Resources

Download a Free Trial

Download a free, fully-functional version of WebSmart that you can evaluate for 30 days. The installation instructions are available here. You should be able to complete the download and install in under 30 minutes. BCD will provide you with a license key to activate WebSmart.

Talk to a Product Specialist

Give our sales office a call at (630) 986-0800 to talk to a WebSmart specialist who can help you determine whether WebSmart can fulfill your objectives, and discuss with you how you can best employ the software in your particular environment.

Watch a Demo

To help you get started as quickly as possible we recommend you watch the one-hour, on-demand Getting Started with WebSmart ILE or Getting Started with WebSmart PHP webinar. You will learn the steps to success and see a live demonstration of the key features by a technical expert who will also discuss configuration and tips.

You can schedule a live web demo of the software (or ask your sales rep to do that for you). The demo will give you a quick idea of how the product looks and functions, and help you get yourself started as quickly as possible. You can also ask your sales rep to schedule a technical demo with a member of our support team to take a more in-depth look at the software.

Learn More About WebSmart

There are several resources you can use to find out more about WebSmart:

• WebSmart Features: These page includes a detailed, illustrated list of the product's features.
• Customers: Find out how our customers are using WebSmart and what they think about it by visiting the testimonials, gallery, and success stories pages.
• The WebSmart User Guide: Presents both general and in-depth illustrated overviews of the software, discussing how to use it, and how to configure it to run as efficiently as possible. In particular, you can read Chapter 8, which discusses some differences between green screen and web application development.
• Reference Guide: Includes detailed descriptions of every feature and function.
• myBCDSoftware.com: The WebSmart developer page has a resource list that has PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SQL sites and tutorials.

Start Using WebSmart

Once you are ready to start working with WebSmart, the tutorial exercises in the WebSmart ILE User Guide / WebSmart PHP User Guide will walk you through the creation of an example application with several different types of programs. As you build the programs you'll learn how to perform many of the basic tasks required in the creation of online applications. After working through the tutorial you'll be ready to start creating your own applications.

Before you get too far in developing your own applications, be sure to check out the 300+ WebSmart demo programs on our website. These programs highlight a wide variety of HTML, PML, PHP and JavaScript tips. You can review the examples online and download fully commented program definitions.