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Web Server - Ask For Help / Why choose NT6 over Remote Desktop ?

« on: November 16, 2012, 01:23:08 AM »

I am finding that developing in NT6 is slow taking into account learning the new paradigm, difficulty in debugging and making it all look pretty. My clients want a "Mobile" solution but are now asking why they cannot have a feature rich solution to match my traditional desktop applications. By Mobile they actually mean "will run on Android or iPad".
 
All this is leading me towards a Remote Desktop solution which does have some drawbacks over NT6, mainly in the server required to run it. But the advantages are we develop a traditional Clarion application and the end user gets the feature rich solution they want. This dramatically reduces our development time.

Of course the more you develop in NT6 the more fluent you get as the learning curve diminishes. However I spend 99% of my time developing in C6/C8 so every time I go back to NT6 I have to start the learning curve again. Of course that's my fault not NT6.
 
So with every respect to Bruce and his team, and acknowledging the technical achievement they have come up with, what actually is the advantage of NT6 over a Remote Desktop solution or does it really just boil down to developer preference based on what the market wants?

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Windows 8

« on: November 10, 2012, 04:53:21 AM »

I have just noticed that when using Windows8 (the tiled version of IE9) when you open a form it opens but no fields are displayed. It appears as a small window with just the window title.

Are then any workarounds for this?

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Processing history changes on an update form

« on: October 01, 2012, 06:17:32 AM »

I am trying to create an audit log of changes made to a record when closing a form. In traditional Clarion this is done in ThisWindow.TakeCompleted before the Parent Call.

Where would I put my code in NetTalk to achieve the same thing. IOW the point at whch the form is actually closed for good.

Many thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Detecting record changes

« on: July 20, 2012, 02:37:33 AM »

Is there any template or easy way to detect changes on a record. I am trying to detect when a record has been added, modified or deleted and if so record that in an XML file along with the record identifuer (GUID) and the field/s and data changed.

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Managing a Rackspace server

« on: April 16, 2012, 02:46:18 PM »

This applies to any server really, I just happen to use Rackspace.

Perhaps a silly question but ...

On my development machines in the office I use Oops backup for real time backup and Avast Internet Security. Both are great products.

Should I be looking to install these on my server? As my clients can upload images to the server then I suspect Avast is essential.

I would use Oops to backup client data and images to a folder which I could then ftp down every so often to my machines for safe storage offsite.

I have the server backing up daily (As I do not have a managed account only a daily option is available.
) but as Oops could be set to backup every half hour for example just thought this might be an option. I do not find the backup process interferes with my daily work so should not impact on the server at all.

Many thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Timer on browse

« on: April 16, 2012, 01:47:21 AM »

I have found the timer property on a browse but not quite sure how to use it.

I set the interval to 1000 but not quite sure what the Refresh drop down box does.

Also I cannot find an embed to put any code in for the timer event.

Many thanks

john

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Web server generated code

« on: April 15, 2012, 06:15:50 AM »

I have been checking out the example for coding to see users logged in. Sorry, cannot recall who posted it.

All was well until I came to compile and it told me that NumLoggedIn did not exist.

So I compared the code from the example to mine and found the attached. The example code has 2 variables mine does not. Both are compiled using 6.27. My web server has a prototype as generated by the wizard whereas the example does not.

Why is there this difference and how can I resolve this issue so I can use the variable NumLoggedIn?

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / How to call a report procedure so it just generates the PDF?

« on: April 12, 2012, 10:51:02 PM »

I am trying to create a one click send email with attachment process on a  browse.

I have succeeded in placing a button on the browse conditionally but am struggling how to add an attachment without actually seeing the report itself.

Currently I preview the report which produces a filename and saves the report. Then I call an email form and attach the report.

What would be better would be to have the email button which when pressed generates the report, saves it, attaches it then sends it all in one.

I think I have everything in place other than how to generate the report silently as it were.

Being as the report currently generates then displ;ays it in another tab (_blank target) I need some switch in the code to turn this "previewing" off being as I want to preview the same report as normal elsewhere in the application.

Any help how to do this would be greatly appreciated,.

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Trace an auto complete filter

« on: April 11, 2012, 02:45:10 PM »

On an update form I have a filter in my auto complete template:

'Pat:ContactGUID= ' & p_web.GSV('Inv:ContactGUID')

However it is not working as expected. Where would I put a trace statement to monitor the value of the filter?

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Add code under Change button

« on: April 09, 2012, 02:53:49 AM »

On a standard browse form with a Change button added to the row, what embed point would I use to add code to check for a value in the record and then cancel the action if not satisfied? Have spent about 3 days trying to find this out with no success at all.

IOW Click on Change (for example), run some code and if a condition is not satisfied then cancel the action and return to the Browse. It would also be nice if I could set an Alert here to indicate that the User cannot perform the action.
Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Add Print button broken in 6.26?

« on: April 09, 2012, 02:27:51 AM »

No matter what I do, when I add a Print button to a row in a browse the column is added but there is no button added.

I do not do anything other than if adding a change or delete button. Have tried refreshing the web folder etc.

Can anyone confirm this is a problem (or not) please?

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / How to add an image to a button?

« on: April 09, 2012, 01:30:20 AM »

For some reason I cannot get this to work.

In the image property for the button I enter 'print.png' and the image exists in web/images

But it does not show.

Any ideas please?

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Big problem with AutoComplete

« on: April 08, 2012, 05:58:47 AM »

I have found a scenario where server code is bypassed and is happening a lot on my web app.

A drop down list of contacts - the client types in the first letter or two and the required name is found. AutoComplete now "accepts" the name without them clicking on the list so all server side code is bypassed as no click has taken place.

Of course this might not be the correct name but autocomplete seems to accept the name instantly.

Am I missing something or can the user be forced into having to click to select a name from the list?

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / Cannot get alert to work

« on: April 07, 2012, 11:43:08 AM »

On my Login form I have an alert statement which works perfectly.

However anywhere else in the system I cannot get alert to work.

I am basically trying to interact with the user when errors occur such as "You have not selected a record" or similar.

What could I be doing wrong and are there places when alert will not work?

Thanks

John

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Web Server - Ask For Help / How to hide or disable a button on a memory form

« on: April 06, 2012, 02:21:22 AM »

Please see attached.

This is made up of 2 elements. A memory form (containing the buttons) and a Browse.

I am trying to click on a row and have the button hide or disable (whichever is easiest) depending on a value retrieved when I click on the row.

The click on the row is establishing a  Session Variable correctly but cannot get the button to react to that.

Any ideas appreciated.

Thanks

John

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