HTTP: the language of the Web; markup used for forms; the basic of using visual basic for the Web; controlling Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer using OLE and DDE; using Web Browser Custom controls in VB; retrieving Web-based information; use DSSocket OCX to retrieve Web files to display or save to disk; how to construct the proper URL, connect, and use the GET method; the Win/CGI specification; creating CGI applications in VB; the basics of Win/CGI; Win/CGI on microsoft IIS - discussion of IS2WCGI.DLL; example CGI applications-guest book registration and searching; database connectivity; graphing historical data; using a user-interface control (GRAPH.OCX) in a non-interactive environment; database connectivity; complex HTML output; using the Web as a front-end to schedule Plus; OLE interfacing; complex HTML input: based on a CGI program; using OLE-ISAP w/Microsoft Internet Information Server; creating OLE automation servers in VB; the OLE-ISAPI calling format; installing the OLE server on the Web machine; creating an on-line catalogue w/ OLE-ISAPI include searching and ordering pictures included!; spiders/crawlers; agents; news; stock quotes; shopping; example agents using VB; developing a Web spider in VB; traversing the Web; home page link checker; integrated w/Microsoft Plus! system agent.
