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October 6,
2006
Issue 102
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Curacao
"picture perfect" for Visual DataFlex developer meeting |
The beautiful island of Curacao
provided a brilliant setting for the attendees of the "Meet Me in
St. Louis - Destination Curacao" conference that was recently held
for Visual DataFlex developers from around the globe.
"Let me start by saying that the conference was a resounding
success!" says Shelley Ann Davis, TSL Group's Senior Developer
from Newtown, Trinidad & Tobago. "The Avila Beach Hotel was a
wonderful location which provided the meeting rooms as well as
access to a great beach, delicious food, good music and
restaurants within the same location… I will be one of the first
to sign up for the next one."
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"The
conference was a
resounding success!"
Shelley Ann Davis
Senior Developer, TSL Group,
Newtown, Trinidad & Tobago |
Left to right: Eric Morris (CEO, Anasazi
Software), Dan Walsh (Legal Software
Development), and Hendrik Van Niekerk (Figmination, LLC) enjoy
the treasures
of Curacao |
Sun, sea and beach weren't the only
treasures found in Curacao, however, as the conference once again
delivered a rich agenda of useful tips, techniques and information
to assist Visual DataFlex business solution developers in
delivering world-class products and services to their customers.
Data Access Worldwide's senior developer Eddy Kleinjan
demonstrated the striking new features and capabilities included
in
Visual DataFlex 12 (currently in
Beta), generating quite a bit of excitement among developers. Mr.
Kleinjan also gave an introduction to AJAX and demonstrated the
features of this emerging technology, as well as a VDF-based
framework for using it.
Data Access Worldwide's President Chip Casanave outlined the
company's plans for a new "Express Connectivity" option for
developers leveraging these new versions of popular SQL DBMS', as
well as plans for a new, free "Personal" edition of Visual
DataFlex that will enable a new generation of developers extended
time to explore what makes VDF fast and easy, and to learn how to
effectively build and deploy quality business solutions.
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Data Access Worldwide's Nick
Nikijuluw
presents at MMISL–Destination Curacao. |
Conference
organizer Peter van Wijk
of X-Organize Consultancy enjoys
the fruits of his labor. |
Nick Nikijuluw, Managing Director of
Data Access Europe, showed what's new in the next revision of
Electos, including an improved
interface and usability and feature upgrades.
A multitude of other topics were also explored in Curacao,
including software for VDF source code management, MS-SQL
connectivity, interfacing Visual DataFlex with Quicken software,
techniques for better security, and more.
See More Photos
Visit Eddy Kleinjan's
photo gallery for more stunning
pictures of Curacao, as well as photos of your fellow Visual
DataFlex developers at work and play.
More events coming!
The events don't stop in September – for the complete schedule and
more details about upcoming conferences and training
opportunities, see the Events and Training section below.
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New IBM DB2
Connectivity Kit Released for DataFlex for Linux
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A new
Connectivity Kit, IBM DB2 for Linux, is now available. The
new product provides connectivity between character mode
DataFlex 3.2 applications and IBM DB2 database servers
including the free "Express-C" version of the database.
For more information,
contact us.
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Updated MS
SQL Server, IBM DB2 Windows and Linux, and ODBC Connectivity
Kits now available |
Users of the
DataFlex Connectivity Kits (CKs) for
Microsoft SQL Server,
IBM
DB2 for Windows, and
ODBC are encouraged to download and
install the latest revision of these CKs (revision 4.1).
To download via FTP the latest Connectivity Kits and
related materials (Recent Changes and Fixes PDF, ReadMe
PDF, and DataBase Builder utility), visit the appropriate
folder for your DBMS at
ftp://ftp.dataaccess.com/pub/products/connectivity
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Visual
DataFlex 12 "Project Horizon" Beta 3 released |
We are
pleased to announce the availability of the Beta 3 build
of Visual DataFlex 12 "Project Horizon", and encourage
developers to download and test the latest build with your
applications and report your results back to us in order
to help us release the highest quality software possible.
Release of the Visual DataFlex 12 Beta is a significant
milestone as "Project Horizon" is now feature complete!
There will, of course, continue to be changes in the
documentation and the occasional bug fix or two, and we
welcome your feedback to the release during this Beta
cycle.
To participate in the Visual DataFlex 12 Project Horizon
Beta test program:
Visit the Project Horizon newsgroup at
news://news.dataaccess.com/project-horizon for
complete information about the Beta program;
If you already have a previous VDF Alpha or Beta
installed, we recommend that you uninstall it before
installing the Beta 3 build. Any projects you may have
created under previous Alpha or Beta Projects folder(s)
will not be removed when you uninstall the existing build.
Download and install the Visual DataFlex 12 Project
Horizon Beta 3 (12.0.81.0) from our FTP site at
ftp.dataaccess.com/pub/products/vdf/software/projecthorizon.
Read the Beta build notes at:
ftp.dataaccess.com/pub/products/vdf/software/projecthorizon/beta_notes.htm.
Check out the new and improved CodeSense features being
delivered in Visual DataFlex 12!
CodeSense is a set of
Studio features that intelligently assist you in writing
code, providing lists of context sensitive options and
information. Using CodeSense dramatically increases
productivity, it gives you context sensitive information
directly when you need it as you're typing code in the
editor, so you don't have to leave the editor to look up
references in the documentation. And it can even be used
to complete your typing for you - minimize typos and more!
Learn more about
Visual DataFlex 12 Project Horizon.
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Visual
DataFlex powers Benelux Racing League |
Developers are used to hearing about how Visual DataFlex
powers business successes around the world, but not often
is Visual DataFlex featured as powering a high performance
racecar!
Okay, to be honest, it's only the Visual DataFlex logo
that's riding along on driver Niels Bouwhuis's racecar in
the Benelux Racing League (BRL) v-6 event recently held at
circuit Zandvoort in The Netherlands.
This past weekend Data Access Europe sponsored the BRL's
8th race event in 2006, adding the prestige of Visual
DataFlex to the power of European auto racing!
Read the full story on
here.
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Developer Resources |
Data
Access Worldwide publishes numerous
Technical
Knowledge Base articles and
White
Papers that provide developers with key information
about techniques, fixes and strategies related to building
and deploying DataFlex applications.
Latest Technical Knowledge Base Articles
Connectivity Kits:
2243-HOWTO: Convert Tables that
have Recnum Relationships
2240-PROBLEM: No primary index
error when creating a System Table
Pervasive.SQL:
2247-HOWTO: Use the CK and not
store user, password or owner information in the INTs
Visual DataFlex 11:
2244-HOWTO: Add grouping on a field
in Crystal Reports that does not have groups
Visual DataFlex
(General):
2246-HOWTO: Discover the drive type
2245-EXAMPLE: Refreshing a view
when it get the focus again
2242-EXAMPLE: Finding out if a
directory is valid
1749 (Updated)-HOWTO: Start
Database Explorer from the Command Line
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Events & Training
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AJAX Training, Huntington, England, October 12 |
Asckey Data Services Ltd.
is offering a special AJAX training class on Thursday,
October 12th at Asckey's offices in Huntington, England.
The training will start at mid-day and will explore
using AJAX with Visual DataFlex in some depth. Any
Visual DataFlex developer with an interest in Web
development, and who has some understanding of the VDF
Web Application Server and web services/XML, will be
very welcome to attend. Eddy Kleinjan of Data Access
Europe will lead the course.
For more information send e-mail to
enquiries@asckey.com or
call
Asckey Data Services Ltd
at +44 (0)8701 634466.
Learn more about the
Visual DataFlex Web Application
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Visual DataFlex v12 Development Studio Training,
Huntington, England, October 13 |
With Visual DataFlex v12
now in Beta and release expected during the Autumn,
Asckey Data Services Ltd. is hosting a one-day developer
training event on Friday, October 13th at the Lakeside
Lodge Golf Course near Asckey's offices in Huntington,
England. This will be the same training course as was
given at EDUC 2006, and Vincent Oorsprong and Eddy
Kleinjan of Data Access Europe will be leading the
training. This will be a hands-on course, and you will
need your laptop with the latest Visual DataFlex v12
build installed.
VDF v12 is creating a lot of interest. Asckey staff who
completed this course at EDUC 2006 in Malta came back
very enthusiastic about it, but also cautioned, “If you
don’t take a day out to take in the changes you just
will not spot all the opportunities to speed up your
development process.”
or more information send
e-mail to
enquiries@asckey.com or
call
Asckey Data Services Ltd
at +44 (0)8701 634466. |
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Visual
DataFlex SIG UK Meeting, Huntington, England, October 14 |
The next meeting of the
Visual DataFlex SIG UK
will be held at Asckey Data Services headquarters in
Pidley, Huntingdon. The VDF Special Interest Group was
created to provide a regular forum for Visual DataFlex
interest in the UK. It has subsequently extended to
cover Visual DataFlex’s web capable sibling, the VDF Web
Application Server.
Read the
agenda. For
more information and to RSVP, send e-mail to
enquiries@asckey.com
or call
Asckey Data Services Ltd
at +44 (0)8701 634466. Visit
Asckey Data Services Ltd. |
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Data
Access Europe presents "DataFlex Gourmet" Seminar and
15th Anniversary Party, Holland, November 1 |
To kick off November, Data
Access Europe will present "DataFlex Gourmet," a seminar
and 15th Anniversary party for DAE at the Muiderslot in
Holland. This is a seminar-styled event, but with a
unique setting and theme.
For more information and
to register for this event, contact
Info@DataAccess.nl.
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DataFlex Developers Day, Frankfurt, Germany, November 14 |
The summer of 2006 is
without a doubt the hottest summer ever, and Data Access
Europe and Data Project want to make sure it is going to
be a very hot autumn in Germany as well!
DataFlex Developer’s Day is scheduled for November 14th
in Frankfurt, Germany, and is geared for
Visual DataFlex developers
(and DataFlex developers as well) who are interested in
learning more about how they can benefit from this
powerful software development tool for building Windows,
Web and Web Services applications.
DataFlex Developer’s Day on the 14th of November in
Frankfurt will be very Visual DataFlex 12 centric, and
includes Data Access Worldwide CTO John Tuohy as keynote
speaker.
But that's not all - also on the DataFlex Developer's
Day agenda are demonstrations of the latest revisions of
Electos and Dynamic AI, both slated for release this
fall, and a presentation on AJAX for Visual DataFlex
(each visitor at DataFlex Developer’s Day will go home
with a special AJAX for Visual DataFlex Kit!).
For more information and to register for DataFlex
Developer’s Day on the 14th of November in Frankfurt,
Germany, contact
Info@DataAccess.nl.
Visit
Data Project GmbH.
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SCANDUC, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 16-17 |
The Scandinavia DataFlex
Users Conference (SCANDUC) will be held in Copenhagen,
Denmark on November 16-17.
SCANDUC 2006 will
feature Data Access Worldwide's CTO John Tuohy
presenting on Visual DataFlex 12, and also leading the
post-conference VDF 12 training on Saturday, November
18th.
Stay tuned to
www.scanduc.com for
further details as they are announced. Note there will
be a special dinner the evening of the 16th, and the
event will be held at the brand new
Adina 4-star apartment
hotel.
SCANDUC 2006 is being coordinated by Ccontact
Charlotte Grønvold of
Front - IT ApS,
a Data Access Europe Channel Partner. |
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January 25-27, 2007 |
Save the Date! DISD set for January 25-27, 2007
The DataFlex International Software Developers (DISD)
Conference has been scheduled to return to Carson City,
Nevada on January 25-27 2007. Stay tuned to e-News for
more information as it becomes available. |
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May 16-18, 2007 |
Synergy 2007 - Maimi Beach Resort & Spa - May 16-18,
2007 |
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May 2008 |
The next European
DataFlex User's Conference (EDUC) has been set to be
held in Moscow, Russia, in May, 2008 (the exact dates
will be announced as soon as they are confirmed).
EDUC 2008 organizer Sergey Natarov says, "EDUC is the
best opportunity for the European DataFlex developer
community to get the in-depth information they need to
excel at building and deploying business solutions
powered by Visual DataFlex. We are looking forward to
meeting our friends and colleagues in Moscow in the
spring of 2008!"
Mark your calendar today and make plans to visit Moscow
and attend EDUC in May 2008.
Visit the
EDUC 2008 website for
the latest information at
www.educ2008.ru. |
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