I'm looking to integrate Helpshift program with Data Studio.
Is this possible?
If so, how?
Thank you!
I don't know what is Helpshift, but Data Studio can be integrated with any data source that can be accessed publicly using Community Connectors.
The question is if there is already a Community Connector developed by someone or not. Considering that's not the case, if Helpshift provides an API interface, you may want to develop your own. This will require some effort and programming skills in JavaScript.
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I am working on a windows 10 app, and I have to store data locally, but I am new to Entity Framework, So kindly suggest me which database technique should i use for storing data locally?
Also please someone let me know if Relam supports windows 10 apps for UWP?
Thanks in advance.
Update: Realm released UWP support.
Check the announcement here: https://news.realm.io/news/realm-mobile-database-for-universal-windows-platform/
Old answer:
There an Issue, realm/realm-core#2059, discussing this topic. So far it's not solved, it seems you're not the first one asking Realm to support UWP. Xamarin is supported, though.
So there's no support right now for the Universal Windows Platform on Realm. Encryption, multi-process support and ARM support seem to be the biggest issues stopping this platform to be supported.
I'm the author of MarcelloDB, which is an object database built to be used / embedded in apps.
It supports UWP and Xamarin(iOs and Android), most of the code is written in a portable class library, so you can port your code across the different platforms easily as well.
It allows you to store plain C# objects (incuding child properties, lists and collections)
We're a small software company, developing projects for manufacturing facilities about analysis, traceability, reporting etc. We're using Access for front end, SQL Server for back end. We've quite big customers too and our company is growing. So far it is working fine but I wonder should we move to more influential technologies, such as web based solutions. What do you think about the future of Access?
Well, keep in mind that Access now has a web option. This option works with SharePoint and the new upcoming office 365. Here is a video of an Access application and note how at the half way point I switch to running the application 100% in a web browser. No ActiveX or Silverlight is required. I even tested and run the application on my iPad.
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU4mH0jPntI
And Access 2010 also has baked in support for the Azure (cloud) edition of SQL server.
So, we have web based options, cloud based options, and there been significant investments into Access for 2010.
You could have a look at these questions:
MS Access as Enterprise Software?
and
What are the appropriate uses for MS Access?
Here we have a central SQL Server database, with both an MS-Access and a Web client interface. MS-Access is history (we started it 5 years ago) and Web is trendy (less than one year old). I must admit that MS Access is still very very efficient and cheap, once you have resolved some MS access specific problems, to which you might find answers here:
Working with multiple programmers on MS Access
How do you use version control with Access development?
Best way to test a MS Access application?
MS-Access, VBA and error handling
You can always use VB.NET Express. It's free, and Microsoft's licensing should still allow you to sell apps created with it (they did with Express 2005).
UPDATE: Access 2013 has better support for web apps than previous versions, and the apps use SQL Server or SQL Azure under the hood by default. So be sure to thoroughly evaluate the latest version of Access before concluding that you need something else.
A very good alternative to Access with similar features is Lightswitch. Here's a quote from MSDN:
Visual Studio LightSwitch is a development environment designed to simplify and shorten the development of businesses applications and data services. LightSwitch makes it easy to create data-centric business applications that can consume a variety of data sources and create clients that can run on a variety of devices.
While Access now has a web option as #AlbertDKallal mentioned (and which is still worth considering as one option), creating an HTML 5 app is the whole focus of Lightswitch. (Note: the original version of Lightswitch required Silverlight, but the newer versions create HTML5 apps that don't require any plugins.) The app will also be more extensible, since it's a .NET app, and for things that require custom programming you can program in C# or Visual Basic rather than VBA.
I should mention at this point that I haven't actually tried Lightswitch yet (!) - I'm currently evaluating it and these are the features that look attractive to me compared to Access. If anyone reading this in the future is curious about what my experience with it was like, feel free to write a comment to remind me.
For some introductory info, see these links:
Showcase Video
Is Visual Studio LightSwitch the New Access?
(Note that this article is about a the original version of LightSwitch, not the latest version.)
And...for a completely different cloud-based option, check out:
https://www.parasql.com/
I need to run my WPF application as OLE object. I apologize that if I make it XBAP-application I could, but how?
Generally I need this cause of I need to access my application from CIMPLICITY.
You need to modify your existed .NET application to be COM visible. it's a quite general question and I may suggest to look at .NET - COM Interoperability and Microsoft .NET/COM Migration and Interoperability. I'm sure there is a very popular issue and you can find much more materials about it.
I have a project I'm thinking of doing in F#, but I'm still very new to the language. I'll need a simple database, hopefully something easy to use. Would sqlite work well for an F# project? Other suggestions?
SqlLite is a very popular lightweight database engine that supports a .Net binding layer which is accessible from F#. It probably the best option for your scenario.
This CodeProject article details how to use C# to bind to SqlLite and is easily transferable to an F# scenario
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/SQLiteCSharp.aspx
Another option would be SQL Server 2008 Compact Edition. I don't have any experience with it myself, but my understanding is that it is just a dll that can be easily distributed with your project.
The programming API is standard ADO.NET (which can be easily used from F#). It also supports LINQ, so if you wanted, you could also call it with F# LINQ (FLINQ) from CodePlex.
Check out db4o, it's just an object store, so it's pretty simple.
Firebird embedded can be a good choice too
The embedded version is an amazing
variation of the server. It is a fully
featured Firebird server packed in
just a few files. It is very easy to
deploy, since there is no need to
install the server. It is ideal for
CDROM catalogs, demos or standalone
desktop applications.
I'm in the process of creating a Password Filter as described here. I can manage to write the VC++ code. My issue is that i need to update SQL Server database from that code. I dont have any past experience in VC++ Win32 project. My assumptions are
Linking an external dll (compiled
C#.net code) which will take care of
the database update
Hitting a windows service which will
take care of the update
Any insights?
Why are those your only two options?
You can use ADO from directly within C++ by #import(ing) msado15.dll, which exposes lots of useful objects and methods from ADO. See: Visual C++ ADO Programming
There are other options here: Data Access Programming in Visual C++
Okay. Since i dont have good working in knowledge in VC++ i found this solution to be more easy for me to do. Just followed this Microsoft KB to register a managed dll and create a type library and to use it in the VC++ code.
Anyways thanks for your reply joe.
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