Lianja 9.4 (9.4.3) supports the ability to Create, Edit and Display HTML Articles in an ArticleView section or in the Report Viewer.
Articles are HTML formatted files that can contain {macros} and other embedded content which are substituted when displayed.
Articles are embedded in an ArticleView and are dynamically generated. They can be used in Desktop, Web and Mobile Apps.
Uses of Articles
Articles have a variety of uses including:
A Visual Report Builder is a tool that allows you to create and customize reports from your data without coding. You can use a visual report builder to:
- Visualize data in different ways, such as charts, graphs, maps, tables, and more. Visualizing your data can help you discover patterns, trends, and insights that are not easily seen in raw numbers or text.
- Analyze your data from different sources, such as forms, surveys, databases, spreadsheets, or online services. You can filter,
Lianja is a low-code Apps platform.
To reduce coding and speed up your App development you need to understand the Lianja Apps Architecture and follow best practices when building your Apps.
Lianja is a feature rich development environment which encourages you to build Apps by "thinking" and keeping your coding down to an absolute minimum.
By following best practices as detailed in this article you will become proficient in developing Lianja Apps quickly.
LianjaScript and Python integration
Python is now the most popular programming language in the world.
LianjaScript is a data-centric scripting language specifically used for developing database applications. It is a modern day superset of Microsoft Visual FoxPRO which was widely praised for its speed and flexibility.
Lianja has complete two-way integration with Python. You can execute Python code directly from LianjaScript and execute LianjaScript code directly
Lianja provides the ability to visually create forms that will run on Desktop, Web and Mobile devices.
If you come from a VFP background this is the equivalent of the VFP form designer.
You can visually build forms that use any of the following scripting languages as the Lianja UI framework is scripting language independent across Desktop, Web and Mobile Apps.
- LianjaScript/VFP
- Python
- JavaScript
- Typescript