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These demo applications are designed to provide you with an overview of the capabilities of the BrightForms Mobile Device Engine. The applications explore the major components available through the BrightForms engine, demonstrating them in a variety of situations. Please refer to he Quick Start Guide for instructions on how to quickly load these applications.

Quick Tutorials
Intermediate Tutorials
How to Use Peripherals
BrightXpress Tutorials
 


Quick Tutorials

The following tutorials demonstrate how to use some of the common peripherals on a mobile device. The documentation PDF details all the steps required to take the starting project file and complete the application.

Forms Controls and Layout

Tutorial which introduces some basic controls used to make a simple selector, and how to position them in order to produce a user-friendly interface.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Introduction to Expressions

An introduction to creating and linking expressions in BrightBuilder, and utilising the data source tree feature.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Queries

Create the basic foundation for information retrieval from databases.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Using the Database Objects

This tutorial will expand on the use of expressions and demonstrate the simple adding, deleting and modifying of records in the database.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Listviews

An introduction to a simple, yet powerful and versatile form control which can be used in a variety of applications.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Open and Closing Forms

A short tutorial demonstrating the closing and opening of forms.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Data Binding

A short tutorial demonstrating basic data binding concepts.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Cursor Forms

Tutorial which describes the concepts behind a powerful and effective navigational feature of BrightBuilder; cursor forms.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

 

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Capturing a Signature

This tutorial will demonstrate the controls and methods used to create an area where customer signatures may be recorded, stored and retrieved.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Intermediate Tutorials

The following tutorials demonstrate how to use some of the advanced functionality in the Bright Mobility Suite. The documentation PDF details all the steps required to take the starting project file and complete the application.

Dynamic Layouts in BrightBuilder Using Aspects

This tutorial describes how to a create form with multiple layouts, which are optimised for different resolutions and dynamically changing screen orientations, via BrightBuilder’s aspects.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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How To Use Peripherals

The following tutorials demonstrate how to use some of the common peripherals on a mobile device. The documentation PDF details all the steps required to take the starting project file and complete the application.

Camera Tutorial

The Camera Demo project is a simple camera application. With this application you can capture photos and store them into a database.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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Barcode Scanner Tutorial

The Camera Demo project is a simple barcode scanning application. With this application you can scan barcodes and store them into a database.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP

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GPS Tutorial

The GPS Demo project is a simple application which allows you to capture GPS coordinates and store them into a database.

Documentation: Download PDF
Starting BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 
Completed BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP 

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BrightXpress Tutorials

The following tutorials demonstrate how to setup alternative configurations of BrightXpress. More BrightXpress Tutorials can be found in the BrightXpress Mobility Suite User Manual.

Application Deployment in BrightXpress

This tutorial demonstrates how to deploy an application to a BrightXpress server and release it to its users.

Documentation: Download PDF
BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP
BrightXpress Project File: Download BEP 

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Synchronising From an SQL Database

This tutorial is a step-by-step guide demonstrating how to synchronise records from an SQL database.

Documentation: Download PDF
BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP
BrightXpress Project File: Download BEP 

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How to Deploy Platform Device Licenses

This tutorial is a step-by-step guide demonstrating how to deploy licenses on a BrightXpress server.

Documentation: Download PDF

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BrightXpress and ODBC Data Sources

Tutorial showing how to create a local ODBC data source in Windows, configure BrightXpress to access it, and how to test it with a simple BrightBuilder application

Documentation: Download PDF
BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP
Starting BrightXpress Project File: Download BEP
Completed BrightXpress Project File: Download BEP 
Sample Microsoft Access Database: Download Access Database

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Running BrightXpress in Linux

This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup and run the BrightXpress server on a Linux machine.

Documentation: Download PDF
BrightBuilder Project File: Download BSP
BrightXpress Project File: Download BEP 

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Installing BrightXpress Server as a Windows Service

This tutorial will demonstrate the steps needed to install BrightXpress Server as a Windows service.

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