Dynamic Tabs

Dynamic Tabs was one of the great new features added to WinDev version 20. However based on some comments we had in a recent webinar, there are still quite a few folks out there that don’t know exactly what they are or how to use them. So this week I will be doing a primer … Continue reading Dynamic Tabs →

Mobile Web Development Tips & Tricks

Recently I have been working on a web site that has dedicated pages for mobile phone, so it seems a good time to go over a few tips and tricks that come in handy with mobile development. We will be looking at a quick comparison of the “desktop” website and comparing that to the “mobile” … Continue reading Mobile Web Development Tips & Tricks →

Setting up PostgreSQL on a WebDev Linux Server

In the forth in the Linux server setup articles, you will add PostgreSQL to your server. Be sure to check out the first 3 articles, including: Setting up a Linux Rackspace server for WX, Setting up HyperFileSQL and SCM on a Linux Server, and Setting up the WebDev Application Server on a Linux Cloud Server The PostgreSQL … Continue reading Setting up PostgreSQL on a WebDev Linux Server →

Getting UTC Time in ISO 8601 Format

Working on integrating with Amazon S3 services today, which uses a RESTful API. So far the hardest part is generating the login credentials. Amazon does this quite a bit different than most services. Instead of just sending an API Key and Token, you use several pieces of information, including the actual REST URL you are … Continue reading Getting UTC Time in ISO 8601 Format →

How Telemetry can Assist you in your WinDev Applications

Andy did a great job this morning showing us how to use the new Telemetry Features of WinDev v21 within our applications. Along with all of the out of the box features, like tracking users, errors, element usage, etc., he also showed us how to setup custom measurement items and the code to update the … Continue reading How Telemetry can Assist you in your WinDev Applications →

Version 21 Top New Features

The Version 21 release is just around the corner, it looks like once again pcSoft has done a great job! This week the New Features brochure was released, so I wanted to highlight some of the new features that I think are most exciting. General WX and Windev Features #1 New Repositionable Note Control This … Continue reading Version 21 Top New Features →

SCM Bug – Directory Does not exist in SCM Database

How to work around the "Directory Does not exists in SCM Database" bug.

Embedding a HF Classic Table in Your EXE

I recently needed to embed several PDF files in our executable so we didn’t have to ship them individually with application and keep track of updating them separately. The original plan was to try to do something similar to what pcSoft does with the DLLs in the executable, where they “self-extract” with the first run. … Continue reading Embedding a HF Classic Table in Your EXE →

A Few thoughts about losing my “Uncle John” this week

I lost someone really important to me last week, and it has taken that time for me to be able to write this. By birth, John Stevenson was my Uncle, my mother's brother, but he was always so much more than that. From the beginning he was always that Big Brother, that us first born … Continue reading A Few thoughts about losing my “Uncle John” this week →

Back from wxDevCon with a few announcements

It's been a little quiet at Uncle Pete's Corner, at least as far as the Blog/Webinars are concerned. As most of you know I was busy prepping for the wxDevCon Developers Conference. We had a really great time, and my hat's off to Tim Fischbeck and the rest of the WinDev.us team, this was by … Continue reading Back from wxDevCon with a few announcements →