trading.dk">
PRINT_BUTTON remove the print button
<PARAMETER NAME="PRINT_BUTTON" VALUE="NO">
EMAIL_BUTTON remove the email button
<PARAMETER NAME="EMAIL_BUTTON" VALUE="NO">
SEARCH_BUTTONS remove the search buttons and search entry field
<PARAMETER NAME="SEARCH_BUTTONS" VALUE="NO">
NAVIGATION_BUTTONS remove the navigation buttons
<PARAMETER NAME="SEARCH_BUTTONS" VALUE="NO">
ABOUT_BUTTON remove the about button
<PARAMETER NAME="ABOUT_BUTTON" VALUE="NO">
ORDER_INSTRUCTIONS <PARAMETER NAME="ORDER_INSTRUCTIONS" VALUE="order.txt>
In the text file you can enter informations that are displayed you the users in the Order Dialog. Typically this will be instructions that prompt the user to enter informations like name, address and payment informations
VALUE_ADDED_TAX <PARAM NAME="VALUE_ADDED_TAX" VALUE="25">
Enter the value added tax in precent. Default is 0%. The VAT is calculated and added to the total cost.
SHIPPING_COST <PARAM NAME="SHIPPING_COST" VALUE="10">
Add a fixed cost for shipping. Added to the total cost. Default 0
HANDLING_COST <PARAM NAME="HANDLING_COST" VALUE="5">
Add a fixed cost for handling. Added to the total cost. Default 0
CURRENCY <PARAM NAME="CURRENCY" VALUE="DKK">
Indicate the currency. Default USD

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License
Order online now.
Please download the fully functional trial above. The trial will display a dialog each time it is loaded. Licensed applets will not display the loading dialog.
If you find the applet useful for your purpose you can purchase a license. The license fee is $35 and cover one network installation of the applet with unlimited, simultaneous user access to the applet from as many HTML documents as you like. Upgrades are free of charge in 1 year after you receive the license key.
We need the CODEBASE of the applet on you web host in order to issue a license key. The CODEBASE is the path to the applet at your web host. Typically something like http://www.yourhost.com/catviewpro/. The CODEBASE will be displayed by the unlicensed applet itself when it loads. The license key is an applet parameter named LICENSE and an encoded value which you must include in your HTML documents that use the applet. Register for a license key via the World Wide Web. The Kagi Online Software Registration System makes it easy. Follow these links for normal or SSL secured registration pages. If you want to move the applet we will issue a new license key for free.

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Contact
If you have suggestions, bug reports or questions please contact us:
International Starch Trading A/S
Science Park
DK-8000
Aarhus
TEL +45 8620 2000
FAX +45 8730 0223
EMAIL admin@trading.dk
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