any advice on content management for html? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

slowpoke · 06-23-2004, 04:20 PM

I have an art site with a few of my friends and I've been wondering if there is any software to do things like auto generate pages/upload files with a certain program or such. I know it could be accomplished if I knew/ had access to PHP or a similar language.

What I really would like to do is auto generate the html for things like articles and add it to the associated indexes. Especially for the images, but I have those open in a new window so I have to be able to specify the code for the java.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any software written for Windows that could easily accomplish this. I just want to be able to do it on my local machine, I don't want a web upload or anything like that. I'd just like to alleviate some of the tedium.

I'm going to get on the ball soon and get more familiar with XML and CSS but for now I'm stuck with minimal HTML knowledge and dreamweaver.

Anyway, any advice would be appreciated. I tried searching for content management software but didn't really know what I was looking for exactly. So I'm looking for the right direction to head towards.

Thanks

SinisterMotives · 06-23-2004, 08:20 PM

I'd need a more detailed view of what you're trying to accomplish in order to give you specific advice, but Windows/Internet Explorer has a feature called HTML Application (HTA) Host that essentially lets you write Windows applications in HTML and JavaScript. The scripting host built into Windows lets you do almost anything on your local system in JavaScript or VBScript that you'd be able to do on a server with PHP, ASP, or Perl. The MSDN section of Microsoft's site has excellent reference materials on HTA and all of the other IE-specific dynamic HTML features.

cthulu23 · 06-24-2004, 02:14 PM

Zope is easy to use and well documented.
http://www.zope.org

Edit: Gallery offers a much more minimalst approach
http://gallery.menalto.com

slowpoke · 06-24-2004, 06:43 PM

Zope looks pretty interesting...

The HTA sounds a bit advanced for my current knowledge. I'm more on the graphics end of things.

Basically all I want to do is have a template for the code and have a program that I can input a new Poem/Review/Picture whatever in a certain section of it. As well as making that page I'd like it to add a link to the page it just created to certain indexes for any given artist.

The sites in for a whole overhaul and I think it'll be a few versions before I get it operating how I want, but as long as I'm making things run smoother and as long as content is imporving that's all I'm really interested in.

Thanks a lot for the replies.

06-23-2004, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
slowpoke Upright	any advice on content management for html? I have an art site with a few of my friends and I've been wondering if there is any software to do things like auto generate pages/upload files with a certain program or such. I know it could be accomplished if I knew/ had access to PHP or a similar language. What I really would like to do is auto generate the html for things like articles and add it to the associated indexes. Especially for the images, but I have those open in a new window so I have to be able to specify the code for the java. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any software written for Windows that could easily accomplish this. I just want to be able to do it on my local machine, I don't want a web upload or anything like that. I'd just like to alleviate some of the tedium. I'm going to get on the ball soon and get more familiar with XML and CSS but for now I'm stuck with minimal HTML knowledge and dreamweaver. Anyway, any advice would be appreciated. I tried searching for content management software but didn't really know what I was looking for exactly. So I'm looking for the right direction to head towards. Thanks

06-24-2004, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
cthulu23 Banned	Zope is easy to use and well documented. http://www.zope.org Edit: Gallery offers a much more minimalst approach http://gallery.menalto.com Last edited by cthulu23; 06-24-2004 at 02:21 PM..

06-23-2004, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	I'd need a more detailed view of what you're trying to accomplish in order to give you specific advice, but Windows/Internet Explorer has a feature called HTML Application (HTA) Host that essentially lets you write Windows applications in HTML and JavaScript. The scripting host built into Windows lets you do almost anything on your local system in JavaScript or VBScript that you'd be able to do on a server with PHP, ASP, or Perl. The MSDN section of Microsoft's site has excellent reference materials on HTA and all of the other IE-specific dynamic HTML features.

06-24-2004, 06:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
slowpoke Upright	Zope looks pretty interesting... The HTA sounds a bit advanced for my current knowledge. I'm more on the graphics end of things. Basically all I want to do is have a template for the code and have a program that I can input a new Poem/Review/Picture whatever in a certain section of it. As well as making that page I'd like it to add a link to the page it just created to certain indexes for any given artist. The sites in for a whole overhaul and I think it'll be a few versions before I get it operating how I want, but as long as I'm making things run smoother and as long as content is imporving that's all I'm really interested in. Thanks a lot for the replies.