From desktop to web [power engineering software application]

Author

Ramachandran, G. Ram ; Nandwani, Rajesh ; Boyd, Tom

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

25-25 July 2002

Firstpage

1183

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7518-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESS.2002.1043482

Filename

1043482