Intermec 741A User manual

Data Collection

Browser

™

Client

User's Guide

ii Data Collection Browser User’s Guide

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The information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and

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without written permission of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

Information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior notice and do

not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, Beverage Routebook, CrossBar, dcBrowser,

Duratherm, EasyADC, EasyCoder, EasySet, Fingerprint, INCA (under license), i-gistics, Intellitag, Intellitag

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Document Change Record

Version Date Description of Change

002 10/1999 Updated to include new features.

003 06/2001 Updated to support dcBrowser releases 2.0 and 2.1. Also added a chapter on using the

client on the 700, and added information about the Print tag to Chapter 2.

004 02/2002 Updated to support dcBrowser releases 2.14. Added parameters to the Input tag, added

special information for the Meta tag, and added TFTP information for the 6400.

Updated to new cover styles.

005 09/2002 Updated to support dcBrowser v2.3. Added Trakker Antares font display information,

added Print tag enabling on 502Xs, and made other changes.

006 03/2004 Updated to support dcBrowser v2.4. Added CK30 and CV60 support, added configuring

special features by changing IMDCB.INI on the 700 and CV60, and made other

changes.

007 02/2005 Updated to support dcBrowser v2.42. Here is a summary of the changes:

Explained that dcBrowser clients configured for UDP Plus or WTP connect to the

dcBrowser gateway through the Intermec Gateway.

Added the maximum number of terminal sessions allowed per server.

Added both locations for the Licpak.txt file.

Changed the HTML tags BODY, HR, and TH from “Supported as Documented” to

“Text Displayed, No Format.”

Identified four Meta special attributes which are available for Trakker Antares 248X

terminals only. Added more information about using the special attributes to control the

four relays on 248X terminals.

Added that when the Links parameter is disabled, the touch screen is disabled.

Renamed the CAB files for 700 Series Mobile Computers to better associate them with

their respective Pocket PC platforms.

Added support for the CK31 Handheld Computer.

Added instructions for configuring TCP/IP or UDP Plus on a 700, CK30, and CK31.

Replaced “DCS 30X or G4X00” with “Intermec Application Server.”

008 03/2008 Updated to add CV30, CK60 series, and CN3 series support. Organized current

Intermec computer chapters by operating system (Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows

CE). Removed chapters for 5020s, JANUS devices, and RT1100s/RT1700s/6400s.

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Contents

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Contents

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

1

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Learning About the Data Collection Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About the Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About the Maximum Number of Sessions Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About the Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing a License for Each Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2

Developing and Testing Your Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About the Development Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Supported HTML Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Unsupported HTML Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Summary of HTML v3.2 Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Special HTML Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Anchor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Meta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Example Web Page and HTML Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Links Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using Auto-Transmit Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Transmitting on a Full Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Choosing the Field That Appears First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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About the Test Software-Only Gateway Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting Up the Test Software-Only Gateway Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Installing the Client Environment and Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Running Multiple Copies of the Simulator (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting Up the Sample Application and Web Pages (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring the Test/Software-Only Gateway Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring the Local dcBrowser Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing the Local dcBrowser Gateway INI File (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Testing Your Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting Up the Runtime Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3

CN3 Series, CK61, 700 Series, and CV30 Computers

(Windows Mobile 5.0)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using ActiveSync to Connect to the Intermec Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing ActiveSync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Exploring the Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Reconnecting to Your Desktop PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Installing the dcBrowser Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuring TCP/IP or UDP Plus on the Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Starting the dcBrowser Client for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connecting to the dcBrowser Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Running the dcBrowser Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Configuring Special Features (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4

CK61, CV30, and CV60 Computers (Windows CE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using ActiveSync to Connect to the Intermec Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing ActiveSync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Exploring the Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Reconnecting to Your Desktop PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing the dcBrowser Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuring TCP/IP or UDP Plus on the Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Starting the dcBrowser Client for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting to the dcBrowser Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Running the dcBrowser Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Configuring Special Features (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

5

700 Series Mobile Computers (Pocket PC 2003 and Pocket PC 2002) . . . 57

Using ActiveSync to Connect to the 700 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing ActiveSync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Exploring the 700 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Reconnecting to Your Desktop PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Installing the dcBrowser Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Configuring TCP/IP or UDP Plus on the 700 Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

For a 700 Series Running Windows Mobile 2003 or Pocket PC 2003 . . . . . . . . . 61

For a 700 Series Running Pocket PC 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Starting the dcBrowser Client for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Connecting to the dcBrowser Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Running the dcBrowser Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Configuring Special Features (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6

CK30 and CK31 Handheld Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Verifying the dcBrowser Client is Loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Loading and Launching the dcBrowser Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Configuring TCP/IP or UDP Plus on the CK30 or CK31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Running the dcBrowser Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting Up to Print Through the COM Port (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Setting a Connection Delay (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

7

Trakker Antares Terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Verifying the dcBrowser Client is Loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Loading the dcBrowser Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Configuring Your Trakker Antares Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Connecting to the dcBrowser Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Running the dcBrowser Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Displaying Different Font Types (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Symptoms and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using the Product Support Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

A

ASCII to Hex Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Before You Begin

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Before You Begin

This section provides you with safety information, technical support

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merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

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Who Should Read This Manual

This guide provides you with information about the features of the Data

Collection Browser (dcBrowser) client, and how to install, configure,

operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the dcBrowser client.

Before you install and configure the dcBrowser client, you should be

familiar with your network and general networking terms, such as IP

address.

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Data Collection Browser User’s Guide 1

1

Getting Started

This chapter describes the Data Collection Browser (dcBrowser) and

explains the environments that you must set up in order to run the Data

Collection Browser. This chapter covers these topics:

• Learning about Data Collection Browser

• What’s new?

• About the environments

• About the maximum number of sessions supported

• Installing a license for each client

Chapter 1 — Getting Started

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Learning About the Data Collection Browser

The Intermec Data Collection Browser™ (dcBrowser™) provides a

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) application development

environment for Intermec data collection devices. Use dcBrowser to run

HTML applications in your data collection network and to send the

information to your enterprise information system.

Using the dcBrowser has many advantages:

• You can simplify application development by using state-of-the-art

tools.

• You can leverage access to legacy information through existing HTML

applications for your PC. You only need to develop new web pages for

the devices.

• You can use the same application for all your data collection devices,

since dcBrowser can reformat web pages for different screen sizes.

• You have reduced support costs. You can easily upgrade your

applications, since they reside in a central location on the web server.

• You reduce project risk by using web-based middleware servers. In other

words, you can deploy a data collection network and retain the

flexibility to change the back-end system.

• You use less bandwidth in your data collection network because the data

collection devices only provide the user interface, while the web server

provides all of the computational power.

You create applications using standard web technology software tools.

These applications reside on a web server. The dcBrowser gateway converts

standard web (HTML v3.2 syntax) pages received from web servers into

condensed ASCII and sends them to the dcBrowser client running on the

device.

This flow of data is illustrated on the next page:

1 A device running the dcBrowser client is turned on, and it requests a

web page.

2 If the device is configured for TCP/IP, the device connects directly to

the dcBrowser gateway. If the device is configured for UDP Plus or

WTP, the device connects to the dcBrowser gateway through the

Intermec Gateway.

3 The dcBrowser gateway identifies the web home page for this device.

The dcBrowser gateway requests this home page from the web server.

4 The web server sends the requested home page to the dcBrowser

gateway.

5 The dcBrowser gateway interprets the web home page, creates a

compressed data format, and sends it to the device.

Chapter 1 — Getting Started

Data Collection Browser User’s Guide 3

dcBrowser: This diagram shows the logical data flow for TCP/IP devices and for UDP

Plus or WTP devices.

6 Information from the device is sent to the dcBrowser gateway, which

takes the compressed data format, converts it to HTTP, and sends it to

the web server. The web server may send other web pages to the device

based on information that it receives.

Intermec

Gateway

dcBrowser

gateway

Tab

4

8

Access point

Ethernet

HTTP over

TCP/IP

HTTP over

TCP/IP

Intermec Application Server

Logical data flow

Screen and

control data on

TCP/IP

Screen and

control data on

UDP Plus or WTP

Screen and

control data

on TCP/IP

dcBrowser

client

(UDP Plus

or WTP)

Tab

4

8

dcBrowser

client

(TCP/IP)

DCBG007.eps

dcBrowser

gateway

Intermec Application Server

or software-only dcBrowser gateway

CGI

modules

Database

HTML

files

Web

server

Note: For help configuring UDP Plus or WTP devices to connect to the

dcBrowser gateway through an Intermec Gateway, see the Intermec Gateway

User’s Guide.

Note: For help installing the dcBrowser gateway on a PC (which is called

the software-only dcBrowser gateway), see “About the Test Software-Only

Gateway Environment” on page 28.

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What’s New?

This user’s guide has been updated to include:

• support for the CN3 mobile computer.

• support for the CK61 mobile computer.

• support for the CV30 fixed mount computer.

About the Environments

You should understand the following three environments.

About the Maximum Number of Sessions Supported

The dcBrowser gateway supports up to 250 simultaneous terminal sessions

per server. The connections can be made by a combination of TCP/IP,

UDP Plus, and WTP devices, following these restrictions:

• The dcBrowser gateway supports up to 250 TCP/IP devices.

• The dcBrowser gateway supports up to 250 UDP Plus devices when

dcBrowser is installed on the Intermec Application Server.

dcBrowser Environments

Environment Description

Development Use the development environment to create the HTML application for

your data collection devices. Your application development tool must

support the HTML v3.2 syntax. You should test and debug your

application in the development environment before you use the test

environment. For help, see Chapter 2, “Developing and Testing Your

Application.”

Te s t Use the test environment to simulate running the HTML application.

Copy your application and web pages to a web server, and then load a

web browser and the simulator on your PC. Using the web server, the

web browser, and the simulator, you can run your application. The

simulator contains a local dcBrowser gateway that runs on your PC,

and it simulates the dcBrowser gateway on the Intermec Application

Server or the software-only dcBrowser gateway. The simulator also

simulates the device screens so you can enter data and see how the

application responds. For help, see Chapter 2, “Developing and Testing

Your Application.”

Runtime Use the runtime environment to run the HTML application in your

data collection network. If necessary, load the dcBrowser client on your

devices, and then copy your application and web pages to a web server.

You configure the dcBrowser gateway on the Intermec Application

Server. When you turn on your devices, they request a web page from

the web server. For help, see the user’s manual that ships with your

Intermec Application Server or the online help for the dcBrowser

gateway software.

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• The dcBrowser gateway supports up to 127 WTP devices when

dcBrowser is installed on the Intermec Application Server.

About the Clients

Installing a License for Each Client

If you intend to use the dcBrowser gateway with more than one client

terminal or device, you need to purchase a license for each client. You will

receive these licenses on a disk. If you already have 10 licenses and you

order and install another 10, you will have a total of 20 licenses.

For help installing licenses, see the “Placing the Licenses in the Pak File”

topic in the dcBrowser online help.

Where to Find Information on Using dcBrowser With Your Intermec Device

Device Operating System Chapter

CN3 Series Mobile Computer Windows Mobile 5.0 3

CK61 Mobile Computer Windows Mobile 5.0/Windows CE 3 and 4

CV30 Fixed Mount Computer Windows Mobile 5.0/Windows CE 3 and 4

700 Series Mobile Computer Windows Mobile 5.0/Windows Mobile 2003/Pocket PC

2003 or Pocket PC 2002

3 and 5

CV60 Fixed Mount Computer Windows CE 4

CK31, CK30 Windows CE 6

Trakker Antares terminal Intermec proprietary 7

Note: Before you install the licenses, Intermec allows one device to connect

to the dcBrowser gateway for development purposes only.

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6 Data Collection Browser User’s Guide

Data Collection Browser User’s Guide 7

2

Developing and Testing Your

Application

This chapter provides a list of the HTML features that are supported, the

features that are not supported, and additional information about some of

the tag attributes of dcBrowser. It also provides a summary of the HTML

tags and how dcBrowser supports them and a sample HTML file. This

chapter covers these topics:

• About the development environment

• Supported HTML features

• Unsupported HTML features

• Summary of HTML v3.2 tags

• Special HTML tags

• Example web page and HTML code

• Advanced features

• About the test/software-only gateway environment

• Setting up the test/software-only gateway environment

• Configuring the test/software-only gateway environment

• Testing your application

• Setting up the runtime environment

Chapter 2 — Developing and Testing Your Application

8 Data Collection Browser User’s Guide

About the Development Environment

dcBrowser provides a runtime environment for data collection devices. For

more information about the development environment, see Chapter 1,

“Getting Started.”

Supported HTML Features

dcBrowser supports a subset of HTML 3.2 syntax. dcBrowser also supports

the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 1.0 standard. Generally,

dcBrowser supports the tags that provide simple display and data entry

capabilities, such as text, password, and input types. It automatically filters

content that cannot be displayed or processed on the data collection

devices.

dcBrowser also supports hypertext links, such as anchor, by assigning them

to the function keys of the device. Since the 700 Series Mobile Computer

does not have function keys, use the stylus to select hypertext links. When

you write your application, be sure you understand the user interface and

screen capabilities of the devices.

Devices can only display one font with no attributes, such as <CITE>. You

may want to use some of the tags to indicate how the text is used, not how

it is displayed on the device. This release supports the heading hierarchy by

using extra spacing and indentation.

Note: Compile your CGI scripts for whatever environment your web server

uses. If you want to put your CGI scripts and your web pages on the DCS

30X, you must compile your CGI scripts for OS/2.

You can put your CGI executables into the D:\USERDATA\CGI-BIN

directory, and you can put your web pages into the

D:\USERDATA\HTDOCS directory on the DCS 30X. Once you have

moved your web pages, you must add /user to the URL of the web page.

For example, if you moved RFSIGN.HTM to the

D:\USERDATA\HTDOCS directory, the URL would be /user/rfsign.htm.

Also, if you wanted RFSIGN.HTM to use a CGI executable in the

D:\USERDATA\CGI-BIN directory, you would need to change the

following code:

to

You would need to make similar changes in CGI.C to allow for the correct

virtual directories.

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