Portal:Windows Applications
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Visual DataFlex was renamed to DataFlex, by Data Access Worldwide, in the interests of product name consistency in July 2014. This page remains on the wiki for historical reasons, but is essentially superseded by the DataFlex page and Portal:DataFlex.
The Visual Dataflex Portal is the place to come for articles and tutorials on developing Windows applications with Visual DataFlex.
Before beginning the more advanced stuff you should consider reading Vincent's book or attend a 5 days training. Now - on with the show:
Articles
- Visual DataFlex (covering the basic stuff)
Tutorials
- How to add Workspace Parameters using cIniFile
- Running_VDF_programs_as_Windows_Services
- Using On_key for undefined keys
- Passing the workspace as a parameter
- Adding Workspace Parameters using the cIniFile class
- Adding SMTP Email to your application using an ActiveX control
- Run only one instance of your application
- Customize prompt lookup behavior in a dbgrid
- Print the content of an embedded IE html control
- Return data from every object in a dbView
- Print to a file using reports
- Visual Modelling of multiple visual objects
- ExpressConnectivity
- Upgrading workspaces to a newer Visual DataFlex version
- Dynamic codejock menus from a database
- How to add your own items to the default Codejock Context menu
- Simulate submitting data from a web browser
- Using GIT for Visual Dataflex Development
Advanced
- Add icons with subset of images to CodeJock CommandBars
- Programmatically edit a treeview label
- Multi-row select for Grid control
- Calculating the cost of inventory kits - Functions that call themselves
- External dependencies
- Enumerate windows fonts
- Get Datadictionary object from File Number
External links
- http://www.vdf-guidance.com
- http://visualdataflexdeveloper.org/
- http://www.visualdataflex.com
- http://www.visualdataflex.ru (Russian)
- http://www.dataaccess.com
- http://www.dataaccess.nl
- WASP Newsgroup search engine
- StarZen Technologies Addon Tools, Books, Magazines, Consulting
- Redeemed Software Crystal Report Utilities, Autocomplete, and more
- Redeemed Hosting VDF Webapp Hosting and Virtual Servers
- Visual Dataflex for the Spanish speaking community HelpDesk Software, Web App and Ajax applications, Electos
Requested Articles / Works in progress
new articles go here! --Jka 22:49, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
- Converting from DOS to Windows
- Using COM Objects (reuse existing functionality)
- Scanning / TWAIN components
