Today on a FileMaker Reddit Post, I was asked what the code looks like. I start with a selected Contact record and starting with index.php, I show an over view of the code path and the code for the Contacts Info Card.
It's interesting to hear similar stories from fellow Developers like on that Reddit Post. FileMaker and Xojo have both, but separately, raised pricing. No official announcements have been made from ...
This time we'll work to add variables to the URL like "/products.php?item=widget" rather than create one page for every product. We could have 500 products and only need one PHP page and one HTML Template.
When we talked about Includes we had three files "template.htm", "helloWorld.php", and "helloEarth.php". That worked well but now let's now use variables to replace the need for multiple PHP pages.
This time we'll talk about "includes". Includes are a way to pull in a file into the current file to reduce repetitive code or templates. Below we'll show how to make a simple template and use it.
When I first used Xojo I did the same thing you probably did. I dragged out a button and when clicked it showed a message box that just said 'Hello World'.
Think about what Xojo might be doing to make this work.
It's been a while since my last blog post. There's a reason for that. Software Development has been disappointing, but after five years, I'm ecstatic again!
Why? I think it has to do with greed along with a lack of communication. I'm just glad to see the pattern and have the technical ability to change development platforms.
As developers, what do we need? That depends on the app. Some apps are hardware generic while other apps need specific hardware features. We primarily develop database apps where folks view/edit data, print to paper or PDF, and document management. There aren't many specific hardware feature we need other that being able to work offline when internet isn't available.