Using Guestbook Technology to impliment simple Web based applications.

The guestbook CGI script wraps the escaped data from the form into a file called gbookFXXX.js formatted into function calls.

// two guest book additions

gbF( 
  "Test Call",  "email",  "15 Nov 2003",  "IPaddress",
  "userfield1",  "userfield2",  "userfield3",  "userfield4",
  "Testcomments"
  );

gbF( 
  "name",  "email",  "Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:59:00 UTC+0100",  "212.56.108.219  | dougrice.plus.com  ",
  "userfield1",  "3",  "userfield3",  "userfield4",
  "test"
  );

The function is defined:

<script>
function gbF( name,email,postedOn,IPaddress,userfield1,userfield2,userfield3,userfield4,comments){
// you do what you want here!
};
</script>

The guestbook entries are stored at: http://ccgi.dougrice.plus.com/gb/gbookFXXX.js and is included into a web page using:



<script  language = "JavaScript" type = "text/javascript" 
   src = "http://ccgi.dougrice.plus.com/gb/gbookFXXX.js" >  
</script>

It contains comments and a list the text below and comments.