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APG Tutorial

First you need to have all the components of your new website ready, these are:
1) Database
2) Template
3) Output folder
4) APG

1) Database
The database has to be named for the ODBC link to work.
Using Windows 95:
>From control panel go to 32bit ODBC
>From user DSN select Add
>From Select New Datasource select relevant database driver, ie Access
Enter Data Source Name
Select Database
Click OK

First field must be named filename; you not need to add .html as this is automatic. Do not have spaces in the filename or any field name and use lower case characters throughout.

2) HTML template
Use your editor to design layout, style, colours and, when finished, add content fields in the format , ie <!--#heading-->

3) Output Folder
Choose an output folder for your generated files, this can be the same as your template files.

4) APG
Configure APG to locate the relative paths to the database, template and output folder using the browse function.

Press the build button and watch APG build your pages. The Status bar shows the progress and the results will appear in the box.

Saving your files. APG files are not transferable, they only contain the relative paths to enable you to revisit a project to make amendments and will be specific to your PC. Due to APG's design, release 2.0 will not recognise version 1.0 files.

Samples
Sample databases and templates are available from our web site, see further information below.

Further Information
Updated information, Help, FAQ, samples, and service patches will be available on the Alma web site. Please visit our Online Resource centre to keep up with the latest developments.
Should your questions remain unanswered, please email our Technical Support helpline.

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