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47.25 Application Class
Method Parameters Description
DecodeString cString Decode request parameters
Decode cString Decode multipart/form-data
GetFileName aArray,cVar Get File Name in aArray using cVar
SetCookie name,value,expires,path,domain,secure Set Cookie
Cookie name,value Set Cookie using name and value only
GetCookies None Get Cookies
URLEncode cString URL Encode
ScriptLibs None Add JavaScript Libraries like BootStrap
Print None Print Page Content
Style cStyle Add cStyle to page CSS content
StartHTML None Add HTTP Header to page content
The method DecodeString is used to get HTTP request parameters.
The methods Decode and GetFileName are used for uploading files.
The methods SetCookie, Cookie & GetCookies are used for adding and reading cookies.
The methods StartHTML, ScriptsLibs, Style & Print are used for page structure and JS/CSS support.
The method URLEncode is used to encode a URL to be used in HTML pages.
47.26 Page Class
Method Parameters Description
text x add HTMLSpecialChars(x) to page content (accept strings and numbers)
html cString add html code to page content
h1 x add x to page content between <h1> and </h1>
h2 x add x to page content between <h2> and </h2>
h3 x add x to page content between <h3> and </h3>
h4 x add x to page content between <h4> and </h4>
h5 x add x to page content between <h5> and </h5>
h6 x add x to page content between <h6> and </h6>
p aPara HTML <p> </p>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
NewLine None add <br /> to page content
AddAttributes aPara Convert aPara list as hash to HTML element attributes
Link aPara HTML <a href> and </a>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
Image aPara HTML <img>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
Button aPara HTML <input type=”button”>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
ButtonLink aPara HTML <input type=”button”>, uses link attribute to navigate to link
Textbox aPara HTML <input type=”text”>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
Editbox aPara HTML <textarea> and </textarea>, uses aPara to get attributes
Combobox aPara HTML <select>, uses items attribute as list for <option>
Listbox aPara HTML <select multiple=’multiple’>, uses items attribute for <option>
ulstart aPara HTML <ul>
ulend aPara HTML </ul>
listart aPara HTML <li>
liend aPara HTML </li>
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Method Parameters Description
List2UL aList Generate HTML <ul> including items from Ring List items
DivStart aPara HTML <div>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
NavStart aPara HTML <nav>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
SpanStart aPara HTML <span>, uses aPara List as Hash to get attributes
BoxStart None Generate Div with black background to be used as page header
DivEnd None HTML </div>
NavEnd None HTML </nav>
SpanEnd None HTML </span>
BoxEnd None HTML </div>, the same as divend()
FormStart cAction HTML <form>, with cAction as the action attribute or an empty value
FormPost cAction HTML <form method=”post”> , with cAction as the action attribute
FormEnd None HTML </form>
Submit aPara HTML <input type=”submit”>
Hidden cName,cValue HTML <input type=”hidden”>
FormUpload x HTML Form, method=”post” enctype=”multipart/form-data” and x = action
UploadFile x HTML <input type=”file”> and name = x
Video aPara HTML <video>
Audio aPara HTML <audio>
GetColor aPara Select Color
Radio aPara HTML <input type=”radio”>
Checkbox aPara HTML <input type=”checkbox”>
Spinner aPara HTML <input type=”number”>
Slider aPara HTML <input type=”range”>
TableStart aPara HTML <table>
TableEnd None HTML </table>
RowStart aPara HTML <tr>
RowEnd None HTML </tr>
CellStart aPara HTML <td>
CellEnd None HTML </td>
HeaderStart aPara HTML <th>
HeaderEnd None HTML </th>
aPara in the page methods is a list contains attributes and values. Using aPara we can set values for the next attributes
classname id name align style dir value onclick oncontextmenu ondblclick
onmousedown onmouseenter onmouseleave onmousemove onmouseover onmouseout
onmouseup onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onabort onbeforeunload onerror
onhashchange onload onpageshow onpagehide onresize onscroll onunload
onblur onchange onfocus onfocusin onfocusout oninput oninvalid onreset
onsearch onselect onsubmit ondrag ondragend ondragenter ondragleave
ondragover ondragstart ondrop oncopy oncut onpaste onafterprint
onbeforeprint oncanplay oncanplaythrough ondurationchange onemptied
onended onloadeddata onloadedmetadata onloadstart onpause onplay
onplaying onprogress onratechange onseeked onseeking onstalled onsuspend
ontimeupdate onvolumechange onwaiting animationend animationiteration
animationstart transitionend onmessage onopen onmousewheel ononline
onoffline onpostate onshow onstorage ontoggle onwheel ontouchcancel
ontouchend ontouchmove ontouchstart color opacity background backgroundattachment
backgroundcolor backgroundimage backgroundposition backgroundrepeat backgroundclip
backgroundorigin backgroundsize border borderbottom borderbottomcolor
borderbottomleftradius borderbottomrightradius borderbottomstyle borderbottomwidth
bordercolor borderimage borderimageoutset borderimagerepeat borderimageslice
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borderimagesource borderimagewidth borderleft borderleftcolor borderleftstyle
borderleftwidth borderradius borderright borderrightcolor borderrightstyle
borderrightwidth borderstyle bordertop bordertopcolor bordertopleftradius
bordertoprightradius bordertopstyle bordertopwidth borderwidth boxdecorationbreak
boxshadow bottom clear clip display float height left margin marginbottom marginleft
marginright margintop maxheight maxwidth minheight minwidth overflow overflowx
overflowy padding paddingbottom paddingleft paddingright paddingtop position
right top visibility width verticalalign zindex aligncontent alignitems alignself
flex flexbasis flexdirection flexflow flexgrow flexshrink flexwrap justifycontent
order hangingpunctuation hyphens letterspacing linebreak lineheight overflowwrap
tabsize textalign textalignlast textcombineupright textindent textjustify
texttransform whitespace wordbreak wordspacing wordwrap textdecoration
textdecorationcolor textdecorationline textdecorationstyle textshadow
textunderlineposition @fontface @fontfeaturevalues font fontfamily fontfeaturesettings
fontkerning fontlanguageoverride fontsize fontsizeadjust fontstretch fontstyle
fontsynthesis fontvariant fontvariantalternates fontvariantcaps fontvarianteastasian
fontvariantligatures fontvariantnumeric fontvariantposition fontweight direction
textorientation unicodebidi writingmode bordercollapse borderspacing captionside
emptycells tablelayout counterincrement counterreset liststyle liststyleimage
liststyleposition liststyletype @keyframes animation animationdelay animationdirection
animationduration animationfillmode animationiterationcount animationname
animationplaystate animationtimingfunction backfacevisibility perspective
perspectiveorigin transform transformorigin transformstyle transition
transitionproperty transitionduration transitiontimingfunction transitiondelay
boxsizing content cursor imemode navdown navindex navleft navright navup
outline outlinecolor outlineoffset outlinestyle outlinewidth resize textoverflow
breakafter breakbefore breakinside columncount columnfill columngap columnrule
columnrulecolor columnrulestyle columnrulewidth columnspan columnwidth columns
widows orphans pagebreakafter pagebreakbefore pagebreakinside marks quotes
filter imageorientation imagerendering imageresolution objectfit objectposition
mask masktype mark markafter markbefore phonemes rest restafter restbefore
voicebalance voiceduration voicepitch voicepitchrange voicerate voicestress
voicevolume marqueedirection marqueeplaycount marqueespeed marqueestyle datatoggle
dataride datatarget dataslideto dataslide datadismiss dataplacement datacontent
datatrigger dataspy dataoffset dataoffsettop
47.27 ScriptFunctions Class
This class contains methods for adding JavaScript code to the generated web page.
The class methods are merged to the Page class, so we can use the next methods with page objects directly.
Method Parameters Description
Script cCode Add cCode string between <script> and </script>
ScriptRedirec-
tion
cURL set window.location to cURL
ScriptFunc cFuncName,cCode Define function cFuncName that contains cCode
ScriptFuncAlert cFuncName,cMsg Define function cFuncName that uses alert() to print
cMsg
ScriptFuncAjax cFuncName,cLink,cDiv Define function cFuncName that load cLink in cDiv
ScriptFuncClean cFuncName,cDiv Define function cFuncName that clear the cDiv
ScriptFuncSe-
lect
cF,aL,cD,cR,cGR,cFC,nTO,cL1,cL2 Used to Edit/Delete Grid Record
ScriptScroll-
Fixed
cDiv,nSize Set cDiv as Fixed Div with Size = nSize
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47.28 StyleFunctions Class
This class contains methods for adding CSS to the generated web page.
Like ScriptFunctions Class, The StyleFunctions class methods are merged to the Page class, so we can use the next
methods with page objects directly.
Method Parameters Description
StyleFloatLeft None Return float: left ;
StyleFloatRight None Return float: right ;
StyleSizeFull None Return width: 100% ; height: 100% ;
Stylecolor x Return ” color: ” + x + ” ; “
Stylebackcolor x Return ” background-color: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleTextCenter None Return “text-align: center ;”
StyleTextRight None Return “text-align: right ;”
StyleTextLeft None Return “text-align: left ;”
StyleSize x,y Return ” width: ” + x + ” ; height: ” + y + ” ;”
StyleWidth x Return ” width: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleHeight x Return ” height: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleTop x Return ” top: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleLeft x Return ” Left: ” + x + ” ;”
StylePos x,y Return ” top: ” + x + ” ;” + ” Left: ” + y + ” ;”
StyleHorizontalCenter None Return ” margin-right:auto ; margin-left:auto; “
StyleMarginTop x Return ” margin-top: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleMarginRight x Return ” margin-right: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleMarginLeft x Return ” margin-left: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleDivCenter nWidth,nHeight Create Div in the center of the page
StyleAbsolute None Return ” position:absolute ;”
StyleFixed None Return ” position:fixed ;”
StyleZIndex x Return ” z-index: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleFontSize x Return ” font-size: ” + x + ” ;”
StyleGradient x Generate Gradient (x values from 1 to 60)
StyleTable None Set table properties
StyleTableRows id Set different color to even and odd rows in the table
StyleTableNoBorder None Return ” border-style: none;”
47.29 WebPage Class
We use braces to access the active WebPage object attributes
Each one of these attribute will return a new object to access again using braces.
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Attribute Description
H1 Wraps HTML H1.
H2 Wraps HTML H2.
H3 Wraps HTML H3.
H4 Wraps HTML H4.
H5 Wraps HTML H5.
H6 Wraps HTML H6.
P Wraps HTML P.
Link Wraps HTML link.
NewLine Wraps HTML NewLine.
Div Wraps HTML Div.
Form Wraps HTML Form.
Input Wraps HTML Input.
TextArea Wraps HTML TextArea.
Select Wraps HTML Select.
Option Wraps HTML Option.
Image Wraps HTML Image.
UL Wraps HTML UL.
LI Wraps HTML LI.
Table Wraps HTML Table.
TR Wraps HTML TR.
TD Wraps HTML TD.
TH Wraps HTML TH.
Audio Wraps HTML Audio.
Video Wraps HTML Video.
Nav Wraps HTML Nav.
Span Wraps HTML Span.
Button Wraps HTML Button.
47.30 HtmlPage Class
The same as the WebPage class with the next changes
1. No output to the stdout
2. Provide the Output Method to get the output
Syntax:
output() ---> The output as string
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6. CHAPTER
FORTYEIGHT
USING RINGLIBCURL
In this chapter we will learn about using RingLibCurl
48.1 Get Request
Example:
load "libcurl.ring"
curl = curl_easy_init()
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://ring-lang.sf.net")
curl_easy_perform(curl)
curl_easy_cleanup(curl)
48.2 Post Request
Example:
load "libcurl.ring"
curl = curl_easy_init()
cPostThis = "page=4&Number1=4&Number2=5"
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://localhost/ringapp/index.ring?page=3")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, cPostThis)
curl_easy_perform(curl)
curl_easy_cleanup(curl)
48.3 Facebook Login
Example:
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load "libcurl.ring"
see "Enter Email : " give $login_email
See "Enter Password : " give $login_pass
curl = curl_easy_init()
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.facebook.com/login.php')
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,'charset_test=j u s t a t e s t'+
' &email='+urlencode($login_email)+'&pass='+
urlencode($login_pass)+'&login=Login')
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookies.txt")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookies.txt")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U;"+
" Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_REFERER, "http://www.facebook.com")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2)
mylist = curl_slist_append(NULL,'Accept-Charset: utf-8')
curl_slist_append(mylist,'Accept-Language: en-us,en;q=0.7,bn-bd;q=0.3')
curl_slist_append(mylist,'Accept: text/xml,application/xml,'+
'application/xhtml+xml,text/html;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.8,image/png,*/*;q=0.5')
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, mylist)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIESESSION, false)
curl_easy_perform(curl)
curl_easy_cleanup(curl)
Func URLEncode cStr
cOut = ""
for x in cStr
if isalnum(x)
cOut += x
but x = " "
cOut += "+"
else
cOut += "%"+str2hex(x)
ok
next
return cOut
48.4 Save Output to String
Example:
load "libcurl.ring"
curl = curl_easy_init()
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1)
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curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://ring-lang.sf.net")
cOutput = curl_easy_perform_silent(curl)
See "Output:" + nl
see cOutput
curl_easy_cleanup(curl)
48.5 Get Stock Data From Yahoo
Example:
Load "libcurl.ring"
### Part 1 --- Get Crumb and Cookie -----------------------------------------
See "Start curl_easy_init(): "+ nl
curl = curl_easy_init() ### >>> HANDLE >>> 01006BD0 CURL 0
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1)
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookies.txt")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookies.txt")
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/history")
### HTML Data >>> STDOUT Window, Use curl_easy_perform_silent >>> String
cOutput = curl_easy_perform_silent(curl) ### GO Get Data >>> String
### Extract Crumb from data
### "CrumbStore":{"crumb":"abcdefghijk"},
if cOutput != NULL
newStr1 = substr(cOutput, substr(cOutput, '"CrumbStore":{"crumb":"' ), 48 )
nPosS = substr(newStr1, ':"' ) ; ### Start of crumb -2
nPosE = substr(newStr1, '"}' ) ; ### End of crumb
nCount = nPosE - nPosS -2 ### size of crumb
myCrumb = substr(newStr1, nPosS +2, nCount)
See "myCrumb.: |"+ myCrumb +"|" +nl
### UniCode "u002F" replace it with "/"
if substr( myCrumb, "u002F")
myCrumb = substr( myCrumb, "u002F", "/")
See "myCrumb2: |"+ myCrumb +"|"+ nl
ok
else
See "No Connectivity to Yahoo. Looking for Cookie and Crumb." +nl +nl
ok
### Part 2 --- Send URL with Crumb, and Cookie -----------------------------------------
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### Send URL+Crumb to Yahoo to fetch 1st stock history data,
$url = "https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v7/finance/download/AMZN?period1=1277856000&period2=
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
cStr = curl_easy_perform_silent(curl)
See cStr
curl_easy_cleanup(curl) ### REMEMBER to CLOSE CURL
Output:
myCrumb.: |sEEeW97mxvN|
Date,Open,High,Low,Close,Adj Close,Volume
2010-07-05,110.650002,117.480003,109.000000,117.260002,117.260002,21000400
2010-07-12,117.809998,124.879997,117.320000,118.489998,118.489998,29407300
2010-07-19,118.379997,121.250000,105.800003,118.870003,118.870003,74252100
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FORTYNINE
USING RINGZIP
In this chapter we will learn about using RingZip
49.1 Create Zip File
Example : Create myfile.zip contains 4 files
load "ziplib.ring"
oZip = zip_openfile("myfile.zip",'w')
zip_addfile(oZip,"test.c")
zip_addfile(oZip,"zip.c")
zip_addfile(oZip,"zip.h")
zip_addfile(oZip,"miniz.h")
zip_close(oZip)
49.2 Extract Zip File
Example : Extract myfile.zip to myfolder folder.
load "ziplib.ring"
zip_extract_allfiles("myfile.zip","myfolder")
49.3 Print Files in Zip file
Example : Print file names in the myfile.zip
load "ziplib.ring"
oZip = zip_openfile("myfile.zip",'r')
for x=1 to zip_filescount(oZip)
see zip_getfilenamebyindex(oZip,x) + nl
next
zip_close(oZip)
49.4 Using RingZip Classes
The RingZip library comes with two classes. The Zip class and the ZipEntry class.
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