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How to Save Searches in Grids

November 29, 2023

Use Isomorphic Software's SmartClient to save search preferences, instead of repeating the same process time after time.

SmartClient is a comprehensive JavaScript component suite compatible with React, Vue, Angular, and more, that empowers you to craft large-scale, high-productivity Enterprise web applications. Its modern class system fosters clean encapsulation of application modules and screens, resulting in a more maintainable and comprehensible codebase.

In this blog post, Alex Fashakin demonstrates how to use SmartClient's built-in feature to save search preferences on grids. Steps include:

Creating the DataSource
Building the UI for the Saved Search feature
How to save searches on grids
Adding visible UI for storing search preferences

Read the complete blog to learn how to boost productivity with the SmartClient saved search feature.

For more information visit our SmartClient product page.

Easily Script Leading AI Solutions

November 29, 2023

Smart Package Robot v3.0 adds support for scripting Cloud and offline AI products including ChatGPT, DeepL Translator, and GPT4All.

Smart Package Robot is a powerful automation tool that streamlines tasks across various domains, enhancing productivity and efficiency. With over 1000 automated features, it replicates manual actions, freeing up time for more demanding tasks. Smart Package Robot prioritizes data security, employing robust encryption and data transmission protocols to safeguard sensitive information.

Smart Package Robot v3.0 makes it easy to integrate leading AIs into your own products. This new release allows you to benefit from AI-Cloud and AI-Offline systems, including such tools as Vision, TTS, ChatGPT, DALL·E 3 and WHISPER by Open AI, ElevenLabs Text 2 Speech, DeepL Translator, GPT4All and more, all without the need to make any Python scripts. Incorporating these tools can drastically improve your system's accuracy, efficiency and user experience.

To see a full list of what's new in v3.0, see our release notes.

For more information, see our Smart Package Robot product page.

Enhance Security with SFTP File Transfers in .NET Core

November 29, 2023

SFTP components offer a secure, streamlined solution for file transfers, enhancing data security and simplifying data exchange.

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a communication protocol for transferring files securely. It operates over the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol, providing a protected path for file transfer, access, and management. SFTP is an essential part of communications and messaging in systems where data security is a priority, as it encrypts both commands and data, preventing sensitive information from being exposed to unauthorized entities during the transfer process.

There are a number of .NET Core components that support SFTP including:

IPWorks SFTP .NET Edition by /n software is a powerful and easy-to-use SFTP component which provides secure file transfers, remote file management, and support for various SFTP protocols.
Rebex SFTP for .NET is a high-performance SFTP component for .NET Core, offering advanced security features and a user-friendly API.
Xceed SFTP for .NET is a powerful library that provides comprehensive SFTP functionality, a streamlined interface, and integration with .NET Core applications.
Clever Internet .NET Suite by Clever Components includes an SFTP component that offers secure file transfers, remote file management, and SFTP server support.
PowerTCP SSH and SFTP for .NET by Dart Communications is a feature-rich SFTP component for .NET Core applications, offering secure file transfers, remote file management, and SSH transport compression.
SocketTools .NET Edition by Catalyst Development Corp. is a versatile SFTP library for .NET Core developers, providing support for multiple SFTP protocols, secure file transfers, and remote file operations.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Core Comms & Messaging components.

Compare .NET Core SFTP Components

Capture System Snapshots to Resolve Installation Issues

November 28, 2023

Easily create a record of a system's state before and after installation.

In the context of installation tools, capturing snapshots refers to the capability to record the state of a system before and after software installation. This is crucial for developers and system administrators to understand the changes an installation makes, allowing for a clean uninstallation process and aiding in troubleshooting any issues that arise due to changes in system files or registry settings.

Several Installation Tools support capturing snapshots including:

Advanced Installer Architect lets you create snapshots for rollback and incremental updates.
AdminStudio allows you to create snapshots to capture the state of an application for easy deployment and rollback.
Master Packager utilizes snapshots to streamline application deployment and maintenance.
PACE Suite employs snapshots to facilitate application deployment, rollback, and version control.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Installation Tools comparison.

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How to Streamline Document Automation Using APIs

November 28, 2023

Use MESCIUS Document Solutions APIs to manipulate and interact with documents programmatically.

The Document Solutions product line from MESCIUS gives developers the ability to generate, load, edit, and save spreadsheets, PDFs, Images, and DOCX files in any .NET, C#, ASP.NET, and VB.NET applications without any dependency on Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat. It even includes Document Solutions for Excel, Java Edition - giving Java developers the same capability with Excel spreadsheets.

In this blog post, MESCIUS Product Manager Shilpa Sharma shows you how document automation can be a powerful tool to accelerate workflows and enhance collaboration within organizations. By leveraging the power of Document APIs, businesses can automate repetitive tasks, reduce errors, and enhance efficiency. Key benefits include: