On 2/28/07, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nate Lowrie wrote: > > On 2/28/07, johnf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wednesday 28 February 2007 10:54, johnf wrote: > >>>> I am now also wondering, if I've started from the wrong place. I used > >>>> the AppWizard to generate the code as a base for my application, and am > >>>> now trying to modify the generated code to handle foreign keys etc. > >>>> > >>>> Given your comments about the ClassDesigner not being able to 'edit' > >>>> classes generated by the AppWizard, I am wondering if I am really > >>>> starting from the wrong place. > >>>> Should I rather be building my classes from scratch. > >> IMHO I would drop AppWizard. It was designed as simple way to demo Dabo > >> and > >> provide a search,browse, and edit function based on a single table. > > > > I would agree. It's far easier to do it manually. > > > >> Take a look at a recent screencast on www.dabodev.com. They demo how easy > >> it > >> is to create a form that allows similar functions as AppWizard. But more > >> importantly you can edit code directly. For example the screencast show > >> you > >> how to include a link table. > >> > >> After working with the ClassDesigner you will move on to creating your own > >> classes. > > > > Or just drop the ClassDesigner to code apps by hand :) > > I just have to add my 2 cents to the mix. The ClassDesigner isn't ready > for production use, because it is still in flux and bugs are found and > fixed all the time. > > While the generated output from the AppWizard is indeed simple, and only > really deals with single tables and gives you only a simple CRUD design, > it does give you a skeleton structure to build from, that IMO is pretty > well designed. > > If you are going to code by hand, consider starting with a generated > AppWizard app and build from there. I've done this with 2 commercial > apps and a handful of internal apps so far, and I really believe that it > scales.
I think that I would do that just for the db and biz connections code and chuck the UI portion. That is, assuming I ever actually do get around to fiddling with the db and biz tiers....Maybe by then we will just have a connections app. > > -- > pkm ~ http://paulmcnett.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users
