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8.5.2 Release Notes

Enhancements

General [up]

  1. The ESC key is now locked out to give programs an opportunity to do a SETESC. Any Directive other than REM and SETESC clears the lockout.
  2. Implemented binary searching when the 3GL Trigger list is 10 or more files.
  3. Added OPT="DISK>" and OPT="DISK<" to OPEN options.
  4. Added OPT="SOCKET" to OPEN options to implement TCP/IP client communications.
  5. Added a message for syntax problems in SERVER.MAP.

Windows and NT [up]

  1. Implemented XCALL.
  2. CTL/C and CTL/V can be used to Copy and Paste clipboard data.

UNIX Basic [up]

  1. Implemented Journal only.
  2. Serial Number verification has been improved during install.

TS ORACLE DataServer [up]

  1. TS Oracle DataServer works for Oracle 9.

TS Network DataServer [up]

  1. Implemented Secure communications capability.
  2. Server PARENT and SECURE status added to DUMP IPLDEVS.
  3. Journaling feature is now standard.
  4. The server now processes the global IPLPRM file.

Changes

General [up]

  1. Fixed a crash when using ENTERless public programs.
  2. Fixed a crash when WINDOW RESIZE is followed by SETTERM.
    3. Fixed a problem that prevented ENCRYPT when working with programs larger than 64k.
  3. Ignore 3GL Trigger on files opened with OPT=”TEXT” or ISZ=.
  4. Don’t allow ESC to interrupt a multi-part LET or DIM.
  5. Ignore 3GL Trigger on files opened with OPT="TEXT" or ISZ=.
  6. Entering END when stopped in Console Mode in a 3GL Trigger now exits from the trigger.
  7. A 3GL trigger is no longer called before a WRITE that will be prevented by DOM=.
  8. Unexpected errors would occur if the I/O Directive that caused a 3GL trigger was followed by a semi-colon.
  9. DUMP HELP display is reorganized by types of keywords.
  10. Fixed a problem that prevented ghost tasks from starting if Journaling was configured.
  11. Fixed a crash caused by DIMing a non-existent string array to zero entries.
  12. Fixed T-ISAM driver to honor PRM READONLY with IND= access.
  13. Fixed a crash when DUMP IPLDEVS "STATS=YES" is used and no server connections are configured.
  14. Fixed a problem with RETRY and DUMP RETRY with multi-directive statements.
  15. Error 20 is issued if =ALL is used with other than string arguments.
  16. Fixed a crash when more than 100 Formats are included while a file is open with OPT="DLINK".

Windows and NT [up]

  1. Fixed a double euro problem.
  2. Fixed size of child window's client area when child window is not maximized.
  3. Fixed a focus problem when printing to the screen.
  4. Fixed a conflict when OPT="DDE" is specified and a DataServer is configured.
  5. Fixed a memory leak if OPEN OPT="DDE" fails.
  6. ODBC and DATA servers now check for Large File compatibility with Basic.
  7. Fixed a problem that allowed some Basic activations to be bypassed indefinitely.

Telnet Basic [up]

  1. Added error check to command line arguments.

UNIX [up]

  1. Fixed a false Error 17 using OPT=”APPEND” on HP-UX.

TS Network DataServer [up]

  1. Fixed crash with OPT="DLINK" when there is no field separator table (T-ISAM files).
  2. Fixed an OPT="DLINK" problem when client and server are different CPU chip types.

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