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Invite to Cape Town User Group

David — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:01 +0000

CapeSoft would like to announce the official release of NetTalk 6 on Friday November 18 2011.
To mark the event we’ll host an event in our office from 6pm until around 9pm that evening.
We’ll be doing a ClarionLive presentation from 7pm to around 9pm, showing off the new version, and some of the cool things that have been added in.

We’d like to invite all Cape Town based programmers (or indeed programmers from further afield if they are in town) to join us for this launch and ClarionLive session.

Snacks and drinks will be provided, so PLEASE RSVP to susanne@capesoft.com (or phone (021) 715 4000) if you intend to come, and if you are bringing anyone with you. We don’t want to be caught-short, so please let us know in plenty of time.

Our office address is;
4th floor Waterford House
Waterford Road
Diep River
Cape Town.

You’ll find us on Google Maps here
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=capesoft&hl=en&cid=1279615643806614265

We hope to see you there.

Cheers
Bruce, Geoff & Rob

Clarion 8 Gold

David — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:51:13 +0000

With the Release of Clarion 8 Gold, The cycles, of previous beta releases of Softvelocity to work towards a product which has a developer interface which is as powerful as the fantastic products we develop using the compiler to produce a world class finished product our end users have been accustomed to, has come. This the best release for the developer, with productivity tools to continue to deliver.

Softvelocity, keep the development cycle quick, creative juices flowing and QA high, so that we can truely become the developers tool of choice for all developers.

CapeSoft WebShop in August

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:43:29 +0000

CapeSoft are thinking about doing a WebShop in August of this year specifically on creating Web Apps in Clarion using NetTalk. To help them gather information they’ve put a survey online which will take about 60 seconds to complete. If you haven’t already done so you can do the survey here;

Here’s the survey: http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?8DA9C5DF8CCDD9DC88

We definitely want an event in Cape Town this year, as well as Johannesburg, so please take the time to fill in the survey if you are interested.

Happy Clarioning.

Meeting Last night

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:35:09 +0000

We had a great meeting last night with us discussing the beauty of Secwin 4 opposed Secwin 3 and all the great features which you can use everyday. We also discussed using the features of security to be able to handle optional features in your program which is not just bound to a customary system parameter but turned on based a security option instead.

We also then had a good discussion regarding Total Commander. This was conducted by our esteemed colleague Arthur. Arthur is the authority user and knowledge base on this product and has shown us things which are included in the product which most people never dream of when looking at the shell.

As an experiment we tried to record the session, but with Teamviewer running and Skype fighting for CPU cycle. Running Camtasia to do the recording made the system feel it had enough and we had to reboot. Thus, sorry Neville. No video for you.

Thanks to all the attended, without your participation there is no clarion user group.

We need ideas for the next meeting and we need topics that people will find relevant. Please send them through to topics (at) clarionusergroups.com

Clarion User Group 20th August 2008

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:06:05 +0000

After a very busy July and August, I finally clamped down on a date for the Clarion User Group. This will be held on Wednesday the 20th August 2008, same place as indicated.

See you there. If you not on the mailing list and want to be informed. Please send an email to subscribe (at) clarionusergroups.com and we will add you.

Cheers David

Clarion User group Meeting in June 2008

David — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:30:41 +0000

I know that a lot of you Clarionites would love to use the opportunity to dress-up in your favourite Tux and make this a black tie event, just because of the quality and enthusiam that is shown during the evening.

But no need to, just come with your work attire. (if that means black tie then so be it.) We will continue to keep the event professional and of the highest quality possible without having to make you dress-up for it!

Topics are coming in.. Put in your requests

David — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:07:02 +0000

Please email your topics you would like to have discussed then we can find someone to discuss it also if you want to volunteer to discuss topics…. Please feel free to email it through as well.

email to: topics (at) clarionusergroups.com

Thanks David

Clarion users

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:00:20 +0000

Just a quick one…. please won’t all the Clarion users head over to http://www.clarion7.com/clarion-users/ and add yourself to the map. Please read the instructions on that page – its very easy. Also click on my name in the sidebar (Jason Bagley) and see what I wrote in my marker as an idea for yours.

Thanks!
Jason

Am I Alone?

Lesley — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:07:23 +0000

One thing we have realised here at the HCUG, is that many people still struggle to find answers to their questions regarding their Clarion Development challenges. While we nurture an attitude of helpfulness and community, and are always keen to help our fellow Clarioneers out, we also don’t want our user group meetings to become the local Clarion Anonymous Support Group (CASG). So, we decided to put together a list of some the most useful resources available, and encourage and help you to help yourself.

So, without further ado, there are 2 primary forms of Clarion Resources available, namely Newsgroups, and Online Knowledge Bases. There are both free and paid for options available.

Newsgroups

I can honestly say that from my experience, the newsgroups have been one of the best possible places for finding information and getting help. I’m sure you will find this to be true. The Clarion Community world wide is very helpful and friendly.

news.softvelocity.com

This is the primary public News Server from SoftVelocity which hosts most of the common groups available. It is free to access and use.

discuss.softvelocity.com

This is SoftVelocity’s private news server, and requires a login and password. You must be a Clarion 6 licensed user, and SV will help you with setting this up correctly. As far as I remember, the login is made up by the numeric part of your C6 serial number. Contact SV for further info.

groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.clarion?hl=en

If you are unable to access news server’s via your email reader, or prefer web based format, comp.lang.clarion is available via Google Groups.

Tip: Outlook Express support reading the NNTP protocol. If you have Outlook Express installed on your system, you can simly click the links above, and Outlook Express will prompt you through the setup. Alternatively, you can search google for various NewsReaders.

Online Knowledge Bases

Over the years, there have been various knowledge base websites popping up, but unfortunately many of them have not been maintained or drawn as much traffic and therefore have slipped into dormancy. The good news is that there are some fantastic resources available. Probably the best resource available to our community is one of the longest standing resources available, and continues to provide top quality articles and information, as well as podcasts, opinion polls, and a blog.

(Our favourites marked with a *)

ClarionMag *

This without a doubt is one of, if not the best resource available to the Clarion Community. This site is subscription based, but I am sure you will find it worth every penny. Dave Harms has been running this publication since 1999. He has vast experience in Clarion, and has been an integral part of the Clarion Community for many years. He has taken Clarion Magazine to higher and higher levels over the years, and provides a very professional service. The website has a very attractive look and feel, and utilizes some of today’s latest web technologies. ClarionMag not only provides subscriber articles, but hosts a number of other useful free resources. These include free articles, podcasts, an opinion poll, blog, and news. There are numerous RSS feeds available for these various resources. All in all, highly recommended!

SoftVelocity’s Web Portal *

SoftVelocity host their own blog, and a web based forum here. Though you will not find daily news on the Blog, this is often the place in which Bob Z (Robert Zaunere – CEO SoftVelocity) himself communicates the latest breaking news from the SV headquarters. The forums are generally quieter than the newsgroups, but are also a great source of information.

IceTips *

Arnor Baldvinsson of IceTips Software has collected a good database of Clarion articles over the years. Many of these originate from the newsgroups, and he has provided an easily accessible and searchable site for these. Use the Resources menu to access the Article Index or Search form.

Steve Parker

Steve Parker has maintained a free knowledge base and download center for many years. One of the interesting things about Steve’s site is that is built with Clarion’s Web Builder Templates.

ClarionPublisher

ClarionPublisher is a portal into currently 2 knowledge bases sites, namely ClarionFoundry, and a MSSQL FAQ site. ClarionFoundry has also been a well known and useful resource to the Clarion Community for many years. The site has loads of useful information, and also provides notifications and RSS feeds. ClarionFoundry does require a subscription fee.

ClarionFAQ

ClarionFAQ seems to be under contruction at the moment, but this URL does redirect you to the “old” site.

ClarionPost

ClarionPost is free online resource providing a forum, comprehensive download center, and Clarion links.

Other Miscellaneous Resources

SoftVelocity’s Problem Tracker – SV’s Bug Tracker for Subscribers.
Clarion Developer Photo Gallery – Sterling Data provides an photo gallery of Clarion Developers from around the world.
Clarion Developer Skill Pool – Sterling Data provides a skill pool of Clarion Developers from around the world.
Clarion Jobs – This is a new Clarion specific Job site.
ClarionShop – The biggest and best place to buy your Clarion 3rd Party Tools!
Clarion 3rd Party Profile Exchange – A categorized list of 3rd Party vendors and products.

So there you have it folks. We here at HCUG can’t tell you how useful these resources have been during our Clarion Careers, and have aided us in our businesses. We strongly encourage everyone to utilize and participate in this wonderful community of Clarion Developers.

‘Til next time,

Lesley

Clarion flys on Windows Vista

admin — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:26:10 +0000

Breaking the silence around here.

We recently purchased 4 identical development laptops for the office, and as 1 of the laptops was being unused (It has to go to Namibia sometime), we decided to install Windows Vista Beta 2 on it. We received this version from our Action Pack Subscription, and have later realised it isnt the most stable version out, since RC1 just came out a week ago, but nonetheless we gave it a whirl.

So 5 minutes after installing it, we had to give Clarion a go on it, 1, to see if it would compile, and 2, to see if there are any speed improvements. And boy were we surprised!

I put my XP pro laptop next to the Vista laptop, copied my code over to the Vista laptop, and carefully using both my hands on both mice, I hit “generate all”. The Vista machine “out-compiled” XP by around 5 seconds the first run, 9 seconds the second run, and when I created a dummy global variable on both machines so that the entire app would compile, the Vista machine won by a staggering 18 seconds!

Reading Paul Thurrott’s website about Vista, I realised it isn’t a good idea to upgrade MY machine to the version of Vista we have, but if I could get my hands on RC1, which at 3.2GB’s to download, I would definitely upgrade!

So heres to Vista and Clarion. I just can’t wait!

Faxing from Clarion

Gary — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:05:14 +0000

Hi Guys. Sorry I never made it back to the meeting after my band practice, it finished later than I had anticipated.. At the meeting Dave mentioned faxing from Clarion, so I took a look at this last night and knocked up an example APP. If anyone wants to take a look you can download the example from here. It doesn’t work across a LAN (yet), for now you must enter the local PC name in the server field. My local PC is called “GARYHP”, which is why it defaults to that. You must have Microsoft Fax set up and working for this example APP to work. Also, this only works on Windows 2000, XP, and 2003.
Cheers, Gary.

Riebens Version Control System for Clarion

admin — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:40:01 +0000

Ben Riebens, one of the Helderberg Usergroup members, has released a version control system for Clarion. And because he is such a nice guy, all members can obtain a copy for free!

RVCS is safe file encrypted, so download CapeSoft’s safe file reader (which is also free!), in order to un-encrypt the file. One last thing… you going to need a password to access it. So send me an email(jasonbagley[at]eadsdirect[dot]com), and I’ll send you the password that will un-encrypt the file.

More awesome products that Ben is working on, can be found at his website – www.riebens.co.za

Click here to download RVCS.saf

Please note that this program is NOT a FREE product, and as such, the product may not be distributed to anyone else. The RVCS is under constant development and any requests may be directed to Ben at bdl@riebens.co.za for enhancements and upgrades.

The product makes use of the Integrated IDE Version Control from Softvelocity, and some versions of Clarion 6 have TXA/TXD problems and may cause problems for the use of RVCS. Please always make a backup of any program before using RVCS. (Clarion 9050 is especially suspect)