Portal:Windows Applications
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DataFlex is a software platform that enables you to develop business application software with only one language, one studio and one framework. With its readable and easy to learn language, you can quickly develop DataFlex Web, mobile and Windows database applications.
Note: DataFlex was renamed from Visual DataFlex, by Data Access Worldwide in 2014.
The Dataflex Portal is the place to come for articles and tutorials on developing Windows applications with DataFlex.
Articles
- Visual DataFlex (covering the basic stuff)
Tutorials
- How to add Workspace Parameters using the cIniFile class
- Running_VDF_programs_as_Windows_Services
- Using On_key for undefined keys
- Passing the workspace as a parameter
- 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
- SQL Connectivity
- 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 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
- Codejock Grid with ProgressBar
- Time edit grid column for cCJGrid
External Resources
- http://www.vdf-guidance.com
- http://www.dataaccess.com
- http://www.dataaccess.nl
- WASP Newsgroup search engine
- StarZen Technologies Addon Tools, Books, Magazines, Consulting
- Visual Dataflex for the Spanish speaking community HelpDesk Software, Web App and Ajax applications, Electos
- RDC Tools International Open Source, Consulting & Tools
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
