Software / Technology Tips

How to implement log for your data in Servoy

Method 1: Manually maintain log: – To do this we have to create a log table which will store all the data changes. We can have fields like table_name, pk_value_of_the_record, field_name, old_value, new_value, modified_by_user_idx,modification_date, etc.. For this Servoy has some table level events like onRecordInsert onRecordUpdate onRecordDelete To keep track of the updates, create a…

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Work-around for Busy Indication in Form In Dialogs

Intro You can show Busy Indication in your Servoy solution, by using a FREE Plug-in ( Another, good news is Patrick Talbot of Servoy stuff has made this Plug-in, Web Compatible ( However,one disadvantage of this Plug-in is that the busy indication is only applied to the parent form. That is, if you are showing…

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Making A Sliding Banner Using HTML And CSS3

Let’s say we need three banners to slide down one by one. First we need to create the banner container, containing the three banners. Header Body Header Body Header Body Now lets add some styling to it. .bannerContainer { height: 250px; overflow: hidden; } .bannerContainer .animationDetails { animation-iteration-count: infinite; -moz-animation-iteration-count: infinite; -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-delay: 0s;…

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Data Type in Programming

Data Type in Programming!! Here I am sharing some of my early experiences in Programming. When we write code for any application, generally we concentrate on Business Logic and different features available to meet the Business Logic. Whatever applications we are working on, we are ultimately playing with data .The placeholder for the Data is…

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Access database table and Sql database table using Linq

Problem: We need to join a table from an access database and another from an sql database and display the result in a gridview in .net. Solution: STEP 1: Add a dataset to the project. Lets name the DataSet as DSEmployee. STEP 2: Add new connections in server explorer for the access database and sqlserver…

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Client side form validation using CSS3 pseudo-classes

Form validation is a common thing in web applications. First we concentrate on server side validations, next to increase user interactivity of application, we go for client side validations using javascript, jQuery, etc. Now HTML5 and CSS3 are gradually evolving. HTML5 offers new input types and attributes that makes validation much more easier using CSS3…

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How To Highlight A Row On Selection In Repeater Control

While working with the repeater control I found myself in a scenario where I have a button in the repeater for every column and on the click of that button I need to change the color(highlight) of that row. It’s a very usual case where we need to prepopulate some controls from the databound controls…

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A cool CSS effect : Set different color when user select text in web pages

A cool CSS effect : Set different color when user select text in web pages Difficulty Level: Beginner You all might be knowing this. When we select some text the default background color is Blue. But we can override font and background color on selection. CSS property : A generic setting for all the text…

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Keeping The Footer At The Bottom Irrespective Of The Browsers(FF,IE,Chrome) And Content Length

While working on trying to keep the footer at the bottom irrespective of the browser being used or content length, I faced a lots of problems. Whenever I was trying to fix the issue it was violating in a different browser. Finally I got a trick…. steps: 1) Keep all your body content(except footer) in…

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Showing database images in Jasper Report from Servoy

We can show image in Jasper Report in different ways. 1. Showing static image placed in hard drive : – Create a jasper report file in iReport. – Place an image field in this report. – Set the “Image Expression” property of this field to the url of the image. For example : “C:\\report\\logo.jpg” 2.…

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