1. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-9, 2005 Key Biscayne, Florida Extending Existing Applications to the Web Dennis Piccioni Data Access Worldwide dennis@DataAccess.com

2. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida What does “Extending to the Web” mean?  Adding web interfaces for specific needs Traveling sales people need lists of customers and orders Customers want to check order status

3. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida Common Misconceptions  I need to port my whole application to the web  I need to port my whole application to the web at once  I must reuse my existing complex relationships and business rules

4. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida What do I need?  Data

5. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida High ROI  Huge impact from small or minimal investment  You can get data on the web with little time and effort, especially reports

6. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida Clean slate with new customers  You are not dependent on the customer’s: Current Database Current programming language Current platform

7. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida Wizards go a long way!  Prototype quickly  Create flexible and integrated reports and data entry pages

8. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida On to the Demonstration…  Show how quickly you can develop reports  How to integrate reports with each other  Shows reports integrated into an existing Electos web site

9. Open Solutions for a Changing World™ Copyright 2005, Data Access Worldwide June 6-8,2005 Key Biscayne, Florida Additional Reading (Homework )  Visual DataFlex Help > Tutorials > Creating Database Application Components > Creating Web Components  Visual DataFlex Help > Tutorials > Creating a Complete Order Entry System > Integrating Multiple Drill Down Reports