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08-03-2022, Time:
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Hello friends, in
this article, I would like to give you a brief information about TMS's Web Core
product, inspired by the article named UniGui
Overview by dear @vkamadan master.
As you know, Delphi has IntraWEB, UniGUI
etc. We can develop web software with tools. After years of doing projects
using the IntraWEB+CGDevTools duo, I switched to UniGUI. Although I continue to use UniGUI
these days, I am slowly transitioning to a product called Web Core developed by
TMS.
Why TMS?
In frameworks such as IntraWEB and UniGUI, your application has to be compiled either as an
ISAPI DLL file or as an EXE file.This
is not a bad thing, either you use UniGUI's internal
web server using the EXE file, or you use the DLL file over IIS by mounting it
on the Internet Information Server. All your business will be solved. The
good thing about TMS is that when your project is compiled ,
HTML+CSS+JS files are created , not DLL or EXE files . This means that you
can run your web software on any web server or platform you want.
At the same time, TMS is open-ended in many areas, from making full-screen
mobile websites called PWA, using Bootstrap, developing web applications that
can run on desktop with Electron as if it were a normal VCL application,
developing web software for Miletus, RaspBeryPI and
some other IoT environments. offers development opportunities.You can also install TMS Web Core on
Lazarus.
My favorite thing is that it allows the use of component packages that TMS
calls FNC, which they also call "revolutionary", used in both VCL,
FMX and WEB environments in a single installation. So
besides Web Core, FNC UI Pack etc. If you buy one of the dozens of FNC
packages, you can develop applications with incredible visuals.
Installation of TMS is done with EXE File. After installing with EXE like UniGUI, it is not necessary to open the project files and
compile them again and then install from the compiled packages. TMS handles the
entire installation process itself. TMS Web Core is ready to use when you open
Delphi.
Let's get started
First, let's create a new project in Delphi. Let's choose New > Other:
As you can see in the Window that opens, we can develop web software for many
environments with TMS Web Core. Let's choose TMS Web Application as the most
basic:
The design screen that we are used to from VCL forms will appear. I put an edit
and a button as an example. I wanted the click feature of the button to send
the text entered in the edit with the showmessage
function as a message. On this screen, you can design the screen as you are
used to, such as VCL forms. No need to do anything extra.
When TMS Web Application is selected, all the tools we can use in this project
will appear in Delphi's Toolbox:
When you buy FNC packages as well as TMS Web, you have around 500+ components
that you can use in design and code, which is more than any other development
environment. There is a control for almost everything you can think of. Whether
you access the camera, scan the barcode, use ReCaptcha
or set the device orientation, there is a component ready for you to do
everything. Actually, I thought I'd take a screenshot
of the Toolbox showing each component, but I couldn't fit them all on the
screen.
When we run our application, the browser window will open and our application
will appear as we designed:
If we do not have a web server that we use on our computer, or if we have not
set the server in the project settings, just like the temporary web server that
works while testing Asp.Net projects in Visual Studio, the web server that TMS
runs to try the applications will come into play: (TMS, this web
server He says he has developed the server for only one user (in this case, the
developer of the software) to test the application and it is not appropriate to
distribute it as 'production') When we double-click on the server icon, it will
show us which project is running from which folder
:
When we look at our project's folder If so, we will only see HTML and
JavaScript files.
Here, you will notice that the size of the Project1.JS file is a bit large. If
you want, we can set it to generate a single .JS file for the entire project or .Js files for each form
separately. For this, we just need to make the following setting from the
Project Options window:
You can use any component you want on the form screen, just like you would
design a normal website in the project:
Here, we are talking about a product that is very simple to use, easy to
install and learn, has a very rich component package, and is easy to distribute
the resulting project. . But unfortunately UniGUI, IntraWEB etc. Like all
other frameworks, this one is paid.I'm
lucky enough to get both Web Core and FNC packages, and I can easily say this.
I felt incredibly free when I switched from Unigui to
TMS. Just the other day, we ran our software on a Linux server with zero
errors.
Unlike UniGUI, there is also a Runtime package etc.
You don't need to install either. I'll admit, as you can see above in the new
project window, I haven't developed a web application for a long time in any
other environment than TMS, even though I have uniGUI
installed on my computer.
Although I cannot share the company name because it is commercial confidential
information, let me tell you a secret, the software used by a famous e-commerce
company used by hundreds of brands in our country was developed entirely with
Delphi + TMS Web Core. Accurate information. So this can
give you an idea of how useful TMS is.
After this short introductory article about TMS Web Core, in my next article, I
will explain how we can retrieve data from a database with HTML+JS binary and
how we can operate on the data. If you've read this far, first
of all, thank you for your patience.
More detailed information about TMS Web Core is here:
https://www.tmssoftware.com/site/tmswebcore.asp
Information about FNC Packages is also here:
https://www.tmssoftware.com/site/fnc-products.asp I extend my love
and respect to everyone, especially our master @mrmarman
, whom I made a little angry with today . If you have any questions, you can
write.
09-03-2022, Time:
09:45
Thank you very much
for your valuable contribution.
I had TMS Web Core on my review list for a long time. It still stands
there. 
I haven't been able to take the time to review it.
In line with the suggestion of an experienced master like you, I have taken it
from the review list to my target list.
Thanks again. I look forward to the next article.
09-03-2022, Time:
11:56
Thanks
09-03-2022, Time:
12:49
Thanks @rmzgenius , it is very valuable
to get such information from someone who is in the kitchen. We look forward to
the continuation of the topic.
I am glad for myself that yesterday's issue did not prolong. You too,
@mrmarman, are very valuable for
this forum.
09-03-2022, Time:
14:31
@frmman It's not
really an issue either. There
was a problem of not being able to explain-understand for a short time. It
turns out that there was an update-related error in the DNS and Firewall
configuration of our company servers. I didn't know. I could neither see nor
upload any image files originating from it. But it did, thank goodness.
09-03-2022, Time:
20:27
Good luck with your
spirit.
Meanwhile; the photos look great too 
13-03-2022, Time:
09:49
Thank you very much
for your valuable explanation and sharing. I will be looking forward to new
posts on the subject.
13-03-2022, Time:
20:41
@rmzgenius Thanks
for the explanation , it was very
helpful.
I would like to ask you to share your thoughts on the following topics.
-Grid component is visual like unigui, easy and
functional.
-Is there anything that can be done with Unigui that
cannot be done here or vice versa?
-Can applications be made Responsive? (Does the
applications developed for the computer take shape according to the phone,
HTML5)
-It is available on the licensing site, but is there any additional discounts
etc.?
-The biggest problem on the Unigui side is that
google cannot index and the application is created according to single page
architecture, is there google indexing here and can each page have a separate
link.
Thanks.
In addition to the
above questions, there is a limit of 250 users at the same time in Unigui, this can be exceeded
with Hyperserver. Is there such a limit in Web Core
How is the Load Balancer done?
13-03-2022, Time:
21:24
Master, I'll try to
answer your questions as best I can.
1. Is the Grid component visual, easy and
functional like unigui?
I am using TMS Web Core and FNC UI Pack together. Both Web Core and FNC have
grid components. But I use FNC's Grid more. The other one works as well, but
since FNC can also be used in Android and IOS projects, it's more at hand. It
is both very useful and export etc. operations easier. So, until now, I wish
there was this feature in UniGUI. (Except theme
support)
2. Is there anything that can be done
with Unigui and not here, or vice versa?
Theme support in UniGUI was nice. There are Bootstrap
controls here, after all, HTML+CSS codes are completely in your hands. This
means that you can use any template you want in your project. In this case, the
combinations are unlimited. The E-Commerce site I mentioned, for example,
adapted the design for itself by applying CSS files that are completely
suitable for its own corporate template. These processes are quite easy. If you
know HTML+CSS, there is no obstacle in front of you.
3. Can applications be made Responsive?
(Do the applications developed for the computer take shape according to the
phone HTML5)
Yes, it can be responsive. When you put a WebGridPanel
on the form and create columns on it and place the necessary components in
those columns, your project becomes responsive in a sense, as the Gridpanel also narrows and expands according to the size of
the form. There's even a demo video of it on TMS's page on Youtube.
At the same time, there is one Responsive Grid, which I am thinking of
preparing an article about in 1-2 days.
4. It is available on the licensing
site, but is there any additional discounts etc.?
I don't know that part. I sent an e-mail to Mr. Farhad while buying UniGUI. Fortunately, he had made a discount. (Later we had
a little trouble with UniGUI in terms of licensing, UniGUI is a very strict company in this regard.) There is
probably a possibility of discount in TMS as well. I didn't get the license, so
I don't know much about the process unfortunately.
5. Is there Google indexing and can
each page have a separate link
?
That's the best part of it. You have a DLL or EXE file running in UniGUI, but you have HTML and CSS files in TMS. In other
words, if you prepare the necessary SEO settings and keywords in the HTML file,
Google can also index these HTML files. So basically, whatever you can do with HTML+CSS+JavaScript while making a website, you can do it
here.
6. There is a limit of 250
simultaneous users in Unigui.
In TMS Web, the web server is up to you. That is, the more connections your
system supports, the more people can enter. We are using IIS, but Apache etc.
You can also use web servers without any problems. There is no user limitation
originating from TMS itself. There are tens of thousands of people entering the
e-commerce site we built at the same time. (Of course, we do not use a single
server, there are multiple servers, we use Windows Server and IIS's own Load
Balancing services between servers)
Even though I have been using UniGUI for years, the
only problem I still can't solve is that the application suddenly stops
working. I don't know how it is locked. But somehow, I know that I have the
server turned off and on almost every week, in case you didn't know, every 15
days. Therefore, instead of distributing my unigui
projects as EXE, I always started to distribute them as DLLs and use them on a
normal web server.
What you didn't ask about, but what I like the most is that it can take a long
time to get support in UniGui. I know I asked a
question on the forum and didn't get an answer for weeks. At TMS, the support
is super good because they have an incredible development team. 5 minutes after
asking a question. Then I know I got the answer. In fact, they did not
understand the question I asked once (AH, is there no English) and connected to
my computer and produced a solution. Also the
documentation is very good. Video training sets and books are already out. You
can download and view PDF documents for free. So in
summary, the support is very good.
The second good thing is that it doesn't matter what platform or web server you
host, as you have standard HTML5 files in hand. I don't know if anyone can run unigui on linux? But an
application of mine, which is currently used by thousands of people, runs
entirely on Red Hat Linux.
In summary, I recommend that you download and try the demo of TMS Web. Of course it's a great product in UniGUI.
I still use it in some of my projects (especially mobile ones, and when I need
to use the database itself directly). TMS communicates with databases like a
web service. You don't have a direct connection. (I mean, we're talking about a
simple HTML file, after all) But this also ensures portability of the
application, its openness to the outside and the security of the database.
Which is good and which is bad is debatable. UniGui
has that advantage. But when I weigh the advantages and disadvantages, TMS is
now weighing the weight as it frees me up on everything
UPDATE:You don't
have to use TMS Web Core only on Rad Studio IDE. There is a separate version
that can run on Visual Studio Code, which is used for free. So
whichever you use more, you can get that version. Although Visual Studio Code
is an environment where you can program without visual elements, which is
completely thought about writing code, in this version of TMS, you can do
visual design there as well. Thought I'd post for information.
Love, greetings.
13-03-2022, Time:
23:14
(13-03-2022, Time:
21:24) Quote from rmzgenius: [ -> ] Master, I will try
to answer your questions as best I can.
1. Is the Grid component visual, easy and
functional like unigui?
I am using TMS Web Core and FNC UI Pack together. Both Web Core and FNC have
grid components. But I use FNC's Grid more. The other one works as well, but
since FNC can also be used in Android and IOS projects, it's more at hand. It
is both very useful and export etc. operations easier. So, until now, I wish
there was this feature in UniGUI. (Except theme
support)
2. Is there anything that can be done
with Unigui and not here, or vice versa?
Theme support in UniGUI was nice. There are Bootstrap
controls here, after all, HTML+CSS codes are completely in your hands. This
means that you can use any template you want in your project. In this case, the
combinations are unlimited. The E-Commerce site I mentioned, for example,
adapted the design for itself by applying CSS files that are completely
suitable for its own corporate template. These processes are quite easy. If you
know HTML+CSS, there is no obstacle in front of you.
3. Can applications be made Responsive?
(Do the applications developed for the computer take shape according to the
phone HTML5)
Yes, it can be responsive. When you put a WebGridPanel
on the form and create columns on it and place the necessary components in
those columns, your project becomes responsive in a sense, as the Gridpanel also narrows and expands according to the size of
the form. There's even a demo video of it on TMS's page on Youtube.
At the same time, there is one Responsive Grid, which I am thinking of
preparing an article about in 1-2 days.
4. It is available on the licensing
site, but is there any additional discounts etc.?
I don't know that part. I sent an e-mail to Mr. Farhad while buying UniGUI. Fortunately, he had made a discount. (Later we had
a little trouble with UniGUI in terms of licensing, UniGUI is a very strict company in this regard.) There is
probably a possibility of discount in TMS as well. I
didn't get the license, so I don't know much about the process
unfortunately.
5. Is there Google indexing and can
each page have a separate link
?
That's the best part of it. You have a DLL or EXE file running in UniGUI, but you have HTML and CSS files in TMS. In other
words, if you prepare the necessary SEO settings and keywords in the HTML file,
Google can also index these HTML files. So basically, whatever you can do with HTML+CSS+JavaScript while making a website, you can do it
here.
There is a limit of 250 simultaneous users in
Unigui.
In TMS Web, the web server is up to you. That is, the more connections your
system supports, the more people can enter. We are using IIS, but Apache etc.
You can also use web servers without any problems. There is no user limitation
originating from TMS itself. There are tens of thousands of people entering the
e-commerce site we built at the same time. (Of course, we do not use a single
server, there are multiple servers, we use Windows Server and IIS's own Load
Balancing services between servers)
Even though I have been using UniGUI for years, the
only problem I still can't solve is that the application suddenly stops
working. I don't know how it is locked. But somehow, I know that I have the
server turned off and on almost every week, in case you didn't know, every 15
days. Therefore, instead of distributing my unigui
projects as EXE, I always started to distribute them as DLLs and use them on a
normal web server.
What you didn't ask about, but what I like the most is that it can take a long
time to get support in UniGui. I know I asked a
question on the forum and didn't get an answer for weeks. At TMS, the support
is super good because they have an incredible development team. 5 minutes after
asking a question. Then I know I got the answer. In fact, they did not
understand the question I asked once (AH, is there no English) and connected to
my computer and produced a solution. Also the
documentation is very good. Video training sets and books are already out. You
can download and view PDF documents for free. So in
summary, the support is very good.
The second good thing is that it doesn't matter what platform or web server you
host, as you have standard HTML5 files in hand. I don't know if anyone can run unigui on linux? But an
application of mine, which is currently used by thousands of people, runs entirely
on Red Hat Linux.
In summary, I recommend that you download and try the demo of TMS Web. Of course it's a great product in UniGUI.
I still use it in some of my projects (especially mobile ones, and when I need
to use the database itself directly). TMS communicates with databases like a
web service. You don't have a direct connection. (I mean, we're talking about a
simple HTML file, after all) But this also ensures portability of the
application, its openness to the outside and the security of the database.
Which is good and which is bad is debatable. UniGui
has that advantage. But when I weigh the advantages and disadvantages, TMS is
now weighing the weight as it frees me up on everything
UPDATE:You don't
have to use TMS Web Core only on Rad Studio IDE. There is a separate version
that can run on Visual Studio Code, which is used for free. So
whichever you use more, you can get that version. Although Visual Studio Code
is an environment where you can program without visual elements, which is
completely thought about writing code, in this version of TMS, you can do
visual design there as well. Thought I'd post for information.
Love, greetings.
Thank you very much for the detailed answers, great answers.
If someone who specializes in CSS is included in the team that develops TMS Web
core, I generally understand that everything done with C# or PHP can be done
with this tool.
I know Visual Studio Code has been good at this opening, it can save us from
paying an annual license fee to the Embarcadero side, of course, it is
important to experience it as someone who has never used it.
I have applications running on Unigui for 3-5 months
without restarting. In terms of support, there was a situation where Mr.
Farshad was connected remotely, but you are right that the returns in the forum
are too late.
The web core book on documentation is very good with more than 600 pages of
examples.
The theme subject was very comfortable in the unigui,
as it was important to examine and apply the sample ideos
on how we can dress a ready-made theme you mentioned in the project.
As you emphasized, if the visual side is resolved, very large projects can be
done.
Lots of love.
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