There is absolutely no requirement that you build and compile your external application with Iron Speed Designer in order to integrate your external application with an Iron Speed Designer application. However, in certain circumstances, you may find it convenient to do so.
To incorporate stand-alone ASPX pages into your Iron Speed Designer application, copy them into your Iron Speed Designer application’s folder.
If you are using the VBC or CSC compilers to compile your Iron Speed Designer application (set in the Application Wizard), there are no additional changes that need to be made. Your external ASPX pages will be automatically compiled at run-time by the VBC or CSC compilers.
You can place Iron Speed Designer generated controls on pages in an external application. This is a great way to add data-bound controls, such as a data-bound text box, field value, or table, into your existing application.
Step 1: Place the external file into a subfolder of your Iron Speed Designer application, e.g.:
C:\MyApp\MyASPXPages
Step 2: Rename the newly added file with an .ASPX file extension, even though it may be another page type, such as HTML or ASP. Renaming the page to .ASPX allows Iron Speed Designer’s Application Explorer to recognize the page.
Step 3: In Iron Speed Designer, select View, Refresh to display this new file in the Application Explorer.
Step 4: Rebuild your application (Build, Rebuild All).
This external page will now be part of the Iron Speed Designer application.
You can incorporate an external ASCX control and place this on an Iron Speed Designer generated page.
Step 1: Repeat the steps in the previous section. However, rename the newly added file with an .ASCX file extension even though it may be another page type, such as HTML or ASP.
Step 2: After creating a new ASCX control, go to Design Mode and drag an Include Component from the Toolbox onto the page. Name the component “Include”.
Step 3: Select Tools, Properties... to open the Properties dialog. Then, select the appropriate control and go to the Display tab.
Step 4: (IMPORTANT) Press the Browse button and select the appropriate control file from the application folder, for example a newly added ASCX control file.
Step 5: (IMPORTANT) Press OK to save the file. Then rebuild your application (Build, Rebuild All). Note that if you do not select a file, the component will not have a binding saved and no code will be generated for this control. As such, these two steps are very important.
Your ASPX page should now be displayed with the same look and feel as the rest of your application.
Adding New Web Pages to Your Application
Linking Add, Edit, Show Record, and Show Table Pages
Adding Foreign Key Table and Look Up Table Pages
Integrating Generated Web Pages into Existing Applications
Incorporate Existing ASPX Pages into Iron Speed Designer Applications