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Alpha Five v10 Eases Web App Building with Codeless AJAX

Alpha Five v10 Eases Web App Building with Codeless AJAX
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Jeff Cogswell
Jeff Cogswell
Apr 6, 2010
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Alpha Five v10 Eases Web App Building with Codeless AJAX

Alpha Five v10 Eases Web App Building with Codeless AJAX

By Jeff Cogswell


AJAX Grids

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Creating Web-based, AJAX-powered grids is a snap in Alpha Five v10.


Included Controls

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Log-in controls, dialogs and navigation controls are also included.


Create a Grid

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To create a grid, you can start with either a template or a blank grid.


Design UI

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The user interface for designing the grids looks a little overwhelming at first, but once you understand it, it’s actually very easy to use.


Configuration Options

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Alpha Five lets you configure everything down to the smallest detail, such as how the record navigator looks in a grid.


Dialog Boxes

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Most of the dialog boxes in the designer have help built right into them.


Advertisement

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Building links that appear in a grid is just a matter of filling in a couple of forms.


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Populating a drop-down box to show the rows from another table is quick and easy.

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