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Saturday, May 4, 2013Print Subscribe

This is a typical view of containers in a project.

Consult the following table when entering property values:

Property	Description
CSS Class Name	Assign a CSS Class Name to apply custom styling.
CSS Style Properties	Assign CSS styling to the container in CSS Style Properties.
Flow	The way that the container will be positioned on the page is determined by Flow property.
ID	Specifies the unique identifier of the container.
Page	Specifies the page that the container belongs to.
Width	Width can specify the percent of the total page or an exact width in pixels for the container.

Labels: Application Builder, COT Tools for Excel, Tutorials, Web Application Generator

Thursday, May 2, 2013Print Subscribe

Code On Time Tools for Excel, Upload/Download Adapters

Code On Time release 7.0.8.0 introduces support for Tools for Excel. This new alternative development environment is an add-in for Microsoft Excel 2010 - 2013. It provides a bird-eye view of project configuration element properties with the ability to make rapid and massive changes. Download Tools for Excel at http://codeontime.com/releases/tools-for-excel and use them alongside the Project Designer built in the application generator.

Application framework in the core of web apps created with Code On Time now supports virtual binary fields that can be stored in the File System, Windows Azure Storage, or Amazon S3. Store your binary content in the external storage systems without writing a single line of code with the help of upload/download adapters. Adapters are implemented without dependencies on the external libraries. All communications with external storage systems are performed through the corresponding REST APIs.

The following features and enhancements were introduced in the new release:

Code On Time Tools for Excel
File Upload/Download Adapters
jQuery 1.9.1 and jQuery UI 1.10.2 are now integrated in the client library.
Metadata Builder has been enhanced to support cross-synonym references for Oracle databases.
Auto-refresh of data views will automatically sync a view to show the last selected data row. Auto-refresh will not be performed on form views.
Implementation of ActionResult.ShowModal will correctly display modal views of the current controller.

The next release with the new preview of the second generation data sheet view will go out soon. We expect to introduce Mobile Client Library and upload/download adapter for Google Drive in May of 2013.

Labels: Application Builder, BLOB, COT Tools for Excel, Designer, Release Notes, Web Application Generator

Wednesday, May 1, 2013Print Subscribe

Tools for Excel: Pages

This is a typical view of pages in a project.

There are several rules that apply to modifying the Name and Path properties of pages in Tools for Excel.

Changing Path Of Child Page

Let’s change the text displayed on the menu option of Orders page. For example, the default path of Orders page is “Customers | Orders”.

Change the text after the last “|” character to “Order List”.

On the toolbar, press Sync to apply changes.

Changing Path of Parent Page

Changes to the text before the “|” character will have no effect. Always change the last segment of the Path of the parent page to affect the child pages. For example, consider the effect of modifying the path of Customers page.

Change the path to “Current Customers”.

Synchronize the changes, and all child pages will reflect the new parent.

Removing Pages from Menu

To remove a page from the navigation menu of the generated web app, clear the Path property.

After synchronization, the page will be displayed at the bottom of the list of pages.

Adding Pages to Menu

To add pages to the menu, enter a value in Path property.

The page will be reinserted at the bottom of the list of pages.

Renaming

Use the Rename function in Project Designer instead to preserve the configuration.

Do not change the page Name if you want it to be renamed. The application generator will remove the existing page and insert a blank page with the new name.

Moving

Rearranging of pages is not supported in Tools for Excel. Please use the Project Designer instead.

Reference

Consult the following table when entering property values:

Property	Description
About This Page	The text displayed in the "About This Page" sidebar element.
Custom Style	Multiple custom Styles can be applied to the page in order to apply custom styling. The styles are space separated.
Description	Description is displayed as a tooltip for the page on the navigation menu.
Master Page	Specifies the name of a custom Master Page.
Name	The name of the generated physical page.
Path	Specifies the location of the page in the navigation hierarchy. When left blank, the page will be hidden from the menu.
Roles	Make a comma-separated list roles that are permitted access to the page. Use ? to allow anonymous access to the page. Use * to display the page on the menu for anonymous users, but require them to log in to access the page.
Style	Choose a standard CSS Style to apply to the page. The standard stylesheets will change the icon displayed in the top left corner of the page.
Title	The text displayed in the browser window header.
URL	The URL will create a menu link to an external web page. No page will be created when this property is specified.

Labels: Application Builder, COT Tools for Excel, Web Application Generator