Introduction Installation & Upgrade Web Crossing Features Customizing & Scripting UniqueIDs, Full Paths & URL Codes Anatomy of a URL Unique IDs/Full Paths Command Codes Basic Customization Discussion Customization Chart (Requires Flash) Folder Customization Chart (Requires Flash) Appearance of All Folders & Discussions Fonts Backgrounds & Link Colors Buttons & Icons Appearance of an Individual Folder or Discussion Tables for Formatting Page Head & Banner Page Footer Misc Global Changes Tips for Using Frames Server-Side Scripting Introduction to Server-side Scripting Web Crossing Template Language (WCTL) Introduction to WCTL More WCTL WCTL Conditionals WCTL Loops WCTL Macros WCTL and Form Processing WCTL and Web Crossing Templates Creating Custom WCTL Variables WCTL and Process Filters WCTL and Nested Folder Templates WCTL Concept Reference Page WCTL Code Examples Building a Logout Button A Macro to Subscribe a User to a Mirrored Mailing List Building an Ignore User Filter Server-Side Scripting: Web Crossing JavaScript (WCJS) Introduction to WCJS Creating and Using a Javascript Function WCJS Form Processing JavaScript and Web Crossing Objects Creating Users and Setting User Properties WCJS Concept Reference Page User & Access Issues Data Organization & Management Performance Issues Appendix Site Map

WCTL Concept Reference Introduction to Server-side Scripting Variables Conditionals Loops Macros Forms Templates Custom Variables Process Filters Folder Macros Code Samples Resources Introduction What is Server-Side Scripting? Introduction to WCTL Variables User and Author Variables Other Variable Types Creating a Custom Site Variable Conditionals Conditional "if" and "else" Usage Checking if a User is a Guest or is Registered More Conditionals: testing for equality, inequality, greater than/less than Summary Table of Conditional Operators Comparing Strings Comparing Dates Loops Introduction to "while" Loops Using the "split" Command Using the "break" Command Using the "continue" Command Macros Introduction to Macros Turning a Script into a Macro Calling a Macro with the "use" Command Calling a Macro from a URL Forms Forms and Web Crossing Creating a Sample Form Introduction to Templates Introduction to Macros and Templates About the Standard Templates and standard.tpl File A Simple Standard Template Customization Using Custom Variables Creating Custom Variables Custom Path Variables Custom User/Author Variables Using Process Filters Introduction to Process Filters Sending Back an Error Creating a New Page Nested Folder Macros Nested Templates - an Introduction Customizing a Folder Template Code Samples Putting a User's Name on a Page Making a Visitor Counter Distinguishing between Guests and Registered Users A "You Have New Messages" Macro A Form Which Sends Mail A Preferences Vulgarity Filter A User Ignore Filter Macro A Mailing List Mirror Subscription Macro A Logout Button Resources Web Crossing FAQ - WCTL Sysop docs - syswctl.htm Web Crossing Tech Support Forum Developer Center WebX Harbor Code Library

A Non-Programmer's Guide to Web Crossing
by Sue Boettcher and Doug Lerner

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