Samples

Templating System : Demo As the links reveal, the "Data" files have the extension .tcl and the "Template" files have .adp . If you want to see a little behind the scenes, you can look at the Tcl code into which we compile the template. The last column will deliver the resulting page to your browser.

Mechanisms underlaid in red are known to not work.

General

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Simple variable substitution	View	View	View	View
Using bind variables in your query	View	View	View	View
A plain Tcl page that returns its own output	View	None	None	View
Conditional Expressions	View	View	View	View
Comments	None	View	View	View

Combining templates

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Include a template within another template	View	include included	include included	View
Wrap a page within a master template	None	Slave Master	Slave Master	View
Using the default master	None	View	View	View
Include with master and recursion. Remember Fibonacci from pset 1, exercise 1?	Start Included Master	Start Included Master	Start Included Master	View

Embedded Tcl

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Tcl escape with implicit output	View	View	View	View
Tcl escape with explicit output	None	View	View	View
Template chunks within escaped Tcl code blocks	View	View	View	View
Puts (if you absolutely must)	View	View	View	View

Iteration

To see the following examples with different data, you can enter additional users into the sample table with "a simple form" or change them with "editing: several pages in one" in section Using the Form Manager below.

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Repeating template chunks for each row of a query result	View	View	View	View
Generating the multirow datasource in TCL	View	View	View	View
Repeating template chunks for each row of a query result, with custom manipulation of data	View	View	View	View
Repeating template chunks with grouping ViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewView Repeating template chunks as cells of a grid Repeating template chunks for each element of a list Both Iteration and Composition ViewPlain FancyPlain FancyPlain Fancy AbsoluteViewOuter IncludedOuter IncludedViewViewViewViewView Description Data Template Compiled Template Output Apply different skins to the same data Passing a multirow datasource to an included page Processing a template from a string (not file) Using ListBuilder Description Data Template Compiled Template Output Simplest (single-column) list, no features View .tcl postgres query oracle query No master W/ master No master W/ master No master W/ master Add some columns View .tcl postgres query oracle query View View View Add the ability to sort by any column View .tcl postgres query oracle query View View View Link the title to a one-note detail page index detail index detail index detail View Add a bulk action to delete all checked notes index delete postgres query oracle query index index View Add a single/non-bulk action to create a note index add-edit index add-edit index add-edit View Add a filter index postgres query oracle query index index View Add pagination with no page group cache index postgres query oracle query index index View Add page group caching to pagination (no looks difference) index add-edit delete index index View Forms Description Data Template Compiled Template Output Using ad_page_contract Target Form Target Error Page Form Target Error Page Form Target   Report an error related to a request. View View Plain View Using the Form Manager. ViewViewViewViewViewSimple GriddedSimple GriddedSimple GriddedViewViewViewViewViewViewViewInline Error MessageSitewide Error PageValid RequestViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewSubmit ConfirmSubmit ConfirmViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewView Description Data Template Compiled Template Output A simple form A form with button groups A form with Select widgets Custom validation of a request A form with the Date widget Editing: several pages in one A form with a custom confirmation page A form with display/edit modes A form with multiple submit buttons