Optional features
VAST Platform (VA Smalltalk) provides many capabilities in addition to those in the base product. You can gain access them easily by simply loading them into your working image. These additional features are often described in their own books although some features are described in the Programmer Guide. In general, the books describe
1. basic concepts
2. common tasks by explaining tools or providing examples
3. reference of the Application Programming Interface (API)
Additional user interface components
•GF/ST Programmer Guide describes the Application Programming Interface (API) of a direct manipulation graphics framework, for use in user interfaces.
•WidgetKit/Controls Reference Guide describes the Application Programming Interface (API) of a set of user interface components
Additional features
•Communications/Transactions describes the communications capabilities of VAST Platform;
•Database Guide describes how to access DB2, ODBC, Oracle database and how to utilize GLORP, an object-to-relational-database mapping layer, from VAST Platform;
•Domino Connection explains how to communicate with Lotus Notes through VAST Platform;
•ENVY/QA describes a suite of software quality-assurance tools including Code Critic, Code Metrics, Code Coverage, Code Publisher, Code Formatter, User-extensible QA framework,
•LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is described in the Programmer Reference,
•Reports Information describes how to generate black and white printed reports from streams, collections, database result tables, or other iterable objects;
•Server Smalltalk Guide tells how to build components of distributed processing applications;
•Server Guide describes the tools and components which support cross-platform development;
•Web Services Guide describes how you can build applications which are accessible from an Internet browser using Web services protocols;
•Web Connection User Guide describes how you can build applications which are accessible from an Internet browser.
Last modified date: 01/07/2021