Winform Development with mv'NET

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Winform Development with mv.NET

• David Cooper
• Lead Developer
• BlueFinity International

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Agenda

• Winform Development options
• Core Objects
• Technical tips and insights
• Adapter Objects
• Technical tips and insights
• Binding Objects
• Technical overview and demo
• Where is Smart Client heading?

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mv.NET Architecture Overview
MultiValue Database
Windows Services
Interface Libraries
Binding Objects
License Manager
Core Objects
.NET App
mv.NET Server Components
Adapter Objects
Session Manager
Range of connectivity options
.NET Remoting
Assembly References
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mv.NET Winform Development Options

• Programmatic integration with Core/Adapter
  Objects
• Native .NET databinding with Adapter Objects
• Binding Objects

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mv.NETCore Objects

• MV Centric Programmer API

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Core Objects Technical Nuggets

• Selecting data
• Detecting database events
• Maintaining associated MV groups

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Core Objects Class Hierarchy
mvEnvironment
mvServer
mvSelect
mvAccount
mvFile
mvSelect
mvItemList
mvSchema
mvSchemaItem
mvItem
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mv.NETAdapter Objects

• ADO.NET Managed Data Provider

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Adapter Objects Technical Nuggets

• The extended Dictionary
• Calling mvBASIC routines
• Updating your multivalued data

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mv.NETBinding Objects

• Advanced MV-Centric Declarative Application
  Development

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Binding Objects Overview
Databinding Designer
Databinding on pds

Extended property
Child controls
PrimaryDataSource Component
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BlueFinity Future Directions

• Business Object Framework
• Infrastructure - works with CAB, Silverlight etc.
• MV aware
• Advanced databinding