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"Developers using code generation are producing higher quality code faster than their hand-coding counterparts. And, they enjoy other advantages like maintainability, consistency, and abstraction."
                  Jack Herrington in his new book, Code Generation in Action

IronWorks is a code generator that makes possible the automatic generation of programs and components that interact with database systems.  This programming tool works by reading a database schema, allowing the user to set certain extended properties for tables and columns, and applying templates to each table in order to generate code.  The templates are themselves programs that access the IronWorks Object Model to produce tailored programs and components. Although IronWorks comes with a set of 51 core templates, users may edit these or create their own to suit their particular project needs.  Templates may be written in C# or VB.NET (or theoretically in any language that supports the creation of dynamic-link libraries).  This is a very powerful paradigm.

Automatic programming is the smart way to go!  Stop coding boring, repetitive routines.  Let IronWorks do it for you, and become more productive.

Templates are organized in libraries.  The two libraries that come with IronWorks produce 3-tier solution architectures that use stored procedures to access and modify data, with web forms for the user interface.  One of the libraries produces code in C#; the other in VB.NET.  As part of the IronWorks package, two Visual Studio sample solutions are provided (one in C# and the other in VB.NET), so that the generated files may simply be dragged-and-dropped into them.

IronWorks is a programming tool that you need in your toolbox!

The core templates generate code to cover a wide range of user-interface options.

    Combo boxes may be generated and populated automatically, but one may also choose to have pop-up dialog boxes to search and choose records from, for cases in which the number of options is large (for example, zip codes or customers). See sample screen shot.

    Because IronWorks automatically detects table relations, the templates are capable of generating master-detail forms, for creating and editing on the same screen patterns so common such as customers with orders, or client service histories. See sample screen shot.

    The core templates are also able to generate search forms, for which the programmer may choose the search fields and also the result fields.  These search forms include the powerful custom-made IronWorks Search Controls, which encapsulate many common search patterns; for example, selecting all records in which the value of a certain date field is within the ‘last month’ or within the ‘last week’.  Also included are the IronWorks Editing Controls, which provide additional functionality for field validations. See sample screen shot.

Pricing, Support, and Training

1 License: $549.00

5 Licenses: $2,495.00

Site License: $5,499.00

On-Line Forum: Included with license. Guaranteed response in 2 working days if solution not provided by other forum participants.

Email: $399.00 per year. Guaranteed response in 2 working days.

Enterprise: $3,999.00 per year. Unlimited e-mail and phone support. 4 hours per month of local on-site support.

Basic Training: ½ day $149 per person Hands-on lab What is a code generator?  What is automatic programming? Introduction to IronWorks: creating and configuring projects, the Core Template Libraries, generating code for Visual Studio.NET, running solutions Overview of n-tier design concepts Overview of template design and implementation concepts

Template Programming Training: 1 day $299 per person Hands-on lab on designing, programming, and debugging templates

Advanced Training on the Core Template Libraries: 1 day $299 per person In-depth look at the code generated by the Core Template Libraries Covers concepts of object-oriented design, n-tier design, ASP.NET, and T-SQL

Template Design and Implementation We can develop new templates based on your needs and standards Prices quoted after a needs analysis is conducted

Sample Application: T4SD

Here are some sample screen shots:

Search page. (Click to enlarge.)

Edit page with tabs for fields and two detail tabs. (Click to enlarge.)

Page with pop-up for selecting customers. (Click to enlarge.)