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Drive v1.0.4 with SubForms now available

Drive version 1.0.4 is now available with support for Chameleon SubForms and a few modifications with the Form templates to improve efficiency. Template updates - Removed SourceTable requirement on Forms - FormEmptyStructure.cst - Removed ControlUtilityPrefix...

Published Fri, Jan 02 2009 8:14 AM by daveburke

Filed under: Releases

Drive in Motion: Handling Data Object Changes

On my personal blog at dbvt.com I posted on using Drive to handle data object changes in Community Server Development. The screenshots include adding the field to the SQL utility table, regenerating the Business Object with the new project, the PopulateDataObject...

Published Mon, Dec 01 2008 5:09 PM by daveburke

Filed under: Drive in Motion, SQL Utility Tables

Drive v1.0.3 with new templates available

Since I released Drive v1.0 a couple of weeks ago I seem to have fallen into the habit of making incremental changes to Drive during the course of the work week and applying them on the weekend in a 1.0.X release. I'm sorry about the ongoing series...

Published Sat, Nov 22 2008 5:46 AM by daveburke

Filed under: Releases, New Templates

Composite Update Object Template Updated

The next Drive Template Library update (v1.0.3) will contain an updated Update Object composite CodeSmith template. Composite templates refer to the generation of a complete process, in this case, generating all of the code used in 1) calling an Action...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 7:09 AM by daveburke

Filed under: Template Properties

Drive v1.0.2 with Content Fragment template available

On my personal blog I posted about moving from a DBVT orientation to using DRIVE as my custom code base for Community Server projects. The intention is for me to work with the Drive Framework even more integrated into my coding and thinking. One of the...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2008 4:30 PM by daveburke

Filed under: Releases, New Templates

A Drive Desktop Shortcut would mean good things

I work on several different machines and it's important that I have the latest DRIVE Framework available in my Visual Studio CodeSmith Explorer window. So I created a desktop shortcut to my DRIVE Template folder so I could easily replace it with any...

Published Sun, Nov 16 2008 9:11 AM by daveburke

Filed under: Updates, Contributions

Drive v1.0.1 Released

I released Drive version 1.0.1 today. I also added RELEASE HISTORY to the download description. You can get the new release here. V1.0.1 updates focus on the Project Startup templates so it compiles clean the first time. The Drive Startup Project should...

Published Sun, Nov 09 2008 10:11 PM by daveburke

Filed under: Releases

New Project Startup Forum

One of the aspects of DRIVE I was anticipating based on other developers' experience was how the product and this site would change as a result. So in recognizing the importance of a positive and successful Project Startup experience I created a forum...

Published Sun, Nov 09 2008 5:18 PM by daveburke

Sample Drive Startup Template Properties

In early feedback by DRIVE Framework users, I'm realizing how important it is that everyone's initial experience with the Project Startup templates is positive and problem free. Successfully generating a base Custom Community Server Project is...

Published Sun, Nov 09 2008 4:56 PM by daveburke

Filed under: Project Startup, Template Properties

Drive is Here!

I'm excited to announce the initial release of DRIVE, my CodeSmith Template Library for Rapid Community Server Development. The documentation is not yet complete and I would have liked to do more cross-CS platform checking of the templates, but I...

Published Sun, Nov 02 2008 10:56 PM by daveburke

Filed under: Releases

Drive is Coming

The bare minimum of a functional Drive site is online as I finalize testing and documentation. I'm shooting for a November release, whether the beginning or end of November I can't say. I'll be working on Drive at night and on weekends, so...

Published Sun, Oct 12 2008 8:18 PM by daveburke

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Drive v1.0.4 with SubForms now available

Drive in Motion: Handling Data Object Changes

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Composite Update Object Template Updated

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A Drive Desktop Shortcut would mean good things

Drive v1.0.1 Released

New Project Startup Forum

Sample Drive Startup Template Properties

Drive is Here!

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