• Release Summary
•  1. New Features
  • Introduction
  •  New Environment Variables
    • II_SCINT_EDITOR Specifies the Scintilla-based 4GL Script Editor
    • II_TIMER_FOR_CURSOR Specifies Time to Wait Before Displaying Busy Cursor
    • II_W4GL_ALLOW_NVARCHAR Allows the Use of Nchar and Nvarchar Data Types
    • II_W4GL_EXPORT_WITH_DEFAULTS Includes Default Attribute Values in XML Export
    • II_W4GL_PASS_NVARCHAR_AS_WCHAR Enables Passing Nvarchars as Wide Chars
    • II_W4GL_TRACE_PAUSE_ON_ERROR Enables an Error Popup Box
    • II_W4GL_TRACE_PROC3GL_CALL Traces 3GL Procedure Calls
    • II_W4GL_UTEXE_SHARE_DBSESSION Shares DBSession Connection
  • CreateApp Command Line Utility Creates New Applications
  • Find Previous Functionality Added
  • Frames Without a Titlebar Can Be Dragged
  • HashTableEntry Class Added
  • InputEvent Class Added
  •  JSON Classes Added
    • JsonArray Class
    • JsonBoolean Class
    • JsonHandler Class
    • JsonNull Class
    • JsonNumber Class
    • JsonObject Class
    • JsonString Class
    • JsonValue Class
  • MainBar System Class Added; FrameExec and FrameSource Get New Attributes
  • Microsoft Common Controls 6.0 Now Used for Windows Application Controls
  • MouseData Class and New Mouse Events Added
  • RenameApp Command Line Utility Renames Applications or Components
  • RequestManager Class Added
  • TaggedValue Class Added
  • w7_display Frame Template Added to Core Library
  • CompileApp Command Line Utility Gets New ‑js Flag to Transpile JavaScript from 4GL
  •  Improvements to Workbench for Windows Script Editor
    • Shift-Ctrl-C Lets You Copy and Paste Syntax-highlighted Text in RTF
    • Ctrl-Spacebar Opens Keywords Auto-complete List
    • Ctrl-Enter Opens Word Auto-complete List
  • New CurExec System Variable Added
  • JsonHandler Class Gets New Attribute
•  2. Changes to Existing Features
  • ActiveField.OutlineStyle Attribute Gets New Setting for Subforms
  • AppSource Class Gets New Attribute and Methods
  • ArrayObject Class Gets New Attribute
  • AttributeObject Class Gets New Attribute and Methods
  • BitmapObject Class Gets New Attribute and Methods
  • CompositeField Class Gets New FieldsByProperty Method
  • CompSource Class Gets New Attributes and Values
  • EntryField.UseWidestCharacter Attribute Gets New Setting
  • FieldObject Class Gets New Attributes and Methods
  • FormField.BgDisplayPolicy Attribute Gets New Border Settings
  • FormField.UpdBackground Method Gets New Parameters for Active Field Background Bitmaps
  • FrameExec Class Gets New and Updated Attributes
  • FrameForm Class Gets New Transparency Attribute
  • HashTable Class Gets New Attributes and Methods
  • Improved Connection Profile Assistant
  • Input Event Class Gets New StopEventBehavior Method
  • IntegerObject.Value Attribute Changes Data Type
  • ListviewField Class Gets New Sort Method
  • LongVcharObject and StringObject Classes Get New FileEncoding Attribute
  • MethodObject Class Gets New Attribute and Method
  • Object.InstanceIdentifier Attribute Changes Data Type
  • OptionField OutlineStyle Attribute Gets New Setting
  • ProcExec Class Gets New InInitialize Attribute
  • ProcExec FilePopup Method Gets New Parameters
  • ProcExec.Trace Method Gets New Parameter
  • Scope Class Gets New Method
  • SubForm Class Gets New Attributes
  • Size of ToolTipText Attribute Increased
  • TabBar Class Gets New Attribute
  • Tree Class Gets New and Updated Attributes and Methods
  • TreeNode Class Gets New and Updated Attributes
  • TreeviewField Class Gets New and Updated Attributes and Method
  • TreeviewField Class Gets New Events
  • XMLDocument Gets New ParserCallbacks Attribute
  • XMLParserCallbacks Class Improves Processing of Large XML Documents
  •  Loadnrun Enables Deployment of eClient Applications for Non-privileged Users
    • Loadnrun Compared to eClient
  • PropertyChanger Utility Updated to Enable Windows 7 Styling
  • Reduced Error Messaging with the Connect to DB Dialog
  • Updates to Components Portlet
  • New Fields on Select a Database Table Dialog
  • Table List for Importing Attributes Now Sortable
  • Enhanced User Class Attribute Creation from Database Tables
  • TableField Exact Height and Exact Width Now Programmable
  • Drag-and-Drop Enabled on Empty TableFields, ListFields, and Rows
  • EntryField Margins Now Adjustable
  •  Character Width Settings for EntryFields Now Definable
    • New EntryField.WidestCharacterWidth Attribute
    • New System Constants for EntryField.UseWidestCharacter Attribute
  • File Selection Dialog Now Resizable
  • Dialogs Now Display Default File Names and Extensions
  • Qualified Class Names Displayed in Class Editor’s Inheritance Information
  • Continue Batch Execution (‑nowindows) and Log Exception (-L) Parameters Added to OpenROAD Application and Component Utilities
  • Renaming Applications or Components Improved
  • Property Inspector Always On Top
  • Improved Variable Value Assignment in Debugger
  • Foreground and Background Patterns Now Accommodate Transparent Bitmap Images
  • Fields Remain Selected in Frame Editor After Saving
  • Field Tree Gains Search Capabilities
  • User Classes Can Be Created from a Display
  • Toolbar Editor Enhanced
  • ControlButtons Now Modifiable from the Property Inspector and 4GL Runtime
  • BitmapObject.WriteToFile Method Now Supports PNG Bitmap Format
  • Using Integer8 Data Types in 3GL Procedures
  • FormField.RequireRealField Runtime Default Now TRUE
  •  SK_BREAK Key Gets New Functions
    • Stops Code Execution in Development
    • Displays 4GL Call Stack Output from an Executing Image
  • Older OpenROAD Application Images Must Be Migrated
  • WindowPlacement Gets New Constants
  •  Documentation Updates
    • Path Notation Standardized for Windows
•  3. Deprecated Features
  • OpenROAD ‑2.0 Flag Fully Deprecated and Removed
  • OpenROAD ‑realfields Flag Fully Deprecated
  • mClient Deprecated and Removed
  • MenuButton, MenuGroup, MenuList Attributes Deprecated
  • TreeviewField AllowLabelEdit Attribute Deprecated
  • Workbench Classic Deprecated

Release Summary

Workbench Classic Deprecated