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Mobile Version Limitations

 		10/17/2011 11:03:03 AM
PHPRunner General questions
S
 salus1 authorDevClub member

Hi,

After installing the latest build of PHPRunner 6 and installing the Mobile Templates I tested the generated code (https://viasql.com/zipcodes/) with an iPhone and found that Ajax functionality was apparently disabled in the Search field which, in turn, made it impossible to search the data. No big deal, easy enough to turn off the functionality, but I was wondering if there is any information regarding any other limitations that users should be aware of when generating mobile versions of their databases.

Thanks!
S
 		salus1 authorDevClub member 10/17/2011

Actually, update to the earlier post, even with AJAX functionality turned off for Search, Pagination, and Sorting the results are the same when viewed with an iPad or iPhone. The Search field contains the name of the underlying table and the total record count instead ot the word "Search".

Any ideas?
S
 		salus1 authorDevClub member 10/18/2011

I re-generated the project with AJAX disabled but the Search field still offers type-ahead suggestions (see https://viasql.com/zipcodes2/). I'm not sure if this is causing the Search field problem on iPhones and iPads but I'd like to rule it out. Is there another way to disable the type-ahead feature in PHPRunner 6?
S
 		salus1 authorDevClub member 10/18/2011

OK, so I found out how to turn off Search Suggest but unfortunately still no joy with mobile sites on iPhones or iPads (data can't be searched as the Search field shows the underlying table name / the total record count with no way to enter the search criteria).
I don't know if this works in Android-based browsers but so far the mobile template pretty much a bust for me.
Any help or feedback would be appreciated.
B
 		bussb 10/27/2011



OK, so I found out how to turn off Search Suggest but unfortunately still no joy with mobile sites on iPhones or iPads (data can't be searched as the Search field shows the underlying table name / the total record count with no way to enter the search criteria).
I don't know if this works in Android-based browsers but so far the mobile template pretty much a bust for me.
Any help or feedback would be appreciated.


I loaded your page, viasql.com/zipcodes2 on my Android EVO 4G, and the search box contains "data(73731)" in the field and you cannot input anything into the search box. The rest seems to work fine on Android.
S
 		salus1 authorDevClub member 10/28/2011

Actually it does work but not as expected. In order to search the database the user has to know to click on the the magnifying glass icon to load the advanced search form to fill in the search criteria and execute the query. This sound basic enough but I ran it by my test group without instruction and it took them a while to figure it out.
What I was expecting was to be able to run a simple search across all fields directly from the opening list view and bypass the advanced search form, like in the non-mobile version.
I opened a support ticket and Sergey and team quickly replied saying that "The basic search feature in Mobile template is something that we haven't implemented yet. You can expect it shortly, within next few weeks".
I should have updated this post with this good news, my bad.
Sergey Kornilov admin 10/28/2011

The basic search feature was added already. Get the latest build (9769) and the latest copy of Mobile Template. To access basic search users still have to touch the magnifying glass icon first.
S
 		salus1 authorDevClub member 10/28/2011

Outstanding. Sorry if this is a dumb question but where exactly can I download these from?
Sergey Kornilov admin 10/28/2011

The same place as before, download page, change log or our blog.

http://xlinesoft.com/download

http://xlinesoft.com/blog/2011/10/28/phprunner-6asprunnerpro-7-released/

http://www.asprunner.com/forums/forum/26-asprunnerphprunner-change-log/