After starting Iron Speed Designer, you may proceed with creating a new application or editing an existing application.  The easiest way to get started with Iron Speed Designer is to use the Application Wizard to create your application.

The Application Wizard in Iron Speed Designer initializes your new application and walks you through the process of:

1. Selecting database tables to use in your application.  The Application Wizard connects to a designated database and uses the table schemas of selected tables when generating your application.

2. Creating web pages containing your selected database tables (see Creating Web Pages with the Application Wizard for details).  The Application Wizard can create a variety of template-based web pages for your application, including Show Table, Add Record, Edit Record, and Show Record pages.

3. Constructing menus and other navigation for your application.

4. Creating a virtual directory for your application.  Creating a new application also establishes a virtual directory for your application with the Microsoft IIS web server.  This points the Microsoft IIS web server at your application so that it can serve up the associated web pages and run your application.

5. Generating your application.

The process of creating a new application in Iron Speed Designer establishes the directory structure for your application, including:

1. The source files.  The input files for your application – the “source code” used by Iron Speed Designer to generate your application – consist of your HTML layout pages (web pages), component property settings, and table property settings.

2. The generated application files.  Generated application files include the Presentation Layer ASPX and ASCX files, C# or Visual Basic code-behinds, the Data Access Layer, and the Database Layer stored procedures and SQL statements.

See Also

Creating Web Pages with the Application Wizard

Step 1: Name Your Application

Step 2: Select a Web Page Style

Step 3: Connect to a Database Server

Step 4: Select Pages to Generate

Step 5: Build Your Application