AutoIt as Html Preprocessor

[piccaso]

There are some 'use autoit on your server' solutions on this forum but i wasnt satisfied

with what i found.

i wanted to use <? php like ?> tags so i playd around a little with an old preprocessor i made

some time ago and thats what came out:au3pp.zip

how to set it up with Abyss X1

- Download and install Abyss

- copy au3pp.exe form the attached zip into the abyss directory

- Start it and log into your Management Console

- Click on... Configure -> Scripting Parameters

- Click on "Add" next to 'Interpreters'

- Set "Interface" to "CGI/ISAPI"

- Set "Interpreter" to full path to au3pp.exe like "C:\Abyss\au3pp.exe"

- Set "Arguments" like ' "%1" /Timer /AutoItPath "C:\\AutoIt3\\" '

! Make sure the Path to autoit is correct, backslashes are doubled and a trailing slash is there

- Set Associated Extensions to what you like... (au3,aha,ahp...)

- Restart the server and your done.

it forfills the CGI/1.0 Spec (i hope) so it should run on allmost every webserver...

a little preview of what you can do...

<title><? ConsoleWrite("it's a Test") ?></title>
<pre> Some 'Text...' </pre>
<?
    ConsoleWrite("Some Code...")
    For $i = 0 To 10
        ?><br> Repeat me <? ConsoleWrite($i)
    Next
?>
<br><br> Path Variable: <br>
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Edited October 10, 2006 by piccaso

[NELyon]

awesome. I know i'll probably use this

[this-is-me]

I am not sure what you are attempting (if anything) different than the completed script here.

Don't get me wrong. I am not bashing your script, I just wanted to know what (if any) differences there are between your program and my au3 script when it comes to functionality.

[the DtTvB]

Good code!

But I prefer to use my original way of outputting a code, output buffer and ID processor.

[piccaso]

@this-is-me

i didnt see your post before.

... i think the forum search function is not my friend

i 'thaught' it would be to slow to write the preprocessor in autoit, but i didnt try it.

but since you wrote one i'll try yours

can you tell me where "webinclude.au3" is form?

and if you realy bored could you pn me your latest version with all reqired includes...

would be nice

@the DtTvB

output buffer and ID processor?

whats that

[the DtTvB]

piccaso: Here's it.

Normal echo:

consoleWrite ('Content-Type: text/plain' & @CrLf & @CrLf)
consoleWrite ('test ')
consoleWrite ('hello')oÝ÷ Ø}êÞw²jëh×6e ('test ');                                          $buffer &= 'test '
h ('Content-Type: text/plain');                       $header &= 'Content-Type: text/plain' & @CrLf
h ('Content-Disposition: text; filename=myfile.txt'); $header &= 'Content-Type: text/plain' & @CrLf
e ('hello');                                          $buffer &= 'hello'
f ();                                                 consoleWrite ('X-Powered-By: the DtTvB AutoIt Server' & @CrLf & $header & @CrLf $buffer)
;                                                     $buffer = ''

So I can echo the header any time I want, but before flushing the output.

And the ID processor is my random way of making dynamic pages.

It's like phpBB's TPL system that spyrorocks put something similiar to it in his autoforum.

In phpBB's TPL system, variables are like this: {varname}

But my ID processor, it's like this: <*** id="varname" />

So if I have this is my template file:

<font id="message" size="6" color="red" /> (Actually I never use <font> but this is just an example!)

It will become

<font id="message" size="6" color="red">Value of it!</font>

So I can apply css and javascript to it without using

<font id="message" size="6" color="red">{message}</font>

[Ed_Maximized]

I've not tested it yet but I Think it would be usefull!!!

Good job!!

[BasicOs]

I am not sure what you are attempting (if anything) different than the completed script here.

Don't get me wrong. I am not bashing your script, I just wanted to know what (if any) differences there are between your program and my au3 script when it comes to functionality.

If both are html preporcessors when they work the same way, then, you got aprox. the same results, is it?

I think that both should check each others results.

Of course, test with the same files to see if output is exactly the same,

then correct errors

In this right moment, there are two DirectHtmling Preprocessors,

(I mean outputing writes to the Web server Buffer Queue directly from the Html style code file (aha, ahp,.aux,etc..)):

c# PreProcessor (Picasso)

autoit Preprocessor (this-is-me) (I saw in your thread you got some fixes??? as posted by Smoke_N)

That is great that any scripter can use them or both, suitable to the kind of the app, the server, etcc..., that one prefer to use, the first or the second.

of course I think both should get a different Speed, is it?(mostly, for higher requests number)

I think they should be great apps. for making direct htmling.

I mean direct Htmling as posted in both threads, It should look like that:

<title><? ConsoleWrite("it's a Test") ?></title>
<pre> Some 'Text...' </pre>
<?
    ConsoleWrite("Some Code...")
    For $i = 0 To 10
        ?><br> Repeat me <? ConsoleWrite($i)
    Next
?>
<br><br> Path Variable: <br>
<pre><? ConsoleWrite(StringReplace(EnvGet('PATH'),";",";" & @LF)) ?></pre>

NOt bad Idea a preprocessor html-->Forum, for writing in this forum, this one here is something short

Edited October 11, 2006 by BasicOs

[this-is-me]

@picasso, the webinclude.au3 is on the first page of the post where my script is.

@basicos, mine is a litte different. Instead of <? ?> tags, it is <?au3 ?>

Edited October 12, 2006 by this-is-me

[fielmann]

Hello

But, It doesn't run on my PC:

I've installed abyss + configure + restart

I've copied au3pp.exe to "C:\Programme\Abyss Web Server\"

I've copied InterpreterTest.au3 to "C:\Programme\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\

I've opened IE an typed: http://localhost/InterpreterTest.au3 [+Return]

Result: C:\Programme\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\75680542.au3 (21) : ==> Missing separator character after keyword.: syntax Error syntax Error^ ERROR

Whats wrong?

Where ist my mistake?

Edited November 19, 2008 by fielmann

[ptrex]

@fielmann

Better take a look here Webbased AU3

Regards

ptrex

[fielmann]

@fielmann

Better take a look here Webbased AU3

Regards

ptrex

@ptrex

perfect, thx 4 your tip!