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European Xbase++
Developer Conference
in the Netherlands
on Nov. 12th & 13th 2004.

The table below displays the expertise
that is going to be present for you !

Well, and you will have to do a lot of
looking over someone's shoulders, .... !!

 


If you have questions, please contact us. Please click here *) for a detailed session schedule, or if you like to sign-up *)!

*) You will be redirected to the XXP-Homepage, since the organisational committee is composed of members of the Xbase++ UserGroup in the Netherlands.

    ALASKA SOFTWARE SPEAKERS
 
   Steffen F. Pirsig, CTO
Friday, 12th. Nov. 2004 Keynote
top Xbase++ today and tomorrow. Especially the plans of Alaska Software beyond Visual Xbase++ 2.0. Details about future platform support as well as new technologies and how Xbase++ as a language will evolve. A lot of exciting stuff will be presented to the attendees in this session.
 
Friday, 12th. Nov. 2004 Database Technologies
top Xbase++ as a database application development tool and language. This session is about the core of the product: Database Technologies. Steffen will talk about how to reap the most out of the DataAccessChain (DAC), DataType Mapping and the Dictionary support integrated into Xbase++. He will also refer to Xbase++-specific data access concepts which have been designed to increase database performance and to increase development productivity. You will be able to identify performance bottlenecks in your applications and you will also be given the knowledge to resolve them. A better understanding of Network and Client/Server infrastructures gives you the ability to identify network problems and/or to make the most out of database server systems, such as Advantage Database Server or MS SQL for example.
 
  Till Warweg, User Interface Technologies
Friday, 12th. Nov. 2004 ActiveX for the Power Developer
top Till Warweg, member of the Xbase++ User Interface Technologies Group, is going to demonstrate in great detail how things work in the GUI department. For example, he will dive into the event management and the user interface integration of ActiveX components using Xbase++. Till is also going to hold a hands-on session, which focuses on how to make use out of the WebBrowser control, on how to integrate Windows Common Controls and on how to embed report design capabilities in Xbase++. Having absorbed all the information of this session, you ought to be able to utilize next to all of the visual ActiveX components available on the market.
 
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Debugging and Code Analysis using Visual Xbase++
top In this session, Till will show us all the insides of the truely outstanding debugging capabilities of Visual Xbase++. You will be guided on a step-by-step-basis into the world of breakpoints, conditional breakpoints and programm execution logging. Variable inspection and customization of variable output for the Object Inspector are also going to be taken a look at. You will be able to make better use out of the VX debugger and this way will be able to increase product quality and turn-around cycles in your end-users' software development.
   
  Andreas Herdt, Core Technologies
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 ActiveX for Beginners
top Andreas Herdt, member of the Xbase++ Core Technology Team, will be giving a short introduction into the ActiveX technology. In this presentation, you will be shown all the bells and whistles required to utilize ActiveX effectively and efficiently. MS Back-Office integration with MS-Word and MS-Excel is, among other subject matters, covered during the practical part of Andreas' session.

Each attendee will get a good understanding of the ActiveX technology and the MS Office platform, with special attention to MS Word, MS Excel and Outlook integration. Based upon this introductionary session, you will be able to develop your own backoffice integration, irrespective of if you want to accomplish real-time charting, mail merges or Outlook contact integration into existing Xbase++ solutions.
   
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Visual Xbase++ at a glance
top Now that Visual Xbase++ is going to become available, Andreas Herdt wants to take the opportunity to give you an overview about the capabilities of this powerful and productive development environment. He shares with you his best practice knowledge to make your daily work more productive.

Attendees will get a complete overview about how Visual Xbase++ can increase their productivity. Also, you will get a better understanding about how easy it is to migrate your existing working environment over to the Visual Xbase++ environment.
   
    Xbase++ COMMUNITY SPEAKERS
   
  Clayton Jones, Author, Founder and Owner of Top-Down
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Using Top-Down for Rapid Development of GUI Apps
top

This session will focus on the latest features of Top-Down Library, including its ability to handle and mix all coordinate systems, it's easy printing system, and special emphasis on the new Rapid Development features of the IDE/Form Designer.

   
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Window Architecture and Control
top This session will demonstrate techniques for controlling dialog windows and their components. Includes tips for effective multithreading, one of the most powerful features of Xbase++. It will remove the mystery and allow the developer to have complete mastery over what can be a complex and baffling subject. This is a must for anyone new to Xbase++ programming. Source code samples will be available.
   
  Roger Donnay, Author, Founder and Owner of Donnay Software Inc.
Friday, 12th. Nov., 2004 Developing an Architecture for Web-Based Applications
top This session is aimed at Xbase++ programmers who wish to understand how to develop a Web/Application-server, using Xb2.Net and eXpress++. The session shows how to:
  • Build an architecture that allows for rapid development.
  • Develop improved debugging techniques.
  • Use session management to simplify code and add flexibility.
  • Create dynamic-HTML using the eXpress++ method.
  • Create a SOAP client to administer the website.
  • Add HTTPS (secure socket) support.
  • Several customers applications will be demonstrated as practical examples.
   
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Using eXpress++ for Migration Projects
top This session is aimed at Xbase++ programmers who want to learn how to convert text-based applications to GUI using eXpress++, an extension to the Xbase++ language that cuts development time and code size dramatically.

The first half of this seminar is dedicated to introducing Xbase++ programmers to the eXpress++ method. The second half of the seminar is dedicated to introducing existing eXpress++ users still using earlier versions to the many new features and improvements which have been added in version 1.8.
   
  Boris Borzic, Borzic Consulting
Friday, 12th. Nov., 2004 SQLExpress
top SQLExpress is an object-oriented library for Xbase++ that provides easy connectivity to a variety of SQL and ODBC data sources. The SQLExpress session will cover the following topics: differences between DBF and SQL programming, migration paths from DBF to SQL, how to connect to an ODBC datasource and a brief discussion of cursor types and database concurrency. A sample commercial application using SQLExpress will also be presented.
   
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Xb2.NET
top This is a complete object-oriented sockets library that provides a protocol-independent base for developing virtually any kind of communications software. The library also includes a native Xbase++ HTTP and SOAP server.

There is no need to configure, manage and support complex 3rd party web servers, gateways and CGI scripts because Xb2.NET makes your Xbase++ application the web server. During the Xb2.NET session, you will learn how easy it is to write your own HTTP and SOAP server, how to implement HTTP session management, connecting through a proxy, creating certificates and using SSL/TLS for client as well as server applications.
   
  Dieter Stelzner, Author of XClass++, Founder & Owner of DS-DataSoft GmbH
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Rapid Application Development with XClass++ (OOP)
top Developing a dialog with 2 tabpages to browse and to edit data. The following issues are going to be covered:
  • Application with toolbar and statusbar
  • Dialog with changestate-notifcation, data navigation, record-locking and appending
  • edit-timeout
  • Browser with cell-editing, row editing and pre- and postvalidation
This example will show at a glance the power of XClass++.
   
  Markus Herz, DS-DataSoft GmbH
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 Full access to ADS Client/Server with AdsClass++ (OOP)
top Markus will give us a profound insight into the following subject matters:

  • Connecting to ADS or Local Engine
  • Connecting to ADS Datadictionary
  • Using DBF or ADT
  • Sub-indexes and condtional indexes
  • AOF filter
  • Working with SQL inside application
  • OOP proceeding: workarea versus object model
   
  Phil Ide
Friday, 12th., Nov., 2004 Passwords, Access Control and Security Considerations.
top This session is primarily aimed at web applications (WAA, WAS, Xb2.NET), but the principles apply to all applications. Phil says, "This session ties in nicely (I think) with Boris Borzic's session on Xb2.NET, where he discusses creating certificates and SSL."
   
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 XODC - Xbase++ openSource Development Center
top The XODC is a web site dedicated to hosting openSource projects. It is not yet fully functional, as some of the code required for adding and administering projects is still being written. Each project gets its own source repository, a mailing-list to keep members in contact, and a newsgroup for user support. Take a look: http://www.xodc.org.uk.
   
  Pablo Botella
Saturday, 13th. Nov., 2004 xppGUI.DLL
top xppGUI is a complete GUI for Xbase++ that provides a more compromised integration into the Windows platform. The xppGUI core is written in C++ but gives you the opportunity to insert your Xbase++ code at any point in time of execution. During this session you will learn how to write applications with xppGUI and how to get access to all the Windows API within your applications.
   
Saturday, 13th Nov. 2004 Client/server using xppGUI and Xb2.Net
top XppGUI provides some classes particularily designed to work in conjunction with Xb2Net. Thus, we will be shown how to write a client/server application using xppGUI and Xb2Net.
   

 

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