On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 03:05:24PM -0800, Scott Chapman wrote: To summarise your summary:
You want Embperl to implement an Execution state machine for you. I've just implemented a largish, completely forms based site using just that code snippet I posted earlier for progression. There were a few extra things for moving backwards and jumping around the execution tree but thats was basically it. I agree completely with you that it would be nice to be able to conceptually program like you wish .... but with a small wrapper in place you can do it yourself and not have to wait for Gerald to muck around in Embperl internals to get the same thing :) > I posted a very similar question on the ModPerl list and someone > else summarized my request very nicely. This may help: > > > On 15 Nov 2001, at 15:33, Perrin Harkins wrote: > > > > The original e-mail was confusing, but I think what he's after is not > > so much the ability to call pages as subs but rather the ability to > > abstract away the fact that a sub might actually involve multiple user > > interactions (present a form, get a response, present another form, > > etc.) with breaks in actual execution. In other words, he wants to > > think of program execution in terms of a linear user session (as you > > would with a GUI app) rather than a series of separate requests. -- Andrew O'Brien Product Engineer email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Switch Online Group Pty Limited phone: +61 2 9299 1133 ABN 89 092 286 327 fax: +61 2 9299 1134 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
