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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 17 In This Guide ...................................................................................................................... 17 Installing OpenROAD ........................................................................................................... 18 Intended Audience .............................................................................................................. 18 Documentation ................................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 2: Structuring an Application 21 Basic Application Components ............................................................................................... 21 The Basics of Frames and Forms ...................................................................................... 22 Scripts, Events, and Event Blocks..................................................................................... 23 Objects ........................................................................................................................ 24 Frames .............................................................................................................................. 24 Ghost Frames................................................................................................................ 25 4GL Statements for Running Frames Concurrently.................................................................... 25 How an Application Moves Between Frames............................................................................. 26 Procedures ......................................................................................................................... 26 4GL Procedures ............................................................................................................. 27 3GL Procedures ............................................................................................................. 27 Database Procedures...................................................................................................... 27 How You Can Share Information Between Frames .................................................................... 27 Global Variables............................................................................................................. 28 Global Constants............................................................................................................ 28 User and Database Events............................................................................................... 28 Scope of Frames, Procedures, Variables, and Constants ............................................................ 29 External Code: Database, 3GL Procedures, and External Class Objects .................................. 29 4GL Procedures ............................................................................................................. 29 How You Can Change Global Constants at Runtime .................................................................. 30 Controlling the Flow of Frames......................................................................................... 31 Choosing a Concurrency Style.......................................................................................... 32 How the Application's Starting Frame Is Opened................................................................. 32 Selecting a Control Frame Style ....................................................................................... 33 How You Can Manage Database Interactions...................................................................... 35 Selecting an Operation Style............................................................................................ 35 How You Can Share Frames Among Applications ...................................................................... 37 Included Applications Feature .......................................................................................... 37 How You Can Customize Included Frames.......................................................................... 37 Contents iii How You Can Enforce Consistency Throughout Your Environment ............................................... 38 Frame Templates ........................................................................................................... 38 Style Sheets.................................................................................................................. 38 Field Templates ............................................................................................................. 39 How You Can Create Non-interactive Applications..................................................................... 39 Chapter 3: Getting Started with OpenROAD Workbench 41 OpenROAD Workbench Overview ........................................................................................... 42 Connect Tab.................................................................................................................. 47 Develop Tab.................................................................................................................. 49 Debug Tab .................................................................................................................... 51 Monitor Tab .................................................................................................................. 52 Query Tab .................................................................................................................... 54 Build Tab ...................................................................................................................... 55 Deploy Tab ................................................................................................................... 56 Manage Tab .................................................................................................................. 58 Editors ......................................................................................................................... 59 How You Can Start OpenROAD Workbench.............................................................................. 61 Start OpenROAD Workbench from the Desktop................................................................... 62 How You Can Start Ingres ............................................................................................... 63 Start OpenROAD Workbench from the Windows Command Prompt........................................ 63 Start OpenROAD Workbench with the RunImage Utility ....................................................... 64 Define a Database Connection Profile................................................................................ 67 Connect to a Database Through a Connection Profile........................................................... 70 Modify