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Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Web Publishing with Alpha Five
Session 1
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing
What Why Where How Integration with Alpha Five Desktop Overview of Web environment Getting Started
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing - What
Runs xbasic code on the server and sends html/javascript to the client (your web browser).
Server Client (browser)
Xbasic Html
Perl Javascript
Cold Fusion XML
ASP.net
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing – Hello world Demo <%a5 … %>, only seen by the server.
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing - Why
Leverage current knowledge of Alpha Rapid development environment Integrate with other tools, e.g. Dreamweaver Hybrid desktop – web applications Technologies such as AJAX
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing - Where Local development – localhost Local web server Hosted service “Publishing” is ALWAYS required.
(must convert paths on local machine to path used by web server)
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing - How
No-ip.com – see slide notes. https:// - secure web connections Active vs. Passive mode FTP Server licensing
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing – Application Server
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing – Desktop Integration
Field Rules – engine level Reports – Yes, but no UI features (Ask vars.) Forms – No Operations – Yes, via xbasic Xbasic – Yes, but no UI Xdialog – No Action scripting – Must convert to xbasic
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing – Web Overview Read the Web Publishing Tutorial in Help file Video tutorials on Alpha’s web site
http://www.alphasoftware.com/AlphaFive/video/#tutor
Set up the Application Serverhttp://www.alphasoftware.com/documentation/afas_setup/
New Web Profile genie in version 9http://support.alphasoftware.com/WhatsNewInV9/NewInV9.htm
View -> Show quick start help. Sample web pages shipped with A5.
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing – Sample Pages
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing – Web Control Panel
Demo – Tour of Web Control Panel
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Alpha Web Publishing - Profiles Concepts important to understand. Best learned by the following examples.
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Publishing – Localhost
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Publishing – Localhost folders
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Publishing - LAN
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Publishing - FTP
Alpha Five User Group, Bill Parker, Web Publishing - Session 1, April 2008
Publishing - Aliases
