Part I:  Getting Started

 

Part I:  Getting Started

Introducing Iron Speed® Designer

A Quick Tour of Iron Speed Designer

Creating Your First Application

Creating Web Pages with the Application Wizard

Function Buttons

PDF Report

Microsoft Word Report

Export to Microsoft Excel

Export to ASCII CSV

Data Import Wizard

Step 1: Select a Web Page Style

Step 2: Connect to a Database Server

Step 3: Select Pages to Generate

Creating Edit Record and Show Record Pages for Database Views

Missing Edit Record and Show Record Pages

Ownership Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Databases

Step 4: Select Language and Localization Settings

Step 5: Name Your Application

Application Name and Folder Selection

Code Language and .NET Framework Selection

SQL Statement Generation

Namespace and Virtual Directory Selection

Step 6: Build Your Application

Adding New Web Pages to Your Application

Integrating Generated Web Pages into Existing Applications

Incorporate Existing ASPX Pages into Iron Speed Designer Applications

Adding Foreign Key Tables and Look Up Tables

Customizing Web Page Layout

Using Frames in Layout Pages

Using DHTML in Generated Pages

Using Client-Side JavaScript in Generated Pages

Placing ASP.NET Directives in Layout Pages

Adding Site-Wide HTML Tags

Automatically Refresh Page on Periodic Basis

Capturing the Enter Key in Layout Pages

Customizing Style Sheets and Design Themes

Using and Modifying Style Sheets

Creating Your Own Design Theme

What is a Panel?

Configuring Table and Record Panels

Database Server Selection

Microsoft Access Options for Database Server Selection

Microsoft SQL Server Options for Database Server Selection

MySQL Options for Database Server Selection

Oracle Options for Database Server Selection

Disconnecting a Database

Panel Table Selection

Panel Field Selection

Panel Query Configuration

Panel Option Selection

Table Search Configuration

Table Filtering Configuration

Table Panel Ordering

Table Column Total Configuration

Master-Detail (Parent-Child) Panel Selection

Working with Complex Databases

Database, Table, and Field Name Restrictions

Configuring Multi-Level Menus

Specifying Security Roles

Specifying the Sitemap Provider

Renaming and Deleting Menu Controls

Adding Menu Items Programmatically at Application Run-time

Changing your Application’s Menu Type from Classic to Multi-level

Highlighting Parent Menu Items

Configuring Classic-style Menus

Setting the Start Page and Error Pages

Configuring Third-Party Controls

Building and Running Your Application

Building Your Application

Running Your Application

Setting the Application Assembly Information