User- friendly Scripting Language
Deluge or Data Enriched Language
for the Universal Grid Environment as we call
it, is an online scripting language which is integrated
with Zoho Creator. It enables users to add logic to the
application incrementally to making application more powerful
and robust. The elegance of Deluge syntax is that you will
only speak in terms of forms and fields as the entire database
layer is abstracted.
Deluge Script Builder provides
easy drag-and-drop user interface to add Deluge scripts
without the need to learn or remember the Deluge syntax
and functions. It helps in creating Deluge scripts quickly,
without any errors.
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Unique
Features of Deluge Script:
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User-friendly Syntax
The Deluge Script syntax is easy to read and
understand. So the process of creating powerful
application is fun, easy and quick.
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Code is Data
Deluge Script has no concrete syntax. The syntax
you see is just a "skin". The actual
code is stored as abstract syntax (i.e a whole
bunch of tables) in the database. So in future
users will be able to generate the same code in
their own favorable syntax. For e.g., Sam can
edit the code in the standard Deluge syntax while
Lucy can edit the same code in her favorable Perl
syntax.
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Relational Data Model
Applications built by users have a fully normalized
relational data models.
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Query Integrated Language
Deluge Script bridges the gap between the program
logic written in a high level programming language
and the data that it operates upon. It brings
the expressiveness of SQL closer to the core application
logic. i.e. query is integrated at the language
levels.
Use
Deluge Script to...
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Perform Form Actions
- Modify the form contents dynamically when
the form loads. Form contents can be modified
both while adding and editing a row.
- Validate form data before persisting it.
For example, in a recruitment application, accept
only those applicants who have more than two
years of experience.
- Perform an action after a form data is persisted,
both while adding/editing a row. For example,
you might want to receive email notifications
as and when a row is added.
- Perform actions on click of the form button.
For example, fetch data from an external website,
on form submit. Learn
more.
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Perform Field Actions
- Modify the form contents dynamically whenever
the value of a field in the form is changed.
For example, in a Bug Tracker application, display
only those team members who belong to the module
chosen in the Module picklist field. Learn more
- Perform an action only when the value of
a field is modified and persisted in the database.
For example, in the case of a bug tracker, you
might want to receive email notifications whenever
the status of the issue gets modified. Learn
more
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Define Formula Fields
- Define formula fields for calculations. For
example, assume a student database has marks
obtained by students in all the subjects and
you want to display the total and average marks
also. Learn more
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Create Complex Filters
- Create complex filters in views. Learn more
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Define Functions
- Define Functions and invoke Functions from
form/field action scripts or on selected records
in a view.. Learn more
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Create Mashups
- Deluge Scripting supports tasks that get the
web data from one place to another, manipulate
and publish XML data to easily create sophisticated
web applications. Learn More
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