Hi fellow PUG members,

PUG meeting topics are set! Hear about ProDataSet in OE10 and learn
how to improve the look-n-feel of your Progress application at the
spring PUG series! The Northern VA, Central VA, North Carolina, and
Central Florida PUG meetings will be April 23-26, 2007. They will have
a Progress sales rep, who will bring along a systems engineer to
present:

- "Improving the Look-n-Feel of your Progress Application"
- "Using the ProDataSet in OpenEdge 10"

*** Agenda:

Noon - 1 p.m. - Formal networking lunch
1-5 p.m. - Presentations and industry news

**** Registration:

Contact Laura Woodard at (804) 553-1130, ext. 207 or
lwoodard (AT) allegroconsultants (DOT) com, at least five days before your
meeting. Tell her if you'll be at the lunch and if you have any
special dietary needs. Check below for presentation descriptions and
full meeting details, or visit www.pugcentral.org.


We look forward to seeing you at the PUG meetings!

Thanks,
Laura Woodard

Marketing
www.AllegroConsultants.com
(804) 553-1130, ext. 207


** Improving the Look-n-Feel of your Progress Application

The look and feel of an application is becoming more and more of a
competitive advantage. Applications are often judged not only on
functionality, usability and workflow, but also on whether or not they
follow the latest fashion. How can you improve the user interface of
your OpenEdge application to follow these latest fashion trends? To
what degree can a .NET-like interface be achieved using OpenEdge? What
components are available to help you give your user interface a more
advanced look and feel and, more importantly, how can you put these
components to work?

What will you learn?

This session will show you how you can achieve a more competitive UI,
perhaps a .NET look, in OpenEdge, accompanied by in-depth code
samples.

Proposed Outline:

What is a Windows XP look-n-feel?
What are the possibilities?
A deeper look into some advanced controls
- Navigation panes
- Advanced grids
- Dockable toolbars


** Using the ProDataSet in OpenEdge 10

The ProDataSet is one of the most important new features of OpenEdge
10. It allows you to represent complex multi-level data structures as
a single entity, which you can pass as a parameter and manipulate
using many built-in methods and events.

What will you learn?

This session reviews at a high level the basic principles of the
ProDataSet for those unfamiliar with it. We'll explore specific usage
patterns with examples that should be beneficial to those already
familiar with the ProDataSet syntax. Special attention will be given
to extensions to the ProDataSet in the latest product releases.

Proposed Outline:

Populating and navigating
Data-sources
Events and handlers
Parameter passing (focus on new BIND syntax) Dynamic use (briefly)
Updates, before-table, save-row-changes Copying and extending Batching
XML mapping Using ProDataSets in classes


**** PUG Series Details:

** Northern Virginia Progress Users Group Monday, April 23, 2007 Lunch
- Private Dining Room, Noon - 1 p.m.
Meeting - Foyer III, 1- 5 p.m.

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: (703) 486-1111
Website: http://tinyurl.com/2mqwyh

** Central Virginia Progress Users Group Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Lunch
- Noon- 1 p.m., Allegro's office.
Meeting - 1-5 p.m, same location.

Allegro's Office
10571 Telegraph Road, Suite 125
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Phone: (804) 553-1130
Website: www.AllegroConsultants.com
Directions at www.AllegroConsultants.com/directions


** North Carolina Progress Users Group
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Lunch - Noon - 1 p.m. - Room G
Meeting - 1- 5 p.m. - Room F

Radisson Hotel Research Triangle Park
150 Park Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2168
Phone: (919) 549-8631
Website: http://www.radisson.com/researchtrianglenc

** Central Florida Progress Users
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Lunch - Noon - 1 p.m.
Meeting - 1 - 5 p.m.
Adams Room

Wyndham Westshore - Tampa
4860 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33609
United States
Phone: (813) 286-4400
Website: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/TPAAP/main.wnt