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Clarion
5 — Essentials — Interactive Self-Study Training
for Clarion
Topics and content
are taken right from our most popular classroom course.
This intermediate-level
class is designed to pick up right where the Foundations
class ends. Become far more efficient in your Clarion application
development by learning to take full advantage of many of the
more sophisticated capabilities of the tool including utilizing
the OOP-based Application Builder Class.
The
Essentials CD covers many vital topics:
- Embedded
Code: Learn when it's most advantageous to use it. Topic
covers the tools that make embed work easier and how to
add your own OOP code. Also learn how to find any embed
point.
- Object
Oriented Programming: The emphasis of this lesson is
what OOP is and how to use it with Clarion. This lesson
is required before you can understand what ABC is all about,
regardless of where you are coming from.
- Events
and properties: Learn the three types of events, how
to define your own event and use it in code, how to trap
for events, events versus properties.
- Advanced
Clarion language statements: Includes code examples
for you to study.
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Edit in place: This
lesson includes all of the available options and is reinforced
as you build a working application.
- Advanced
dictionary and IDE settings
- Dynamic
link libraries: step-by-step explanations
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Using the debugger: This
section includes an example application that contains a
particularly tricky bug. The debugger lab walks you through
various windows and settings while supplying tips on tracking
down the bug.
- Creating
and maintaining a new application: Learn how to correctly
use wizards while reviewing templates that give procedures
extra polish.
- Drag
and drop: Learn how to set up the drag and drop feature.
A lab in this section also shows you how to print a report
from a list box.
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API: A
lab helps you add an API call to your class application.
Many difficult-to-find definitions are included.
- OCX
controls: A lab guides you through the process of adding
an OCX to your application.
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Reports: Learn
how to correctly use the Report Formatter while avoiding
two common mistakes. This section teaches you when it's
best to use embeds in reports. Labs guide you through the
entire report-building process.
- Adding
dockable toolbars: Find out how
and why dockable toolbars work. You'll add them to the application
that you build through various labs. This section also addresses
the advantages of resize templates and how to correctly
use them.
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Advanced templates topics
System
Requirements:
- Clarion
5 or 5.5
- CD-ROM,
sound card and speakers
- Windows
media player
- 32-bit
version of Windows
- 800
x 600 resolution at 256 color display (1024 x 768 at 64k
colors is recommended)
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