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These release notes contain information about the changes introduced in this
version and topics not covered in the printed documentation.
VERSION 4.2
* Added enhancement to LegacyLink that better supports handling of invalid data and
dialogs for use with Symsure
* Added enhancement to allow layouts to be stored on the Windows Server
* Added enhancement to support reading Windows relational databases directly
(official release)
* Added enhancement to support Analyzer in Spanish
* Added enhancement so that servers will now communicate in the same language as
the client
* Added enhancement to include the designation as part of the key when generating
local INI codes
* Added enhancement to pop up a message when trying to Classify against fields
longer than 64 characters
* Added enhancement to allow for oddly named tables that included reverse quotes as
part of the name
* Added enhancement to save user name and password for relational databases
* Added enhancement to support relational database username/password in the
PROFILES.TXT file
* Added enhancement to reduce disk thrashing on Windows Server
* Added enhancement to read PDF files directly
* Added enhancement to suppress the "unable to find server" message for LegacyLink
when loading layouts
* Added enhancement to remove references to DB2 for new relational data source
Wizard screens
* Added enhancement to reinstate EOF logic to disallow fields (only variables can
be used as was originally intended)
* Added enhancement to allow Analyzer to create shared folders on the fly
* Added enhancement to make shared folders distinguishable from regular folders
* Added enhancement to allow objects to be dragged into shared folders
* Added enhancement to automatically refresh the Overview once new shared folders
are added
* Added enhancement to grey out the table dropdown on the WHERE & ORDER screen when
only 1 table was selected (consistent with field list screen now)
* Added enhancement to Windows Server to include User ID and Password for
relational database support
* Added enhancement to qualify native fields with square brackets in the layout
* Added enhancement so that relational database field modifiers like "name" should
not default to _name_ for our field name
* Changed the verify command to accept binary zeros followed immediately by blanks
as valid (variable length computed fields write results out this way)
* Added enhancement to better report when client and server are out of sync and
can't communicate properly
* Added enhancement to the DB2 field list within layouts to accommodate the new
Windows Server relational database capabilities
* Enhanced reading of header records in delimited files (when specifying the
"first" row as headers, this is now relative to the starting data row and not
literally row 1)
* Enhanced importing of Excel worksheets (we now import the entire worksheet versus
finding the "worksheet range")
* Changed the DDW to disable the "back" button when XML or delimited files are
selected (was causing way too many problems)
* Added enhancement to read Excel directly via DDW
* Added enhancement to allow export to XML
* Added enhancement to make computed character fields variable length instead of
padding with blanks
* Added enhancement to SET FOLDER so that when closing a table the folder is NOT
reset
* Added enhancement to SET FOLDER so that when opening a secondary table the folder
is NOT reset
* Added enhancement to close any open tables when entering the DDW via the Data
menu
* Added enhancement so that we treat "DO x.pro" better than before when there is
not a sub-procedure named pro found within procedure x
* Added enhancement so that any preference changes to the View get updated
immediately
* Added enhancement to support reading XML via DDW
* Added enhancement to disable the client and server checking (SET SYS 279 5
disables the checking)
* Enhanced treatment of elapsed times when included as part of a numeric function
to generate a numeric rather than elapsed time result
For example: int(((TIME_OUT - TIME_IN) +`e00:59:59`)*24) now displays the result
properly as a number and not an elapsed time
* Added enhancement to improve messaging when attempting to write to a read-only
layout
* Added enhancement for server files so that global filters are concatenated to any
default filters
* Added enhancement to LegacyLink that adds more detailed message when we encounter
bad data
* Added enhancement to add blanks for bad or missing dates when Exporting to other
applications
* Added enhancement to allow numeric, date and file open "types" for edit controls
in User Dialogs
* Added enhancement to read delimited files directly (no longer flatten the file)
* Added enhancement to read Chinese character data
* Added enhancement to add GUI support for extracting data from local to server
* Added enhancement to support extracting data from server to server
* Added enhancement to allow editing of an existing Print Image layout
* Added enhancement so when accessing a server based table layout, the home project
folder is deemed to be the actual project root for any project items
created from Analyzer commands run against the server based table.
* Added enhancement so that any file output created from a file that's a shared
mainframe layout will be created in the project root on the PC ***NOT TESTED***
VERSION 4.1
* Added enhancement to dynamically create and open workspaces (provided that they
are created in the project root directory)
* Added enhancement to create SET ESCAPE ON/OFF to enable/disable use of the Escape
Key
* Added enhancement to create SET FATAL command to determine how to proceed when an
error with Analyzer or LegacyLink occurs ***UNTESTED***
* Added enhancement to create SET TEMP that enables auto-deleting for temp objects
placed in this directory upon closing the project
* Added enhancement to PAUSE and DIALOG commands so that if the user doesn't do
something after X amount of time, the command runs as if the user pressed OK
* Added enhancement to make presorting of secondary file the default for JOIN
* Added enhancement to include an optional 2nd parameter on the DATE() for the
output
* Added enhancement to include a new function FORMAT() which is the reverse of
MAP()
* Added enhancement to the INCLUDE() and EXCLUDE() to allow for ranges of values
(Use a~z or A~Z instead of listing all the letters in between)
* Added enhancement to allow calling external command with the addition of a new
RUN command
* Added enhancement to delete the data files with the table layout for those
created via ODBC, Print Image or Delimited
* Added enhancement to reduce the number of errors reported for delimited files
down to 10 (SET SYS 204 n can change this value)
* Added enhancement to increase the number of value in the Edit controls to include
character, numeric, date and file open objects
* Added enhancement to include SET FOLDER
* Added enhancement to write out objects to the same folder as the currently opened
primary file
* Added enhancement to automatically add the view filter criteria to any global
filters for that view ***REOPENED***
* Added enhancement to place new tables imported from ODBC in the folder specified
instead of always being added to root directory
VERSION 4.0
* Added enhancement to the User Dialog and how the Cancel button works
* Added enhancement to the Link Table Data dialog to include "Link <table layout
name> To:" so that it's more intuitive now
* Added an enhancement to put the focus for new Workspaces in the workspace
* Added functionality back into product to disallow the IF command within Groups
***REOPENED***
* Added an enhancement to the Analyze button in the Edit Table Layout to warn you
when the fields extend beyond the actual
record length
* Added enhancement to read record lengths beyond 32k
* Added enhancement so that AT() and SUBSTRING() functions can now use the RECORD
keyword to search the entire record rather than just a field
* Added enhancement to auto expand Overview to show Table just opened (if it's
buried in a subfolder in your Overview)
* Added enhancement to scroll within the Overview when moving objects around
* Added enhancement to expand a folder within the Overview when hovering during a
move
* Added enhancement so that when creating a new item, the name in the Overview is
initially selected for editing
* Added enhancement so that when creating a new Table Layout, the focus at the end
of the DDW is in that layout/view
* Added enhancement to include folders in Overview and added the ability to move
objects within Overview
* Added enhancement to allow for the creation of new Overview objects in Folders:
Procedures, Table Layouts, Workspaces & Folders (Also that allows for Import &
Rename)
* Added enhancement to allow alias for shared layouts
* Added enhancement to put objects that are deleted from the Overview to the
Recycle Bin
* Added enhancement to COMPARE command to support OTHER fields
* Added enhancement to Visual Data Relations that allows using numeric and date
fields as keys for indexing
* Added enhancement to support Ctrl/Tab and Shift/Ctrl/Tab to navigate between tabs
* Added enhancement to support Ctrl/W and Ctrl/F4 to close tabs
* Added enhancement to change how customize toolbar looks/works
* Added enhancement so that reports that span over midnight report the correct date
* Added enhancement to right-click functionality allowing "Capture On/Off" to add
commands into a Procedure that's being edited
* Added enhancement to mouse wheel functionality to log and view
* Added a preference to reload the last project used upon on start-up
* Added a preference to reload the last opened table upon start-up
* Changed Overview behavior to use single click to open objects - like Internet
Explorer
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