FiveTouch for iOS (iPhone/iPad) is ready!!!

[Antonio Linares]

FiveTouch uses the (L)GPL v3 license. Full source code is available from here:

https://github.com/FiveTechSoft/fivetouch

Harbour power!!!

[TimStone]

What can we use it for ?

1). Does it support an RDDCDX ( ADS ) ?
2) My clients use ADS Client Server in their businesses and would like to use an iOS or Android tablet for some tasks. It would need to connect across the network wirelessly, but interact with DBF files that are handled by ADS Remote. Will this work to do that ?
3). What controls are supported ?

Thank you.

[Antonio Linares]

Tim,

I have just asked Reinaldo Crespo to contact ADS team to know if they provide ADS for iOS

FiveTouch uses QT, so all QT controls are available (as far as they are supported from Harbour qtcontribs):

https://doc.qt.io/qt-5.10/qtquickcontrols-index.html

[Marcelo Via Giglio]

Tim,

when we are working with movil device, we need to forget the use of native drive to DB connection, we need to change the chip, and use Web Services, in this way the we have a independence data source, for ADS is possible to use oData protocol, but could be easy too implement a Web Service

an opinion only

Regards

Macelo Vía

[TimStone]

Marcelo,

My clients are small, independent, businesses. They run the software locally because many of them do not have solid, reliable, and fast internet. Cloud solutions go down, and that means their business is stopped. Their clients do not appreciate the delays this may cause. So, they run solely on their local network, and for good performance, they use the Advantage Database Server Remote ( Client Server mode ).

In their business, they use tablets for simple tasks which are connected to ADS via their wifi. Some of those tasks might include taking photos, scanning codes, making notes, etc. All of the data is to be used in the application, and it would be preferred that it not have to be "imported" but is actually entered live. That is why using an iPhone, or an existing iPad, would be nice for them. Currently they can do these things with Windows based tablets, but they would prefer to use devices they may already have ( especially their iPhone and older iPads ).

That is why I asked the question and why it is important.