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THE ARANEUS WEB-BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Distribution Version 2.0
February, 1 1999
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--- Contents ---
This distribution contains portions of the ARANEUS Web-Base Management
System, a system for creating and managing Web sites. Using the system
it is possible to develop large sites based on a relational database.
The system also has a companion methodology for Web site design, whose
documentation is also included in this distribution.
All material (especially the manuals) is still in the beta-testing phase.
In case you find bugs or mistakes, please be forgiving and notify the
following address:
araneus@difa.unibas.it
For further details about the ARANEUS project, and a list of on-line
publications, please refer to our Web sites, at URLs:
http://www.dia.uniroma3.it/Araneus
http://www.difa.unibas.it/Araneus
--- Changes ---
With respect to versions 1.x of this package, the main change in this
version 2.0 is that the packages are now compatible both with Java 1
(JDK 1.1.x) and with Java 2 (JDK 1.2). Previous versions of this
distribution are compatible with Java 1 only.
--- Installation ---
NOTE: If you have installed a previous version of this distribution
package, please remove all files before installing this new version.
To run the system you need a Java runtime engine (JDK v.1.1.x or
JDK 1.2), and an ODBC driver installed on your computer. This
distribution is primarily conceived for Windows'95/WindowsNT, but
the system-engine is pure-Java, and so it can be easily used on
any Java-enabled platform.
To install the software, simply unzip file "araneusWBMS.zip".
Once you have unzipped the file, it will create several
directories on your target drive, as follows:
Directory of araneusWBMS
README.TXT
SHELL.BAT
DOCUMENT
PENELOPE
SHELL
TELEMACO
DBMS
DOCS
SITES
- README.TXT
this file;
- SHELL.BAT
batch file needed to run the system's commands; this shell is completely
text-based, and therefore not very fancy, but it is robust, reliable and
gives access to all system functionalities with very low memory
requirements;
- SHELL
java package containing the text shell;
- PENELOPE, TELEMACO, DBMS, DOCUMENT
java packages containing the system code, as follows:
- PENELOPE : handles the site logical structure; It implements the
nested relational algebra for hypertext generation;
- TELEMACO : handles the site presentation;
- DBMS : handles the data management part, i.e., all communication
with the database;
- DOCUMENT : implements the Editor language for text file manipulation;
- DOCS
contains several documents:
- a technical report describing the Araneus Web Site Design Methodology,
in ps format (methodology.ps);
- the manuals in directory MANUALS; all manuals are in Microsoft Word'97
and postscript format; there are three different manuals you should
read in order to be able to run the system; we suggest that you read
them in the following order:
1. a preliminary Penelope Reference Manual (PenelopeManual.xxx);
2. a preliminary Telemaco Reference Manual (TelemacoManual.xxx);
3. the system's User Manual(UserManual.xxx);
this describes the site creation process and the use of the shell;
- SITES
two alternative versions of a simple department Web site, in directories
DEPT1 and DEPT2, with the associated database in directory DATABASE
(department97.mdb, and department95.mbd, in Access''97 and 95 format),
icons and styles. The ADM schemes describing the structure
of these sites can be found in:
- ICONS\department1.gif : ADM scheme of the first version;
- ICONS\department2.gif : ADM scheme of the second version;
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Before running the system on these sites, please
read the user manual and make sure you have registered the
database as an ODBC data source named "department".
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--- More Examples ---
Some examples of real-life sites developed using the system can be found at URLS:
- http://www.ing.unibas.it (in Italian)
see http://www.ing.unibas.it/WebMasterP/
for some documentation on the site development process;
- http://www.difa.unibas.it (partly in Italian)
see http://www.difa.unibas.it/EWebMasterP/
for some documentation on the site development process.
- http://www.difa.unibas.it/poptmp/ (in Italian)
see http://www.difa.unibas.it/poptmp/WebMasterP/
for some documentation on the site development process.
--- Known Bugs ---
We know that the Access ODBC driver does not compact the database after a table
has been removed. Therefore, due to temporary table creation and deletion, the
database size tends to grow. We suggest to periodically check the databases used
for site generation and compact them. For Access databases, this can be done using
the "Compact Database" command.
--- Help ---
Feel free to contact us at the following address for bugs, comments,
or feedback about the system:
araneus@difa.unibas.it