New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

[MichaelCarroll]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

Great job so far, Jim! I'm still crossing my fingers that we'll be able to filter the calendar by something like Project (so I could use that for my home builder' jobs) and Assignee (person who event is assigned to). MORE work, I know, but I think filterting would make your tool a really powerful one.

Yes this is getting interesting... looking to have calendars assigned by machine / workstation.

[Jim Coltz]

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.. looking to have calendars assigned by machine / workstation.

To quote an old commercial, "It's in there".

Also, with the full version that includes the Xbasic source code you can add any kind of filtering ability your skills will allow. The full version also enables you to use your own calendar table format. The light version allows you to add columns to the required ones and filter on them by adding a filter argument. These filter arguments, as well as all the various calendar options, including connection strings and calendar table, can be set at design time or during run time by using session variables. Since it is a custom component, the arguments can also get their values from a grid by using the action javascript command to open a custom component.

The download site is now up and running. You can download a demo there as well as see videos, documentation etc. The only thing missing is the payment link for the paid versions and that should up in a day or two. You can check it out at http://www.a5customsolutions.com

[Lance Gurd]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

I can Highly recommend this calendar, it does what it says on the tin for a reasonable outlay

[frankbicknell]

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Can you explain the different versions? What does without xbasic source mean? Does it do anything without the xbasic source?

[eskimoavenue]

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Also interested in this, you should do a new demo with all the final implemented features.

Just so I understand it cprrectly, you can't have mutiple calendars in one view?

[Lance Gurd]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

Frank,

It is fully fuctioning with or without the xbasic code, there is just more you can do progammically if you have the xbasic source.

Robert,

My current calendar has 9 people/sections calendars all shown in one view with different colours for each person/section. There is a new demo available see the announcements section of this forum

[Jim Coltz]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

Can you explain the different versions? What does without xbasic source mean? Does it do anything without the xbasic source?

The version with the Xbasic source code includes all my functions, that make the thing work, available to the developer in the code tab so he/she can alter them to suit his/her needs. Handy if you want to use your own calendar table format, add additional filtering options, add support for back ends like Oracle that rely on sequences for auto-increment fields and so on. The one without has all the same functions, just not in a form available to the developer to read or alter.

[kiwibruce]

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Looks fantastic! well done Jim,
When I have a project that needs a Calendar, I know what one I will be using!

[Jim Coltz]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

If anyone has tried the demo and had an issue after publishing, or running under IE8, I've updated the demo with a fix. It also now includes a sample tabbed_ui with the components running in it. It can be downloaded at the site in my signature below.

[Jim Coltz]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

I am pleased to announce that version 2.0 of the A5 JQCalendar Custom Component for Alpha Five has been released.

• 12 hour (AM/PM) format is now standard.
• Over 20 settings available to control the function and look and feel of the calendar.
• Ability to display non-US date formatting in the calendar views.
• Able to set slot times from 5-30 minutes for drags and one click events.
• Option to turn the bubble pop up off or on for either new or existing events, or both

Videos of all this and more available at http://www.a5customsolutions.com/JQCalendar_Videos.html
A free demo is available at Calendar Demo

You can purchase this add on at IADN store. See my website in my signature for more information.

Note: If you've recently used a prior version of the demo on your system you may have to refresh your browser cache in order to see all the changes due to disk caching of most browsers.

[kingcarol]

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Wow, you've done a lot of work, Jim. I'm going to be purchasing when I get a moment to stop and focus on it. Can't wait!

[Jim Coltz]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

Wow, you've done a lot of work, Jim. I'm going to be purchasing when I get a moment to stop and focus on it. Can't wait!

Thank you Carol. It's come a long way since the first beta.

[RankFirstPro]

Re: New Third Party Custom Calendar Component

If anyone is considering a calendar for their product, I just wanted to say that you honestly can't go wrong with Jim's A5 jQuery Calendar, it's on version 4.5 now and it is a very well thought out add on to any alpha software.

The customization is great and the customer service is outstanding! I'm very impressed with the knowledge that Jim has about his product...I say that because he clearly didn't just build this add on and forget about it, he is actively trying to make it better and if there is an issue, knows exactly how to fix it.

I haven't used the Web2 Cal but from what I hear they are no where near as good with their customer support and I don't think their option is anywhere near as customizable as Jim's is.

5 stars all the way :-)

[peteconway]

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It's fantastic- could not fault it or Jim's dedication and knowledge.