What's new in CodeCharge Studio 2

CodeCharge Studio 2.0 introduces many new powerful features as well as makes improvements to some of the already existing features. Like its predecessor, CodeCharge Studio 2.0 is geared towards drastically reducing the time and cost involved in creating web applications. CodeCharge Studio 1.0 set new standards with regard to rapid application development and following in its footsteps, CodeCharge Studio 2.0 presents an even more powerful and robust tool for all its users. The improvements made in this release ensure that CodeCharge Studio 2.0 remains the leading tool of choice as far as web application development is concerned. While introducing many new features to further automate and improve the web application development process, CodeCharge Studio 2.0 remains an easy to use tool.

The following are some of the new features introduced in CodeCharge Studio 2.0:

• Editable Grid: Our users asked for it and in this release, we are proud to introduce the editable grid component which enables the editing of multiple records simultaneously. Users will be able to leverage this component to create order processing, inventory management, shopping cart, or any other ERP-type system whose integral functionality involves the manipulation of multiple records. For the end user of the web application, the editable grid will greatly speed the process of adding, editing or deleting multiple records since only a single button click will the required to initiate the rocessing of multiple records.
• Index/Directory: The Directory component facilitates the creation of a Yahoo style Directory or Index. The Directory is made up of a hierarchy of categorized listings which the user can navigate through. This makes the Directory component especially useful when creating Web portals where information is provided taxonomically. Using CodeCharge Studio 1.0 users were able to create Web Portals and Content Management Systems using customized grid forms. With the introduction of the Directory component, the creation of such systems will be easier as well as produce more robust and navigable systems. This feature should also prove useful when implementing applications where end-users can define and then represent organizational structures or define and assign roles to users in a hierarchical fashion.
• Site Diagram: The site diagram feature enables the developer to produce a visual representation of the pages within the site as well as show how the pages are linked to one another. The diagrams can be used to document the site as well as make presentations about the site pages for the purpose of analyzing and discussing the site structure without getting into the details of the underlying code. For someone who is not involved in the creation of a site, the site diagram provides a relatively easy way to understand what the site is made up of and how it works.
• Date Picker: The Date Picker component enables the user to specify date values by selecting a date from a pop-up calendar. The pop-up calendar is a small browser window which contains a monthly view of dates and also has the capability of scrolling backwards and forwards to other months.
• File Upload: The process of transferring files from the end users machine to the server can now be accomplished by using the File Upload component. This component generates the necessary code to enable an end user to select files from their machine and submit the files so that they are uploaded to the server.
• Example Pack: The CodeCharge Studio example pack comes in the form of a CodeCharge Studio project within which there are different sub-projects which implement various programming techniques.
• Expanded Documentation: We have made a concerted effort to release more comprehensive documentation as well as example code to ease the learning curve on the part of the user. This expanded documentation should greatly aid the user in realizing the full potential of CodeCharge Studio 2.0. In addition to this, the documentation shall be provided and maintained in electronic format so that necessary updates can be delivered quickly.
• Multi-Select ListBox: The listbox component has been improved to allow the end user to select multiple values within the listbox, unlike in previous versions where only one value could be selected. The Multi-Select listbox can therefore be used in database tables with one-to-many relationships.
• Search and Replace: The search and replace functionality within the CodeCharge Studio 2.0 IDE has been greatly enhanced to support searches across multiple files as well as use advanced features such as regular expressions to specify the criteria.
• Optimized Grid Component: The grid component has been improved to support a larger number of fields.
• Japanese Version: CodeCharge Studio 2.0 will also see the release of a localized Japanese version to be distributed by AG Tech in the Japanese market.

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Key Features of CodeCharge Studio