WebXone enables software developers to convert desktop programs to web applications easily and efficiently. You would be able to develop web applications directly based on desktop projects.
Cross-platform software applications are welcome by most of the users. But it was not an easy work to convert desktop programs to web applications. Fortunately, software developers can use WebXone to convert desktop programs to web applications efficiently. With AthTek WebXone, software developers can fast generate web applications based on existing desktop projects. On this page, you will read how to convert desktop programs to web applications by WebXone. It is highly recommended to test the free trial version for 24 hours before registration!
Licensed version includes but not limit to: * Full function for web app development without any limitation; * Free technical support for 3 months; * Gift licenses for Code to FlowChart and Auto Code Generator.
Convert Desktop Programs to Web Applications
1. Download and unzip webxone.zip Please download the free trial version of WebXone at HERE and unzip it to your computer. You should see 4 folders as follow:
Public (necessary): library files for development.
WWW (necessary): WebXone files which need to be uploaded to server.
Tools: EXE decompiler and others.
Tutorial: users' manuals for WebXone and WXOConfig.
2. Deploy WebXone to your desktop application project For C++Builder/VC/PowerBuilder projects, please copy the specified file from ...\WebXone\Public\ to the same folder to the root of your project. There should be some more actions which you can learn from the user guide of WebXone.
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3. Convert desktop program to web application Run wxoConfig.exe in ...\WebXone\WWW\ and choose output directory to ...\WebXone\WWW\. Open the created exe file (hello.exe in this case). Remove all the other items except for hello.exe in wxoConfig.exe.
Then press the Generate button (third one in tool bar) to generate a web application based on hello.exe. Till now, you have already converted the desktop program to web application.
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4. Upload the converted web application to web server Simply upload the converted web application together with _default, index.htm andsetup.exe in .../WebXone/WWW/ to a same place on web server, and then your visitors would be able to visit the web app directly through web browsers. If it was the first time they visit your converted web application based on desktop program, the visitors will be asked to install a WebXone-compatible plug-in to load the web application correctly (first time only).