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    Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

    Is there any utility that can convert the V10 Desktop Application to V10 Web Application?

    Thanks
    Peter

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    Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

    sorry no - too many differences between the desktop and web.
    Al Buchholz
    Bookwood Systems, LTD
    Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

    Occam's Razor - KISS
    Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
    Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
    When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
    "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
    Albert Einstein

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      #3
      Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

      That would be equal to converting a song into a painting..... it can't be done...... completely different animals.

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        #4
        Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

        Originally posted by MRichard View Post
        That would be equal to converting a song into a painting..... it can't be done...... completely different animals.
        Much more eloquently stated than my simple quick response.
        Al Buchholz
        Bookwood Systems, LTD
        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

        Occam's Razor - KISS
        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
        Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
        Albert Einstein

        http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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          #5
          Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

          There are many other products to support WEB apps and Desktop / Client/Server apps with a single code base. Why can others do it?
          _______________________________
          Steven McLean
          i3 Home Inspections
          [email protected]

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            #6
            Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

            Originally posted by StevenMcLean View Post
            There are many other products to support WEB apps and Desktop / Client/Server apps with a single code base. Why can others do it?
            Can we see a list of those products so we can figure out how the operate?
            Steve Wood
            See my profile on IADN

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              #7
              Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

              Servoy, Powerbuilder, 4d, Omnis to name a few.
              _______________________________
              Steven McLean
              i3 Home Inspections
              [email protected]

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                #8
                Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                Thanks for all commend
                I mean and I think when I use Alpha V10 develop the desktop application it has source code and this source code may put in the utility and can convert to run on Alpha10 Web server (convert from desktop application to web application) without or less time to re-coding it again.

                I know that when we decide to develop the application we have to decide what kind of application for desktop or web and develop it in that way.

                I ask this becasue I saw alphafive has solution to covert MS Access to Alpha applicaton so I think Alpha may has solution and easy way convert the desktop application to web application becasue Alpha team know all source code well. It's no problem if to pay for this tool/utility and Alpha team can sell it if they have cost to develop it or free is ok :)

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                  #9
                  Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                  I do recall a presentation by Alpha about some plans along this line. It would be nice if we did not have to 'convert' code written in the desktop environment to run on the web. I'd like to be able to call an Operation rather than copy-paste-tweak the code to the web. I'm not sure what you would get if you completely merged the two sides into one, but I hate to give up any functionality on either side.
                  Steve Wood
                  See my profile on IADN

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                    #10
                    Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                    Steve,

                    It would be nice to see the packages you mentioned in the Alpha Five comparison grid (http://www.gregoryfca.com/blogs/alph...1001_FINAL.pdf)
                    instead of 4 different versions of Filemaker.

                    Bob McGaffic
                    Pittsburgh

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                      #11
                      Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                      Originally posted by peterth View Post

                      I ask this becasue I saw alphafive has solution to covert MS Access to Alpha applicaton
                      I see a way to convert an access database to an Alpha database.

                      Did I miss a way to convert an access application to an Alpha application?

                      Please provide a link to a reference...
                      Al Buchholz
                      Bookwood Systems, LTD
                      Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                      Occam's Razor - KISS
                      Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                      Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                      When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                      "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                      Albert Einstein

                      http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                        #12
                        Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                        Originally posted by rmcgaffic View Post
                        Steve,

                        It would be nice to see the packages you mentioned in the Alpha Five comparison grid (http://www.gregoryfca.com/blogs/alph...1001_FINAL.pdf)
                        instead of 4 different versions of Filemaker.

                        Bob McGaffic
                        Pittsburgh
                        Bob

                        Are you talking to Steve or Steven?

                        Neither of them made that comparison chart.

                        Steven's comments need more support. At least for those of us uneducated ones...
                        Al Buchholz
                        Bookwood Systems, LTD
                        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                        Occam's Razor - KISS
                        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                        Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                        Albert Einstein

                        http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                          #13
                          Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                          Hi Bob, yes the comparison is very limited. I think that is intentional.
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                          Steven McLean
                          i3 Home Inspections
                          [email protected]

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                            #14
                            Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                            Most comparison charts that I have seen compare products in like price ranges(markets) or that they have been endlessly compared to (Access/Filemaker). Whatever was left of the chart, I am sure someone would find a product that they thought should be on it. Just out of curiosity, what would be the reason that you would want those other products compared to Alpha?

                            Getting back to the topic, It would be great to have Desktop/Web apps that are interchangeable, and someday it may get there. It seems like there has been an attempt to start to do that by bringing grids to the desktop.
                            Bill Griffin
                            Parkell, Inc

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                              #15
                              Re: Convert Desktop Application to Web Application

                              Originally posted by peterth View Post
                              I ask this becasue I saw alphafive has solution to covert MS Access to Alpha applicaton ...
                              What you saw was a way to read Access data using Alpha. That's not even close to what it would take to convert a whole application - all the code, forms, reports, etc.

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