WebCLIPS Features
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Full Screen data entry. Screens may be generated dynamically by WebCLIPS
or a standard HTML document may be used.
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Standard CLIPS syntax. HTML (version 3.2)
Helper functions
means no HTML knowledge required to generate dynamic output screens.
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Multi-screen input / Dynamic screen navigation. A CLIPS program
can decide which WebCLIPS screen to execute or WebCLIPS
can also use a configuration file to determine the next WebCLIPS
screen to use.
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Debugging features
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Optional Agenda Limit configurable for the site and on a screen-by-screen basis
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Redirect
dribbleorwtraceoutput to the screen or to a file
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Optional Agenda Limit configurable for the site and on a screen-by-screen basis
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Rules, Facts and Objects may be passed to a WebCLIPS screen in
2 modes :
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Dynamic mode -- A WebCLIPS screen can utilize facts from
a previous WebCLIPS
screen. These facts can be used like 'normal' facts or to indicate which
scripts, binary image file, fact groups or ODBC queries to use.
- Static mode -- WebCLIPS also provides a configuration file that stores a profile for a screen. This profile dictates which (and how many) facts, scripts, binary image file, fact groups or ODBC queries to use.
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Dynamic mode -- A WebCLIPS screen can utilize facts from
a previous WebCLIPS
screen. These facts can be used like 'normal' facts or to indicate which
scripts, binary image file, fact groups or ODBC queries to use.
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Rules and Objects may be fed to WebCLIPS using :
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Load
for normal text files
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Bload
for CLIPS binary image files
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Load
for normal text files
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3 methods are available for passing facts into a WebCLIPS screen
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Assert
for individual facts
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Load-facts
for fact groups
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CLIPS/ODBC Interface
for data in ODBC databases
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Assert
for individual facts
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Optional automatic preservation of facts between screens. Fact preservation can
take the form of <hidden> tags or a temporary file on disk. This filename
can be saved in a
cookiefor processing on a future date. -
Ability to generate GIFs-on-the-Fly using the gd
function library
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Supports running FuzzyCLIPS
programs
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Other useful miscellaneous functions such as
qsort,getenv -
Input available using either GET or POST method
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User-defined routers handled automatically and can be directed to the screen or
to a file
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Separate Error Reporting Facility and user configurable error messages
- Requires the Windows NT/95 CLIPS DLL
Last modified : 07-Dec-1999
Michael Giordano