iFrame info

What is it?

"iFrame" (short for Internet Framework) is an open source presentation layer for database-driven web applications.

Implemented as a tag library for ColdFusion with high-level page elements (dataset, form, ...), it enables developers to quickly develop and deploy applications and fully concentrate on the business logic instead of presentation. Future version will not be limited to ColdFusion but will also include other tag-based languages such as JSP & ASP.net.

The end user will benefit from features such as exporting data to PDF and Excel and the consistent user interface. The user interface is fully customizable with Cascading Stylesheets.

Using this tag library in combination with the "iFrame Generator" (which generates iFrame code & database business logic to browse, insert & edit database tables) you can build & deploy applications in minutes.

Is this project already here? Can it be used or is this just an idea, something "I would like to do"? Yes, it is available, right here, right now. In fact, a very large Intranet application for one of world's largest governmental organizations have been developed using the iFrame. I consider it as production-ready, but not finished. There will be always room for improvement. It is also a great tool for prototyping.

If you are building a large application (e.g. 100+ pages with a lot of web-based forms) you will benefit the most from using iFrame.

How does it differ from other custom tags? iFrame is a set of custom tags working together, not single ones.

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