by mikes | Nov 3, 2018 | DataFlex WebApp
In this first post on security with DataFlex WebApp we are looking at hardening the login of our webapp using Googles reCaptcha technology. Googles reCaptcha is a free service that allows us to tell humans apart from bots and use that information to keep our site more...
by mikes | Oct 1, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp
The calendar control can be used as a stand alone calendar control but it also used as a DatePicker It supports 3 different modes month year years Month Mode In month mode the calendar shows all the days of a month. The user can switch months and years and can select...
by mikes | Oct 1, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp
The QR Code control is a simple WebApp control that allows a developer to embed qr codes into a webapp application The code to embed a QRCode control is very simple Object oQRCode is a cszWebQRCode Set piColumnSpan to 0 Set psValue to "http://www.starzen.com"...
by mikes | Sep 25, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp
The FreeForm control is another control we created for the Desktop platform a long time ago and we wanted to have the same functionality on the web platform as well. The FreeForm control is a form control that allows the user to type freely and then depending on the...
by mikes | Sep 20, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp, JavaScript
We have always had the need for form data entry in a number of projects. We used different solutions depending on the specific need of the project from Adobe Forms to VPE Interactive. In one of our project we had a need for a number of forms that are originally...
by mikes | Jul 10, 2018 | DataFlex
The reCaptcha control enables a DataFlex webapp developer to add Googles reCaptcha functionality to a DataFlex webapp in a few easy steps We implemented both the V2 version with the visible ‘I am not a robot’ check box as well as the new V3 version that is...
by mikes | Apr 22, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp
The group line control is a simple control for visual grouping of data elements Similar to a group with label the group line is a simple line with a text label Here is the code for part of the sample screen // Object oFontGroup is a cszWebGroupLine Set psLabel to...
by mikes | Apr 22, 2018 | DataFlex
Working in pretty much any language nowadays you have a package manager and a repository with lots of useful packages. Well, except for DataFlex of course. As an exercise and to fill that gap I decided to build an infrastructure and tools to mimic other Package...
by mikes | Apr 22, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp
The template view is another control we used to have in desktop applications. What it allows us to do is to create different visual designs for the same display and change the visual display of the data without having to change or recompile the application Also the...
by mikes | Apr 22, 2018 | DataFlex, DataFlex WebApp
The template list class is also a class we created for Visual DataFlex a long time ago. Essentially it is a list class that allows us to define templates for the rows that can be changed dynamically without the need to recompile. Also the class supports multiple...
