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Jargon Replicator™ Application Migration Tool for Progress

Jargon Replicator is a companion product to Jargon Writer that can jump-start your development efforts. By analyzing Progress database schemas and Progress 4GL screen frame definitions, Jargon Replicator generates a variety of "first-cut" client GUI programs.

These programs can be run immediately without any changes, or you can enhance them first by using Jargon Writer to get the particular look and feel that is desired. For example, you could add images, combo boxes, radio buttons and other GUI "widgets" to improve the look and feel of your application.

Jargon Replicator can be run in any Progress database environment with a Unix or NT host. The developer simply selects a few options, "pushes the button", and within seconds, both host source code and client XML code are automatically generated for a fully functioning maintenance, inquiry or browse. Jargon Replicator can also analyze existing Progress 4GL programs and generate "look-alike" GUI screens. Developers can quickly attach these objects to menus and buttons within an application framework.

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Features

  • All generated programs include a menu bar, status message area and host activity indicator.
  • Automatic widget and attribute conversions include: logical (yes/no) fields to checkboxes, help messages to floating tool tips, and data formats to edit masks.
  • Densely packed screens can be split into multiple tabs on a tab panel for a better "GUI look".
  • Query programs include menu items and a button panel for standard navigation choices (Display, First, Last, Next, Previous, Browse, Help, Exit).
  • Maintenance programs include menu items and buttons for Add/Change/Delete functions.
  • Browse programs use a scrollable table format to list up to 9 columns and a specified number of rows per result set. Browses include selection and sorting features, including "equals", "greater than or equal to", and "begins with", on any indexed display field.
  • Character frames in existing programs can be mapped "one-to-one" to GUI frames, or can be mapped as multiple tabs in a tab panel in one GUI frame.
  • Templates and parameters can be modified for an organization’s specific requirements.
  • Seamless integration with the Jargon Building Blocks™.

Benefits

  • Build a complete set of "file maintenance" programs in minutes, not weeks.
  • Enforce layout and functionality standards for consistency and ease of use.
  • Replicate existing character screen layouts as a quick starting point for GUI refinements.
  • Provide an excellent means for prototyping, RAD and early end-user participation.


Need to convert a character-UI Progress app to the 21st Century of GUI Internet apps? Jargon Replicator can save you months of time and effort.


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