I have a couple of questions related to working while mobile. I often have to take my daughter to some class and need to work while she's in the class. I'd like to reduce my dependency on having a good internet connection, as this is often quite flaky. I have been remoting into my computer, as my laptop isn't up to actually running a database and VS etc. This isn't much fun, especially when the connection starts going south... I now have a brand, spanking new Dell XPS M1730 with enough horsepower to allow me to develop without remoting. However, there are still some issues relative to being connected that I'd like to address:



- Connection to the StrataFrame database. I've discovered that if I'm not connected to this database, that form development is extremely slow. Could I have a "dummy" StrataFrame database that I can connect to while offline? What are the ramifications? Of course, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to use the BO Mapper or security, as all their meta data is in the SF database. What about localization? I'm not using it currently, but does it work like security, were I make changes that are saved in the SF database, then need to deploy (I should probably know the answer to this... )? Any other ideas about this scenario?



- Having the database I used to build the tables in the BO mapper available. In a slightly more connected environment, I might have connection to the SF database, but not to my local dev database, were all the BOs were mapped to. I've already had some fun (*sarcasm*) dealing with this when my db machine took a dive. If I do need to do some work in the BO mapper, how do I deal with not having that exact database available?



Thanks for any thoughts on this!

OK, that helps on the disconnected situation, which usually, I can find plenty to do that doesn't require using the BO Mapper, security or localization. I'll double check that I'm still getting the slow down when not connected. There was a thread about that and I thought Ben posted some reasons...I'll check.



The second issue is when I just don't have the db that I used to create the BO mapping available. I would have the SF db available. Is this what you were referring to in the second paragraph? The situation is that if I need to do something in the mapper, and the db that the project/BO is mapped to isn't available, the BO is "X" out. Then I have to "map" it to another db...it gets confusing fast. I believe this is what you will eventually store in the solution. Likely I'll just not do any BO work if this is the case.

Well, this is not likely to change anytime soon.  But to answer your question, yes.  When you map a BO, it stores that mapping and customization information in the StrataFrame database.  So if you just logon to another or local SQL Server that has the StrataFrame database, then you will side-step the slowness issue (since I would imagine this is the issue once I get into it...I think it has to do with localization).  However, you will not have the mappings from your main server StrataFrame database.  So if you opened up the BO Mapper, you would not have the mappings and customizations.  That was my point.

Got it. That is a doable solution (to just have a blank SF db and to not do any SF specific tasks while remote). Thanks!

I found my post about VS designer being very slow and there was no comments as to why this might be. Ben did have some good comments about other issues that could drive a person to bruise one's fore head while working with VS/VB...Here is the post:



http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost11681.aspx