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Topic: Quick Objects v5 is now available for download!

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:03:19 GMT

Akal Tech is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Quick Objects V5, the premium suite of data access, business logic and code generation suite for .NET Framework. V5 major release of Quick Objects introduces new features and capabilities to improve developer productivity and to produce faster, stable, powerful applications in record time.

The highlights of new features in Quick Objects v5.0 include:

Zero Code SOA capabilities that can be configured to run over WebSevices (and WCF coming soon).
Powerful Sub Query Engine is now available in the Business Logic Framework
Improved Code Generation Engine for Super Fast code generation for large projects.
Enhanced UI for Quick Objects Designer with intuitive interface to manage templates, tables, views, procedures, screens and their properties.
WebXmlForm Component is available in Production ready 2.0 version.
Screen Designer is now available in the Quick Objects Designer in preview version. The Screen Designer can be used to define data entry intensive screen layouts that can include binding information can be turned into fully functional screens with template based code generation.
New set of samples covering Zero Code SOA, WebXmlForm and new tutorials covering new features in Quick Objects Designer.
New set of templates to generate complete WCF projects and classes in both C# and VB.NET

Quick Objects is available in a free as well professional version. Quick Objects can be downloaded today and can be used in .NET 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5 and higher Framework versions.

About Akal Tech:

Akal Tech is a leading component developer with a focus on improving developer productivity. Akal Tech's flagship product line called Quick Objects for .NET includes include Data Access Library, Business Logic Framework, Data Source for ASP.NET, Time Zones Library, and now WebXmlForm. Quick Objects is built with a unique and innovative approach that combines Code Generation, Code Reuse and Object Relational Mapping to provide a robust and powerful business logic and validation framework. For more information and product or evaluation downloads, please visit http://www.quickobjects.com

Copyright © 2003-2010 Akal Tech. All rights reserved. Akal Tech and Quick Objects are trademarks of Akal Tech. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact: Ish Singh ( isingh (AT) akaltech (Dot) com )

President, Akal Tech

Address: 2415 E. Camelback Road, #700, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Phone: +1 (480) 422-4383, Ext: 511

Topic: Quick Objects New Version and Complimentary 60 day extension for active subscribers

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:40:55 GMT

Topic Description: Due to the delay in the release of Quick Objects v5 we are providing complimentary 60 day extension to all the current active subscriptions. No action is required on your part and your account will automatically get update when the new release is available.

We appreciate your patience, and want you to know that this delay was just to ensure that we release a stable product with minimal breaking changes.

Regards,

Ish

Replies: 1
Last Reply: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:40:55 GMT
Reply By: Ryan Aljets

Topic: Quick Objects V5 Release Coming Soon

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:06:43 GMT

Topic Description: Hello,

We have been working very hard to get the new version of Quick Objects ready for release. An earlier post here shows some of the feature enhancements in the new version of Quick Objects Designer. However, it does not cover a completely new feature being introduced.

Quick Objects Designer V5 now allows you to specify screen layouts and then use template based code generation to generate your UI layer. This is not a cookie cutter UI generation tool that produces screens that cannot be modified or customized. Rather, we built this from the ground up to reduce the UI development time and eliminate tedious and time consuming process of creating layouts, binding controls, performing validation, and exchanging values to/from controls with business objects or data access layers.

Best of all the code generation engine can be used to generate code for these layouts in any type of language/platform. Bundled template generates xml format compatible with the WebXmlForm. You can connect the screen layouts to business objects that are based on a table or a view.

Figure 1: List of screens in a given project.

The layout designer is flexible and configurable, and the ability to plug in custom controls or controls from third party is available as well. In addition, you can also map a certain type to a certain control. This mapping allows you to simply drop a “field” onto the screen, and the designer will automatically create the controls and bind it with the field. The controls can be container controls or regular data entry controls, Grid or ComboBox etc.

Figure 2: Configured controls are available in the layout designer.

Configured controls can be easily organized in groups as well.

Figure 3: Control properties/attributes.

Some of the features:

Drag and drop a control, then drop a field onto it to bind the field to the control.

Specify control properties or specify custom attributes that can be used by code generation templates.

Specify Role Based Access information, currently this information is used by the Web Xml Form from the generated xml to show/hide/enable/disable controls based on the user’s role. Custom UI code generation templates can be created with easy, and they can leverage any of the rolbe based access information or custom attributes.

Create complex layouts by embedding any new layout within a cell, combination of cells or the entire row.

Drag and Drop a ComboBox type control, then drop the field to bind the SelectedValue property. Then drop the object that will be used as the Lookup Table. Then drag and drop the fields that will be used for the Value and Display of the lookup items.

Figure 4

Layout designer provides the full object hierarchy including fields and joins in a Tree View making it very easy to access and connect object(s) or their field(s) to a particular control.

Replies: 3
Last Reply: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:06:43 GMT
Reply By: Ish Singh

Topic: Upcoming Designer Improvements

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:29:45 GMT

We are working very hard on the upcoming release of Quick Objects V5 and just wanted to share a few of the improvements coming in the Designer application.

The tables grid now allows the user to group by any of the columns and by default it is grouped by the "Owner".
It is now very easy to choose the templates you like to use in your project.
We received lot of feedback on the Template Grid and have taken the steps to make it very easy to view the configured templates as well as make changes to the templates.
We have added several properties to the Table item in order to allow deep customization of the generated code. These properties are available in the built in templates as well as available to any custom template you write.
The description and any other large text properties now allow you to enter text in a larger editor.
Designer provides helpful hints on all aspects of the application, however sometimes the hints can come in your way. Hence, we have added the ability to instantly turn on/off the hints at anytime using either the toolbar button or a keyboard shortcut.

There are new features being introduced in the Business Logic Framework as well, and we hope to make a comprehensive list available as we get closer to the release. The tentative schedule for the new release is first week of May 2009. If you have any further suggestions or questions for us, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing support (at) akaltech (dot) com or by posting in the feedback area of the forums.

Topic: Quick Objects V4.2 - Minor Upgrade is available ( v4.2.2008.15 )

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:46:59 GMT

Quick Objects V4.2 is now available and it is free upgrade for all current subscription customers as well as any licensed users of 4.0.

Quick Objects Version 4.2 is better than ever and with the new release you are able to customize the code generation even further. Compact Framework now supports VB.NET generated code as well. With enhanced support for visual data binding, error and validation handling, you can build rich interface application with super ease.

Whats new?

Quick Objects Designer:

Designer now allows you to specify your own names for the generated objects.
Designer and code generation customization and usability enhancements.
Additional Table properties allow you to take advantage of new features offered by Business Logic Framework such as Security/Permission Provider, Custom Info (passed to templates).
Minor bug fixes with MRU list and "add" validation screen.

Business Logic Framework:

Load on demand for parent objects and child collections.
Support for self referencing tables with load on demand capability.
Enhanced support for data binding with automatic validation and ErrorProvider support.
Zero code updates/inserts when bound to data bound controls in WinForms.
Minor bug fixes in RangeFieldValidator, In (list of value) method.
Improved support and control over validation and errors.
Each field now supports IComparable

If you have any questions or feedback please contact us.

Topic: Quick Objects V4 - Minor Update is available ( v4.0.2008.23 )

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:56:24 GMT

Quick Objects v4.0.2008.23 is now available and replaces the 4.0.2008.10 release.

The latest build includes a few minor bug fixes to the installer, samples, Quick Objects Designer, and updates to templates to better support complex databases.

Also, Quick Objects Designer has a new feature that allows you to configure pre-built templates very easily. A big thanks to everyone who provided feedback and feature requests!

Thanks,
Ish

Topic: Quick Objects V4 is Here – Featuring high performance LINQ enabled Business Logic Framework

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:50:28 GMT

Akal Tech is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Quick Objects V4, the premium suite of data access and business logic components for .NET Framework. V4 major release of Quick Objects expands the suite by introducing a ground breaking WebXmlForm component for ASP.NET along with impressive list of new features.

Quick Objects V4 for .NET 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 features the widest range and unmatched capabilities in the Code Generation and ORM Tools industry. The new release includes a fast LINQ provider allowing developers to write their queries using LINQ and fully leverage the power of centralized business and validation logic. Quick Objects V4 now also supports MySQL, VistaDB, Access, and SQL CE databases in addition to SQL Server and Oracle. In addition to LINQ, powerful code generation engine and reverse engineering of Views and Stored procedures is available as well. Comprehensive samples and source code is included covering ASP.NET, WinForms, Web Services, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), LINQ in both C# and VB.NET.

“Quick Objects is truly unique. With key focus on code reuse, code generation, centralized logic and validation Quick Objects not only cuts down on the development time but also provide consistency, strongly typed model, security and high performance to the everyday application development”, says Ish Singh, the company’s president. “Quick Objects is built with the target of making application development simple. Hence the focus has been on providing an API that offers flexibility, control, and power without compromising on performance, security, stability or features. ”

Quick Objects is available in a free as well professional version. Quick Objects can be downloaded today at www.quickobjects.com and can be used in .NET 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5 Framework versions.

More Information:

About Akal Tech:

Akal Tech is a leading component developer with a focus on improving developer productivity. Akal Tech's flagship product line called Quick Objects for .NET includes include Data Access Library, Business Logic Framework, Data Source for ASP.NET, Time Zones Library, and now WebXmlForm. Quick Objects is built with a unique and innovative approach that combines Code Generation, Code Reuse and Object Relational Mapping to provide a robust and powerful business logic and validation framework. For more information and product or evaluation downloads, please visit http://www.quickobjects.com

Copyright © 2003-2008 Akal Tech. All rights reserved. Akal Tech and Quick Objects are trademarks of Akal Tech. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact: Ish Singh ( isingh (AT) akaltech (Dot) com )
President, Akal Tech
Address: 2415 E. Camelback Road, #700, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: +1 (480) 422-4383, Ext: 511

Topic: Maintainance Release (v3.5.2008.47) is now available for download

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:45:38 GMT

The maintenance release provides the following fixes/enhancements:

Fix Quick Objects Designer Crash after Trail Expiration
Fix a bug with StringField's Operator property in certain scenarios.
GetValueList method now skips null values properly and ensures that there is never a leading comma/delimiter.
Fixed ConcurrencyManager to handle concurrency check for large text fields.

The new release is freely available for all current users including Trial, Professional, Subscription, and Community Edition users.

Release Version: 3.5.2008.47
Release Date: May 12th, 2008

Download Latest Build

Topic: Announcing Free Community Edition and Discussion Forums

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:44:58 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we have made the Community Edition available to all developers, and it can be used for free (does not expire). The Community Edition will be supported by the community using the "Discussion Forums".

More Info:

Quick Objects - Business Logic Framework - Overview
Feature Comparion of different versions is available here.
Get Your Free License Today!

Reply: Re: Quick Objects New Version and Complimentary 60 day extension for active subscribers

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:40:55 GMT

We have been using the v5 beta for a couple of weeks and eagrly waiting for the final release. We were suprised how smooth the upgrade went so I think the delay was certainly worth it. Of course the free extension doesn't hurt :)

I just wish more vendors did what you guys do, i.e. test and fix before release and not break our apps with every upgrade.

Cheers,
Ryan

Reply: Re: Quick Objects V5 Release Coming Soon

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:06:43 GMT

Hi Ryan,

We are running behind schedule this time, but we made the decision to delay the release to ensure that we deliver a quality product that our customers (like yourself) are accustomed to. Please know that this is not our normal release schedule. We have made significant changes to the designer (still limiting the breaking changes to minimal) and that has caused the delay in getting the beta ready. I am expecting that sample/documentation updates will be completed in the next two weeks and that is when the beta will be available, and probably another two weeks for the final release based on the feedback we get from the beta.

Hope that answers your question and apologize if this delay caused any inconvenience.

Thanks,
Ish

Reply: Re: Quick Objects V5 Release Coming Soon

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:51:09 GMT

Looks very promising!! When is the beta or release going to be available? I am very excited and really looking forward to the new version.

Cheers,
Ryan

Reply: Re: Quick Objects V5 Release Coming Soon

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:29:54 GMT

Additional changes that are coming in V5 Designer:

Completely replaced how the designer handles database views, and now all the table customization functionality is available for views as well.
Same set of templates now generate code for Tables or Views. When creating custom templates no extra work is needed to cover both the views and tables.
Template Wizard that allows you to change the configured templates very easy at any given time.
Partial code generation allows you to highlight any combination of items to generate code for