Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:42:27 -0400 From: Arnold Bilansky <71533.1031@compuserve.com> Subject: [Foxpro] FoxPro UG Meeting 4-24-2002 *** Contents *** *** 1) Wednesday, April 24: 6 - 7 PM Submeeting Agenda: "Analyzing the Needs." *** *** 2) Wednesday, April 24: 7 - 9 PM Main Meeting Agenda: Harold Chattaway on Data-Driving Web Sites With VFP *** --------------------------------------------------- *** 1) Wednesday, April 24: 6 - 7 PM "Analyzing the Needs." *** We spend a lot of time at user group meetings discussing the *how* - techniques to manipulate data, generate XML, consume or produce Web Services - and often overlook the *why* - why do we choose this technique over another, why a component design might be superior to a monolithic design, why a particular methodology is preferable. In our early evening sessions (6 PM - 7 PM), join us as we host a roundtable discussion of "Application Development Strategies." This session is not a lecture or presentation as much as it is open discussion, debate and demonstration by participants. The primary goal is that each of us can contribute as well as walk away with better design ideas and day-to-day tactics that we can implement in our own development projects. Initial topics for discussion will be: - Introduction and goals - Choosing a project - Top-down versus Bottom-up development - Suggestions for follow-up The intent is to take on a real-world problem, analyze it,design one or more solutions to the problem, and plan the implementation. Whether the project is actually implemented, or whether the group goes on to examine other design issues, or both, can be determined by the group as it progresses. This promises to be an interesting and informative project for all involved. Hope to see you there! --------------------------------------------------- *** 2) Wednesday, April 24: 7 - 9 PM Main Meeting Agenda: Harold Chattaway on Data-Driving Web Sites With VFP *** A) Announcements, announcements B) Main presentations by Harold Chattaway Main Topic: "A data-driven report engine for the web" Harold covers how to use a completely data-driven approach for doing reporting on the web. A laborious part of any application is writing a reporting engine to allow users to easily report on the data. This data-driven approach greatly simplifies this problem. See how little code it takes to have a very powerful reporting engine! The demo is of a web application but the same technique can be used for desktop apps as well. Quick Demo: "WebRad Project Wizard": A new and improved project wizard for Web Connection is demonstrated. The example is part of the new book from Hentzenwerke "WebRad:Building database applications with Web Connection and VFP" The wizard makes it trivial to start a new Web Connection application. Generates VFP framework and web site templates. ----------------------------------------------------- Go to http://foxcentral.net