VL Framework Guide - Frequently Asked Questions

Framework presentation

What can I do to customize the look of my VLF-ONE application?

Can I customize the VLF-ONE application logon screen?

Can I customize the main panel background in a VLF-ONE application?

How do I enroll my own visual styles?

How do I change a visual style at run time?

Can I define the toolbar by application?

I want to restore the default window layout for the Framework

Can I change the business object instance caption that appears in the area above my command handlers?

Language

How can I translate text, for example the caption of the instance list Clear List button?

Pictures

How do I change Help About logos?

How do I change introduction logos?

How do I change the logo shown when the Framework starts executing?

How do I enroll my own bitmaps and icons?

Can I use prototype images in VLF-ONE applications?

Why do my RAD-PADs display two strange characters?

Where does the Images Palette get the pictures from (when using the HTML formatted Images Palette)?

Servers

How can I copy my VLF-ONE Framework's definition .DAT file to my IBM web server?

How can I replace the IBM i library list used in VLF-ONE server modules?

How can I change the IBM i user profile used in VLF-ONE server modules?

How do I run my application in SuperServer mode?

Can my VLF-ONE applications be used with IBM i multi-tier web server configurations?

Can my Web browser applications be used with Windows multi-tier web server configurations?

How do I pick up the servers that have been defined in the Framework using the Servers option of the Administration menu?

Changes not taking effect

Changes I make to my VLF-ONE screen content do not appear, or appear later than I expected them to?

Why is my VLF-ONE Framework acting differently when I execute it locally and when I execute it from my IBM I server?

I have created a new command but it does not appear in the menus or the toolbar?

I change Instance Command Presentation but the changes do not take effect?

I have just deleted an object but it is still visible?

I have just changed my Framework design but the change has not taken effect?

Why are unauthorized options displayed?

Versions and Upgrades

Are copies of my Framework design kept?

How can I change the list of Framework versions shown?

Can I use Visual LANSA Framework in DirectX mode?

Settings

How are Framework settings remembered?

How are instance lists remembered?

Security

When I run the Framework security does not seem to work?

When I start the Framework as an administrator (for example UF_ADMIN), the Framework appears briefly and then disappears?

Do I have to (re)define my user profiles into the Framework?

Do I have to (re)define my user passwords into the Framework?

Web

Why does my VLF-ONE Framework work okay on my PC but not when I execute it from my IBM i server?

Can I run web applications using secure sockets layer (SSL)?

The URL to start my deployed VLF-ONE is too complex for users to reliably type in to their browsers

Can I run my VLF-ONE application on a phone?

Can I run my VLF-ONE application on a tablet?

Testing

I do my unit and suite testing in Design mode. Is this a good practice?

Other

Can I control the separator used in CSV files in VLF-ONE applications?

Are child and peer business objects handled the same way in VLF-ONE and VLF-WIN?

Why does this message appear?

What should I do about this message?

How should I structure server modules used in VLF-ONE applications?

How do I execute an initial Framework level command when starting up a Framework application?

I have just deleted an object and want to get it back again?

Why are some menus and menu options in brackets?

Can more than one person design the same Framework at the same time?

Can I change the options that the user searches for in the Quick Find box?

Can I control what happens when the user clicks on an option that they have located by using the Quick Find box?

Can I use shortcut keys in a VLF-ONE application?

What Are Menu Options in Brackets?

Also See

Frequently Asked Questions (Users and Security)

Frequently asked Questions about Code Tables

Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Properties