Project Notes




Project: Application: Order Tracker
Author: Application Methods, Inc.

Description:

This simple applet is a sample illustration of a database-aware applet. It allows the user to enter an order tracking number for an order created through the Cliffhanger order entry application and retrieve status information, such as order date, amount paid, etc. from the cliffhanger.gdb database. The project notes in samples/OrderEntry/OrderEntry.html give a detailed description of the Cliffhanger application.

Setup
To run this sample, you must

Running the Sample
To run this sample,
  1. Start InterBase and InterServer.
  2. To run as an applet, select Run | Run Project from the main menu or right-click on the OrderTrackerApplet.html file, and select "Run". You may also run the applet as a standalone application by clicking the small arrow next to the Run Project button on the toolbar and selecting the "Run as application" run configuration.
  3. To retrieve information about an order, enter the order's tracking number in the "Tracking number" field and click the "Show Status" button. Here are some sample tracking numbers: