What to write Web Client code in?

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I have a C# Web application, and need to write a client piece that will
communicate with multiple servers. If I do this in C#, then it will require
..NET on all machines running it. What language should I use? I want it to
be compatible with Netscape as well, without requiring every user to download
..NET (after all, it's gigantic, dial up users will not want it). I realize
my code will have to be signed since I am crossing domains, unless you know
of a way around that.
 
asp should work just fine given your criteria

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I don't think ASP can work. This finished app must run on the client
browser. I was under the impression ASP can only work on a server.

Alvin Bruney said:
asp should work just fine given your criteria

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Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

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Brian Kitt said:
I have a C# Web application, and need to write a client piece that will
communicate with multiple servers. If I do this in C#, then it will
require
.NET on all machines running it. What language should I use? I want it
to
be compatible with Netscape as well, without requiring every user to
download
.NET (after all, it's gigantic, dial up users will not want it). I
realize
my code will have to be signed since I am crossing domains, unless you
know
of a way around that.
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ASP can also run client side script which can run on the client.

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Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

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Brian Kitt said:
I don't think ASP can work. This finished app must run on the client
browser. I was under the impression ASP can only work on a server.

Alvin Bruney said:
asp should work just fine given your criteria

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

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Brian Kitt said:
I have a C# Web application, and need to write a client piece that will
communicate with multiple servers. If I do this in C#, then it will
require
.NET on all machines running it. What language should I use? I want
it
to
be compatible with Netscape as well, without requiring every user to
download
.NET (after all, it's gigantic, dial up users will not want it). I
realize
my code will have to be signed since I am crossing domains, unless you
know
of a way around that.
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You can run javascript within the browser to connect to them and
send/retrieve data. This technique involves using the XMLHTTP activex
control from javascript to post data to and receive data from a web page or
web service.
 
I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to do, if you are writing a
client that has to be compatible with Netscape then you are talking about a
web application that sends down content to the browser, and you are now
constrained by the capabilities of the browser and most browsers out there
support a mixture of browser technologies (html, javascript, dhtml, activex
controls, css, etc...)

If you want multi-threading then one option is to create an activex control
that can run in the browser and that activex control can be written in C++
for the multi-threading support.
 
Ok. I've written ASP code for the server, but how do I make ASP code run on
the client? And will it run on Netscape?

Alvin Bruney said:
ASP can also run client side script which can run on the client.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

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Brian Kitt said:
I don't think ASP can work. This finished app must run on the client
browser. I was under the impression ASP can only work on a server.

Alvin Bruney said:
asp should work just fine given your criteria

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

[Shameless Author Plug]
The Microsoft Office Web Components Black Book with .NET
Now available @ www.lulu.com/owc, Amazon.com etc
I have a C# Web application, and need to write a client piece that will
communicate with multiple servers. If I do this in C#, then it will
require
.NET on all machines running it. What language should I use? I want
it
to
be compatible with Netscape as well, without requiring every user to
download
.NET (after all, it's gigantic, dial up users will not want it). I
realize
my code will have to be signed since I am crossing domains, unless you
know
of a way around that.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Here's the list of requirements I have for this project:
The finished app will connect to multiple servers for gathering information.
It should multi thread so it can connect to all of the servers at the same
time, and not have to do it consecutively.
It must run on Netscape and Internet Explorer both.
How's that for a tough nut to crack?

I currently have a working solution in Java (Visual Studio 6) but the
Netscape requirement was just handed to me. I don't like the way Sun Java
implements Dynamic HTML, so I'm looking for other possible solutions.
 
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