How to wrap a website in Genexus mobile application

Question

i would like to have a Genexus mobile application include a website within the boundaries of the mobile application. Similar to using an iframe in a web application. The basic flow it the user launches the mobile application on their device, then after account creation and information gathering, selects from a list of list of sites. once selected the site will be within the boundaries of the mobile application (like an iframe). I am using the using the Genexus 3 eval for android devices and cannot find an example within the guides. Please note that there is other functionality before the navigation to a website. This app is not just a switchboard. The website has years worth of functionality built in already and is very mobile friendly. i need an account creation and surveying mobile app as a new front end.

Answer 1

I implemented something similar using Component Domain.

Basically:

1. Define a SD Panel
2. Define a variable based on Component domain (e.g. &Component)
3. Assign the site URL including HTTP to the variable in an event Example: Event "Start" &Component="http://www.google.com" endevent
4. Include the variable into the SD Panel form.
5. Customize how the control will be displayed (e.g. set the variable properties AutoGrow=True and ReadOnly=True, set the main table Columns Style and Rows Style properties to 100%)

In your example perhaps you could define an attribute to store the site's URLs and to use a grid showing these URLs in a SD Panel.