FileZilla FTP Server on Amazon AWS

Wolfgang was having some issues following my articles to setup his WebDev server on Amazon. We discovered that the difference is in the way Amazon does their elastic IP assignments. I am not an Amazon expert, but my understanding is you have a public IP and a private IP. The issue is with the way passive mode of FileZilla … Continue reading FileZilla FTP Server on Amazon AWS →

Open Source – Security Class

Photo by cmoewes The security class is not a replacement for groupware, or even meant to compete against groupware. The security class doesn't provide any real UI components, instead it provides a foundation to configure default security at design time, and then have that security adjusted at runtime by a “superuser” without requiring additional development work. The Security Class … Continue reading Open Source – Security Class →

Two Styles of Editing Records from a Link in an AJAX Table

This article is going to show two different styles of edit screens that can be used with AJAX tables in WebDev. Both Popup Pages and Full Page edits via PageDisplay. In fact for the demo, I have added a check box control that determines which style of edit to use at run time! For a … Continue reading Two Styles of Editing Records from a Link in an AJAX Table →

Open Source – Query By Example

The Query by Example class provide a method of allow end users to filter their data using a simple QBE interface. It allows the them to save thier queries for later reuse as well. A QBE are three basic modes of QBE HFitler, SQL, and Advanced SQL. Hfilter and SQL work very similarly except one … Continue reading Open Source – Query By Example →

Web Design Resources

With the recent WebDev Article I have posted, folks have asked about the resource's I use for web development, this isn't an exhaustive list but a good place to start. Google Do I really need to say anymore? Where do you think we found all of these resources? Color Schemer Online A handy tool to … Continue reading Web Design Resources →

More WB Fun – The Running Doctor

You learned about using WB browser code with timers and properties to achieve "eye candy" type of effects without having to know JavaScript in the CURE Effect Article. Today we are going to using some of those technique plus a few new items to achieve the Running Doctor that you can see on theTaxCure.com's Under … Continue reading More WB Fun – The Running Doctor →

Open Source – Balloon Tip Class

The BalloonTip Class was created to provide balloon tip popups. It is based very loosely on the BalloonTip component example provided with WinDev, however it has been stripped down to only the parts needed to display a Balloon tip for a control. Displaying a balloon tip is a simple call to one method. There are … Continue reading Open Source – Balloon Tip Class →

The Cure Effect – How the CURE heading on theTaxCure.com was achieved with pure WX code

There is a lot going on in those 1000 x 109 pixels, automatic rolling text and coloring, shutting off when the mouse is in the region, click through to a popup that looks like a prescription pad, and all of it is native WX code, no JavaScript knowledge needed! Read on and you will be able to … Continue reading The Cure Effect – How the CURE heading on theTaxCure.com was achieved with pure WX code →

Open Source – Default Manager

The Default Manager Class was created to provide a uniform method of storing and retrieving default settings. There are four levels of default storage; Registry, User Global, Window Global and User Global. It really is as simple as all that. Two method, GetDefault and SaveDefault. We use it for everything! Storing database setting in … Continue reading Open Source – Default Manager →

The NextAge Open Source Initiative Finally Begins!

Photo by maartmeester In my spare time which seems to come at 3 in the morning lately, I have been trying to get all of my classes and sample code, documented and prepared to be released as open source. Those that attended wxDevCon have already gotten, several of the classes, and those classes will eventually be … Continue reading The NextAge Open Source Initiative Finally Begins! →