Introduction of GridWeb

How to run Aspose.Cells for GridWeb Java Demos

Aspose.Cells for GridWeb Java demos are easy to run. You just need to deploy gridwebdemo.war in your web server. Please download the demos from this link.

This article describes how to run Aspose.Cells for GridWeb Java Demos in Apache Tomcat Server.

Step by Step Guide to Run GridWeb Java Demos

1. Extract apache-tomcat-7.0.52.zip in any directory e.g C:\Tomcat

The following snapshot shows the extracted directories and files of the Apache Tomcat server

You might also need to set the environment variable CATALINA_HOME

1. Open the tomcat-users.xml file.

1. Add this user:

   <role rolename="manager-gui"/>

  <user username="tomcat" password="secret" roles="manager-gui"/>

Here the user name is tomcat and the password is secret

1. Run the startup.bat file. It will run the Apache Tomcat Server.

Tomcat server running in a command window

1. Now open the browser and type localhost:8080. The Apache Tomcat web page is displayed.

   The Apache Tomcat web page

1. Click Manager App and type user name and password. (As above: tomcat, secret)

1. Scroll down to the section WAR file to deploy and browse the gridwebdemo.war file.
2. Click Deploy.

1. Browse gridwebdemo.war file.

1. Click Deploy.

1. Once it is deployed, click /gridwebdemo and start running demos.

The GridWeb Demo page is displayed.

The GridWeb Demo page

1. Click any demo and run it.

   Creating contents demo running

Worksheets demo running

HeaderBar and CommandButton demo running

Aspose.Cells.GridWeb - Demos

To get you up and running quickly, we provide a number of code examples and demos that show how to use the Aspose.Cells.GridWeb API.

Please download the demos from the below link: Aspose.Cells.GridWeb Demos

Browsers Capabilities and Aspose.Cells.GridWeb

Aspose.Cells.GridWeb is a GUI based web control that can be embedded in JSP web pages like other web controls. The most important thing about web control is providing cross-browser support. Aspose.Cells.GridWeb provides cross-browser support.

Comparison

Aspose.Cells.GridWeb is fully supported on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE). However, on other browsers, it has minor limitations. This topic provides a detailed comparison of which features are supported by different browsers.

Client Side Features	Microsoft Internet Explorer	Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox	Opera
Context Menu of Cell
Client Side Validation
Double Click Event
DropDownList ( ComboBox Mode )
DropDownList ( Popup Menu Mode )
Formula Input/Edit
Freeze or Unfreeze Rows/Columns
Hyperlinks ( CellCommand Mode )
Hyperlinks ( URL Mode )
Merge or Unmerge Cells
Multiple Cells Copy/Paste
Multiple Cells Input/Edit, Single Postback
Number Format
Sheet Paging
Read-only Cells
Read-only Rows/Columns
Data Validation using Regular Expressions
Resize Column Width
Resize Row Height
Insert/Delete Rows & Columns
Scroll Content
Scroll Sheet Tabs
Set Borders of Cells
Set Font Settings of Cells
Context menu of a cell can only be activated by clicking the Client side menu button.