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Conference rhyme::vtx_gateway

Title:VTX/WWW Gateway
Moderator:GALVIA::DUKE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:109
Total number of notes:525

105.0. "VTX Gateway application" by NETRIX::"chitalya@mail.dec.com" (Rahim Chitalya) Wed Apr 02 1997 08:40

Hi,

Ive got a couple of questions from clients who are thinking of
buying out VTX -> WWW gateway software.

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        1. How does the software handle menu items with numeric 
        characters in them ?
        
        2. Can we configure it to include standard HTML headers and 
        footers ?
        
        3. Can we configure the software to only produce certain elements 
        of output (ie the hypertext linked menu but not the numeric 
        linked menu) ?
        
        4. How will it work with indexing and serach engines ?
        
        5. As an alternative, can we "replicate on command" and dump the 
        entire VTX site to HTML files as a batch process ?
        

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Thanks in advance
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105.1GALVIA::DUKERonanWed Apr 02 1997 14:5037
Rahim,
  
>        1. How does the software handle menu items with numeric 
>        characters in them ?
this is best handled by Bill Allendoerfer who wrote that algorithme.  I believe
the parser reckons that numbers highlighted using escape characters are
menu choices.   Otherwise, it's numbers at the start of the line (I've forgotten
really - correct me, Bill)
        
>       2. Can we configure it to include standard HTML headers and 
>        footers ?
Yes -  See the VTX Web Interface documentation file at
http://osfrnt.ilo.dec.com/brian/vtx_www/vtx.htm#first_page 
        
>        3. Can we configure the software to only produce certain elements 
>        of output (ie the hypertext linked menu but not the numeric 
>        linked menu) ?
There are various choices you can make at the moment using the configuration
files:http://osfrnt.ilo.dec.com/brian/vtx_www/vtx.htm#config but the option to
only show the hypertext linked menu is not one of them.   IT will be in the V1.1
release which will be going to EFT shortly.
        
>       4. How will it work with indexing and serach engines ?
It will allow access to the VTX CBR functionality.
As far as a search engine like Altavista is concerned, I don't believe that the
pages will be indexed. 
       
>       5. As an alternative, can we "replicate on command" and dump the 
>        entire VTX site to HTML files as a batch process ?
this has been investigated somewhat by Bill's group (Information Services).  I
think that it is possible in some limited situations but not generally.  Contact
Bill Allendoerfer at POWDML::ADOERFER or Gita Devi at SHRMSG::DEVI.



regards,
Ronan