ProvideX v7.50 & v8.00 Overview

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Presented by:Brett Condy

Presentation Outline

• Overview• V7.50 & V8.00 Enhancements• Core language Features &

Enhancements• NOMADS Enhancements• Data Dictionary Improvements• Report Writer Enhancements• ODBC Version 4.20• ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse

Alternate Keys on *Memory* Files

OPEN (ch)"*Memory*;KEYDEF=<key_def>"

• Similar to regular multi-keyed files

• Faster than standard *Memory* files

• KEYED file access only

• Original *Memory* files still available if INDEXED access is required

RENAME CONTROL

RENAME CONTROL old TO new [HIDE|SHOW|RESTORE]

RENAME CONTROL FromTo$ [HIDE|SHOW|RESTORE]

• Changes CTL value for a control• Allows Hiding, Showing or Restoring

visual aspect of a control• Used in NOMADS to allow preserving

a control's contents• Can rename multiple controls with a

single instruction resulting in a single packet when using WindX

GET_FILE_BOX DIRECTORY

GET_FILE_BOX DIRECTORY path$, dir$, title$, root$

• Allows selection of a Directory / Folder

• Ability to limit root directory to search

GET_FILE_BOX READ LIST

GET_FILE_BOX READ LIST path$, dir$, title$, ext_list$, def_ext$

• Allows selection of multiple files• Returns directory name plus a SEP

& a comma separated list of selected files

Notification / System Tray Control

• Created by specifying OPT="Y" on a BUTTON, CHECK_BOX or TRISTATE_BOX

• Supports up to three Icons• 'Tip$ or ,TIP= specifies tip text• 'Msg$ or ,MSG= identifies Balloon

text with an optional Icon• Balloon activated with BUTTON ON• 'MenuCTL or ,MNU= provides right-

click menu support• 'Value=1-3 identifies visible Icon

Debugging Enhancements

• Support for Breakpoint and Watch Value windows in a WindX environment• New 'Host Breakpoints' and 'Host Watch'

options within Debugging Environment

• New 'OPTION'("DebugWindow", Option$)• Allows Debug Windows to be controlled

within the application• For example:

PRINT 'OPTION'("DebugWindow", "Trace Enable"),

SETTRACE PRINT "Add an entry to Trace window"

PRINT 'OPTION'("DebugWindow", "Copy"),

CLIP_BOARD READ ContentsOfTraceWindow$

Debugging Enhancements (Cont'd)

• New Find option in Program Trace Debug Window• Case sensitive option• Search Forward or Backward

• Single Step through Directives• Single or multiple directives• LIST highlights next directive

• Enhanced Timed Trace• 'TT' System Parameter options include:

• Prefix line with full program name• Suppress program statement (leaving only line

#)• Prefix line with Stack Depth

• Integrated Debugging within the ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse

Global option for GUI controls

• New ,OPT="G" for all GUI controls

• Allows a control to remain active when focus is on a different window

• Previously available for BUTTONs only

• Used in redesign of NOMADS interface

Multi_line Auto Resize on Focus

• Size of MULTI_LINE automatically changes when it receives or loses focus

• Controlled by two new properties:• 'OnFocusCols and 'OnFocusLines

• Also supported within NOMADS

Vista Compatibility

• All EXE and DLL's are digitally signed• Manifest built directly into EXE's and

DLL's• Pvxwin32 is manifested to execute

"asInvoker" if Admin privileges are necessary

• Pvxwactv is manifested as "requireAdministrator"

• No Vista File or Registry Virtualization for ProvideX Apps• Due to manifest being included in EXE's

and DLL's

Vista Compatibility

• Activation file can be stored outside of Program Files directory for UAC compliancy

• INI search rules updated• New INVOKE CONTROL allows

invocation of external program to "Run as Administrator"• INVOKE HIDE will launch without Admin

rights but will auto-elevate to "Run as Administrator" if OS indicates elevation is required

• Improved '4D' Look and Feel for Vista

Increased File & Command Line Lengths

• File names increased to 511 characters

• Command Line lengths increased to 32K for compatible Operating Systems

• ARG( ) function extended:• ARG(-1) - INI file in use

• Returns "" on UNIX/Linux systems

• ARG(-2) – ProvideX LIB directory name• ARG(-3) – Activation Key directory name• ARG(-4) – Command line used to start ProvideX

COM / OLE Improvements

• New ;Finalize={Method} for object clean up• E.g. Def Object

w,"Word.Application;Finalize=Quit"• New 'PvxDoVerb() method for accessing

common functions such as Open, Hide & Show

• New [GetObject] identifier allows binding to running instance of a named object

• New [Picture] identifier for IPicture objects• New 'PvxConstants property and internal

*Constants object for loading / exposing enumerated type library constants

• New 'PvxForEach property and internal iterator object type *ForEach for collection handling• Includes 'Next(), 'Reset() and 'Data[$]

COM / OLE Improvements

• *Variant enhanced to handle string data that should not be converted from Ansi to Unicode• New LenB$ and ValB$ properties and AddB()

method• Extended Invocation Hints .GetB and .CallB

• *VarArray can now create Safe Arrays of any OLE data type• ArrayType$, OleArray, PassByRef• CreateByteArray(), CreateEx(), GetDataEx()

• Ability to DROP OBJECT of an Event object within its own Event Handler

• Extended list returned by '* when object does not expose type info

Automated QA Integration

• Allows external QA products / Automation Tools to interact with ProvideX based Applications

• Utilizes Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) Interface

• Graphical control names are identified using ,OWN= syntax

• Integrated into NOMADS• Initial implementation using MFC

for Compuware's TestPartner product See Improving QA with Automation Tools Presentation See Improving QA with Automation Tools Presentation

GRID Improvements

• New Grid properties:• 'AutoTrack

• Allows smooth scrolling

• 'NUL$• Same functionality as MULTI_LINE'NUL$

• 'Sort• Allows sorting ascending or descending by

column number or name

• 'SortOnHdrClick• Enable or Disable Sorting via column header• Also supported with List View control

• 'SortStyle• Allows Excel-like sorting

Graphical / Windows only Changes

• Improved performance for Standard and Formatted List Boxes

• New properties for Tree View controls• 'LineColour$ / 'LineColor$• 'TextColour$ / 'TextColor$

• Ability to override Mouse Cursor• INI setting: Cursor#=<value>• Cursors #5 & #6 (Hand & Hand in

crossed circle) updated to more closely resemble standard Windows cursors

Graphical / Windows-only Changes

• New 'AW' System Parameter• Alternate WINPRT_SETUP LIST• Limits list of Printers returned in

Terminal Services environment to current user

• Added Ability to override the standard Cut / Copy / Paste / Delete POPUP_MENU options• DEF

MSG(136)=”Supprimer,Coller,Copier,Couper,”

UNIX / Linux Changes

• High Resolution Timer• Same precision as ProvideX for Windows

• FacetWin recognition• Allows multiple FacetWin sessions to

occupy a single ProvideX user slot

• Improved interface to pvxactv• More user friendly

• Extended information using TCB( )Result$ = TCB( Keyword$, Argument$)

Where: Keyword$ includes:OS_GetUserUID, OS_GetUserGID,

OS_GetUserName, OS_GetUserHome and OS_GetUserShell

Pipe Processing Improvements

• Wait for Pipe on Close• New 'WP' System Parameter• Determines whether to wait until the

child process completes

• Ability to specify a negative SIZ=• Allows reading up to a specified

number of characters

[ODB], [DB2] & [OCI] Improvements

• [ODB] Support now available on selected UNIX/Linux platforms

• Support for CONNECT= option on UNIX/Linux for [ODB] and [DB2]

• Ability to specify DIR=-1, 0 or 1 for [ODB] files

• Ability to use Prepared Statements when the key contains a date

• Support for FACTS date format• Added Date Format of KKMMDD

where K0 = 2000

TCP/IP Improvements

• Improved Error Reporting• More error codes trapped and MSG(-1)

set more often

• Improved Performance when using SSL in the Windows environment

Miscellaneous Changes

• Keyword Help for *IT• Directives, Functions, Mnemonics,

Properties, System Variables & Parameters

• ZLib Compression for WindX• Controlled with the 'WZ' System Parameter

• SELECT Key Segment PaddingSELECT * FROM File$ BEGIN A$:B$ END C$:D$

• Pads A$ and C$ to their defined length

• DEF UID Improvements• Allows changing UID / WHO values for the

current session in Windows environment

NOMADS v7.50 Enhancements

• Preserve Folder Controls• Controls no longer destroyed and

redrawn when switching folder tabs

• Improves overall performance by not having to reload contents of controls

• File Maintenance Objects• Supports Generic or Custom Objects

• Embedded Panels Enhancements• Panel Header Logic and Default

Program carried forward

• Library Default Menu Colours• Ability to set Text Background & Left

Edge Colours

• New Panel Designer Interface

• New Look and Feel

• Completely Redesigned

• New Properties Window• Grouped by Categories

• Category Display Order can be changed

New Designer Interface

Toolbar

Properties Window

Your Panel

Controls Toolbox

• New Format Definition for Grids and List boxes

• Updated Designer Utilities

• Bulk Edit

• Drag and Drop

• Dependency Definition

• New Control Properties

• QA Automation Support

See NOMADS v7.5 and v8.0 Enhancements Presentation See NOMADS v7.5 and v8.0 Enhancements Presentation

Data Dictionary Enhancements• V7.50

• Element Name Restriction

• V8.00• Dictionary Print Utility can now output

reports to PDF and the ProvideX Viewer• New command line shortcut ‘DD’ to

invoke Data Dictionary Maintenance>DD Invoke DD Maintenance

>DD TableName Invoke DD Maintenanceand load the table

definition

• Eclipse Integration

Report Writer EnhancementsVersion 7.50 Enhancements• Field descriptions• Easy Row/Column selection• Deleting report definitions• Sort order case sensitivity• Calculated fields• Locked footers• Filler line• Enhanced font• User-interface for parameters

Report Writer EnhancementsVersion 8.00 Enhancements

See Report Writer v7.5 and v8.0 Enhancements Presentation See Report Writer v7.5 and v8.0 Enhancements Presentation

• File History• Scale-to-fit• Update tracking• Bulk edit cell attributes• Row/column adjustment• Report Header and Trailer• Access to Views Maintenance• Enhanced menus and cell selection

• Designer options• Paper size option• Translation fields

ODBC Version 4.20

• Views Support on UNIX / Linux

• Improved performance for C/S

• ZLib compression support• For ProvideX data files• With Client/Server Communication

• File Server for SCO OpenServer 6

• Microsoft Windows Vista compatibility

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse

• Eclipse is an open source community focused on building a development platform

• Brief background information• Originally created by IBM• Borland, IBM, MERANT, QNX Software

Systems, Rational Software, Red Hat, SuSE, TogetherSoft and Webgain formed the initial eclipse.org Board of Stewards in November 2001

• Eclipse today• Now more then 150 member

consortium See:

http://www.eclipse.org See:

http://www.eclipse.org

• Eclipse Framework provides:• Integrated Development

Environment• Source Code Management• Extensibility using Plug-ins

• Roughly 1,000 Plug-ins available on Eclipse Central• 43 for Team Development including:

• CVS, Sub-version and MKS• Other categories include:

• Documentation (14), Editors (51), Testing and Automation (55), UML (33), XML (18) and many more

See: http://eclipseplugincentral.com/ See: http://eclipseplugincentral.com/

• The ProvideX Plug-in adds:• C style comments• Include Files• Editor Features include:

• Content Assist• Shows a drop down list of available directives,

functions and mnemonics as you are typing• Integrated Online Help / Language Reference

• Bracket Matching• Code Folding• Coloured Syntax

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• NOMADS – Data Dictionary

• Embedded data dictionary information for a file

• Access to Dictionary Maintenance for file from the view

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• NOMADS – Libraries

• Maintain system defaults

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• NOMADS – Designer

• Create / Maintain / Test objects from view

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• Extending the Plug-in

• The ProvideX Plug-in includes several mechanisms for developers to add new functionality:

• Adding customized logic to be executed before or after each primary action

• Add a stand-alone tool that can be accessed from the “ProvideX / Contributed Tools” menu

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• Contributed Tools:

• XML Converter for ProvideX KEYED files• PVX Docs

• Generates HTML documentation from information in class definition

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• Contributed Tools:

• Enhanced Search Capability• Coming in version 1.5

• Integrated Debugging with the ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• Debugging ProvideX – Program Stack

• The program stack for the application is displayed in the “Debug” view.

ProvideX Plug-in for Eclipse• Debugging – Variables

• The variables for the selected program in the stack are displayed with values.

See ProvideX Development with Eclipse Presentation See ProvideX Development with Eclipse Presentation

THANK YOU!

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