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27 Oct 2011

IronSpeed group by reports page

One of the common uses for bespoke web applications like those created with Iron Speed Designer is reporting. Web based applications built using the dot net framework are great for database reports as they make it easy to do web based reporting. Building web applications with Iron ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: bespoke web applications , ironspeed , Iron Speed V8 , Reports , application , Iron Speed
03 Oct 2011

Custom exports with Iron Speed Designer

Introduction
Iron Speed Designer has export functions built in. These allow you to export out of the box in a variety of formats including PDF, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and CSV. The system is built around exporting data from a specific database table which contains the data ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: web applications , Iron Speed
19 Jul 2011

Custom Loading Page with Iron Speed

Introduction
I recently read an article on Code Project written by Bryian Tan explaining how to create a loading page to display while waiting for a large page to load. The end result was a very neat transition between pages using a simple loading screen. This was ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: Iron Speed V8 , JavaScript , Coding
13 Jun 2011

Improve Iron Speed Add Record Popups

If you have built a few Iron Speed applications, then you will have come across Add Record links placed next to your drop downs on your Add and Edit pages. These buttons open a popup containing the Add Record page, which allows you to add a new item which is ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: Development , Iron Speed , Coding
13 May 2011

Iron Speed Designer V8.0.2 New Release

This is simply a maintenance release so don't expect any new features. You can see the list of bug fixes in the release notes.

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: new release , Iron Speed V8
04 Apr 2011

Build a Simple Help Desk Web Application

Introduction
A Help Desk application can be a great way to provide assistance and support to users. A simple IT Help Desk application will allow you to log problems and solutions. You can grant your staff/customers access to it allowing them to report their problems direct. Staff ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: Development , Design , SQL Server , Iron Speed
29 Mar 2011

Rename a database field and sync with Iron Speed

When you rename a column in your database you can use Iron Speeds "Map field" option to map all existing controls that were built on the old name to the new name. To do this you rename the column in the DB as you would normally, then ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: Iron Speed V8 , Development , Tip , Design , Database
22 Mar 2011

Iron Speed Designer v8.0 UI Changes - Breadcrumbs

Continuing our series about user interface changes in the latest version of Iron Speed Designer here is a quick post about navigation inside Iron Speed. Those of you that have used Iron Speed Designer v7 will be familiar with the breadcrumbs navigation bar above the spreadsheet view. ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: UI Changes , Iron Speed V8
08 Mar 2011

Iron Speed Designer V8.0 UI Changes - Code Tabs

The interface in Iron Speed Designer V8.0 has been tweaked to give it a cleaner look. To achieve this they have moved or removed some functions. The first thing to jump out at me was the code tabs above the spreadsheet view have been completely removed. If ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: UI Changes , Iron Speed V8 , Development
04 Mar 2011

Iron Speed Designer V8.0

Iron Speed Designer v8.0 has been released! It has some great new features including drag and drop charts. If you want to know more you can read Iron Speed's what's new and the release notes for v8.0. Watch this space for more posts on how to use these ...

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Posted by: Ben Demes

Tags: new release , Iron Speed V8 , Development , Code Generation , improvements

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