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= Introduction = | |||
This page describes the technologies available to create web applictions using Visual DataFlex. | |||
= Getting started = | |||
To be able to develop ASP pages , then you need Internet Information Server. The most easy way to get that these days is to grab Microsofts Web Platform installer here : | To be able to develop ASP pages , then you need [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services Internet Information Server]. The most easy way to get that these days is to grab Microsofts Web Platform installer here : | ||
http://www.microsoft.com/web/channel/products/WebPlatformInstaller.aspx | http://www.microsoft.com/web/channel/products/WebPlatformInstaller.aspx | ||
This tool will provide you with a full stack for developing asp related things. It will also keep track of certain things you need to enable on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. | This tool will provide you with a full stack for developing asp related things. It will also keep track of certain things you need to enable on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. | ||
You will also need to install [[Webapp server]] from the [[Portal:Visual DataFlex]] installer. Note that you will need version 14.1 to support the windows 2008 server. | |||
== Putting on your [http://www.professorsolomon.com/thinkingcap.html Thinking cap]== | |||
Grab your [[DataDictionary|Data Dictionaries]] from your old application and expose these using Web Objects . | |||
*WBO | *WBO | ||
*Global.asa (this is where your code is stackup up. check the list of WBP's there) | *Global.asa (this is where your code is stackup up. check the list of WBP's there) | ||
= In the trenches = | |||
*[[EnablingJSONIN]] | |||
== Validation == | |||
Here are some good links for validating : | |||
*[[HTML]] ( validate here: [http://validator.w3.org/] ) | |||
*[[CSS|Cascading Style Sheets]] ( validate here: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ ) | |||
*[[Javascript]] ( validate here: http://www.jslint.com/ ) | |||
== Styling using css == | |||
Using css for styling can help you if you don't like doing design yourself! If you style using css then somebody else can do the design for you. | |||
*start your adventure here: [http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ css] | |||
* | *go here when something goes wrong: [http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html quirksmode css] | ||
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== Javascript on the client == | |||
[[Javascript]] can be good for validating what the user enters on the screen. It can also be good for fancy [[AJAX]] techniques. | |||
[[category: Web | [[category: Web Applications]] [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Cookbook]] |