•  Preface
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Organization
  •  Using this manual
    • References to ABL compiler and run-time features
    • References to ABL data types
  •  Examples of syntax descriptions
    • Long syntax descriptions split across lines
    • Complex syntax descriptions with both required and optional elements
  • Sample procedures
  •  OpenEdge messages
    • Obtaining more information about OpenEdge messages
•  Object-oriented Programming in ABL
  •  Classes
    • Data Members
    • Properties
    • Methods
    • Class events
    • Constructor
    • Destructor
    • Inheritance
  • Interfaces
  • Garbage collection
  • Essential ABL elements
•  GUI for .NET Environment
  • .NET Framework
  • Tools
•  Basic Types of Forms and Application Design
  •  What is a form?
    • Main form
    • MDI and MDI child forms
    • Multiple, non-modal forms
    • Dialog forms
    • Creating and initializing forms
  •  Using the WAIT-FOR statement
    • Waiting on a main or MDI form
    • Waiting on multiple, non-modal forms
    • Modal dialogs
  • Form inheritance
  • Form and window coexistence
  • Embedding an ABL window in a .NET form
•  Controls in Forms
  •  Control sources
    •  Microsoft .NET Windows Forms UI controls
      • Menus and toolbars
      • Controls
      • Layout
      • Data viewing
      • Components
      • Common dialog boxes
    • OpenEdge Controls
    • OpenEdge Ultra Controls for .NET
    • Third-party controls
    • ABL user controls
    • ABL-derived controls
  • Working with .NET forms and controls
•  Events
  • .NET event loop
  • Event handlers
•  Data Binding
  • Binding to a .NET control
  •  Binding to a data source
    • Buffer
    • Query
    • ProDataSet
  • Defining ProBindingSource tables and fields
•  Service Layers
  • Business Entities
  • Service Adapters and Service Interfaces