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Web Publishing with Alpha Five

Web Publishing with Alpha Five. Session 1. Alpha Web Publishing. What Why Where How Integration with Alpha Five Desktop Overview of Web environment Getting Started. Alpha Web Publishing - What. Runs xbasic code on the server and sends html/javascript to the client (your web browser).

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Web Publishing with Alpha Five

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  1. Web Publishing with Alpha Five Session 1 Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  2. Alpha Web Publishing • What • Why • Where • How • Integration with Alpha Five Desktop • Overview of Web environment • Getting Started Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  3. Alpha Web Publishing - What • Runs xbasic code on the server and sends html/javascript to the client (your web browser). Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  4. Alpha Web Publishing – Hello world • Demo • <%a5 … %>, only seen by the server. Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  5. Alpha Web Publishing - Why • Leverage current knowledge of Alpha • Rapid development environment • Integrate with other tools, e.g. Dreamweaver • Hybrid desktop – web applications • Technologies such as AJAX Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  6. Alpha Web Publishing - Where • Local development – localhost • Local web server • Hosted service • “Publishing” is ALWAYS required.(must convert paths on local machine to path used by web server) Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  7. Alpha Web Publishing - How • No-ip.com – see slide notes. • https:// - secure web connections • Active vs. Passive mode FTP • Server licensing Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  8. Alpha Web Publishing – Application Server Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  9. Alpha Web Publishing – Desktop Integration • Field Rules – engine level • Reports – Yes, but no UI features (Ask vars.) • Forms – No • Operations – Yes, via xbasic • Xbasic – Yes, but no UI • Xdialog – No • Action scripting – Must convert to xbasic Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  10. Alpha Web Publishing – Web Overview • Read the Web Publishing Tutorial in Help file • Video tutorials on Alpha’s web sitehttp://www.alphasoftware.com/AlphaFive/video/#tutor • Set up the Application Serverhttp://www.alphasoftware.com/documentation/afas_setup/ • New Web Profile genie in version 9http://support.alphasoftware.com/WhatsNewInV9/NewInV9.htm • View -> Show quick start help. • Sample web pages shipped with A5. Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  11. Alpha Web Publishing – Sample Pages Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  12. Alpha Web Publishing – Web Control Panel • Demo – Tour of Web Control Panel Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  13. Alpha Web Publishing - Profiles • Concepts important to understand. • Best learned by the following examples. Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  14. Publishing – Localhost Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  15. Publishing – Localhost folders Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  16. Publishing - LAN Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  17. Publishing - FTP Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

  18. Publishing - Aliases Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008

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