Autumn/Winter 2005 User Group Meeting
Venue: Millers Pub, Kings Langley Accomodation: Premier Travel Inn Date: 21st November 2005 Time: 09:00-17:00
Premier Lodge and Millers Pub & Restaurant Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8BR (map)
Travelling Flying Flights to London (flight planner) Stansted Airport by rail to London Liverpool Street (40mins), tube, London Euston to Kings Langley (30mins) Road For those planning on driving to Kings Langley click here and plan your route with the AA. Rail For those planning on using the train click here and plan your route with National Rail Enquiries Online (Nearest Station is Kings Langley-Silverlink Trains from London Euston, Taxis advised from Kings Langley) Coach If you fancy taking the coach then click here for the Nation Express timetables. London Route Planner incorporates tubes, trains and buses
If you can attend please fill in your name and place your vote. An email will be sent to you confirming you place along with how to pay your attendance fee. If your email address has changed recently or if you know I wont have it please write it in this box:
Cost £55.00 (Non-Member cost £75.00 includes 12months membership). Includes dinner with a choice of Roast Turkey Xmas dinner or Rump steak in Diane Sauce with Xmas pudding with Brandy Sauce or Profiteroles with Choc Sauce. A vegetarian dish is available on request.
Topics
Doing Com the EASY way. Presentation. Trevor Cocks. Voted 4th. Approx: 45mins - 1 hr What is COM? - my explanation, Clarion Com support vs Visual Basic, Com tools available to assist you, Example application - doing Com the EASY way. Featured product handouts & exclusive UK Usergroup discounts available via Clarionshop.
Optimising applications using Rebasing.Workshop. Trevor Cocks. Voted 5th. Approx: 30-45 mins What is rebasing, Loading DLLs & why Clarion does it wrong, Benefits of rebasing, Who should rebase?, What methods & tools exist? - Example application before-and-after!
IP Driver. Presentation. Trevor Cocks. Voted 1st. Approx: 30-45 mins What is the IP Driver (AKA: When is a driver Not a driver), Client-server: How the IP Driver works, Benefits, Applications for the IP Driver, IP Driver web-access, Why not just use SQL? - AKA Comparing IPDriver vs SQL vs Topspeed (pros & cons), Example: converting an application to the IP Driver.
In-Memory Driver. Workshop. Trevor Cocks. Voted 3rd. Approx: 30 mins What is the IMDD? How does it work?, What should you use it for & main benefits? When NOT to use it, Practical example.
SQL Views. Presentation. Nick Pattinson. Voted 2nd. Approx: 30-45 mins Presentation on the power of SQL views (and maybe stored procedures & functions).
Using Crystal Reports with Clarion. Demonstration. Andy Wilton. Voted 6th. Approx: 30-45 mins Using Crystal Reports 8.5 developer within C6, linking to a SQL backend.
Each Others Business. Group Session. Voted 9th. Approx: Flexible Several people have asked if a session could be spent sharing and getting to know what line of business each other is in to see if any mutual business arrangements can be made. If everyone interested can prepare a 5min "speech" explaining and selling their business. We will set a side time to go round the group. If you can also prepare it in an electronic format those given to me can go onto the user group website in a new members directory.
Practical Application Rollout. Group Session. Voted 10th. Approx: Flexible What are the pitfalls associated with rolling out your apps to tens, hundreds or thousands of users. What can be done to minimise the headaches?
Remotely Controlling Your Applications. Speaker. Simon Burrows. Voted 7th. Approx: 30 mins Simon describes how he can control features in his application, what users can get at and what they cant get at, switching off the app for subscriptions and of course the all important copy protection.
Data Ferret. Speaker. Simon Burrows. Voted 8th. Approx: 30 mins Simon would love 10 minutes or so to show off his latest creation ... Data Ferret!
C6.2 Installation CD's. Lee Grogan the UK Distributor from Developer Solutions will be at the meeting and if you have C6.2 licence(s), you can purchase from Lee for a nominal fee a CD copy of the full C6.2 installation file not the patched installation from the Softvelocity website saving on carriage charges. Tick the box if you want to purchase a copy
As usual, all presentations and workshop material will be on CD for attendees to take home along with special on the day discounts.
Suggested Topics Speakers/Writers still Required
DDD.Workshop.Speaker Required. We need someone to show off the benefits of the Dynamic Database Driver. Show off how they have the Dyna Driver working in their app and explain what sort of benefits to expect.
How to Validate Data. Speaker Required. How to validate data on forms, what other ways can we validate data?
XML. Speaker Required. What practical applications can XML be used for. What 3rd party products are there for Clarion.
A look at Firebird the Database. Speaker Required. A look at Firebird a type of SQL database with important cost implications.
Last updated 5th October 2005 12:48