ANN: Facelift Professional for VO - v1.04
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From: Paul Piko on 11 Aug 2010 09:55 Jorge, One of the Facelift configuration files defines the conversion from a VO WED control to a corresponding .NET control. When you choose Windows Form output, for example, a VO FixedIcon is mapped to a PictureBox, a bBrowser is mapped to a DataGridView, and a Classmate cMaskedEdit is mapped to a MaskedTextBox. Facelift's purpose is to save the time and effort of having to manually reconstruct windows in the form designer. Facelift deals with VO Window binary entities, and the controls contained in them. I don't think a class like bArrayserver is available as a WED control. But if there are controls that aren't currently handled the configuration files can be updated to process them. Unrecognised controls are converted to labels, as place-holders. Regards, Paul Vulcan Mind Meld http://www.vulcanmindmeld.net "Jorge" <jorgeaccinelli(a)dextrasistemas.com.ar> wrote in message news:d33c4853-777d-4493-8899-f90921288cb6(a)5g2000yqz.googlegroups.com... > On 11 ago, 09:57, "Ginny Caughey" > <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote: >> Congratulations, Paul! Very useful. I look forward to trying it out. >> >> -- >> >> Ginny Caugheywww.wasteworks.com > > > > Hello ! > > IF I have a vo application with extended use of bBrowser, > bArrayserver, seuixp classes, RightSle etc. What equivalences > I will meet in the new .net solution ? I know there is > in vulcan net version of all these classes , But what will > happen If I try a direct conversion ? > > Best Regards > Jorge Accinelli
From: Paul Piko on 11 Aug 2010 10:04 Brian, Thanks. Having moved a number of clients to take advantage of the features available in the newer GUIs I found that repainting screens was an unfulfilling task. With Facelift automating the process I was able to concentrate on the changes rather than spending a large amount of time in the window designer. Regards, Paul Vulcan Mind Meld http://www.vulcanmindmeld.net "Brian" <߮ian@g�afxsoft.com> wrote in message news:4c629002$0$16603$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Paul, > > Congratulations on this awesome product ! > > Going from VO/Vulcan.NET GUI to a more stable WinForm or WPF is a huge > step forward. To have automated a good deal of this process, is simply > great step forward for VO/ Vulcan.NET programmers. > > Brian > > > > >> Facelift Professional for Visual Objects is a tool that reduces the >> amount >> of work involved in converting a VO application to use the .NET >> Framework. >> It reads VO window binary entities and reconstructs them as .NET >> versions, >> targeting either Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation. The >> windows that are output can be opened in the Visual Studio forms >> designers. >> The source code it produces can be Vulcan.NET, C# or VB.NET. >> >> The latest update to Facelift Pro for VO includes the creation of event >> handlers for Pushbutton methods, ButtonClick methods and some other >> commonly >> used control events. These are in addition to the event handlers for >> windows >> that Facelift already produces. >> >> Download and install Facelift to review the documentation and see >> "before" >> and "after" samples. The "before" code is supplied as VO AEFs. The >> "after" >> code is a collection of Visual Studio solutions, demonstrating each of >> the >> combinations of output language and GUI: >> >> * Vulcan.NET Window Forms >> * Vulcan.NET WPF >> * C# Windows Forms >> * C# WPF >> * VB.NET Windows Forms >> * VB.NET WPF >> >> For more information, including a video introduction, go to >> http://www.vulcanmindmeld.net/facelift. >> >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> Special price until the end of August 2010: Receive a 60 euro discount by >> using the coupon code FPROVO-INTRO. >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> >> Regards, >> Paul Piko >> >> Vulcan Mind Meld >> http://www.vulcanmindmeld.net >> >>
From: Ginny Caughey on 11 Aug 2010 11:20 Paul, have you considered a trial version of Facelift? That's a lot to pay if it doesn't work well enough, but it's also a great price if it works well. -- Ginny Caughey www.wasteworks.com
From: Paul Piko on 11 Aug 2010 19:51 Ginny, I have considered a trial version but do not have one at this stage. What I can offer is this: if you (or anyone) wants to send me an AEF containing a window I will run Facelift and send back the Visual Studio solutions (VS2008/2010, Vulcan/C#/VB, WinForm/WPF). The AEF only needs to contain the window's binary, and as much or little of the window class code as you like; it doesn't need to be a complete or even running application, just the window. The email address to send the AEF to is: iwantafacelift at vulcanmindmeld.net. Hopefully some of the users of Facelift will join in and share their experiences. Regards, Paul Vulcan Mind Meld http://www.vulcanmindmeld.net "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.online(a)wasteworks.com> wrote in message news:4c62bee2$0$5476$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Paul, have you considered a trial version of Facelift? That's a lot to pay > if it doesn't work well enough, but it's also a great price if it works > well. > > -- > > Ginny Caughey > www.wasteworks.com > > > >
From: Ginny Caughey on 11 Aug 2010 20:12
That's a great offer, Paul, I've sent you my biggest and ugliest. ;-) -- Ginny Caughey www.wasteworks.com |