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PowerPage - Coding desktop application using javascript/html/css

I had longed for a web browser which has DB connectivity, so that can coding JavaScript/html/css application like Electron. Finally I aware that can code one by myself.

"PowerPage" (version 0.60) is a lightweight web browser with DB capability and windows accessibility, for rapid development of javascript/html application.

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"PowerPage" will connect to database, load startup page using Microsoft web-browser control (equivalent to IE11), and communicate with html/js page by pb:// or ps:// protocol to provide below features

  • (Run) Call External Program
  • (File) Access file system
  • (DB) Database Accessibility
  • (PB) Call Powerbuilder Windows/Functions
  • (Misc) Global variables, sessions information

It is a portable solution with single executable file. Just download, run and start coding!

More, it released with some useful "sample applications"

  1. Powerpage Markdown Editor (95 lines of code)
  2. Powerpage Web Crawler (350 line of code)
  3. Powerpage Document Framework (160 line of code)

Hope you like it, and have a great day,

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