Good Beginner Web Flow Tutorial

[kalantva]

Does anyone out there know of a good simple (and complete) web flow tutorial. I'm a swf newbie, but have experience with spring mvc and other frameworks.

Thanks

[klr8]

I'm working on updating the SWF Practical guide (http://www.ervacon.com/products/springwebflow/article/) to match SWF 1.0 final. That should be a good starting point for most users.

If you read it now (i.e. the version that still covers the old Ervacon Spring Web Flow), keep in mind that the concepts are still the same but the technical details are very different. Still, it could be usefull to read the article and try to match it with the phonebook sample that comes with SWF 1.0 final. Feel free to ask questions on this forum if you have problems!

Erwin

[kalantva]

How about anything with the most recent technical details?

[Keith Donald]

I would recommend reading the reference manual, and as you read studying the Phonebook sample. Phonebook illustrates most core features discussed in the manual.

Keith

[ajpieri]

Yeah but the Phone book example leaves a lot out. It says there are a few jars that you need, but never says where to get them. They are not in the download you link to (at least they aren't named what the phone book example says they are).

For a "beginners" guide you should have a step-by-step tutorial, not something that skips a lot and uses short names for things. I have never used it before and have no clue where some of this goes. A simple step-by-step example would help people get started.

[danielDD]

Yes.. like Spring MVC step-by-step document. That was very helpful.

[ajpieri]

Yes.. like Spring MVC step-by-step document. That was very helpful.

It only needs to be step-by-step for the most basic project. All I need to know is how to get the most basic project up and working and then I can look at examples like the Phonebook one. It isn't a naval idea, every product has something like this. I am sure Spring does as well, but I just don't know where to find it.

[Keith Donald]

https://src.springframework.org/svn/spring-samples

See tutorials for tutorials. See templates for project templates used in getting started tutorials.

These will be officially advertised soon.

Keith

[ravijx@yahoo.com]

File > New > Other > SpringSource Tool Suite > Template Project >

Here the dropdown shows the following options

1. Shared Library Bundle Project
2. Shared Service Bundle Project
3. Shared Service WAR

but I don't see the option "Web Flow Project" mentioned in the tutorial

https://src.springframework.org/svn/...FirstFlow.html

Open STS and access File -> New -> Other... -> SpringSource Tool Suite -> Template Project. Select "Web Flow Project" and enter helloworld for your project name.

[Zing]

I have the same issue of Web Flow Project not showing up in the template.

Actually in my win2000 machine I did not see it.
When I installed the same on my winxp machine I see it..

Any idea why?