Now that we understand the fundamentals of Vortex scripting, we'll explore some common tasks and how to accomplish them in Vortex. Along the way we'll discuss some important Vortex concepts.

• Common look-and-feel functions

• Embedding Java and Javascript

• Generating HTML forms

• SQL queries

• Paginating results

• Hit highlighting

• 9.1 Look and Feel Functions
• 9.2 Embedding Javascript
• 9.3 Generating HTML Forms
• 9.4 Patent Search
• 9.5 SQL Queries
• 9.6 Formatting Output with fmt
• 9.7 State Retention
• 9.8 Query Markup
• 9.9 Paginating Results