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With WEBDEV, a mock up: a working site
Posted by:
Jérôme AERTS
12:37 PM Thursday
Oct. 04, 2007
I was talking to a customer today who had an overhaul project for his Web site.
He had made his choice to redevelop his site, and he had understood some of the advantages of WEBDEV.

However , I realized he thought he was dealing with a classic tool, with a whole set of restrictions, and hundreds of lines of codes to write.
He wanted to proceed in two stages, first build a mock-up of his site, then develop it. He was wondering what tool he could use to build the mock up.

Well, with WEBDEV, there's no need for a complementary tool because the whole life cycle is covered.
The developer can directly build his mock-up with WebDev: place his text edit controls, his images, his buttons,..., and in sum define his whole interface.

And, above all, without having to write a single line of code, he can have a working site, with the corresponding automatic input masks, action buttons, etc.

Next, thanks to WLanguage's power and ease of use, he can add his procedures with some lines of code: no HTML code, Javascript or anything else to write.

In the case of an Intranet site, the developer can even integrate user groupware rights in just one click, with no code.
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Your entire application on a USB Flash Drive with WINDEV.
Posted by:
Fabrice CHAMBON
12:13 PM Monday
Oct. 01, 2007
For all of those who are constantly on the move, it might be interesting to have all your applications and data on a USB Flash Drive.
This lets you avoid moving around with a laptop, and run the application from any computer.
With WinDev, it's extremely easy to deploy an application and its data on a USB flash drive, in other words, to create an application that you can run directly from the USB flash drive.

Your WinDev application on a USB flash drive

Principle
In fact, it's very simple!
You develop an application with WinDev, just as you usually do.
When you create the .exe, all you have to do is chose to include the .dlls in your executable.
Next you can copy the executable and the data on a USB flash drive.
That's it.

Some precautions
Keeping in mind that the USB flash drive can be removed from the computer at all times, some precautions have to be taken with your applications.

For instance, if the user removes the flash drive, he should be informed that the application is still running, to avoid any data loss.
There's a function in WLanguage that informs you when a USB flash drive is plugged in or disconnected (fDetectRemovableStorage).
We can now check the action performed on the USB flash drive and if it's been removed, you can display a message asking the user to reinsert the flash drive, or the application is closed.

Second precaution, to ensure the integrity of your database on the USB flash drive, we advice you touse the WLanguage function, HSecurity with “2” as a parameter.
This function forces a physical write on the flash drive without having to pass through Windows' cache memory.

One last thing
  • If you have to save parameters, don't use the registry. They'd be lost when you change computers. You should rather use a .ini or an XML file. To do this you can use the WLanguage functions InitParameter , SaveParameter, LoadParameter).
  • Use relative paths in your applications. The fact is that the flash drive isn't always on the same drive.
That's it, with just some tips your ready!
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