Database Driven AJAX Apps in Less than 5 Minutes January 8
I just recently saw a post about some download-able example code that would set you on your way to creating an AJAX application in less than 10 minutes. Given that as a segue I thought I’d writea little about our product, Rev, which is a way to create an AJAX application in less than 5 minutes (and one that actually talks to a database). Rev has been put on the market to help developers quickly generate an application based on tables in a database schema.
1. Simply put in the JDBC connection information for the database
2. Check off the tables you wish to generate code for in your desired schema.
3. Go to the mapping tab and add or remove relationships between the tables (if you have foreign keys defined in your database, they will appear automatically).
4. Change any field names you’d like in that screen.
5. Go to the Constructor tab.
6. Choose the type of output you’d like, various Java flavors or even a PHP application.
7. Fill in the project options. If you have a supported application sserver, be sure to check off the deploy target as default.
8. Click the ANT button to build your project and deploy it (if applicable).
That’s it, you have successfully generated a fully working CRUD application in the flavor of your choice. Rev has left you with all of the source code so if you like working by example, you can take this fully functioning example and start adding to it right away.
There is a more detailed walk-through that can be found at the Vgo Software site.
It is a product that has a price tag, but it’s low, and you can get a free 15 day trial download from Vgo Software.
Please, give it a try, and send us your feedback, we are always looking for ways to improve the product.