Title :
From desktop to web [power engineering software application]
Author :
Ramachandran, G. Ram ; Nandwani, Rajesh ; Boyd, Tom
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of the conversion process for a specialized software application from a desk top environment to a web based environment. The technology based business software is used in planning applications for new electric power generation and storage facilities. The software, called TAG-Supply®, is an integrated application of database, text (pdf) and an analytical engine. The desktop version of the TAG-Supply® is a 32-bit client server application written in Visual C++ 4.2 making use of a proprietary object-oriented database and a pre-Windows GUI. Because of the ageing GUI, obsolescence of the database, updates to C++ since development the update to the application software was necessary. After evaluating the options, it was decided to make the move to a web based application to include a database for multiple user access, saving and retrieving. The technology for the new architecture is ASP, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 Server and IIS 5.0.
Keywords :
C++ language; client-server systems; energy storage; graphical user interfaces; information resources; object-oriented databases; power engineering computing; power generation planning; software packages; 32-bit client server application; ASP; IIS 5.0; SQL Server 2000; TAG-Supply; Visual C++ 4.2; Windows 2000 Server; analytical engine; conversion process; database; desk top environment; electric power generation; electric power storage; multiple user access; object-oriented database; pre-Windows GUI; software application; text; web base6 application; web based environment; Aging; Application software; Engines; Graphical user interfaces; Information retrieval; Object oriented databases; Power engineering; Power generation; Technology planning; Visual databases;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7518-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2002.1043482