The Quick Way to Learn Web Apps

  • Learn to Build Powerful Web 2.0 / AJAX Applications
  • Build apps for your clients or your own business
  • 56 Lessons in 4 Hours of Video
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Suitable for all skill levels
  • FREE Server Space to Test Publish your Work!
  • For version 10.5 - and prior versions, too.

For over 10 years, Steve Workings has been a professional Alpha Five developer and trainer. In this video, Steve takes you step-by-step through everything you need to know to build robust, secure and full featured web 2.0 applications. His years of hands on experience, gives you a terrific head start in tackling your own custom Alpha Five applications.

Check out these 3 Chapters

Here is a small selection of the 56 chapters included in this video course.
For a complete list, see the table of contents below.

Chapter 2
Getting to Know the
Sample Web Application
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Chapter 17
Free Form Templates
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Chapter 38
Variables
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Table of Contents

01

Introduction

  

0:46

02

Getting to Know the Sample Web Application 1

  

3:02

03

Getting to Know the Sample Web Application 2

  

2:10

04

Builds and Patch Downloads

  

2:40

05

Creating an Empty Database

  

1:57

06

Setting up your SQL Datasource

  

3:31

07

Alpha's Database Explorer

  

2:02

08

Introduction to the Web Projects Control Panel

  

1:59

09

Building your First Grid

  

6:27

10

Configuring your Grid

  

5:23

11

Adding a Search Box to the Grid

  

3:20

12

Introduction to AJAX

  

2:45

13

The Preview Tabs

  

2:36

14

Working with and Formatting Calculated Fields in the Grid

  

7:46

15

Linking Grids Together

  

5:17

16

Creating a Single Record Form Grid

  

3:47

17

Free Form Templates

  

3:05

18

Introduction to Reporting

  

1:48

19

Selecting Data Sources for Reporting

  

6:49

20

Laying out Reports

  

7:33

21

Using the Summary Field Genie

  

4:32

22

Using Rich Text in your Reports

  

3:13

23

Enhancing Report Layouts

  

6:57

24

Page Mismatch Errors

  

2:38

25

Creating a Print Button for your Report

  

6:48

26

Introduction to the Application Server

  

9:54

27

Introduction to the A5W page

  

12:27

28

The Source HTML Editor

  

2:42

29

Working with Alpha's HTML Templates

  

5:17

30

Customizing Templates

  

3:30

31

Inserting a Grid in the Source Editor

  

4:27

32

Building the Orders Page

  

5:03

33

Building the Navigation Bar

  

6:29

34

Placing the Nav Bar on the Page

  

4:24

35

Creating your Index Page

  

1:44

36

The Logout Page

  

1:13

37

Testing your Application

  

4:17

38

Variables

  

3:59

39

Security Framework Overview

  

6:18

40

Users and Groups

  

4:19

41

Page and Component Security

  

3:54

42

Building the Login Component

  

2:35

43

Publishing your Security Settings

  

1:44

44

Inserting the Login Component to the Index Page

  

2:36

45

Applying Security to the Nav Bar

  

3:18

46

Filtering Results on the Login Variable

  

4:33

47

Filtering Results in the Order Header Grid

  

1:53

48

Tabbed UI Design

  

2:29

49

Building Your Tabbed UI

  

6:42

50

Putting your Login Page in the Header of the Index Page

  

4:06

51

Tweaking the Security Properties

  

2:10

52

Containers

  

2:25

53

Component Security part 2

  

2:07

54

Project Properties and AEX Files

  

3:47

55

Publishing to a Remote Server

  

12:52

56

Speeding Up your Publishing Process

  

3:57