Tutorials

Let’s create a baseline Code On Time Web Site Factory application. Run the web app generator, and select Web Site Factory project type. If you have already created a project previously, click on the Create new web application link under the list of projects to access the New Project screen.

Web Site Factory project type is based on a directory structure. Files will be compiled upon saving to the hard drive. Web Site Factory is suitable for an application of any complexity and is the easiest to manage. If you’re starting web development or coming to ASP.NET from other technologies, then this is the project type for you.

In the Name field, enter “OrderForm”. This will be the name of the folder that stores the project, and will be the display name shown on the start page of the code generator. Select the programming language of your choice, and press Create.

When finished, press Next. This will create the project.

On the next page, you can enter the Namespace, which will be used throughout the whole application. The namespace is a prefix used in all classes of the generated code base. We’ll leave the default name “MyCompany”. You can also change the Framework to either .NET 3.5 or 4.0. The latter is suggested, as it has better performance.

Press Next to continue to the next page.

To help you get started with Code On Time web application generator, we have created a series of videos covering several important topics. Note that some of the advanced features, such as modal forms and advanced search bar are not available in the free edition of Code On Time.

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Each topic has both a detailed article with text and pictures as well as YouTube video tutorials to fit your preferred style of learning.

All YouTube tutorials are available in 720p HD resolution – make sure to change the resolution using the Gear icon in the bottom right corner of the player in order to provide a clear picture. Then, click on the bottom right icon to enjoy the video in full screen.

Creating an App

Learn how to create your first Code On Time web application. This will cover creating the Northwind database and adding ASP.NET Membership using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express.

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Using the Project Designer

Learn the basics for using the Project Designer efficiently in order to perfect your web app.

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Creating a Three-Level Master Detail Page

Learn how to quickly create a new page and configure a three-level master-detail relationship between Customers, Orders, and Order Details controllers.

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Rearranging Data Fields

Learn how to rearrange, delete, or add data fields to a data view.

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Designing Forms

Learn how to change form presentation. This tutorial covers floating fields in a category, creating multi-column forms, and using custom category templates.

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Configuring Charts

Learn how to create a chart view to graphically present data to the user. The chart will be available as a standalone view and a child view filtered by the master view.

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Creating Many-to-Many Fields

Learn to configure a many-to-many field between Employees and Territories controllers. This field will be presented as a check box list on the Employees form.

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Creating Calculated Fields

Learn how to add a field to the Order Details form that will calculate a line item extended price.  Business rules will be used to update the field when the user changes other field values.

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Implementing a Custom Action

Learn how to implement an action that will call a custom SQL business rule to apply a discount to all line items of an order.

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