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Oracle HTMLDB introduction
Oracle HTMLDB introduction
CERN Oracle Developers Forum: May 12th 2005
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What is HTMLDB
• A rapid web application development tool
for the Oracle database.
• 100% web based development
• PL/SQL driven
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Architecture
Everything is in the Database!
RDBMS
HTMLDB
WebServer
Client
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Pros & Cons
Pros
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Fast development
100% web based
No code required
Ready to use components
Professional looking
Easy to create mock-ups
Easy to deploy
Easy to understand
Fast (no overhead)
Cons
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Platform lock
Difficult to debug
Tricky to customize
Scaling problems
Difficult version control
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Trade Off Comparison
Effort
Good for small/simple projects
J2EE
HTMLDB
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Results
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Designer Comparison
• HTMLDB is not a replacement for
Designer
• Lacks the “design” part
• Targets Web Apps
• The layout is a lot more flexible
• Doesn’t have any “compile” phase
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Real World Examples
• http://htmldb.oracle.com/references
• AskTom
• CERN AIS
– Pre Registration Tool
– Safety Information Registration
– Core Training Application
• HTMLDB Itself!
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Development Cycle
Developer
RDBMS
HTMLDB
Web Interface
HTMLDB Engine
User
Web
Application
Application
Metadata
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HTMLDB Interface
Application Builder
•Create pages
•Manage shared components (Items, Templates, Translations, …)
•Import & Export application
SQL Workshop
•Browse DB Objects (Tables, Packages, DBLinks, Java Classes, …)
•Create DB Objects
•Run arbitrary SQL
Data Workshop
•Import/Export Data from/to XML/Spreadsheet
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Page Creation: Overview
Request
Page
Pre-processing
Client
Rendering
Order can be finely
tuned mixing processing
and rendering.
Post-processing
Branching
Same or other Page
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Page Creation: Rendering
User Interface
Items
Data Loading
PL/SQL
Repository
Input Text
Checkbox
Report
Every Item corresponds to a “global” variable
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Processing & Branching
Processes
Computations
•execute PL/SQL
Set “item” values
•manage sessions state
•SQL or PL/SQL driven
•Reports pagination
•Static values
•Many others …
•Other item values
Branches
•Application Page
•External URL
•Functions returning URL/page
•Others …
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Example: Room Booking
Use Cases
• Search for first available time slot
• Book desired time slot
• Show room availability
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Conclusions
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Fast implementation
Good looking results
Good for small to medium applications
It takes some time to get used to it
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Resources
• Official Oracle Page
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/htmldb/index.html
• Good support forum
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jsp?forum=137
• AskTom
http://asktom.oracle.com/
• Newsgroups
comp.databases.oracle.tools
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Questions?
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