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AJAX Constructions

Here is a very simple example as to how to use QAJAX to obtain form values, pass them to another web template for computation, then return the resu...

CSV Import

This construction is designed to load a csv file, parse its contents and load them into a database. A jar file (csvtag) is used from Cold ...

Age Calculation

This is how to calculate a person's age knowing their date of birth (DOB). [age_calculation.tiff]

Conditional Query

Queries used by a QFIND or QGROUP need to built in an Access/Table, but may use values set by a user. Webtemplates submissions can be evaluated...

Dynamic Formatting

Some projects require specialized formatting dependent upon user parameters. In this example, the format of a date is changed based on the coun...

Building a Dictionary

In this example, we are going to store a complete database table in a framework field scoped as session (__LabelDictionary). The data will be a...

HREF OpenWindow

A very common and useful construction is to create a link a user can click on to open a new window. Not only is a new window opened, but values...

Case coercion error

A common problem developers run into is the java error where a value cannot be converted (or coerced) from a number into a string or a string in...

Getting a WebTemplate Name

There are many times when a web template name needs to be integrated into a project design. For example, if a construction occurs on multiple w...