You can easily integrate applications built with Iron Speed Designer with your existing applications and web pages. Because of the state-less nature of web programming, your existing application and an Iron Speed Designer application can operate as separate, independent applications, even though one may call into another via the URL mechanism inherent in all web applications.
An existing web application typically contains HTML, ASP, and JSP pages. You can reference or “call” these existing pages from within your Iron Speed Designer application by adding URLs to these pages within your Iron Speed Designer application. A simple URL might be:
<a href=”http://www.ironspeed.com/product_list.aspx”>See our fabulous products!</a>
A more complex reference might include parameters in the URL, e.g.:
<a href=”http://www.ironspeed.com/product_list.aspx?ID=Enterprise”>Enterprise Edition</a>
Place URLs to existing applications in the appropriate cell via the Page Layout Spreadsheet in Layout Editor. Iron Speed Designer passes through to the ASPX page any content you add, so these URLs will be present in the final ASPX pages.
Your existing applications can reference, or “call”, the ASPX pages created by Iron Speed Designer by adding URLs to your existing application pages. A simple URL might be:
<a href=”http://www.ironspeed.com/ShowProductsTable.aspx”>See our fabulous products!</a>
A more complex reference might include parameters in the URL, e.g.:
<a href=”http://www.ironspeed.com/ShowProducts.aspx?ID=Enterprise”>Enterprise Edition</a>
Adding New Web Pages to Your Application
Linking Add, Edit, Show Record, and Table Report Pages
Adding Foreign Key Table and Look Up Table Pages
Integrating Web Pages into Existing Applications
Incorporate Existing ASPX Pages into Iron Speed Designer Applications