[ANN] New York Regional 4D Users Group Meeting, Wed, 9/19/07, 7:30 PM

[Gary Brocks]

New York City Regional 4D Developers Group - Sept 2007

Date: Wednesday, Sept 19_Hours: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Saint Peter's Church at The Citicorp Center (see below for  
complete directions)
Contact Gary Brocks: gbrocks@...

Topics:
1: Using Adobe Flex as a front-end to 4D
2: SQL Pocket Guide: Concise Database Programming
3: Find Memphis: Preview of 4D Summit 2007

Adobe Flex and 4D:

Jay Harper will present a small Flex interface that was done for  
netterimages.com which loads two xml files to present pricing  
information to customers. If the customer wants to add the item to  
their cart, a web services call is made to 4D, avoiding the need to  
present a separate page to the user.

Flex is an Adobe product which creates data driven interfaces that  
can be displayed using a Flash 9 web browser plug-in. Because it is  
deployed using Flash, it operates in a more stable environment than  
most AJAX applications which rely on browser-specific implementations  
of Javascript. However, Flex can interact with the browser via  
Javascript, and the demo will show this in action with the Flex  
object resizing itself using Javascript calls to the browser.

About Jay Harper: _Jay Harper has been working with 4D since 1991,  
and has been focusing on 4D-driven web solutions since 1997. Most  
recently he has focused on optimizing public web sites for organic  
search - especially data driven web sites. Jay and his partner, Dan  
Wong, run Slicksurface (slicksurface.com) - a graphic design and  
programming company located in New York.

SQL Pocket Guide:

Mehboob Alam will demonstrate simplifying a multi statement 4D task  
in to a single SQL Statement (or alternatively, deconstruct a single-
line SQL statement into the 4D language) The goal of this teaser is  
to demonstrate the power of SQL statements and why you should  
consider v11 as a solid migration path for your application.

Preview of 4D Summit 2007:

Get onboard for the Summit. This is an open discussion on topics that  
will be presented at the 4D 2007 Summit held in Memphis, TN. This  
session is targeted for those who can not attend the Summit this year  
as well as those who plan to attend.

It is our goal to arm some NYC volunteers with questions and topics  
of interest for those who can not attend. For those attending the  
summit; we plan to evaluate each presentation at the summit as it  
would pertain to 4D v11.

NOTE: While some discussions may encompass overlapping topics (such  
as SQL) and v11, at this point we will not discuss v11 in technical  
terms to honor and comply with 4D's confidentiality agreements.

The evening's proposed schedule is as follows*:

7:30 Meet and Greet
7:40 Topic Presentations
8:35 QA, open discussion, participant presentations, future meeting  
planning.
9:30 Meeting ends, adjourn to a local establishment for talk, food  
and drink.

* times other than the start time and end time of the meeting are  
flexible, depending on the presenters and participants preferences.

Postings concerning NYCR4DUG meetings and activities can be found at  
our website http://www.nyc4d.org and at http://www.4dtoday.com.

Facility:
Saint Peter's Church at The Citicorp Center
619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York, NY
212-935-2200

Meeting Room:
The Committee Room

Near by subway lines:
E or V trains to Lexington Ave station (at 53rd Street)
4, 5, or 6 trains to the 59th Street station (on Lexington Avenue),  
then walk south on Lexington Avenue. 6 train to the 51 Street station  
(on Lexington Avenue), walk north 2 blocks.

The entrance to Saint Peter's Church is on 54th Street between  
Lexington Ave and 3rd Avenue. Upon entering you will see the  
reception desk. Let the receptionist know that you are there for the  
NYCR4DUG meeting.

Take the elevator (on your left) down to level LL2 / Theater Level.  
When you reach the Theater Level, walk straight through the lobby,  
and though a set of reddish fire doors. After walking though the fire  
doors, continue up a short flight of stairs (about 6 steps) and  
continue straight ahead to the 2nd door on the right, the door for  
the Committee Room.

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