PxPlus Release

PxPlus 2014 - Feature Pack 1 (version 12.50)

June 2015

PxPlus 2014 - Feature Pack 1 consists of numerous new features, customer-suggested enhancements, and usability improvements, as well as corrections and minor changes.
(click here to view information on the prior Version 12.01)

General Enhancements

Enhanced the NOMADS Query subsystem by adding Drop Query functionality that provides Multi-Line drop box queries for input fields
Enhanced the Grid column sort indicator to match more closely with the new Windows list view sort indicators
Improved the PxPlus Online Update by reporting the date that an update was made available
Improved the standard MSGBOX emulation routine msgbox.gui:

Updated user interface to closely resemble the Windows message box
Added support for three custom buttons
Added the ability to control positioning of MSGBOX

Enhanced the PxPlus Calendar:

Modernized the user interface
Added previous/next month scroll buttons

Improved handling of GDI resources
Improved performance with shared file locks when using OPEN LOAD
Improved Query+ load performance
Added support for a SETERR clause in any object class definition
Added the ability to add a watermark on each page of the PDF file output
Added an option to ignore the list box contents color mnemonics for the selected line(s) to improve readability of a highlighted line
Converted Windows services programs to graphical user interface for improved usability
Enhanced SQL data validation when using ODB by providing additional validation for dates, numerics and length
Enhanced GET_FILE_BOX for WindX and iNomads:

Improved user interface and usability
Increased the dialog size and introduced resizing and sorting capabilities
Added support for Directory and Read List formats

Added new SuppressCommandErrorTrap property to %Nomads class to provide better control of internal error handling
Enhanced WindX host breakpoints
Enhanced the system mirroring routines:

Added new configuration values %smtp$, %mailto$ and %mailfrom$
Added support for the RENAME directive

Updated Pvxcom to provide the functionality defined in ProvideX v9

NOMADS

Enhanced the Library Browse interface to make creating/copying controls from other panels/libraries easier
Improved Grid control usability in designer:

Added the ability to select column names in Grid presets and Grid cell logic based on columns defined in Grid Format Definition
Added date formatting values to the SortColFmt property in Grid presets
Improved the usability and editing capability in the Grid cell logic panel

Added logic to automatically increment index to next available when creating a radio button with the same name
Expanded Multi-Line functionality by adding a new PermaLock/Query Input attribute to Multi-Line controls to restrict data entry through the Query only. When used with a Drop Query, the behavior resembles a drop box.
Continued to add title bar and help links throughout the PxPlus tool set to provide easy access to Help
Added the ability to only enter program label with assigning a Query program

Data Management

Added a new Copy Data Dictionary feature to copy Data Dictionary definitions and data elements to a new table in the same data dictionary
Expanded Project task functionality:

Added the ability to add dictionary entries to a Project
Added the ability to add data files to a Project and IDE history

PxPlus IDE

Enhanced IDE Launcher usability:

Changes to the tree view display are retained (persist) to optimize work flow efficiency
Added a hover-over tool tip on the "PxPlus IDE" header title to display the serial number of the current PxPlus version
Added a hover-over tool tip on the "Project" label to display the working directory
Added a hyperlink to the drop box label "Project" that launches the Edit Project dialog when selected

Utilities

Created a new Maintain Projects Utility for adding and maintaining tasks for a Project
Improved the File View Utility by adding the field column name for easier identification of data
Improved ZIP file copy in *ufc, *ufm, and *ufu utilities
Enhanced the Program Compare Utility to compare programs with no line numbers
Created a new Panel Conversion Utility for applying panel layout changes to multiple panels simultaneously by converting existing folder controls to Side Bar folders and adding header-type Embedded panels

Views

Improved 'key expression' definition user interface in data source relationships for Views
Added prefix file support to Views to access external tables
Fixed an error in the restrict( ) method when evaluating a column with a format clause expression

iNOMADS

Enhanced the iNOMADS module for Apache to support the Apache 2.4 Web Server
Modified iNOMADS to support mixed character sets between the server process and the Web pages with on-the-fly character set translation
Added support for Side Bar folders
Added support for images in folder tabs
Added AutoColSize, HeaderLock and ColumnSizeLock to List Boxes
Added 'sepSort$ for a Report View List Box
Added ability to drag and drop in list boxes using the mouse
Fixed issue with load-on demand support to List Boxes
Added logic to provide a new %nomads'invalid_bmp$ property to define the image to display when a requested image is not found
Resolved issue with rectangle radius
Improved the display order of graphical controls to better match that of native PxPlus
Addressed issue with Tree View item selection
Added grid control logic to ignore a Change Focus event to a non-existent column/row
Fixed issue with menu selection routine
Corrected issue where Radio Button settings were being overridden by default settings
Fixed issue with SortColFmt property and dates in grids
Corrected issue with Multi-Line validation rules using a negative in a range
Fixed issue with Multi-Line losing the font setting when the mask contains "#"
Fixed issue using drag and drop in a Report View List Box when dragging an item to a different location within the same list box
Corrected issue where the column clicked was off by one when the Report View List Box format contained a bitmap
Improved the timing and sequence of grid On Focus events to better reflect NOMADS/Windows controls
Resolved problems related to timing and type-ahead
Addressed issue with ENTERMODE not properly cascading
Adjusted highlighted list box selection to be presented in the proper color regardless of application's setting for the item's color
Added the ability to add a status bar when the Window 'S' attribute is present
Corrected a color issue with drop downs in grids
Revised the load logic to properly do the initial load of an image
Added support for %nomads'timeout

ODBC (version 5.20.0002)

Added support for VLR and EFF files with numeric keys
Resolved an issue with the ODBC driver writing data to the incorrect field if updating a file with existing field data longer than the field length defined in the data dictionary
Addressed an issue with the REPLACE scalar function resulting in an error if the replacement text contained the search text
Improved performance by correcting an issue with accessing views defined with a sort key that is not key 0 that prevented ODBC driver from properly optimizing based on the actual sort key
Fixed an issue when accessing views via a query that included ORDER BY when caching was not enabled
Resolved an issue with handling an equals comparison on a table with a hidden key field
Fixed TOP n feature in a Sub-Query

Fixes and Minor Changes

Fixed issue with Report viewer not saving watermark settings when changed
Fixed an error 47 in Query+ when selecting Import Profiles
Addressed issue with incorrect popup menu appearing when using group items in panel designer
Addressed issue accessing COM ports while a Prefix is in effect
Addressed issue with About Info button when using IE11
Added logic to create a syntax issue when using incorrect apostrophes in code
Improved functionality for Auto Complete setup, formatting and deleting of entries
Addressed issue with KEC within a Select statement
Fixed record size issue with FIB( ) and FIN( ) when used in conjunction with ADO
Addressed issue with Report View List Box FIND when using the finditemText$ property
Resolved issues with timing and the debug interface when using Linux
Corrected issue with Calendar button remaining visible after removing the Multi-Line
Modified the double click logic for a grid cell to take it into edit mode
Fixed an error 47 when using "Save As" in IT Editor
Resolved an error 12 when accessing a printer by its UNC name on Windows 2008 and higher
Increased the number of DLL callbacks to five, with up to 15 arguments
Updated MySQL interface to handle non-nullable columns
Addressed issue with Write not updating ADO data
Corrected issue with the insertion of auto increment keys at times causing an error 1
Addressed issue with IOL error 49 when using LST( )
Fixed issue when pasting code examples from Help file so that syntax errors in PxPlus are no longer generated
Resolved issue with 'DD' parameter in Start_up when using Simple Client-Server
Addressed issue with Host Breakpoints not always firing
Resolved issue with INI file not forwarding to new session when using *NTHOST
Increased the number parameters being reported and checked in NOMADS Export/Import Panel utilities
Addressed the usability of scroll bars for Multi-Line controls
Addressed a performance issue with the Search/Replace utility when using Add/Drop All on WindX

Additional Help Changes

Integrated the Wiki iNOMADS documentation into the PxPlus Help and added instructions for setting up Apache 2.4
Incorporated the Wiki Extended NOMADS Objects documentation into the PxPlus Help
Updated the Property List that is used to define PxPlus control objects
Updated the list of Graphical Control Object properties and added links for the control object types and their corresponding properties
Reorganized the NOMADS Variables page and arranged the lists in alphabetical order for improved readability
Added a list of keyboard Edit Keys to the NOMADS Graphical Application help
Implemented general improvements to Help to enhance usability, such as refining the search topic titles and Help tree view structure