yournam
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| Posted: 08/30/2008, 2:54 PM |
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Hello,
I have recently found out CCS and I am very excited about it. I haven't had an opportunity to try out demo, I am going to do it in the coming weeks. I would like to know what is the level of knowledge in programming? Say, I have some minor experience with Visual Basic 6 few years ago (mostly the syntax and basic principles) but I am not a real programmer (want to learn).
Do you think CCS is good solution for me?
Thanks for your suggestions!
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Stanj
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| Posted: 08/30/2008, 11:44 PM |
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Hi Yournam
CCS is a wonderful tool, and fun to use but whether it is the right tool for you depends on what you want to create. If you are creating dynamic, database driven web sites or intranet applications it is great, nothing comes close. If you are intending to create database-centric desktop applications it is not a great match.
I am not a programmer yet I create web applications and ecommerce sites that are not only very functional but have greatly increased the income of the business I am a partner in. My on-line booking tour booking site and shopping cart since late spring, when it was turned on, has taken $2,000,000 in automated credit card sales. I am going to have a new even more automated system turned on in late September, all done in CodeCharge Studio 4.01 in PHP 5/MySQL 5.
It has searchable calendars populated with cruise ship itineraries, complex PDF reports, a forum, a blog, itinerary creation functions, contact forms, dynamic informational pages, pdf page generators, email confirmation letters, and much more all created by a non-programmer. We use a VPN and intranet setup for the office that allows all administrative tasks such as working with and processing orders, assigning guides, vehicles, museum/palace appointment entrance times, etc by any of the staff from where ever they are, I work a lot at home, and I can do anything remotely that can be done at the office. Two of our girls are late into pregnancies and still work at home when it has become too hard to get to the office.
All this has been because CCS is my perfect tool that worked great when i just started and keeps growing in effectiveness as I learn more.
Try the demo, it is a fully functional version that has a 20 day validity. The only difference between a licensed copy and the demo is that demo created pages have a small footer "Created by CodeCharge Studio".
As with any tool, the more functions and more versatility, the more the things to learn. Simple things can be done in minutes, but the real power comes from learning a bit more about "events" where custom code or pre-configured functions can be inserted.
To develop and test php scripted sites, install a local web server, php interpreter and MySQL (or Access etc) database. That is very easy to do with the prepackaged distributions such as XAMPP ( http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html ), a one click installation. Use that local web server and database than when everything works exactly like you would like your dynamic web site to do, upload it and the support files to your public access web site.
You can use Windows XP pro or Vista's internal IIS web server and Access database for local development if you want .ASP web applications instead of php without installing anything.
Does CCS have weaknesses? I think most people agree that the documentation is not up to the sophistication of the product. New AJAX features were added, and I used them on most pages, but most of the new capabilities are not described at all in the documents.
This forum is good for working out design concept problems or feature usage, and the YesSoftware support channels are very good for help and technical support.
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Waspman
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| Posted: 08/31/2008, 3:52 AM |
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Second that,
I'm not a programmer either yet I have done some amazing things. CCS kind of liberates you from not being able to code, for me I that's is it's USP.
I been using if for over 7 years and I've learnt and earnt loads with CCS.
There are times when you think it can't be done but where there's a will and you have a tool like CCS you will do it.
Like Stan says the documentation is a bit thin, but to be honest I wouldn’t like the job of writing all the documentation, it would be a mammoth task.
The forums a great place and there are people here who really know their stuff and many of them are real programmers, but don't hold that against them they’re great guys and very helpful
If you can apply creative thinking and logic to your development process and you know a bit about databases, CCS will do the rest.
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| Posted: 08/31/2008, 9:49 AM |
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Patience is the Key
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yournam
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| Posted: 08/31/2008, 1:42 PM |
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Thanks for your responses. I'm going to give CCS a try after I pass an exam at uni, I don't want install now because the trial is only for 20 days :).
I am not sure which edition is right for me. I would choose .NET, but don't know how important are the following limitations?
Stored Procedures, Web Reporting
What are the scenarios when these features are necessary? My first CCS project would be a kind of specialized internet catalog with google maps integration. Do you think that the Personal edition is enough?
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Stanj
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| Posted: 08/31/2008, 10:17 PM |
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Web reporting is one of the most useful components in CCS4, I use it several times in each project. It is not just reports as in accounting data, it is a very versatile data display tool for form letters, display of all sorts of read-only data on web sites, creating PDF documents from retrieved data and much more. I use it to create tour tickets on the fly, invoices, confirmation email attachments, etc
If you want a simple method of integrating Google Maps look at the excellent products from CodeChargeTools:
http://www.codechargetools.com/product.php?product_id=4
This link is for their tool that allows creating GMaps +CCS applications with only a few mouse clicks
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