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1.6 webMathematica 2.0 New Features

webMathematica 2.0 offers a number of new features and improvements. These are listed in this section.

Support for 

Mathematica

 4.2

Mathematica 4.2 comes with webMathematica 2.0. Mathematica 4.2 has many features that are very relevant to web

operations, the most important being the XML support.  There are many examples in webMathematica 2.0 that use

XML

 features and XML applications such as 

MathML

 and 

SVG

.

Simplified Installation

webMathematica 2.0 has a simplified installation process that only requires the installation of the webMathematica

web application. There is a minimum of extra configuration that is required.

Extended Documentation and Examples

The documentation for webMathematica is now shipped in HTML format and accessible from the webMathematica

front page. In addition many new examples have been added that demonstrate the new features.

New Templating Mechanism Based on JSP Custom Tags

A  new  HTML  templating  mechanism  based  on  

JavaServer  Pages  custom  tags

 has  been  added.  This  is  now the

preferred mechanism for using webMathematica. The mechanism is easier to understand, it allows the use of other

JSP custom tag libraries, and it facilitates the integration of webMathematica into other server applications.

MathML, SVG, and XML Support

Support for the XML applications 

MathML

 and 

SVG

 is built into webMathematica 2.0. In addition it can make use

of the new 

XML

 processing tools that are available in Mathematica 4.2.

Support for Catching Message and Print Output

New  functions  are provided  for  catching the  output of any  Mathematica  Message  or  Print statements.  This  can be

useful for debugging or developing material.

Support for HTTP File Upload

New  functions  are  provided  to  support  HTTP  file  upload.  This  is  an  important  way  to  submit  information  to  a

webMathematica web server.

Support for HTTP Session Variables

New  functions  are  provided  for  saving  material  in  an  HTTP  session  stored  in  the  server.  This  can  be  useful  for

saving results from one computation to another.

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