IntraWeb or VCL for the Web is a revolutionary new way to create your web applications using Delphi. IntraWeb delivers an excellent means for creating Internet, IntraNet and ExtraNet applications in a quick and maintainable manner. Using IntraWeb you can deploy your applications as self sufficient stand alone services, ISAPI DLLs, or Apache DSOs. Other web-based development tools require you to deal with issues such as state tracking, CGI scripting or complex client configurations. With IntraWeb you simply create your application using the IntraWeb component suite within Delphi, install it on the server and your clients access it using an HTML 4 compatible web browser.
Unlike other tools which claim to be RAD, IntraWeb is two way. All return input from forms is handled transparently by IntraWeb. No adaptors, no input bindings, no HTML, no CGI or JavaScript coding is ever required, just pure Delphi code. For added flexibility, the application can also be run locally as a normal executable. So if you would like to create, debug and maintain web-based applications as quickly and easily as your normal Delphi applications, you need to be using IntraWeb.
In this course, we will take an in-depth look at some of the key concepts listed in the headings section below using either Delphi 2009 or RAD Studio 2009.
