red_over_blue
12-21-2002, 09:36 PM
Hello,
As anyone who has read my last few questions here knows, I am just starting to learn web-development. I have a few questions though. First, I should give you an idea of what I want to be able to do.
Basically, I would like to be able to have a database which would contain for each entry the following:
1. A category (physics, math, biology)
2. A raw latex document - something like question1.tex
3. A pdf/ps file containing the output of the tex'd document from #2.
So, a user could log in, and enter text into a text box, in the form of latex code.
Then, they would enter a filename for the tex code into another tex box, and press a button saying something like "upload tex document to database".
So far... so good... but here is the tricky part. I want there to be another button that they can press that will run latex over the file they just entered, creating a dvi and then a pdf or ps file. This file would then be inserted in the database associated with the tex file they just entered. I would also like them to be able to be presented with a page showing all their entries, and have the option to select a number of them to have one large pdf/ps document created dynamically that they could download, containing all the latex sources they selected.
So, I guess I need opinions on the following:
1. Is this do-able using php and javascript?
2. If it is, does anyone have any good links they use when doing this kind of stuff?
3. Would using JSPs work better? (JSPs just seem clunky to me... but I only have limited experience)
4. Would C# be the optimal solution - please be honest.
NOTE - As I understand it right now, Linux can't use C#, so this is not an option for me. If your answer to #4 was yes... could you please give me the next best alternative from #3 or #1 or even something different.
Thanks alot... I value your opinions.
As anyone who has read my last few questions here knows, I am just starting to learn web-development. I have a few questions though. First, I should give you an idea of what I want to be able to do.
Basically, I would like to be able to have a database which would contain for each entry the following:
1. A category (physics, math, biology)
2. A raw latex document - something like question1.tex
3. A pdf/ps file containing the output of the tex'd document from #2.
So, a user could log in, and enter text into a text box, in the form of latex code.
Then, they would enter a filename for the tex code into another tex box, and press a button saying something like "upload tex document to database".
So far... so good... but here is the tricky part. I want there to be another button that they can press that will run latex over the file they just entered, creating a dvi and then a pdf or ps file. This file would then be inserted in the database associated with the tex file they just entered. I would also like them to be able to be presented with a page showing all their entries, and have the option to select a number of them to have one large pdf/ps document created dynamically that they could download, containing all the latex sources they selected.
So, I guess I need opinions on the following:
1. Is this do-able using php and javascript?
2. If it is, does anyone have any good links they use when doing this kind of stuff?
3. Would using JSPs work better? (JSPs just seem clunky to me... but I only have limited experience)
4. Would C# be the optimal solution - please be honest.
NOTE - As I understand it right now, Linux can't use C#, so this is not an option for me. If your answer to #4 was yes... could you please give me the next best alternative from #3 or #1 or even something different.
Thanks alot... I value your opinions.