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!

Gary James discussed the benefits of creating a class opposed to using routines or large code pieces in the accepted embed point. He also showed all the members how simple it is to create a class and move your code into the class, what to look-out for and all the benefits with sample code created before your eyes. Piece of Cake!

David Swindon (me) discussed how to take advantage of clarion’s built-in support for MSSQL using the auto numbering features for 6.3 to maintain referencial integrity for parent/child forms at time of INSERT. I also showned the effects by creating a sample application along with some productivity features.

I also discussion a common problem new developers to MSSQL experience when pluging in browses and getting the dreaded “ghosting effect” and how easy it is to eliminate it.

At the next user group … we will continue where we left off and do some quick re-capping.

Currently the proposed date is 18th June 2008. Same place.

Reserve an entry in your diaries.

email to: topics (at) clarionusergroups.com

Thanks David

We are going to have our next meeting on the 6th May 2008 (Tuesday) at our new office premises … so just to keep you all up to speed on the goings on and the plans.

Please email subscribe(at)clarionusergroups.com if you wish to receive a reminder and invite closer to the time and so that we can put you on our database and also to update it.
(For existing members please email us again.)

I will be updating the web site with directions etc as soon as time allows.

We would like to invite all, including New people who are interested in getting to know clarion and becoming part of this extremely dynamic and powerful language.

If you have something or a topic you would like to share and present. email topics(at)clarionusergroups.com so that we can publish it.

It may be obvious, but replace the (at) with @ sign and Start emailing!

David Swindon

Just a quick word that I will be back in Cape Town in December 2007 and we will actively plan on getting the user group rocking.
With all the activity happening in the Clarion Camp lately… there is lots to talk about! I am so excited for us to get together and share the opportunities that this creates.

See you soon!

David Swindon

Thanks!
Jason

Hope to see you folks soon.

Jason

How do you normally get to a control’s property screen? Right click > properties. But guess what? Highlighting a control and pressing Enter does the same thing.

Those of you that knew this, put your hands up…. I thought you wouldn’t know!

Just another hidden Clarion feature that 92% of developers don’t know about.

We are planning to have another Usergroup meeting in January, so stay glued to your email and wait for that all important message. For those of you wanting to join our uber cool mailing list - where we give away tons of free stuff - shoot me a mail at hcugATclarionusergroups.com.

See you all soon.
Jason

Windows 95 was a milestone for computer worldwide. It was the first-time 32bit applications came into existance.
2006 is “supposedly” set to become a milestone too. Clarion will become 32bit too. More than a decade after the word 32bit was uttered. One thing Clarion ain’t doing, is winning any races, that’s for sure.

Having showed everyone what clarion 6 looks like on Vista at the last Usergroup meeting, I’m sure no-one wants to have buttons chopped off, or worst yet, a dropdown menu that is completly hidden. So I am for one, won’t be upgrading to Vista until Clarion 7 is out, which is a shame, because Vista really rocks.

So, the big question is…. Where is Clarion 7?

I wish I had an answer. I really wish I did. Clarion is “supposedly” going to be released this year. But with exactly one Clarion 7 demo coming from Soft Velocity, and exactly no other information, makes me pretty sure that there is more of a chance of Father Christmas eating my cookies and drinking my milk this year, than me getting my grubby little paws on Clarion 7.

I’d rather have a proper timeline that is updated fortnightly about Clarion 7, than a promise of sometime in ‘06 nonsense. Rather tell us it won’t be ready, but tell us exactly where things stand.

Tell us exacly what is built and what isn’t, what the challenges are, or that Clarion 7 will be delayed for 2, 4 or 6 months. Honesty and transparency, sometimes is the best policy.

For those of you that have kids, ask them to please include Clarion 7 on their wish list for Santa. It would make my Christmas all the better.

Its officially the weekend, so enjoy it folks. –End rant.

Jason