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: /gb/gbookFXXX.js and is included into a web page using:

 
 
 <script  language = "JavaScript" type = "text/javascript" 
    src = "/gb/gbookFXXX.js" >  
 </script>

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