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I recently acquired xb2.net library and completely in the dark on how to write my first xb2.net/Express+ application - "Hello World".

I would like to know the following:

1. How can I develop xb2.net on my laptop

2. What are the steps required to host the web application on a WEB Hosters server ?

3. What are the steps required to host the application on our own company server ?

J.O. Owoyemi

Hello,

1. There are no restrictions to develop xb2net and Expres++ on your laptop. Be sure you have installed at least 1 network adapter.
2. Your Xbase++ xb2net , Express ++ application MUST run on a windows based webserver. I currently use Win-2003 / Win-2008, and Win-XP as webservers.
I have no experience in virtual machines, but i know of people that run Xb2net apps on VMware.
3. To host you app on a company server:
- Start your xb2net application or service. Make sure the port is availeble, and does not conflict with othere servers (like ISS) . If port 80 is not availeble, use port 81 or 82.
- Instruct the firewall to allow your application to start a TCP-IP server.
- Configure routers (if aplicable) to pass port 82 to your company server.
- Inform the client computer of the servername of IP adres.
Assume your company server has ip 192.168.0.1, and your server runs on port 81
On the client in the browser:
http://192.168.0.1:81/Mywebpage.html

All looks complicated at first but it is actualy quite simple.

Regards,
Jack Duijf