| 1.What is the use of Verbose? |
| This option is used to print application working details in the debug window. |
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| 2.Why GoDB should indicate the sync server uploaded application files (.frm and .bas) from the release folder? |
| The release folder file size will be less compare to the debug folder. |
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| 3.Is it possible to displays the grids in the forms? |
Yes, it is possible to show the grids.
Layout menu --> Check the Show grid option. |
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| 4.What is the use of render image option in Gstudio? |
This option is used to show the images during design time.
View menu --> Options --> Workspace(tab) --> Render images. |
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| 5.What is the option to lock the controls in the design time? |
Goto Layout menu--> Click the Lock controls.
This is used to lock the controls in the form at design time view. |
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| 6.What is the use of publish option? |
| The publish option is used to upload relevant files from the release / debug folder to the Sync server. |
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| 7.How to identify what are the script wizard available for a contorl? |
| Select the control --> right click --> Script wizard |
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| 8.Is there any option to connect the blue toothdevice from the GoDB? |
| Yes, it is possible to connect blue toothof external devices using Devopen function in GoDB |
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| 9.Does GoDB Latest version supports Windows mobile 6.0 ? |
| Yes, GoDB 3.91 latest version supports Windows mobile 6.0. |
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| 10.What is the use of SetAutoPaint command? |
| The SetAutoPaint command allows the users to disable all GoDB Default paints and takeover Painting Completly. |
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| 11.What are the diffrent file types that can be used in GoDB? |
The following file types can be used:
a) .bas
b) .css
c) .frm
d) .bin |
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| 12.How to change the default title name in GoDB application? |
| The Title text control is used to change default windows title. |
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| 13.When change event is fired in edit controls? |
When the values are modified in the edit control at run time,the change event is fired.
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| 14.What is the use of popup box? |
| Popup box control is used to create popup windows when the field is clicked. This control is used to display messages, alerts etc. |
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| 15.Is there any version of GStudio for Linux? |
| Yes, Its available in the special GoDB VM in the site itself. Debugging is available only in windows environment. |
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| 16.How do I print from my handheld device? |
Printing is a device specific property. what you see in the debug window is the serial output (IRSER) but most of the devices support IRDA and Blue tooth.Hence the required data can be put in a file using fwrite command and then launch the PDA printing app (you can download this from the device manf (Ex HP)) using OS_EXEC function.
Example:
Os_exec("\\windows\\HpPrint.exe\\temp\\out.txt")
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| 17.How to import data from MDB file (MS Access) into GoDB application? |
Kindly use the following steps to Import the MDB file:
1.Goto Tool menu --> Data access --> Import from
MS access
2.Enter the Full path in MDB file and click Ok.
3.This will import all the tables from the
MsAccess to GoDB database.
4.Check the imported data using Query manager.
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| 18.How to make a single application which can be run for all platforms? |
Reposition the controls according to the screen size of the required platform.Then if you want to apply the same properties or attributes to all the platforms,
1.select the controls and
2.Right click -> Apply to all platforms.
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| 19.Is there any option to add new PPC simulator? |
| Gstudio allows you to create the new platform for both design time and run time custom screen size. The created new platform will be reflected in already existing PPC skin only. You will not be allowed to add a new PPC skin. |
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| 20.How to change the width and height of controls in the Frm file? |
Select all the controls and goto the menu - Layout ---> Make same size ---> click on width and Height option.
It will arrange the all the controls in the same size. |
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| 21.How to change the default tab order of the control? |
| Goto Layout menu --> Set tab order option. This option is used to chage the tab order of the control. |
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| 22.How to lock the controls in form after the alignment is over? |
In Gstudio layout menu there is a option called Lock controls. It is used to lock the controls in the frm file.
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| 23.What are the ways to know the events of the controls? |
There are two options to get the events of the control.
1. Select the control and click the Script Wizard menu. It will list the enabled events for the control.
2. Select the control then right click the mouse button, select the script wizard option and it will list the enabled events for the control.
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| 24.Is there any option to align all the controls already in the form? |
Yes , You have an option in the Layout menu to align the controls.
Select all the controls and goto the menu - Layout --> Align --> and click right or left or top or bottom option. |
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| 25.How to create a new platform in the GoDB? |
Kindly use the following steps to create the new platform in the GoDB:
1.Goto Build menu --> Select Configuration
2.In manage platform window select the Add New
Platform from the select Platform from
droplist.
3.Type the name of platform and also in display
name.
4.May change the Height and Width of selected
platform.
5.Select the platform type like PalmOS,
PocketPC,SimOS60.
6.Click Apply and Ok button.
7.And restart the application then the new
platform will take effect in the Project.
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| 26.How to unload the default menu from the application? |
Passing the dummy values to the load menu function for avoiding the default menu loads in the project.
Example:
load menu(“abcd”) |
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| 27.How can I change the control properties for all the platforms in Gstudio? |
| Gstudio is a Multi platform application development tool. If you make any changes in the particular platform, it affects only that platform. Hence you can change the designing of controls and properties of control in the master Platform, then it will take effect in all the platforms. Otherwise select all the controls in form(.frm) page at design time, press right click and select " Apply to all platform" option. This will apply the designing of controls and properties of control in one platform to all other platforms. |
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| 28.Is there any option to create the custom screen size for the device? |
Yes, Gstudio allows you to create your own view settings in Design time itself for the relevant device.
Kindly use the following steps :
1. Open Gstudio, goto build menu and click the
configurations option.
2. The manage platform window will open.
3. Enter the width, height,name and type fields
in Manage platform window.
4. Click Apply and Ok button.
5. Finally you must restart the Gstudio for
changes to take effect.
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| 29.How to change font size in GoDB form controls? |
In GoDB the font importer is used to change font size of the form controls.
Kindly use below steps to change the Font size:
1. Goto tools menu and select font importer
option.
2. Select the font, file name and language.
3. Click Export button and exit the window.
4. The .fnt file is created in the Project
folder
5. And add the .fnt file in to the Application.
6. Sets the font property as the file number.
example: file name is F6.fnt then sets the
property as 6.
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| 30.List the image files which are supported by GoDB. |
The Internal file system supports GIF and PNG image files.
The External file system supports GIF,PNG and JPG image files. |
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| 31.How to increase the BDB file size? |
1.To increase the BDB file size goto Gstudio.
2.Select the following path
View -> Options -> Build Tab -> BDB.
3.Check “Customize size to” check box
4.And increase the file size in the edit box.
5.Click the OK button.
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| 32.How to set the Background image in the GoDB IDE? |
There are two Methods to set the background image in the GoDB IDE.
Method 1
1. Put your background image using image control
with relevant background size.
2. Place other form field controls over the
image control.
Method 2
If the form field controls are already arranged in the form, then
1. Place your image over the controls.
2. Right click the mouse button.
3. And click the "send to back" option.
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| 33.How to customize .bdb file size? |
| BDB custom size option lets you to increase the .bdb file size. By default GoDB supports upto 90 MB. To increase .bdb file size goto GStudio, View -> Options -> Build Tab -> BDB. Check “Customize size to” checkbox and increase the .bdb file size. |
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| 34.How to customize About(F1) ? |
The following code can be used to customize About (F1)
setosvar("*gl_7","Test Version 1.0")
setosvar("*gl_8","Test (P) Ltd")
setosvar("*gl_9","http://www.test.in")
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| 35.Ping command works on my PC but fails on Device, why? |
| Ping is an ICMP protocol. It works only when a network device and the operators supports it,it works with dialup and with WLAN adpaters but not with activesync. |
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| 36.How to access IRDA port? |
Each platform having its own application to transfer the data through IRDA, in order to transfer the data/files between device use OS_EXEC command in GoDB.
For Example,
In Pocket PC there is a file called irsquirt.exe,
To transfer the file use
OS_EXEC("irsquirt.exe ") |
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| 37.Is there anyway to add more than 255 rows in a Egrid? |
| By default, the max rows is set to 255. You can increase the same by setting the MAXROWS Property in Egrid. |
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| 38.How do I open gStudio? |
1) Goto Start menu -> programs -> Godb -> gStudio
2) Now, gStudio(IDE) will be opened for programming.
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| 39.How to open a Help File in gStudio? |
1) Goto Start menu -> programs -> Godb -> gStudio
2) Goto Help menu, Select on getting started.
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| 40.How to create a new Project? |
1) Goto Start menu -> programs -> Godb -> gStudio
2) now, gStudio (IDE) will be opened for programming.
3) Goto file menu, Select Create workspace
4) It will open a new project dialog box window
5) In Project Name - Provide the project name that you want to have
6) in Project Directory - Specify the path where to store the project that you are creating
7) Click on OK button, now your project workspace is ready to work.
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| 41.What is the extension of my project workspace file? |
| .gws is the extension of your workspace file. |
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| 42.How do i see the sample projects which came along with gStudio (IDE)? |
1) Goto Start menu -> programs -> Godb -> gStudio
2) now, gStudio (IDE) will be opened for programming.
3) Goto file menu, Select Open workspace
4) goto installation directory of the godb
5) select the samples folder, there you will find four sample project
6) Lets take sample1, click on the sample1 folder and select the sample1.gws
7) Then goto Build menu and select the build all
8) Now the sample 1 project is ready to run
9) Press F5 (to run the application in debug mode) and Ctrl + F5 (to run the application in release mode) |
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| 43.How do I compile a new project? |
1) Open a project
2) Goto Build -> Compile (or) Click on compile tool button
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| 44.I am unable to open an existing project file directly by doubleclicking on the (.gws) file from explorer. |
| Right click on the project file (.gws) and select "open with" option and point to gEDev.exe which will be in your godb installed directory "C:\Program Files\GoDB\" |
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| 45.If I rebuild and run a project, for Each and every time it is asking for the configuration, is there any way to save the default settings? |
| Yes, You can add "!config.frm" in to your project file and save the default values, by next time it will retrive the default values given. |
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| 46.What is the short cut to submit the form? |
Press "F4" to submit the form
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| 47.What is the short cut to Sync? |
| Press "F7" to sync. |
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| 48.What is the short cut to see the current Configuration Form? |
Press "F9" to view Configuration form.
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| 49.I have created the application for Palm its working fine, now I want to test the same application in Pocket PC? How to do that? |
1) Open your current application that u want to convert to Pocket PC
2) Goto Configurations Toolbar
3) Select "PocketPC 2002" device
4) Goto Build menu, select the build all option
5) now your palm application is ready to use in Pocket PC
6) Press F5 (to run the application in debug mode) and Ctrl + F5 (to run the application in release mode) |
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| 50.What is GED? |
Ged is the tool used to import and export data between html pages, databases and GoDB''s file system.
Ged can be used for the following :
1) Import Html, Image , Database, Text, config and forms.
2) Export database and config files. |
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| 51.How do I Build a new project? |
1) Open a project
2) Goto Build -> Build (or) Press F7 (or) click build tool button
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| 52.I''m getting an error "Unable to open project" |
| This error will occur when the last used project file is Deleted/Renamed/Misplaced. |
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| 53.How do I run a project? |
1) Open a project
2) Goto Build -> Run (ro) Press F5 (or) click run tool button
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