Last week we began discussing WebDev Advanced Positioning and Zoning. We got the “Power Bar” completed. This week we will finish up the rest of the zones and discuss the challenges of editing zones, and I will show you a few of my black magic tricks to getting it done. When we last left our hero, … Continue reading WebDev Advanced Positioning and Zoning – Part 2
WebDev Advanced Positioning and Zoning – Part 1
This week we will be covering WebDev Advanced Positioning and Zoning. We will start with a Primer of Zoning, and then go through the process of modifying one of the supplied templates to add advanced zoning, including a fix "Power Bar" at the top of the page like Google, Paypal and others are doing these days. … Continue reading WebDev Advanced Positioning and Zoning – Part 1
Incorporating a JavaScript Gauge in WebDev
This week's Uncle Pete's corner will be covering Incorporating a JavaScript Gauge in WebDev One of my current projects involved producing "Dashboards". The Webdev built-in graphing functions are pretty powerful. At some point we will have to move to a 3rd party graphing function for some really high end features but for most projects the out … Continue reading Incorporating a JavaScript Gauge in WebDev
Gmail Style Email Entry Field – Part 2
This week’s Uncle Pete’s corner will be wrapping up the Gmail Style Email Entry Field Last week we covered the requirements, and did the coding for the entry field and lookup ahead style combo box. This week we are wrapping up with the variable number and width of columns looper. Which will introduce some less … Continue reading Gmail Style Email Entry Field – Part 2
WebDev Publishing Parameter File
When multiple people work on a WebDev project, sometimes more than one person needs to be able to publish an update to the site. If you have ever published a site you know there are quite a few parameters and passwords that you have to get correct. Instead of having to share all of that … Continue reading WebDev Publishing Parameter File
Gmail Style Email Entry Field – Part 1
This week's Uncle Pete's corner will be covering Gmail Style Email Entry Field We will be creating a Gmail Style Email Entry Field, which means we will be creating a type ahead style combo box and a few other features as well. In my "spare" time, I have been slowly rewriting pcReminder.com, which I originally wrote with … Continue reading Gmail Style Email Entry Field – Part 1
Embedding a PDF in a WebDev Page
This week's Uncle Pete's corner will be cover embedding a PDF in a WebDev Page We are working on a Electronic Parts Distributor eCommerce website and one requirement is to display data sheets for the products. Data Sheets are technical documents in PDF format with all types of technical information about a part. They can … Continue reading Embedding a PDF in a WebDev Page
Scan to PDF
Dan Matis ask me to create a “Scan to PDF” function based on the work I had previously done on my image viewer component, and he is gracious enough to allow me to share the function with the community. You simply pass the name of the resulting PDF file to the function, and it uses … Continue reading Scan to PDF
Uploading and Processing an Excel File
I needed to upload and process an excel file via WebDev for a recent project. To accomplish the task, several concepts covered, so I figured it would make for a great "Uncle Pete's Corner" We will be covering: The WebDev Upload Control Drag and Drop File Uploading The Native Excel Commands Updating a progress bar … Continue reading Uploading and Processing an Excel File
The END:
Don't get to excited, we aren't talking about the END: of Uncle Pete! We are talking about the END: statement in WX. Notice the : , read on to find out what the heck that is all about. What we are really talking about today, is cleaning up after yourself, something my wife doesn't think … Continue reading The END:

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