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GeneXus 8.0: More Platforms and New Devices

GeneXus enables generation and maintenance of GUI and WEB applications for the Java and Microsoft.NET platforms as well as for pocket devices in a quick, efficient, and productive way.

The launching of the Microsoft .NET generator for WinForms, the upgrades introduced in the Java and Microsoft.NET generators, and the new generator for Pocket PC are the main novelties incorporated into the GeneXus 8.0 version in terms of platforms and new devices.


By using the new Microsoft .NET generator for Winforms, developers can generate multiple-tier applications - as in Java; simplify installation to maximum levels - now it is only a matter of copying the application into a directory; and profit from the performance-related advantages offered by this generator in the use of XML and web services.

For those who wish to stick to the Windows environment, the Microsoft .NET generator for Winforms is the next step in the technological evolution of GUI applications (Graphic User Interface) generated in Visual Basic and Visual Fox Pro.


Moreover, both the Java and the Microsoft .NET generators for Win and Web (ASP.NET) enable validation and computations as the information is entered into the fields. 


The possibility of carrying out client-side validations has been implemented with a dialog that is similar to the ?field to field? dialog used in the Visual Fox Pro and Visual Basic applications.
This not only brings about a substantial increase in transaction interaction with final users, but also makes conversion of VFP and VB applications into the Java and Microsoft.NET platforms easier.

Apart from expanding the range of options in terms of platform selection, GeneXus 8.0 has also incorporated the possibility of developing applications for Pocket PC devices. To be more precise,  Embedded Visual Basic applications are generated, which work in Pocket PC devices on the Pocket PC operating system. Applications created with GeneXus today, will be able to be generated in the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework in the future.


Pocket devices may be connected to the server or not, since they can work wirelessly. When connected to the server, web applications are used. However, nowadays, these devices are not likely to be connected to the server when used, and specific developments are required for their operating systems.

The new generator for Pocket PC enables developers to build applications for Pocket PC without the need to learn anything new. Actually, development is very similar to that of Winform applications. 

 

More information:

Microsoft .NET generator (GXDL)

Pocket PC generator (GXDL)

 

New Java generator features (GXTechnical)

Client-side validation (GXTechnical)

 

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