New version numbering scheme for AppGini to allow more frequent releases

TLDR: Instead of naming the next version of AppGini 6.0, it would be 22.0 as we’ll start using a new version numbering scheme that encourages rapid release cycles. More details below. The previous scheme for versioning AppGini releases went something like this in most previous releases: {super major release}.{major release}{minor release} Let’s take AppGini 5.84 […]

How many ways can you turn a field into a phone link in AppGini?

So many users tell us how much they like the hooks feature in AppGini. It allows almost unlimited ways to customize the generated AppGini apps; changing appearance, adding features, pages, rapid workflows, … etc. In fact, users really surprise and amaze me with the very creative things they do using hooks. Due to the power […]

New features in AppGini 5.80, an in-depth look

I’m so delighted to announce the release of AppGini 5.80. The new version includes some exciting new features that will add more power to your apps and save you more time. This post takes a thorough look into those new features. Calculated fields Calculated fields are read-only fields that get populated automatically with a value […]

Prevent specific groups from directly accessing a table in AppGini

In some application scenarios, you might meet the usage case where you want one or more user groups to be able to access a table only if it’s displayed as a child table, but not directly as a master table. Let’s take an example from the Northwind demo. Let’s say you have a users group […]

A work-around to implement a multiple choice lookup field in your AppGini apps

AppGini provides a multiple choice option list field, which is a handy way to allow users of your app to select multiple values from a list, for example to add tags/labels for a record. This is how it works: And this is how to configure it in AppGini: There is a problem with the above […]

Using full-text searches with AppGini apps

I recently received a very interesting question from an AppGini user regarding implementing full-text searches in AppGini apps. The user had a table containing millions of records, and normal search operations on a text field took too long (about 1.5 minutes according to the user). When he tried adding a full-text index on that field, […]

Overwriting AppGini functions, allowing admin group members to access the admin area

Heads-up! We’ve recently added an option to allow Admins group members to access the admin area (except the admin settings page). So, the code listed here for overriding getLoggedAdmin() is no longer necessary if you’re using AppGini 22.12 or above. The code for overriding generated functions is still applicable though if you need to override […]