<AD ALERT> In case you are in any doubt, I'm going to talk about VISAGE</AD ALERT>
Hi Rudy, You should consider our Visage product (http://www.stamina.com.au/Visage/visage.htm) if you are seeking an enterprise class IDE that is fully aware of your UV environment, and has been designed from the ground up to leverage the strengths of multi-value, AND your existing skill set, you will be hard pressed to find a better candidate. In terms of simple code editing you get a syntax highlighting editor with auto-completion, even for your own subroutine libraries. As well as "normal code", Visage also includes our "Snippet Technology", which allows you to build your own extensible macro notation to drastically reduce the keystrokes required to incorporate custom code that conforms to your site standards. In terms of "gui-izing" and screen/form design, the Visage.Designer lets you simply drag & drop dictionary (and non-data bound) elements onto a blank canvas and attach code as necessary (which can also be inherited from our extended dictionaries) which can execute business rules on either the UV or client end of the equation. You can also easily construct your own re-usable UI components that can be dropped on forms to give a consistent look & feel, and avoid replicated effort, and forms can also be re-used across multiple "processes" Simple enquiry & maintenance screens typically require no code, and Visage screens can operate alongside green screen counterparts without having to change ANY code (important if you use READU locks currently), so you can migrate at your own pace, rather than having to adopt a BIG BANG approach to migration You can also design "printer" forms with the same drag & drop interface to your dictionaries, and reports/forms can be previewed onscreen, delivered via email, fax, sent to a file --> heck, if you want you can even send them to an actual printer! Importantly, you can also generate Visage.ReportServer documents from your green screen applications via a simple EXECUTE statement! If part of your (re-)development includes facilities like Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing, or even if you want to deploy BI facilities with your current Green Screen apps NOW, then you should check out Visage.BIT The Visage suite of products is an integrated toolset that provides all of the features required to quickly & easily deliver a 21st Century solution that leverages your existing business assets. You can deploy just those facilities you need today, and add the extra pieces of the puzzle as your needs dictate in the future. It may also be comforting for you to know that our largest VAR now has over 16,000 Visage licenses issued, and our largest single site tips in at 1,000 users If you would like more details, contact Drew Conboy Drexel Management Services, Inc. Suite 301 1010 West Chester Pike Havertown, Pa. 19083 Voice 610.924.9290 * Fax 610.924.9293 Email dcon...@drexelmgt.com Drexel also have people on the west coast :-) Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage > Better by Design! >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-u2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:owner-u2- >us...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Tony G ><SNIP >I have lots of answers, so the next post will probably be an ad, ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
