Turn a Text Description into a Ready-to-use App in 30 seconds. Meet AppifyText.ai, based on DaDaBIK + AI

Posted by Eugenio on 21 Feb 2023

Dear users,
over the past few weeks, I have been working on integrating DaDaBIK with AI technology, specifically with GPT-3. The result of my efforts is a new product, AppifyText.ai, that enables users to create a DaDaBIK application in one click.

Simply describe the desired application in plain English and let AppifyText do the rest. I know it sounds crazy but that's exactly what AppifyText does.

Some of you have already tested the private beta (thanks for all your feedback!); starting from today AppifyText is open to the public and you can try it here: https://appifytext.ai/

If you like it and want to support its launch, please upvote and/or review it on its ProductHunt page.

I believe that AppifyText has the potential to significantly improve the way people learn about DaDaBIK and streamline the development process for existing users: with AppifyText, you can create a rough draft of your application in just a few seconds, import it in DaDaBIK and then refine it.

Thank you for your time!

Best,

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Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder

I integrated ChatGPT in DaDaBIK and the results are amazing (create SQL reports using natural language)

Posted by Eugenio on 13 Jan 2023

Dear users,
I have spent most of the last few days experimenting with the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and I am really impressed.

Honestly, it's the first time in many years that I am so impressed with a new IT product, improvement or technology.

I decided to try to integrate ChatGPT into DaDaBIK using the OpenAI API and after just a few hours of work, I have got remarkable results.

I want to share my progress with you, so I posted a video on YouTube where you can see what DaDaBIK, powered by the OpenAI API, can do: your end users can create reports and extract knowledge from your database using natural language instead of SQL.

You can find the complete video on YouTube, here is a preview:



I know this technology is not mature yet and I also see the dangers of it but again, from my first tests, its accuracy is outstanding; I am really excited about it and I am trying to imagine how the future will be. Please comment the video if you have any idea / suggestion (or tests you would like me to do).

Best,

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Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder

Can I move from a Lifetime to a Monthly subscription (and vice versa)? Yes you can, first month is FREE.

Posted by Eugenio on 5 Jan 2023

Dear users,
this short message is to clarify something related to the new subscription model.

You can upgrade to the latest Enterprise edition for $15/month (first month is FREE, cancel anytime) regardless of what license you currently have.

You may have an old Free, Pro or Enterprise edition that you have used to create one or more applications. In all these cases you can upgrade these applications to the latest Enterprise edition starting a monthly subscription.

The classic lifetime licenses are still available (and they are the only ones available if you need DaDaBIK Platinum) and you can also switch from a monthly subscription to a lifetime license, the one you think best suits your needs.

If you have any questions, contact us.

Best,

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Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder

Operational Hooks, bug fixed. Installation problems on ionCube 12, solved.

Posted by Eugenio on 23 Dec 2022

Dear users,
a few things to discuss today.

Before INSERT and UPDATE hooks, bug fixed

As explained in this forum post I have recently found a bug related to before insert and before update operational hooks. I have fixed the bug and silently updated the current V 11.8.

If this bug impacts on your applications, you can download again V 11.8 and just replace the file /front_logic.php with the new one (you don't need to go through the upgrade process).

To get the new file, you can just click again on your download link and you will download the updated version.
Since the MD5 hash of the files have changed, if you want to check it, here are the new ones.

dadabik_11.8-Elba_enterprise.zip = f163b63fa6a2a5dca44ced8ffc518229
dadabik_11.8-Elba_enterprise_monthly.zip = 4ab3612246f52fb429855f2844c4183f
dadabik_11.8-Elba_platinum.zip = 72b67d48f6f8476631d65c79bd813117
dadabik_11.8-Elba_pro.zip = db9d4f26cc6bc854b67aac51bdb09fd4

Installation problems (typically on Windows + ioncube 12.x)

Some customers had issues installing DaDaBIK on Windows + PHP 8.1 + ionCube 12 (install.php and/or install2.php crashed). The latest ionCube loaders and some changes in this V 11.8 should fix all those issues. In this case, multiple files have been changed.

Last video of the year: how to backup and upgrade DaDaBIK

Finally, on Thursday I will publish on our YouTube channel the last video of the year: how to (properly) backup and upgrade DaDaBIK. I will show you, step-by-step, how to do it after having installed DaDaBIK on a common shared hosting service.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and best wishes for a fantastic 2023!

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Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder

New monthly payment model + V. 11.8 is out: change layout from the Admin GUI, login/registration hooks & more

Posted by Eugenio on 5 Dec 2022

Dear users,

I am glad to announce a new DaDaBIK release and a completely new subscription-based license.

THE NEW 11.8 ELBA

We have a lot of new features, probably more than a typical minor release. I show you the most significant in this video. Starting from this V 11.8, in fact, we have a new series, "DaDa Release": I will publish a short, informal video to show you the main new features for each minor release.

I'll summarize also here some of them:

• new layout tab: you can change from the admin panel the layout-related parameters (e.g. logo) and add your custom CSS without editing any file


• login and registration form are now more customizable: you can add up to 3 checkboxes (e.g. "accept privacy terms"), you have a login form layout hook and (operational) after login and after user self registration hooks (e.g. if you need to do something in your system when a new user registers)


• custom menu item names: you can now set the name of each item in the menu according to the group the currently logged user belongs to

As usual, you can see the complete list of changes and fixes in the change log. In fact, also some very important fixes have been released.

THE NEW SUBSCRIPTION-BASED LICENSED

There is other big news: for the first time I have introduced a monthly, subscription-based license for DaDaBIK.

The classic "pay once, use forever" license is still available, but now you have an additional option: only for DaDaBIK Enterprise (no Pro, no Platinum) you can pay a monthly subscription to use DaDaBIK.

You can cancel your subscription anytime, DaDaBIK will still work for a few days to allow you to fix possible payment issues and then it will stop working. If your subscription is active, not only you can use DaDaBIK but you can download for free any new version (minor or major) released.

For the first month, the price is $9 only. Starting from the second month, $15 /month.

You can see all the options in the pricing page.

As usual, for both standard and subscription-based licenses, you can buy your new license here.

You can upgrade your existing DaDaBIK (for free, if you are in your free upgrade period) here.

Have fun!

Best,

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Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder