Re: GreenScreen to Browser (was ServicePrograms VS normal Programs).

Thanks Simon,

I will investigate this possibility as well.

Kind regards,
Eduard Sluis.

--- Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> On 27/08/2004, at 10:01 AM, Eduard Sluis wrote:
> 
> > But we would better like to make them browserbased.
> 
> At the risk of making yet another vendor announcement (but if Joe can
> 
> do it so can I) you could take a look at aXes (US distributor is
> Linoma 
> Software).
> 
> > We can not rewrite them.
> 
> aXes does not require you to make any changes to your existing code 
> thus it works if you don't have the source. It also works with UIM
> and 
> handles the DDS GUI constructs such as windows, radio buttons, check 
> boxes, push buttons, and menu bars.
> 
> > We can not 'Yet' allow to change them in such a way they can not
> run
> > anymore on greenscreen.
> 
> No changes are required to the application so it continues to work in
> 
> greenscreen environments.
> 
> > We can not allow to end up with two versions.
> 
> That's one of the fundamental design aspects of aXes. No dual 
> maintenance. Tools that convert DDS to HTML or JSP force dual 
> maintenance. Even if they automate the conversion you still have to 
> change the DDS and then remember to convert to JSP or whatever.
> 
> > What are the real options/tools available to do this??
> 
> aXes is one but there are others. iSeriesNetwork published a few 
> articles covering a large number of re-facing tools.
> 
> > Mind.. No resources, No time.
> 
> That sounds like a perfect fit for aXes. Install it, start it, point 
> your browser at it, and you're done.
> 
> > Ok... a little time and some resources.
> 
> Then you can do additional things like customising the skins, or 
> writing web applications using Lua, etc.
> 
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.
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