In this paper we'll be discussing the migration of existing EAServer
applications to EAServer 6. Because of architecture changes in EAServer, an
explicit migration is needed; whereas with previous versions you could simply
upgrade an existing installation or install and sync the entities.
EAServer 6 comes with a migration utility to help in migrating existing EAS
5.x entities (components, connection caches, etc.).
Migration Utility
To start the utility, go to %DJC_HOME%\bin directory and double-click on
migrate.bat.
%DJC_HOME% = EAS 6 installation directory
When the migration utility starts (Figure 1), you'll see the message "Ready
for Migration" in the message pane. The migration utility will be able to
scan your EAServer 5.x repository and locate all entities that can b... (more)
Dropdown filtering is one of the most requested features in web applications
and one of the seemingly more difficult tasks. There are many ways to provide
dropdown filtering including retrieving all possible values and filtering on
the client side with JavaScript as well as making round trips to the server
to reload the page with a filtered dropdown.
Here we will explore a more sophistica... (more)
Rahul Jain has rich experience in developing enterprise Web and client/server applications using PowerBuilder and EAServer. He works as a principal consultant with Keane, Inc., in Washington, DC.
Pavel Klimov
Steve Beaty
Manas Sarkar
Bhupesh Naik
Lavenya Dilip
