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PowerCode - The Extensible Application Generator for Windows
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PowerCode is a powerful application generator for Windows. Its extensible
design gives the developer maximum flexibility and control over the source
code generated. It provides the beginning Windows developer with an
amazingly powerful CASE tool. The intuitive point-and-click interface
allows for the rapid prototype and design of full featured Windows
applications. Even difficult elements of a Windows program, such as tool
bars, are designed and tested with ease. The integrated environment helps
the beginning developer manage the many steps required in creating a
Windows application. The environment provides quick access to
prototyping, generating, compiling, linking, and executing the new
application.
The experienced developer will appreciate PowerCode's advanced features.
Every aspect of code generation can be modified by the developer. The
extensible features of PowerCode are implemented in two ways. The code
generation module of PowerCode is an interpreter that processes a
high-level scripting language. These script files are referred to as
source drivers within PowerCode. The source drivers process the
information stored from the design stage of PowerCode. These source
drivers can be easily modified, and extended to generate any type of
source code. PowerCode ships with source drivers to support several
languages including C++, C, and Pascal. The second feature of PowerCode,
allows the developer to access, and extend all objects that are designed
within PowerCode. A typical Windows application consists of interface
objects like windows, menus, dialogs and controls. In other application
generators you are able to specify a fixed number of attributes for each
of these objects. For a window object, you may only be able to specify
its style, or background color. These systems are very closed and limit
the type of applications that can be generated. PowerCode allows you to
add your own attributes to these objects. You may want to add attributes
that support database access, graphics, multimedia, or other class
libraries. These attributes are easily maintained within PowerCode. They
can then be accessed from the source drivers to create any type of
application.
The extensible features of PowerCode are very important when programming
in object-oriented languages such as C++. A powerful benefit of these
languages is using inheritance to create your own classes of objects.
Unlike other application generators, PowerCode allows you to generate code
that directly supports these new classes. Other application generators
force you to adopt their standards. You have to live with their naming
conventions, source indentions, source file organization, comments,
everything. With PowerCode, you have complete control. If you don't like
it, change it!
PowerCode Feature Summary
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- Fast generation of all application source files needed for Windows
applications
- Multiple language support included in a single product. Fully supports
Borland C++/Object Windows, Borland Turbo Pascal for Windows,
Microsoft C++/MFC, and ANSI C.
- Test mode allows you to animate application design without compiling.
- Supports tool bars. Tool bars can be located on windows, or dialogs.
Even supports tool bars in MDI applications. Also supports floating tool
bars.
- Supports Custom Controls. Allows you to utilize custom control DLLs in
all dialogs. You can also generate specialized source code for each
custom control.
- Supports linking menu items, tool bar items, and push buttons to
dialogs, windows, applications, or user defined code.
- Integrated Development environment simplifies Windows development.
Edit, compile, link, test, and execute your application from within
PowerCode. Supports user defined tools to allow quick access to your
favorite development tools.
- Supports multiple source modules, MDI, main window dialogs, modal
and modeless dialogs, and more!
- Designed from ground up to support object-oriented programming languages.
Completely written in C++.
- Code generator uses high-level scripting language to control all code
generation. Allows the developer complete control over source code output.
Excellent for adding support for third party libs, special control
validations, etc.
- Access and extend all system objects. Add your own attributes to objects
to generate custom source code.
- No run-time fees or royalties
- Allows saving and reusing common dialog and window objects.
- Online Windows help, comprehensive manual
- Free technical support
- List Price - $395.00
Call today for your free demo!
The PowerCode demo is a complete version of PowerCode with the code
generation disabled. It Includes several complete examples of a generated
application, featuring a stand-alone tool bar class that can be easily
incorporated into your own applications. This is a valuable prototyping
tool even without the code generation.
J Systems, Inc.
4826 McAlpine Lane
Charlotte, NC 28212
Tel: (704) 535-0079
Fax: (704) 537-5694