I have produced many desktop apps and a few Web Apps using Alpha. I am making the move to web development full time and I will be slowly moving my current apps to the web.
With V10 around the corner, if you haven't moved to the web, you probably will shortly.
Before I start recreating all of my desktop field rules in the grid builders I need to make sure I have to. If I have an Alpha database with field rules, do I have to recreate those field rules again in the Web Project builders. I spend ALOT, I mean ALOT of time with field rules to make sure I reduce GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) as much as possible.
At first I was planning on creating HYBRID apps, but I moved away from that idea because of the double work involved in field rules. Or am I doing something wrong?
I have tried creating a grid and then placing bad data in a field with a field rule. The WAS seems to accept the bad data because I don't have a field rule in the WAS. When I recreate the field rule in the builder, the bad data is not allowed. Is there a flag I have to set somewhere to use the databases field rules?
Also, I have only used Alpha to view SQL tables. If I create editable grids going against SQL data, do I also have to recreate the SQL tables field rules? The SQL data I currently go against is a vertical market application which a client uses for payroll purposes. The reporting in that application is AWFUL so I use ALPHA as a report generator for that data. I have been afraid to edit the data for fear of corrupting the data.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
With V10 around the corner, if you haven't moved to the web, you probably will shortly.
Before I start recreating all of my desktop field rules in the grid builders I need to make sure I have to. If I have an Alpha database with field rules, do I have to recreate those field rules again in the Web Project builders. I spend ALOT, I mean ALOT of time with field rules to make sure I reduce GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) as much as possible.
At first I was planning on creating HYBRID apps, but I moved away from that idea because of the double work involved in field rules. Or am I doing something wrong?
I have tried creating a grid and then placing bad data in a field with a field rule. The WAS seems to accept the bad data because I don't have a field rule in the WAS. When I recreate the field rule in the builder, the bad data is not allowed. Is there a flag I have to set somewhere to use the databases field rules?
Also, I have only used Alpha to view SQL tables. If I create editable grids going against SQL data, do I also have to recreate the SQL tables field rules? The SQL data I currently go against is a vertical market application which a client uses for payroll purposes. The reporting in that application is AWFUL so I use ALPHA as a report generator for that data. I have been afraid to edit the data for fear of corrupting the data.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
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