Subject: WebL

From: [email-masked] (Omer F Rana)
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:10:36 +0100 (BST)

I thought folks on this list might be interested ...

Omer

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WebL - A Programmming Language for the Web
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The Systems Research Center (SRC) of Compaq Computer Corporation is happy
to announce the availability of an alpha version of WebL 3.0 for immediate
download.
 
WebL (pronounced "webble") is a scripting language for automating tasks
on the World-Wide Web. WebL can for example be used to write meta-search
engines, shopping robots, page validators, page information extractors,
page manipulation routines, and so on.
 
WebL has several features that simplify web computations. These include:
 
*       "Service combinators", an exception handling mechanism that can
        make web computations more robust.
 
*       "Markup algebra", a formalism for extracting information from
        web pages and the modification of web pages.
 
*       Support for mime types like HTML, XML, and text/plain.
 
*       Support for protocols like HTTP and FTP.
 
*       Examples scripts to process the pages of popular web sites.
 
The WebL interpreter is written in Java, and distributed under the
open-source development model with a non-commercial use license.
 
More information about the WebL programming language, and how to download
the software, can be found on the WebL home page at:
 
        http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/WebL

CONTACT
 
Hannes Marais
Compaq Computer Corporation
Systems Research Center
130 Lytton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
e-mail: [email-masked]

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