CodeCharge Studio builds on CodeCharge 2.0's features adding more powerful controls, visual editors and provides even more control and power. It features HTML and code editors, pre-built drag-and-drop components to visually assemble pages, powerful wizards to generate applications with a few clicks.

Evolved from CodeCharge core technology, CodeCharge Studio is a visual application builder and code generator that is the realization of Rapid Application Development for the Web. It is the most productive way available today to create powerful, scalable, secure Web applications quickly. Based on a sophisticated XSL Engine using XML file formats, CodeCharge Studio opens up new possibilities to Web developers by automating the creation of virtually all web application components and by generating robust, professional-level server code in any of the following programming languages: ASP.NET (C#/VB), ASP, PHP, J2EE, ColdFusion and Perl.

Features

IDE (Integrated Development environment)

Integrated editors:

• Visual page designer: to design pages graphically.
• HTML editor: to edit your HTML & JavaScript with color syntax coding.
• Code editor: with auto-indent and color syntax coding.
• Page preview: for local viewing of templates.
• Live data viewer: for instantaneous viewing of pages with live data locally or on your server.

Project navigation:

• Project Explorer: provides a comprehensive view of all project pages, code, included files and media assets.
• Code Explorer: lists each object on the page and provides instant access to related code.

Precision controls:

Property inspector provides precise control over the properties of every page and page element:

• Format: to set format and styles.
• Data: to control data sources and security.
• Events: to program events and insert custom actions.

Drag-and-drop objects:

Drag-and-drop objects allow you to visually create pages in the Designer that include:

• HTML Elements: for all HTML tags and objects.
• Controls: to add data-aware labels, links and navigation.
• Components: to add sophisticated data-driven groups of integrated controls such as grids.

Integration with HTML editors:

CodeCharge Studio includes special integration features to work seamlessly with your favorite HTML editors.

Microsoft FrontPage Add-In: The first product to extend FrontPage functionality into a full-featured, integrated development environment, CodeCharge Studio allows developers to generate professional quality code in all popular server-side programming languages and offers a professional code editor to extend and fine-tune generated code.

Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive and other HTML editors-Use virtually any program as your HTML editor in CodeCharge Studio. Set that program as your primary HTML editor CodeCharge will seamless use the program for HTML editing.

Language, Server and Database Support

Languages: ASP, ColdFusion, PHP, J2EE, Perl.

Application servers: Supports industry-standard servers including Microsoft IIS, Macromedia ColdFusion, IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, and Netscape Enterprise Server.

Site publisher: publishes the project to the sever with a single click.

Databases: Data Source wizard-speeds connectivity to virtually any database including: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, and Microsoft Access. Supports access to multiple databases simultaneously. Visual query builder creates SQL queries without coding.

Productivity Features

Powerful wizards CodeCharge Studio's sophisticated component and application wizards automate the most common application interactions with a simple point-and-click interface:

Power Wizard: creates a multi-page application supporting user queries and administrator updates based on your database structure.

Component Wizards: generate sophisticated search, grid, login/logout, and record update components and pages automatically.

Code generation: CodeCharge Studio generates your code on the fly using the CodeCharge code generation engine. The code is architected according to industry-wide best practices, easily extensible, and highly reliable. The engine automatically separates HTML pages from code logic, improving workflow and isolating changes to design, programming and deployment. Sites are faster to develop and easier to maintain because designers and programmers can focus on their respective responsibilities without affecting each other.

Security management: CodeCharge Studio's integrated security management simplifies multi-level security.

You define the privileges: Full, Read, Insert, Update or Delete-for each security group or user, and CodeCharge automatically includes the appropriate authentication code to link username and passwords to security level and privileges.

Jumpstart solutions: CodeCharge Studio includes several pre-built fully functional applications so you can see real CodeCharge-generated solutions in action. Copy and paste the code into your application or study how the experts did it.

And if you have questions, go to Forums.CodeCharge.com, the CodeCharge developer community site to get answers and pointers. Or go to support.codecharge.com for the latest bulletins, product updates or to submit email support requests.

Customizable themes: CodeCharge Studio includes over 35 customizable themes using CSS or HTML tags so you can generate professionally designed sites or support any corporate presentation standard.

Technical Requirements

Development

• Intel Pentium Processor or equivalent
• 64 MB available RAM
• 50 MB available disk space
• 256-color monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution
• Windows 2000, 2003, XP or Vista
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• Databases Supported: CodeCharge Studio can connect to virtually any ODBC compliant database using the appropriate drivers installed on the computer where CodeCharge Studio is present. Supported databases include Microsoft SQL, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft Access and all other databases with an appropriate ODBC driver.
• The generated code does not require ODBC connectivity and connects to the database using the method appropriate for the particular environment, for example ADO for ASP, JDBC for Java, PHPLib for PHP, or DBI for PERL.
  

Deployment

• ASP 3.0 (runs on IIS and PWS servers with VBScript 5.5 or higher)
• ASP.NET (C#) 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
• ASP.NET (VB) 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
• ColdFusion 4.0.1 or MX
• PHP 4.1, 5.0
• J2EE 1.2
• PERL 5.6.1

The CodeCharge Studio License includes...

• The Code Generator + The Visual IDE (Single License)
• 90-day online support
• Free minor updates and patches for the perpetual license
• Free minor and major upgrades for the non-perpetual license