The dabo data approach sounds cool, Ed. The .NET 2.0 components I referred to are very easy to use, but also provide lots of hook events and configuration options to allow you to go beyond the simple drag, drop, set a few properties and go mode. Gene Goldhammer had a lot to do with the design concepts in ObjectDataSource, and you can see many similarities with VFP's CursorAdapter, which he also worked on.
At least ASP.NET 2.0 can actually do 2-way data binding right out of the box now -- an area where earlier versions were woefully lacking. But don't reveal all of Dabo's secrets before our "special session" over suds -- you've got to keep me in suspense a little longer. David Stevenson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Advice needed on web interface. On Aug 30, 2006, at 12:39 PM, David Stevenson wrote: >> ObjectDataSource class, GridView, DetailsView and FormView -- are >> these >> DotNet things? > > Yes, they are all new in ASP.NET 2.0. You can see an overview of > them here: > > http://www.asp.net/learn/dataaccess/tutorial04cs.aspx?tabid=63 Looks an awful lot like Dabo's data access model. Controls have DataSource and DataField properties, which map to a bizobj. These are then mapped to a cursor, which serves as a proxy for a specific backend implementation. Developers don't have to care about that, though. Set your backend type, provide some information about what tables and fields you want, and it just works. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
