Color Browses
I received a call from a client. He wanted to change the browse display on his system to a multi-color display. His program displayed a time schedule, like appointments. He wanted to be
able to instantly see which lines on the schedule were revenue producing, which were neutral, and which were negative, by displaying each line in a different color.
We made it work. It was worth a lot of money to him, and
you get it at no additional charge when you upgrade to the new AD2 Toolkit!
You now have the ability to set browse line colors based on table conditions.
Use this to display "accounts" that are
"past due" in red, current accounts in green, and prospects in yellow (or whatever you decide). Or display accounts that have shown recent sales activity in brighter colors.
It's easy, too! No user code or
"workarounds." It's built right into ZACH1.EXE! You even preview the colors in ZACH1, so you know they look like you want them to look. You'll have fun with this one! Security Routine
The Sample Files
include a security routine which you can easily drop into your application for logging user activity, requiring passwords, and limiting users to certain parts of the program. Network user monitoring
An AD2
function allows you to track which users are logged in to the program, and view the list at any time. This is especially useful when you want to be sure everyone is out of the program before you run a maintenance routine. In
fact, you can write Conditions for Access that protect maintenance routines from running if other users are logged in... and keep others from logging in while the routine is running! Pop-Up Calculator
So
often I want to pop up a calculator for some side calculations. Popping up Excel or the Windows calculator just isn’t so easy. The AD2 Pop-Up Calculator drops right into your application to make things go smoothly. Plus, you can
paste from the calculator into your Zachary program! Pop-Up Calendar
The Windows Calendar leaves a lot to bes desired, too. This one is easy to drop into your program, plus you can integrate it with your
program, to look up dates, maintain appointments, etc. Plus, you can paste dates from the calendar into your Zachary program. We shut down the Zachary Help Generator
The AD2 Help Routines are much better,
and give you a browseable Help Topics like a Table of Contents for your user to browse. You can choose to let users edit their help messages, so they can change and add information as the learn the program, and have the information
at hand next time they need it by simply pressing F1. You can even generate a user manual directly from your program, if you wish, as well as from the AD2 utility program. This means that users can get a new manual, complete
with their own additions and corrections... any time they need it. |
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