Re: What can we call such a FrameWork?

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:02:07 +0530, Yogi Yang 007 wrote:

> If this is posted in the wrong User Group please do point me to the 
> right one.
This would have been a good choice, but please don't multi-post in the
newsgroups:
support.codegear.com/newsgroups/guidelines

There are already several answers to the thread you started in the
non-technical group.

-- 
Marc Rohloff [TeamB]

If this is posted in the wrong User Group please do point me to the 
right one.

I saw a software which works like this:

There is a core EXE. This exe has all the code for connecting to 
database, reading from DB, writing to DB, DB Engine base data validation 
(validation for all those fields which have a required property set in 
the database engine), Menus, finding interface, Reporting and related 
handling, etc.

All the module are as ActiveX DLLs. These modules contain only a plain 
Form, all the required functions (which are business logic related) - 
they exist as methods and one resource file which contains an XML file 
in which the Layout of controls on that form as well as field names 
whose data should be loaded in a particular control, type of control, 
fields whose values have to be used for lookup, etc. are stored/defined.

Once these ActiveX DLLs are compiled and registered they are 
automatically available in various menus and in the core EXE and when 
the user clicks on a particular menu the form stored in the DLL becomes 
Visible populated with all the controls in the exact location that they 
have defined in the XML file which is actually compiled in the ActiveX 
DLL itself, etc.

I was truly surprised by such a framework as I have never seen such a 
thing. The productivity that they are able to achieve is just 
tremendous. The company which is using this framework developing 
business automation software (semi ERP like). And the Turn around time 
for a project is just 1 months (with around 260 forms [ActiveX Modules], 
160 reports) for First Beta and 15 days for Final version. :)

What can we call such type of framework?

The Core EXE is build in VC++ and all the modules are currently being 
built in VB6 and Delphi(only two modules are in Delphi currently as 
there are not good Delphi developers available in our area) .

Dose any know of any such framework in Delphi?

Regards,

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:14:19 +0530, Yogi Yang 007 wrote:

> Actually after posting it in non-technical I thought it would be better 
> to post in the OODesign as there will be more active participants here...

Yes, this would have been a better group.

-- 
Marc Rohloff [TeamB]

Sorry for Multi Post.

Actually after posting it in non-technical I thought it would be better 
to post in the OODesign as there will be more active participants here...

Marc Rohloff [TeamB] wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:02:07 +0530, Yogi Yang 007 wrote:
> 
>> If this is posted in the wrong User Group please do point me to the 
>> right one.
> This would have been a good choice, but please don't multi-post in the
> newsgroups:
> support.codegear.com/newsgroups/guidelines
> 
> There are already several answers to the thread you started in the
> non-technical group.