Funcoder Technology Blog

Now that the exciting WinDev 15 release is out the door there are very exciting times ahead for us developers of PC Soft tools.

I noticed on the WinDev site today there is a very cool quick YouTube video by Georgio showing how you can write Java code to access hardware functions within WinDev Mobile 15.

My personal view is that PC Soft has done a great job of allowing us to go beyond the WLanguage functions so we can create professional grade applications in the IDE.

The packaging functionality in WinDev Mobile 15 makes it so easy to create the app ready to deploy to a device.

Check out this video to see for yourself.

I tested my first WebDev 15 site today but getting a strange issue with a 404 error.

When I debug the web app I get the following dialog:

Running the diagnostics everything works except the AWP files configuration. I have tried the Correct button but it doesn’t solve the problem.

Running the web app I get a 404 error.

I’ve checked the CGI mapping is in place and all looks good, so I am lost what is causing this.

Anyone have suggestions?

You just have to ask my wife how annoying I can be when I spontaneously re-enact the Tears in Rain scene from Blade Runner. So you can imagine my delight when I found a video of Lego character also enjoying this moving moment.

I know I’m kind of strange but its the dark side of my geek life.

I see a lot of people trip up when they want to add some JavaScript to their browser code.

By default all browser methods are defined as WL as you can see from the screen shot below.

The letters WL and the green tell me this is a WL method, but if you click on the word WL then the method will change to JS. Now you can enter your JavaScript code.

The great thing is that the IDE supports JavaScript and will report any syntax errors.

Microsoft shows us Project Natal which is not just for video games but a user interface for the family.

Last week I was thinking about my blog and the fact that most of my focus here is on WinDev & WebDev. I also have some great ideas for the site so last week I looked at my WordPress Title and decided to add WinDev and WebDev into it to better reflect the blogs content.

Before this I was on around the third page when you did a Google search for WinDev. Today I typed in WinDev as its my lazy way to get the the WinDev forum. I was astonished to find my blog 4th in the list.

Thought it might me a useful bit of information for you to bit of SEO in the mix. Please let me know if you would like more in-depth SEO by leaving a comment.

Make sure your RSS Reader is set as I am in the process of planning some fun Podcasts / Screencasts. Exciting times ahead…

I’m a real visual person when it comes to thinking about the flow of an application, so I will put pen to paper and sketch out my ideas.

That’s until I cam across a great web based tool called iPlotz which is a Flash based design tool for wire framing your screens with collaboration built in (one thing my paper does not do well at).

They have a free account which allows you to create 1 project and up to 5 wireframes. Perfect to test out the software and see if it fits your needs.

http://iplotz.com/

I had fun developing this site for Aj, a very cool script editor here in the UK. All developed in WebDEV.

You can visit Aj’s website at http://www.scriptwritingservices.com. The brief was that she wanted a simple yet vibrant site to promote her services and show some testimonials.

I have started to use Laughingbird Software’s Logo tool to build website logo’s for clients that do not have this. I will be Adding a Logo onto Aj’s site soon as it has been approved.

If you are looking to get some web presence then drop me an email at funcoder@gmail.com or Google Chat with me.

One of the issues with having so many wonderful apps in the AppStore is that your screen becomes cluttered and difficult to manage. The video shows a concept on how you could manage your device screens from iTunes.

Its a great idea but I also hope that Apple will make some enhancements to the UI so Apps can be categorised.

I read a great post this morning from Steve Clayton Geek in Disguise blog on how to use the new Windows 7 Search Connector to add twitter search to your explorer window.

Just go to Twitter Search Connector enter your user name and it will then generate a connector for Windows 7.

Another very cool thing I love about Windows 7.