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Studio Tour

18m 52s

Beginner

The Studio offers all features to create a business application. This course highlights the main components for building a Web Application. In another course we have shown how to build a Bucketlist application with DataFlex. That application is our basic for this Studio Tour. It might be convenient to watch the Bucketlist video before or after you have watched this Course. Find the link to that Course in the recommended prerequisites.

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Introduction to the Course.

DataFlex in a nutshell

DataFlex is an easy to learn programming language and framework. With one single language, one studio and one framework you develop and deploy software for desktop browsers, mobile devices and windows pc's. Important for every DataFlex application are the Business Rules. This lesson introduces DataFlex in a nutshell.

The Studio Start Center guides new users by providing valuable information on how to learn DataFlex and quickly become productive. It also helps experienced users get started with their day's work and provides important up to the minute product information. The Start Center is automatically opened when you start the Studio. This lesson explains the Start Center.

Workspace dashboard

The Workspace Dashboard is designed to guide new developers in the right direction when learning to use the Studio, and to provide experienced developers with a quick way to gain insight into a workspace and its projects. This lesson explains the Workspace dashboard.

The Table Explorer displays an overview of the workspace's database. A treeview displays each table, table columns, indexes, relationships and data dictionary classes. This lesson explains the Table Explorer.

The Source Editor

Use the Code Editor to create and edit source code files. Different file types that you open in the editor will support different editing features. For example, if you open a DataFlex source file the Code Editor will provide color syntax highlighting specific to DataFlex language syntax. This lesson shows how to use the Source Editor.

The WebApp Designer is used to visually model the currently selected file in the Code Editor. The file can only be visually modelled if it contains a web application component such as a web view or a web dialog. This lesson shows the WebApp Designer.

Compile and run the application

Compilation is the process of creating an executable program from source code. The source code for any DataFlex program needs to be compiled and linked into an executable (.exe) file before it can be executed (run). This lesson shows how to compile and run the application.

Use the Find and Replace In Files dialog to search for text in multiple files and optionally replace the text. Search options for each workspace are saved when you leave the workspace and restored when you return to the workspace. This lesson explains how to use the Find in Files function.

Use the "To Do List" panel to review the list of outstanding To Do items belonging to the current project. To Do Items are special comments in your source code that can be used for keeping track of important tasks that must be completed for the project. This lessons shows how to use the To Do items feature.

The tools menu shows an overview of all the tools that are installed with DataFlex. This lesson gives a quick look at some useful tools in the tools menu.

Course instructor

Harm Wibier

Software Engineer , Data Access Europe B.V.

Recommended prerequisites

DataFlex in 5 minutes