Alpha Five Version 11 Feature Peek #31: Super secret sample scripts

OK, they're not really super secret. But you do need Selwyn to show you where to find these sample scripts for charting in Xdialog.

Alpha Five Version 11 includes plenty of good samples for charting in Xdialog. And in this new video from Selwyn, we're going to show you how to get your hands on those sample scripts no matter what database you're currently using.

Selwyn gets things moving by opening a new database under "Database Tasks" in the "Select Database" window. When he opens it, you'll see that it's starting out as a completely empty database. To get the scripts in there, Selwyn will head into his code editor and click on his "Task List" drop-drown menu. In that menu, you have lots of options, such as turning on your code library (which you can look for on the right-hand side of the screen while watching); entering the XBasic, Database, or Function Explorers; or looking at other options under the "Scripts/Function" selection.

Now, he'll go into the activated code library and chose from his existing HTML character entries. At Alpha, we try to make things as clear as possible, so it's no surprise that Selwyn can easily find what he's looking for -- it's labeled "Create Learning Xdialog Library."

After clicking, Selwyn gets the window confirming that a code library of all samples has been created. To make that happen, Alpha Five's software automatically searches the sample Learning Xdialog database and creates a whole new code library to include every single script that's in the database.

Finally, Selwyn finishes up by using that library to create his own Xdialog example that modifies the chart examples in Version 11.

But I won't steal his thunder and show you what he comes up with. Click the video below to see the end.