I'm looking to implement edittable functionality onto the web. As I see it, through html there are 2 ways to do this using html:

1. use a standard table with "text" components for each cell with update/delete buttons per row. These could use javascript calls on change text basis to function in realtime?

2. show all data as table with edit/delete buttons as above, but no text components. If edit button is pressed, a "child" window may open with text components for each column, which subsequently reloads the table if the row is saved.

Which of these are options are the most feasible, or are there some other ideas?

Also has anyone implemented a purely java frontend to their apps? I'm thinking this may be a better option as swing contains components like these already.

TIA

Hi James,

You'll be happy to know that my company will release in the next few weeks a product called InsiTech ProJect that is a 100% pure Java environment designed to allow Java front-end, XML communications and OpenInsight/Arev back-end ( with other databases like MS-SQL and Oracle to follow shortly) applications to be built for Internet/Intranet applications.

As far as you, the developer is concerned, you will add ProJect's data-enabled controls into any Java GUI environment( Sun's Forte, Livewater/JRev, Visual Cafe, etc) and then drag and drop the controls to create your windows.

The product is at the latest Java 1.3 level, uses Swing controls, and implements familiar OI/Arev features like read on lostfocus of key control, table, number, date validations, it overcomes a series of known 1.3 swing control bugs, etc.

The product will be licensed per OI server, and as I said before is only about 2 weeks away from release ( we are in the final testing/documentation phase).

Hope this answers your question. Feel free to contact me directly with any other questions you may have.

David Pociu

The InsiTech Group

dp@itgp.com

Thanks Dave, that sounds VERY promising! I would be interested in getting my hands on a beta release if possible to confirm it will suit our needs. My root email address is jimbob@s130.aone.net.au

In the interim I will need to implement an orders screen that will require the functionality discussed. Any suggestions here?

Kind Regards,

James.

The second option is the most feasible. Just show all the data in a table, then have a child window to do the editing of individual rows.

I will contact you at you e-mail address in the next few days regarding the Java tool.

Dave Pociu

The InsiTech Group

dp@itgp.com

We have some JavaScript programs that handle dynamic edit-in-place data tables in HTML. The edittable area uses virtual space, so you can display large amounts of data without taking up much room. Each column can have either text field, combo boxes or checkboxes. All columns are resizable by the end user. You can specify row hight, field level protection, pre/post click and pre/post blur processing and numerous other features.

The only limitation to all this is it currently only runs under IE 4.0 or better.

The Sprezzatura Group

[/i]World leaders in all things RevSoft[/i]

That sounds very interesting - I would be interested in obtaining some code examples and/or advice. Should I contact you directly?

You might be able to give me a quick tip anyway. Do you use any code aside from html and javascript to process you code (eg. asp etc) or do all your procedures called Basic+ functions which have the html inside them?

Regards,

James.

It's all Basic+ and JS. Many of the HTML docs and some of the JS code are generated through the Basic+ scripts. Currently, the HTML and JS docs live in simple DOS subdirs, though we are thinking about integrating them further into LH. This is still being talked about. Advantages to both ways.

The reason for the IE specific stuff is the capabilities of the browser. Even though I get a pain in my side whenever I'm forced to admit it, IE is a much better browser for trying to develop an "application" or shrink-wrap style software.

You might want to contact us directly so we can explain all the features and capabilities we have to offer.

The Sprezzatura Group

[/i]World leaders in all things RevSoft[/i]

Thanks for the info. I'll be in touch.

I know what you mean, I'm fairly confident Bills monitoring our conversation now… I too have found IE is much more flexible in the html code it allows you to produce and still run - especially where tables are involved.

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