you can just turn javascript off and steal the code

Robert,
Thanks for your input, I mean, I do understand where some people are coming from with wanting to keep their creations in their own hands, so that it can't be stolen by others. I do view web design/programming as an art form. I wouldn't like people steeling my music, or my websites.

That said, there is just so much one can do to try to hide their stuff, but the very nature of HTML is that it is not a compiled language, there is just no way to hide uncompiled languages.

To answer your question re: applets, actually, applets are more resource intensive, but scripts are also (by nature) noncompiled. Applets are compiled, theirfore, you can create content who's source can not be viewed. Flash is the same way.

The problem is, we don't really know what the questioner is trying to hide, if it's just his code in general, it's not gonna happen. You can try javascript, but I can turn it off on my end (since javascript is a client side language). You may be able to get away with it in something like ASP, which is server side, and possibly even JSP.

But here is the ULTIMATE reason as to why there is nothing you can do to hide your code.

Open up notepad, and go to "file, open".

In "file name", type http://www.google.com
Or use whichever site you want. You will notice that the code for that page will infact show up in your notepad. No need for a browser even. You can also go directly to certain pages on the site using the same technique.

I really didn't mean to sound like I was putting anyone down, in my first post here, and I'm sorry if it sounded that way.

Sage

No Problem Sage, I understand completely. As with anything, all anyone can really do is minimize the chance of their information from being stolen. If someone wants something bad enough they are going to take it.

That does make sense about the applets, now that I think about it, I did know they are compiled. That should have been a clue for me there. Thanks for the info.

i had the same problem.
thanks
cashu

<b> Well honestly, its gonna take work to hide your codes, you first need to understand CSS, and JS, when them two are together with in an html document, all you have to do is like the CSS, you make a JS file, within your page, refer back to it and boom, there is your "invisible data"

One thing you *can* do, however, is to put some of the rendering code into a program that gets run before the web page is served. The code to draw the page still has to be available in the clear, but some of your content can be pulled up before becoming visible to the user.

For example, database code can be done via PHP or any of several other languages. All of the HTML is still visible to everybody, but the rest wouldn't be.

Why don't we all start bringing up three year old threads that have already been answered, and post inadequate replies that don't work.