Perhaps this question is naive, as I am just starting with ssrs. This is a large Delphi (2009) application that currently uses Crystal (activex) for reports. We are wanting to move to ssrs but would still like to control the report parameters from within our app as we've done with crystal. I've seen the Report Viewer Control for a VS environment and I'd like to do something like that. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
I doubt you can - as far as I know, the ReportViewer control comes in two .NET flavors: one for ASP.NET web applications, and one for Windows Forms .NET apps.
However: you can access all of the reporting server stuff using a simple web browser control, too. SSRS has extensive support for specifying just about anything in the URL, too.
Check out the MSDN docs on Using URL Access from a Windows (Win32) application for a starting point.
Or if you want to take it a step further, the Reporting Services also expose standard web services to do just about anything (including managing SSRS), which you should have no trouble consuming in Delphi as regular SOAP web services.
For that, see the MSDN docs on Using the SOAP API in a Windows Application.
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I need to develop an ASP.NET MVC website that takes information from ArcGIS to show maps and other data. ArcGIS is currently running on a local PC so ArcGIS data would need to be exported to some format and uploaded to the server where the website runs so the ASP.NET MVC application takes it and do its job. After some research I found that there are (at least) 3 different ways to interact with ArcGIS: Javascript API, SDK for .NET and ArcObjects.
What would be a solution in order to take the ArcGIS exported data and work with it in ASP.NET? Is this a feasible or possible approach?
Every ooption of the listed by you, has an specific target:
ArcGIS Javascript API: it is designed to be used in webbrowsers, it shows geographic information using javascript, mainly it is intended to connect to ArcGIS Servers, as well as OGC Servers.
ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET: if you plan to develop a desktop application with WPF, this is your tool. Last versions of this SDK is also intended for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) apps, Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, native mobile apps in C# for Android, iOS
ArcObjects:The classic one, this SDK allows you to create WinForms applications with geographic information, also allows to create console applications for automate operations that involve geographic information or maps, it runs over .NET Framework.
ArcGIS Server is a proper way to achieve what you are trying to do. I assume you don't have and don't intend to have one.
You can go with a poor man's GIS server implementation as you described above: put files on server, then write services which would parse those files and provide geometries in a format that your client side can understand. There are various libs for working with esri shapefiles so you could find what suits you.
If you plan to use ArcGIS Runtime to implement your own server I would advise to check licensing because usually it won't allow you as it is licensed per client deployment.
I would advise you to check what ArcGIS Online can offer. Upload you data to their cloud and consume it with your Javascript API. Look at the pricing and maybe free plan will suit your needs. https://developers.arcgis.com/pricing/
I have recently developed an ASP.NET MVC project which supports uploading a visio(vsdx) file, reads the shapes information and performs some business operation.
The project works fine in the local but fails to work once deployed to IIS in windows server.
I tried configuring the com settings in DCOM Config, but Visio Drawing is not visible there.
Any particular settings to I need to perform for server ?
Probably it's the same set of issues as of any other server-side office automation.
Microsoft has documented those about 15 years ago. Most of those are still valid.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/257757
If you want to manipulate visio drawings server-side, better avoid automation.
Could you give me a tip on how can implement a rest webserver using just webbroker?
I know newer versions of delphi has this REST/JSON/DATASNAP features, but i´m stuck with BDS2006.
Basically i need to interact with other application and the guys are asking me to make this webserver application and provide just five methods over the internet/vpn. Don´t need to be running inside IIS or Apache.
I´ve googled a lot but the answers always point to 2010 and up versions. All that readings lead me to use the webappdebug template make some actions and respond to GET/POST/PUT/DELETE with some JSON objects.
The problem is ... I´m not well versed with webbroker, how can i achive this?
THANKS IN ADVANCE, ANY HELP WILL BE WELLCOME.
Our full RESTful Client-Server framework is availble, including an ORM (and much more), named mORMot.
It is an Open Source project, running from Delphi 6 up to XE2 - so it will work with Delphi 2006 (I've tested it with Delphi 7 and 2007 so I do not see any reason why BDS 2006 would fail).
It is able to serve Objects and Services (just like DataSnap) using JSON, in a secured (using per URL authentication) RESTful protocol.
It is able to use any Database engine back-end, with a SQLite3 kernel. You can even use without any database layer at all (that is without SQLite3), if you need only the RESTful services and in-memory objects feature (you can persist the objects with JSON or in binary format, but you won't be able to use advanced features like cross-table search).
More than 700 pages of documentation available.
For HTTP/1.1 communication, it is not based on WebBroker (nor IIS, nor Apache), but it will use directly the high-speed http.sys kernel-mode service.
I have a few questions concerning how to create a VoiceXML application.
I found some nice tutorials, but there are still some questions:
-what's a good development environment? I wanted to use VS08, there should be under C#, a project called "speech", but it doesn't appear, do I have to install the speech server local too in order to use this? (I would prefer some kind of visual workflow)
-what's the ending? is it .xml, .aspx, or .speax? I couldn't get that.
-how do I run the voicexml? it's at the speech server as an application, any further steps?
These questions are all over the map on the basics, but I'll try to provide some pointers:
what's a good development enviroment?
You will likely be building a web style application. So a VS08 ASP application is a reasonable starting point.
do i have to install the speech server local too in order to use this?
Yes. There are a variety of platforms that support VoiceXML. Nearly all are designed specifically for telephone calls (VoiceXML's main purpose). There are a few free implementations, but most are commercial. I believe the Opera web browser has some VoiceXML functionality. I've seen settings for it in their configuration, but no direct experience.
what's the ending? is it .xml, .aspx, or .speax ? i couldn't get that.
Endings usually aren't relevant, except maybe to tools. I don't believe VisualStudio provides any direct support for VoiceXML. Some browsers do care what mimetypes are provided.
how do i run the voicexml? it's at the speech server as an application, any furhter steps?
Does this mean you are looking at the OCS/Lync product line ? I believe their IVR in that suite does support VoiceXML as well as a few other APIs. The product should contain basic setup and configuration information. More information on Lync:
Microsoft Lync site
Wikipedia
One of the main goals of VoiceXML was to decouple the rendering of the voice application (on a speech server) from the voice application itself. This allows you to serve VoiceXML pages from any web server, anywhere, using any technology stack you want.
If you just want to learn VoiceXML in general, developer sites like Voxeo's Evolution allow you to render your voice applications on their voice hosting infrastructure. You configure your developer account to point to an initial VoiceXML page served from your external web server. In return, you get a phone number to call. When you call it, the hosting infrastructure fetches your initial VoiceXML page from your web server.
(I don't know offhand if Microsoft Lync hosting services are available yet.)
Is it possible to host microsoft access 2010 in WPF or Windows Forms as ActiveX or anything? I've seen DsoFramer examples but it's not supported from Microsoft and not to mention buggy. Some articles suggest using webBrowser but it's coupled with registry settings that I would not like to overwrite.
Interobility at that moment isn't that important than just to be able to load the access database in a parent window.
Do I have any options of doing that other than using webBrowser control?
Thank you.
Probably not the answer you want to hear but there are no really good solutions available for embedding Office apps/documents in WPF/Winforms anymore. DSOFramer was about the only real choice, but it's dead and the KB has been removed. A web browser control is also plagued with problems.
Although not confirmed to support Access 2010, the only solution I know of for embedding Office docs these days is http://www.officeocx.com/. It has had its share of problems too - rumor has it that it is based off of DSOFramer.
You can try to use Microsoft Sharepoint, and serve the access functionality remotely through an embedded browser frame. Check this video about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq-tDuPfgZc
There is a way. Amazon Web Services have a service called WorkSpaces. I've managed to host applications that give clients remote connection to their software that is not traditionally for the web. One of them was an accounting system. The other is an MS Access application.
I would be interested in knowing if Azure have a cheaper better solution, considering they own the product Windows Terminal Server. What I would really like to see on Azure is a windows container for MS Access.