Re: [Dataperf] Android database

[Michael Iannantuoni]

Sounds like a good recipe to get started and will be in touch if I get stuck, Thanks Bruce, Michael On 04/05/2018 16:09, Bruce Conrad wrote: Yes, Michael, I'd be delighted. And thanks to both you and Dave for the experience report: I'll likely go out and get a tablet and set this up because I like to have DP handy Using a web page designer is a great way to get it going (that's how Tony and I got started on Know & Enjoy Mexico, from his design) get a web page design you like with some sample repeating data right click on it and "View Source" eyeball it to divide it into First Page Header, repeating Report Body, and Final Footer sections copy paste the FPH and FF into those sections of a DP report, also one representative RB piece replace each sample data item in RB with a (F4) picked database field run the report, open output file in browser and see if you've got it right; if not debug/fix/repeat This annotated screenshot at https://b1conrad.github.io/dp-html/ReverseEng.png shows step 3 of this process for the sample. For a complicated layout, you might need to printout the page source and mark it up with pencils and highlighters etc. Someone showed this process at the conference in 2004 so it you have the videos... You'll need to repeat the process so you have a page for each panel you need, etc. Have fun, when you get the time! And shout out if you get stuck Best wishes, Bruce On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 4:07 AM, Michael Iannantuoni <mich...@trunktree.plus.com> wrote: Hi Bruce, Although I am using the DOSBox Turbo and Hacker's Keyboard option to view my DP database on my phone, I have had a play with your demos and can see that it might, in the long run, be a better option. I have an old version of Serif WebPlus(X6) so will, when I have some spare time (!), explore further and get back to you if I get stuck if that is OK with you. Thanks again. Best wishes, Michael On 03/05/2018 10:57, Bruce Conrad wrote: Dave, that does sound promising. Has anyone done this? Michael, here is a very brief demo to let you see what is involved in using DP to generate HTML pages https://b1conrad.github.io/dp-html/ . This shows how to produce a very bare-bones page that contains the data from one panel, with one paragraph per record. Just looked at the result on my phone and it's readable ( https://b1conrad.github.io/dp-html/DEMO.HTM ) although not at all pretty. If this is the kind of thing you need, I'll be happy to be your coach and mentor as you go through the learning curve. Best wishes, Bruce On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 2:37 AM, Michael Iannantuoni <mich...@trunktree.plus.com> wrote: Thank you Dave that looks a promising idea, have you used it for DataPerfect?. Michael On 02/05/2018 19:35, Dave Britten wrote: Hi Michael, You could always install DOSBox Turbo and Hacker's Keyboard and run DP directly on Android. :) -Dave Britten On May 2, 2018, at 1:21 PM, Michael Iannantuoni <mich...@trunktree.plus.com> wrote: Thanks Bruce, I'm not sure I would know how to do this but must first think carefully about which data I need to access and how - directly, via links or both. I would only need to browse the data and not update anything on the phone but would like to do look-ups, or something similar, from more than one field. Best wishes, Michael On 02/05/2018 01:27, Bruce Conrad wrote: Hi Michael, Good to hear from you again. This is what I would do, assuming by "access" you mean read-only on the Android, with infrequent updates. Write a report in the database to produce an HTML presentation, which would likely consist of many web pages, one per venue perhaps, and also a "home" page with links to the various venue pages. From your phone, using the in-built browser, visit the home page and from click on link/button of the venue you need to see. If you have staff at a database computer, you can have them run the report whenever important changes are made to the database panels. If this overall scenario works in your case, I can help you flesh out the process (as there is a missing link or two). Best wishes, Bruce On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 2:40 AM, Michael Iannantuoni <mich...@trunktree.plus.com> wrote: I have a DP database consisting of three panels: Venue/date, Titles & Sales. Sales is linked to Venue/Date by venue & date and to Titles by a reference number. I sometimes need to access this information on my somewhat aged smartphone while out & about at craft fairs but know nothing of Android databases. Failing an Android version of DataPerfect, can anyone suggest a suitable database please. 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