Voodoo Web Controls

[AChiado]

Hi all,

anyone uses Voodoo Web Controls here?

http://www.eps-software.com/voodoo

I think it is very interesting, but I cant found a demo version so I want to ask before spend for it.

Impressions?

Thanks

Andrea C.P.
Italy Turin

 

[Mike Gagnon]

Have you contacted them to find out if they have a demo available?

Mike Gagnon

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[wgcs]

Andrea,

I've never used Voodoo, but I've seen it demonstrated at a DevCon, and it really seems amazing. The "Voodoo" part is because it seems to eliminate the internet from the equation without requiring anything but a web browser on the client side. If I remember right, you author forms in VFP, build your project with Voodoo, and when the client accesses your site, the webpages look nearly identical to the VFP forms.

Of course, there are limitations to what you can do in the VFP forms (you can't go calling windows api's for transparency or anything funny like that, since the form is really rendered as a web page), but from the demo, it did seem kinda spooky!

- Bill

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[jimoo]

Andrea

You're probably aware of this, but just in case it is worth noting that vodoo controls work with Rick Strahl's web-connect product,

http://www.west-wind.com

It is not a stand alone product.



Jim Osieczonek
Delta Business Group, LLC

http://www.deltabg.com

 

[AChiado]

Hi,

thanks all for your reply.

[jimooo]
> It is not a stand alone product.

Reading documentation seems it can be used with web-connect or with ASP-enabled web server. In effect it is buy-able both with web-connect or not.

Now I try to write them; when I have some more informations I can reply to this thread if someone is interested.

Ciao

Andrea C.P.
Italy Turin

 

[jimoo]

"Reading documentation seems it can be used with web-connect or with ASP-enabled web server."

I doubt it. That may be their goal, but right now Voodoo is pretty well reserved for web-connect. For example, take a look at the 4 examples as

http://www.eps-software.com/voodoo/samples.ewb

They are:

http://www.eps-software.com/voodoo/Example1.ewb

http://www.eps-software.com/voodoo/Example2.ewb

http://www.eps-software.com/voodoo/Example3.ewb

http://www.eps-software.com/voodoo/Example4.ewb

I don't see anything showing APS-enabled servers. Since VFP is a VFP product, that would require a rewrite. So, as we speak today I believe Voodoo is still reserved for web-connect, but I am open to other thoughts because only my dog thinks I know it all, and he is deaf




Jim Osieczonek
Delta Business Group, LLC

http://www.deltabg.com