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dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Read Me First FAQ

Version Updates:

dBASE™ PLUS 10 - Version 10.3.1 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1734
Fixed inserting of template characters when formatting entryfield value when function code “I” – Center is used

Issue #1459
Fixed checking/unchecking menu item when menu is attached to _app.framewin

IDE

Issue #1901
Fixed – Pasting component on scrolled form no longer sets top to a negative value.

Issue #1954
Fixed – components in form in designer change position when moving components below the bottom of the form upwards

Issue #1960
Fixed streaming of report’s superclass into CLASS statement when report is based on a custom report class and user runs report and then switches to design mode

ADO

Issue #1957
using numbered parameters causes invalid subscript reference.

BDE dBASE table issues

Issue #1956
Fixed streaming of datetime query parameter value to stream with curly braces instead of double quotes

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.3.0 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1923
Fixed – listview in .exe with built in runtime (RTEXE) does not show groups as long as the app.exe.manifest file is included with the app.exe and is making sure to include version 6 common controls. the ListView object on a form will show the groups.

Issue #1935
Fixed Entryfield Function and Picture properties so that when they are modified they invalidate control’s window instead of recreating the window (which was incorrectly changing position of control window when form has been scrolled vertically)

Issue #1930
Fixed setting superclass for report in report designer when reloading designer after editing event handler in source editor

Issue #1921
Fixed disappearing numerals when using a picture setting of ’99’ on an entryfield

IDE

Issue #1931
Fixed typo: “roperty” to “Property” in context menu for Inspector for Field within Table Designer when designing a level 7 dbf file.

Issue #1940
Fixed – Preprocessor setting in Project Explorer doesn’t get compiled.

Issue #1939
Fixed – report streaming code is removing an added object to a report based on a crp – Fixed Report Designer reloading report’s superclass instead of its class after editing event handler in source editor

Issue #1877
Fixed MAV (on Win 10) when reloading Report Designer after editing event handler for Report Component

Issue #1942
Fixed problem causing linkage for new event handler to be lost when closing source editor and switching back to report designer_mediator

Issue #None
Corrected Translation of text string in Spanish version of Source Editor Settings dialog

Issue #1945
Fixed – Add IDE element to Project Explorer to allow user to add preprocessor directives.

dBugger

Issue #1922
Debugger – Fixed ability to edit and use breakpoint expressions

Issue #1922
Fixed Save and Load of Breakpoint settings to and from plusdebug.ini to correctly handle file paths with embedded commas, conditions with embedded commas, and global breakpoints.

  • Fixed code that updates BreakPoint Dialog’s ListView control after adding, deleting or modifying breakpoints via dialog.
  • Fixed code that tests (evaluates) breakpoint conditions as they were not getting evaluated

Issue #1916
Fixed – ADO params using the same parameter reference twice does not work.

Issue #1932
Fixed ? command so it correctly retrieves and formats data from a MySQL LongText field

Miscellaneous Function Issues

Issue #1875
Added code to ensure all timers are stopped and released early in dBASE shutdown sequence fixing windows error on program exit.

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.2.2 FIXES

ADO Object Issues

Issue #1914
Fixed – get crash in ADO app using rowset.applyfilter()

Issue #1893
Fixed – additional changes to ADOChapter and GridEx to handle changes to adorowset.filter and adorowset.applylocate()

Auto Complete

Issue #1913
Fixed – dComplete – Typing: use tablename order indexname triggers a Database Engine Error

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.2.1 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1872
Fixed – Navigating to a boolean / logical field in a .exe with built in runtime causes crash

Issue #1904
Fixed – Listbox cursor does not highlight the choice made by typing. Revised Previous Fix for Issue #1893

ADO Object Issues

Issue #1899
Fixed – Data Type Mismatch error using a parameter value greater than 9 digits for numerical data. ADO Parameter value property was not handling 64 bit integer values

IDE

Issue #1903
Fixed – Inspector dropdown is empty for a Grid column editor’s EditorType when running dBASE without a manifest file (and other multiple choice dropdown lists)

Issue #1905
Fixed – Crash in source editor trying to add code to form using multiple other custom files. this also includes a fix to a crash when typing in the command window when certain custom files are in memory.

Issue #1909
Fixed – crash putting qbdemgr.cc and other custom files in memory.

Issue #1910
Fixed – In Command Window, when typing var = new, autocomplete class list may include classes that are not loaded into memory

Miscellaneous Function Issues

Issue #1906
Fixed – STR() is not producing an error when evaluating a string

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.2.0 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #318
Fixed initial display of columnCheckBox when in the leftmost column of a grid so that check boxes are painted in the correct vertical position

Issue #1879
Numerous numeric formating codes do not work in function property
(in Entryfield, SpinBox, Text, ?, and Transform())

Issue #767
Fixed – Picture setting of 99999999 does not allow you to add data to existing data in Entryfield

Issue #1885
Fixed – Rightmost decimal digit dropped when editing numeric data with function set to “($”

IDE

Issue #1854
Fixed code streaming of form.top and form.left when form is moved within the Form Designer using the mouse and form is subclassed from a custom form class.

Issue #1851
Changed text color in debugger tool windows to higher contrast

Issue #1864
Fixed – Navigator Look-In Field – Hotkeys for Cut, Copy, & Paste do not work

Issue #1889
Fixed BUILD FROM so building with embedded runtime works

Issue #1865
Fixed – Source editor tab control does not show list of files that go past the right end of the window.
Now Source Editor will display a down arrow button at the right end of the tab control.
When pressed a popup list of all open Source Editor tabs will display.

In addition, when the Find in Files Output Pane is visible, the same kind of button will appear allowing the user to choose any of the open search result tabs.

Issue #1878
Fixed MAV when pressing Ctrl+P in Source Editor window within dBASE Debugger (plusdebug.exe) or when pressing Print button on Debugger’s toolbar.

Issue #1886
Fixed – When Syntax Highlighting is off commented out code is not italicized.
But, does temporarily show italics right after commenting out code.
Now no italicizing or color changing occurs if Syntax Highlighting is turned off.

Issue #1895
Fixed – Calculated field is not showing in a report in design mode

Issue #1900
Fixed – Application .exe built with embedded runtime contains version info from plusrun.exe.

dComplete

Issue #1858
Fixed crash in Command window doing simple a = or b =

Issue #1881
Fixed – dBASE locks up in Source Editor when typing FOR statement

Issue #1882
Fixed – AutoComplete not listing custom form properties

Issue #1883
Fixed – Autocomplete not loading class from SET PROCEDURE file
(when statement is between CLASS and ENDCLASS)

Issue #1888
Fixed – AutoComplete cannot identify class of array created with curly braces
(a Literal Array)

Data Objects and Functions

Issue #1221
Fixed – ‘Data Type Mismatch’ error checking EMPTY() for *******NaN and *******Inf.
Updated Empty() to return False for *********Nan and *********Inf values.

DBF Table Issues

Issue #692
Fixed – not updating field when attempting to replace a numeric field value with an integer exceeding size that fits to left of decimal point.
Will still trigger a ‘value out of range’

ADO Object Issues

Issue #1893
Fixed – Get crash in ADO app using rowset.filter (and changing filter in a form component’s event handler).

Issue #1490
Fixed – MAV when doing calculation on Firebird numeric data.

Miscellaneous Function Issues

Issue #551
Fixed – Number object’s toString() method is returning Scientific notation when it doesn’t need to

Issue #1026
Fixed – Transform() without 9s in numeric mask adds extra spaces to result

Issue #1491
Fixed – Number class drops decimals after it’s value gets set to 0

Issue #1857
Fixed – Increment operator when used to pre-increment a variable, i.e. result = ++var

New Feature

Added new dBASE Function: SetEnv() – Creates or updates environment variable

The syntax for SetEnv() is:
setenv( <Env.Var expC>, <Value expC>)

where <Env.Var expC> is the name of the environment variable
and <Value expC> is the character string value to assign to it

Returns True if successful, False if unsuccessful

SetEnv() can create a new environment variable or change the value assigned to an environment variable or delete an existing an environment variable.
SetEnv() updates a private copy of the environment variables that are visible to dBASE or to a dBASE application. It does not update the environment for any other process.

Examples:

To create or update an environment variable:
SetEnv(“myAppPath”, “C:\somedir”)

sets environment variable myAppPath to C:\somedir

To delete an existing environment variable, pass an empty string as the second parameter for example:
setenv(“myvar”, “”)

deletes environment variable: myvar

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.1.1 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1842
Fixed – MAV opening a form containing listboxes

Issue IDE

Issue #1841
In Table Designer – Inspector is not displaying table properties

Issue #1844
dComplete – Lockup typing “Set Procedure To”

Issue #1484
Fixed – regression in REPLACE ALL to update status bar with # of replacements

Issue #1599
Fixed – Shift+Tab in large file takes too long – seems to hang dbase

Issue #1830
Fixed – inspector and other palettes will not show automatically in design when a form is maximized.

Issue #1753
Fixed – Long delay when typing in Source Editor with large file and autocomplete enabled

Issue ADO Object Issues

Issue #1839
Fixed – dBASE crash with ADO (firebird) app in 10.1.0.0 (crash does not happen in 10.0.0.1)

Issue #1784
Fixed – Upgraded streaming engine to support correct streaming of the ADO Parameters array and other arrays that work the same way

Issue #1494
Fixed – passing params to ADOQuery to update/insert a table pads spaces and does not allow blank values. Fixed the pad spaces part – did not fix the allow blank values part as that appears to depend on database server settings

Issue #1843
Fixed – length being streamed out for ADO parameter when it should not.
  Updated ADOParameter class so it only streams out the length property in the following situations:
    For character string:
      For Input or Input/Output
        If length is different from actual parameter value length
          For Output or Return Value:
            Always
          For Other Data Types:
            If length is different from default length for Data Type

        And for above cases if parameter is not set to be readonly

  Changed adoparameter.value so it streams AFTER other properties except for Length and DecLength

  Changed default length for character parameters to 0 instead of 20

Issue #1852
Fixed – Streaming adoQuery parameters with length set – erases .value property

dComplete

Issue #None
Fixed – dComplete – typing: form.adoquery1.rowset. would not bring up option list.

Issue #1836
dComplete – form.rowset.fields[ not showing fields list

Issue #1850
Fixed -‘this.’ and ‘form.’ did not bring up any dComplete (Code completion) for any form objects

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.1.0 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1769
Fixed – Recursive paints for transparent form components when form.doubleBuffered = true.
Fixed – Image painting is improved so it doesn’t overwrite overlapping transparent components when its behind those components in the z-order
Fixed – painting of ListBox background when ListBox.transparent = true

Issue #1790
Fixed – Transparent Image in Container not painting correctly

Issue #1789
Fixed – Transparent Image does not show overlapped objects behind it

Issue #1793
Fixed – Grid.cellFocusBorderStyle not working reliably

Issue #1769
Fixed – form.doubleBuffered causing high CPU usage

Issue #1761
Fixed – Report rendering issue – getting error 258 Method not available on Object BOOKMARK in db9 and db10

IDE

Issue #1792
Fixed – AutoComplete offering options for parent object when child object not found

Issue #1788
Fixed – Debugger – Missing View menu options for source code window
Also fixed:
Line Numbers are also NOT showing up in the status bar
– making it very difficult to tell the current line number within the debugger

Issue #1787
Fixed – editor tree selection colours are too muted when not focused

Issue #1785
Fixed – Missing image crashes dBASE™ When clicking ‘cancel’ in error dialog.

Issue #1803
Fixed – Watch list doesn’t mark objs as expandable when first added

Issue #1808
Fixed – KEYBOARD Command not working properly in new command window editor

Issue #1809
Fixed – Have cursor stay at last item instead of going to the bottom after a search returns 0 results

Issue #1800
Fixed – Command window input pane not coming back after running small app with menu

Issue #1805
Fixed – icon files containing multiple png images were not supported by the ICON clause of the BUILD command.

Issue #1807
Fixed – get variable undefined trying to copy and paste a grid with defined columns

Issue #1810
Fixed- dbgr locals/watch listings now default to sort-by-name

Issue #1816
Fixed – autocomplete system doesn’t maintain ref-counts – Code Completion ActiveX issue

Issue #1819
Fixed – dBASE™ Crashes trying to use exportdata.wfm in duflp

Issue #1823
Slightly improved behavior of Call Stack window (to resize columns to zero less often) by removing LVS_EX_AUTOSIZECOLUMNS extended style from ListView control used within Call Stack window.

Issue #1822
Fixed – Find in File dialog’s Search In field is overriding user typed folder when it partially matches previous search folder. Fixed same problem with File Types field
Issue #1824
Fixed – Some debugger edit menu shortcut keys did not work: Ctrl+F, Shift+Ctrl+F, Ctrl+G

ADO Object Issues

Issue #1698
Fixed ADO Table Designer: Invalid Argument errors when attempting to enter field definitions

Issue #1784
Fixed parameter issue. designer streams out parameter with wrong value and with signed property for numeric parameter

Issue #1814
Fixed – ADO multiple params with LIKE not working

Issue #1815
Fixed – Adding .sql file with ado connection produces ‘requested properties cannot be supported’ error

Issue #0731
Fixed – criteria generated to use in Find() for adorowset.lookupsql
when performing lookup from code to find display value or the reverse, lookup from display value to find code.
Limited criteria to a single comparison as that is all ADO supports in the RecordSet Find method.

Issue #1813
Fixed – Crash in db10 when running app with embedded runtime and ADO connection
ActiveX

Issue #1335
Fixed – ability to run Crystal Reports Report Viewer ActiveX Version 11 from within dBASE™ PLUS (both IDE and Runtime Application)

NEW FEATURES

Forms / Reports / Form Objects

Issue #1769
Added Image.transparent property to enable Image to be handled correctly when doubleBuffered is true

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.0.0.1 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1750
Fixed – Running Web Wizard a second time produces MAV

IDE issues

Issue #1768
Fixed – Cannot select items inside a rectangle in designer

Issue #1773
Fixed – MAV from autocomplete when typing: “use customer.dbf order ” than backspacing and typing space

Issue #1759
Fixed – Inspector’s right upper drop down arrow was causing a crash.

Issue #1779
Fixed – RadioButton value getting changed when toggling transparent property (or any other property).

Issue #1778 – 1781
Fixed – Designer doesn’t explicitly deselect ctrl before deletion. get ‘Attempt to access released object’ or Crash after deleting gridEx object

Issue #1774
Fixed – Project Explorer: Boom when using non-fancy graphics in Win7

Issue #1762
Fixed – Error when trying to run in Windows Vista
SetThreadErrorMode is enabled w/ WINNT = Vista, but avail only in 7

Issue #1763
Fixed – MAV with ‘clear fields’

Miscellaneous issues

Issue #1757
Fixed – Fixed regression in arithmetic operators: -=, *=, /=, %= that caused data type mismatch or unexpected type errors when left hand side of assignment was an object property

dBASE™ PLUS 10 – Version 10.0 FIXES

Forms / Reports / Form Object issues

Issue #1750
Fixed – running Web Wizard a second time produces MAV

Issue #1614
Fixed – images do not get streamed in HTML report

Issue #527
Fixed – Regression to issue #479 – now Designer is removing params reference.

IDE

Issue #1744
Fixed – corrected datasource parser used to load icons in ListView, TreeView, and NoteBook
Specifying an image resource will now work when specifying the type, for example:
RESOURCE png/#123
RESOURCE ico/myicon somefile.dll

Issue #1681
Fixed – Code Hints cannot distinguish between command, function, method, or class versions of keyword

Issue #1663
Fixed – form event’s ‘this.’ reference does not show properties events etc… for dComplete

Issue #1662
Fixed – doing this.parent.parent on an object in a container or notebook (to end up referencing the form) does not show customer defined form objects in dComplete

Issue #1661
Fixed – Container and notebook objects do not show their sub components in dComplete

Issue #1653
Fixed – form designer removes blank lines

Issue #1650
Fixed – object properties do not show up in for loop for dComplete.

Issue #1596
Fixed – DEO Search not finding search paths. The DEO search uses the current _app.inifile value.

Issue #1583
Fixed – build app to app.exe UAC OFF – still adheres to UAC rules

Issue #1534
Fixed – Often times when adding a new event handler via the inspector the new function is indented incorrectly

Issue #1510
Fixed – MAV when typing “with (” in .wfm in Source Editor

Issue #1501
Fixed – Relax or remove limits in dBASE™ Compiler and/or dBASE™ Object Code file format. Exceeding one or more of these limits currently triggers one of the following errors:
“Too many UDF/PROCEDUREs defined in program”
“Too many symbols in this module”
“Program too big to compile”

Issue #1500
Fixed – file | Print crashes on second attempt to print a form

Issue #1499
Fixed – after copying lines of code in the command window. Cannot run the lines individually because they disappear

Issue #0907
Fixed – ‘bottom of file has been reached’ dialog is missing from search dialog.

Data Objects and Functions

Issue #1685
Fixed – Encountered an improper argument with applyLocate(). Error was due to accessing an array with an index of -1.

Issue #1630
Fixed – tabledef causing gpf. Internally wasn’t handling the eDbNotifyDestroy notification signaling that the database object was about to be destroyed.

Issue #1629
Fixed – MAV trying to set tabledef.tabletype

Issue #1627
Fixed – t=new tabledef(new object()) followed by inspect(t) can cause GPF. Tabledef now increments ref.cnt on parent object during construction and decrement ref.cnt on parent object during destruction.

Issue #1626
Fixed – Releasing a tabledef does not release references to arrays used by it.

Issue #1309
Fixed – Restart (Find / Replace) after hitting the end of a file (f3 multiple times)

Issue #1148
Fixed – if some code exists already in a do while, do until, for , if , case etc.. code completion does not work

Issue #862
Fixed – results for some more large calculations return incorrect value when precision is >15

Issue #771
Fixed – Upgrade application stub (PLUSstub.bin) to build and work under MSVS 2012 build

Issue #700
Fixed – Error: Symbol table space exhausted when compiling large application

DBF Table Issues

Issue #1656
Fixed – changing field type from numeric 10,4 to numeric 10 only removes a full digit

ADO Object Issues

Issue #1665
Fixed – adoDatabase/adoQuery not handling table name with dollar sign

Issue #1636
Fixed – invalid argument for value error with ADOQuery insert statement where parameters that have values wiith @ and other signs produce an invalid argument error

Miscellaneous Function Issues

Issue #1621
Fixed – str() failed to trim the results for some functions. c = str(90, 10, 0, “”) ?ltrim(c)

Issue #1610
Fixed – Missing init for variable within implementation for function procRefCount()

Issue #1503
Fixed – windows version info using os(). OS() function should return “Windows NT version 6.03”

NEW FEATURES

Form / Form Objects

Issue #1675
Fixed – Grid: Give the grid a focus indicator like other controls (radiobuttons, etc.) – New grid property is called ‘cellFocusBorderStyle’ and allows the programmer to
give the current field that has focus a particular style to distinguish it from the other fields.

Issue #1638
Fixed – GridEx: Implement GridEx class based on Ultimate Grid

Issue #1566
Fixed – Shape component now has a SpeedTip property to allow for speed tips.

IDE

Issue #1746
Fixed – new BDE User alias – added a new user BDE Alias called ‘webTemp’ which will point to PATH:C:\Users\[username]\Documents\dBASE\PLUS10\Web\temp

Issue #1600
Fixed – Add BUILD command option to turn off loading of BDE in built application .exe. new BUILD command option BDE OFF
Instead of requiring the use of an .ini file setting,
[DataEngine]
DefaultEngine=None

Issue #1595
Fixed – Resource Handling – added PNG

Issue #1527 to #1529
Fixed – WebWizard.ini file location and function changed. WebWizard ini file can now be found in the users\AppData\Local\dBASE\PLUS10\WebWizardINI directory

Issue #1516
Fixed – add image editor to dBASE™ PLUS. Added FotoGrafix to the root dBASE™ install directory.

dComplete

Issue #1652
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to recognize variables set via the STORE command

Issue #1651
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to recognize properties events or methods for objects defined in another form or custom file

Issue #1649
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to add functions, procedures, and variables found via set procedure/set library/#include to option list when entering expressions

Issue #1644
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to support selecting FORM and THIS from option list

Issue #1643
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to add classes found via set procedure/set library/#include to option list after new

Issue #1147
Fixed – Implemented Scope checking. if the variable is not found as a defined object in the current function/procedure then the first one found in the code (from the top) is used to supply the list.

Issue #1146
Fixed – Implemented field object lists for code completion. If using the command window or with a Form in design mode. When writing code for a database object and drilling down to the field list.

The field list will now show in dComplete.

Issue #1130
Fixed – obj.parent will now show the list of the parents properties, events and methods in dComplete.

Issue #1125
Fixed – Upgraded dComplete to load and search other source files for superclass definitions

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Issue #0318
Fixed initial display of columnCheckBox when in the leftmost column of a grid so that check boxes are painted in the correct vertical position

Issue #0527
Fixed – Regression to issue #479 – now Designer is removing params reference. Issue #0551
Fixed – Number object’s toString() method is returning Scientific notation when it doesn’t need to

Issue #0692
Fixed – not updating field when attempting to replace a numeric field value with an integer exceeding size that fits to left of decimal point.
Will still trigger a ‘value out of range’

Issue #0700
Fixed – Error: Symbol table space exhausted when compiling large application

Issue #0731
Fixed – criteria generated to use in Find() for adorowset.lookupsql
when performing lookup from code to find display value or the reverse, lookup from display value to find code.
Limited criteria to a single comparison as that is all ADO supports in the RecordSet Find method.

Issue #1813
Fixed – Crash in db10 when running app with embedded runtime and ADO connection
Issue #0767
Fixed – Picture setting of 99999999 does not allow you to add data to existing data in Entryfield

Issue #0771
Fixed – Upgrade application stub (PLUSstub.bin) to build and work under MSVS 2012 build

Issue #0862
Fixed – results for some more large calculations return incorrect value when precision is >15

Issue #0907
Fixed – ‘bottom of file has been reached’ dialog is missing from search dialog.

Issue #1026
Fixed – Transform() without 9s in numeric mask adds extra spaces to result

Issue #1125
Fixed – Upgraded dComplete to load and search other source files for superclass definitions

Issue #1130
Fixed – obj.parent will now show the list of the parents properties, events and methods in dComplete.

Issue #1146
Fixed – Implemented field object lists for code completion. If using the command window or with a Form in design mode. When writing code for a database object and drilling down to the field list.

The field list will now show in dComplete.

Issue #1147
Fixed – Implemented Scope checking. if the variable is not found as a defined object in the current function/procedure then the first one found in the code (from the top) is used to supply the list.

Issue #1148
Fixed – if some code exists already in a do while, do until, for , if , case etc.. code completion does not work

Issue #1221
Fixed – ‘Data Type Mismatch’ error checking EMPTY() for *******NaN and *******Inf.
Updated Empty() to return False for *********Nan and *********Inf values.

Issue #1309
Fixed – Restart (Find / Replace) after hitting the end of a file (f3 multiple times)

Issue #1335
Fixed – ability to run Crystal Reports Report Viewer ActiveX Version 11 from within dBASE™ PLUS (both IDE and Runtime Application)

Issue #1459
Fixed checking/unchecking menu item when menu is attached to _app.framewin

Issue #1484
Fixed – regression in REPLACE ALL to update status bar with # of replacements

Issue #1490
Fixed – MAV when doing calculation on firebird numeric data.

Issue #1491
Fixed – Number class drops decimals after it’s value gets set to 0

Issue #1494
Fixed – passing params to ADOQuery to update/insert a table pads spaces and does not allow blank values. Fixed the pad spaces part – did not fix the allow blank values part as that appears to depend on database server settings

Issue #1499
Fixed – after copying lines of code in the command window. Cannot run the lines individually because they disappear

Issue #1500
Fixed – file | Print crashes on second attempt to print a form

Issue #1501
Fixed – Relax or remove limits in dBASE™ Compiler and/or dBASE™ Object Code file format. Exceeding one or more of these limits currently triggers one of the following errors:
“Too many UDF/PROCEDUREs defined in program”
“Too many symbols in this module”
“Program too big to compile”

Issue #1503
Fixed – windows version info using os(). OS() function should return “Windows NT version 6.03”

Issue #1510
Fixed – MAV when typing “with (” in .wfm in Source Editor

Issue #1516
Fixed – add image editor to dBASE™ PLUS. Added FotoGrafix to the root dBASE™ install directory.

Issue #1527 to #1529
Fixed – WebWizard.ini file location and function changed. WebWizard ini file can now be found in the users\AppData\Local\dBASE\PLUS10\WebWizardINI directory

Issue #1534
Fixed – Often times when adding a new event handler via the inspector the new function is indented incorrectly

Issue #1566
Fixed – Shape component now has a SpeedTip property to allow for speed tips.

Issue #1583
Fixed – build app to app.exe UAC OFF – still adheres to UAC rules

Issue #1595
Fixed – Resource Handling – added PNG

Issue #1596
Fixed – DEO Search not finding search paths. The DEO search uses the current _app.inifile value.

Issue #1599
Fixed – Shift+Tab in large file takes too long – seems to hang dbase

Issue #1600
Fixed – Add BUILD command option to turn off loading of BDE in built application .exe. new BUILD command option BDE OFF
Instead of requiring the use of an .ini file setting,
[DataEngine]
DefaultEngine=None

Issue #1610
Fixed – Missing init for variable within implementation for function procRefCount()

Issue #1614
Fixed – images do not get streamed in HTML report

Issue #1621
Fixed – str() failed to trim the results for some functions. c = str(90, 10, 0, “”) ?ltrim(c)

Issue #1626
Fixed – Releasing a tabledef does not release references to arrays used by it.

Issue #1627
Fixed – t=new tabledef(new object()) followed by inspect(t) can cause GPF. Tabledef now increments ref.cnt on parent object during construction and decrement ref.cnt on parent object during destruction.

Issue #1629
Fixed – MAV trying to set tabledef.tabletype

Issue #1630
Fixed – tabledef causing gpf. Internally wasn’t handling the eDbNotifyDestroy notification signaling that the database object was about to be destroyed.

Issue #1636
Fixed – invalid argument for value error with ADOQuery insert statement where parameters that have values wiith @ and other signs produce an invalid argument error

Issue #1638
Fixed – GridEx: Implement GridEx class based on Ultimate Grid

Issue #1643
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to add classes found via set procedure/set library/#include to option list after new

Issue #1644
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to support selecting FORM and THIS from option list

Issue #1649
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to add functions, procedures, and variables found via set procedure/set library/#include to option list when entering expressions

Issue #1650
Fixed – object properties do not show up in for loop for dComplete.

Issue #1651
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to recognize properties events or methods for objects defined in another form or custom file

Issue #1652
Fixed – Upgrade AutoComplete to recognize variables set via the STORE command

Issue #1653
Fixed – form designer removes blank lines

Issue #1656
Fixed – changing field type from numeric 10,4 to numeric 10 only removes a full digit

Issue #1661
Fixed – Container and notebook objects do not show their sub components in dComplete

Issue #1662
Fixed – doing this.parent.parent on an object in a container or notebook (to end up referencing the form) does not show customer defined form objects in dComplete

Issue #1663
Fixed – form event’s ‘this.’ reference does not show properties events etc… for dComplete

Issue #1665
Fixed – adoDatabase/adoQuery not handling table name with dollar sign

Issue #1675
Fixed – Grid: Give the grid a focus indicator like other controls (radiobuttons, etc.) – New grid property is called ‘cellFocusBorderStyle’ and allows the programmer to
give the current field that has focus a particular style to distinguish it from the other fields.

Issue #1681
Fixed – Code Hints cannot distinguish between command, function, method, or class versions of keyword

Issue #1685
Fixed – Encountered an improper argument with applyLocate(). Error was due to accessing an array with an index of -1.

Issue #1698
Fixed – ADO Table Designer: Fixed Invalid Argument errors when attempting to enter field definitions

Issue #1734
Fixed inserting of template characters when formatting entryfield value when function code “I” – Center is used

Issue #1744
Fixed – corrected datasource parser used to load icons in ListView, TreeView, and NoteBook
Specifying an image resource will now work when specifying the type, for example:
RESOURCE png/#123
RESOURCE ico/myicon somefile.dll

Issue #1746
Fixed – new BDE User alias – added a new user BDE Alias called ‘webTemp’ which will point to PATH:C:\Users\\Documents\dBASE\PLUS10\Web\temp

Issue #1750
Fixed – Running Web Wizard a second time produces MAV

Issue #1750
Fixed – running Web Wizard a second time produces MAV

Issue #1753
Fixed – Long delay when typing in Source Editor with large file and autocomplete enabled

Issue #1757
Fixed – Fixed regression in arithmetic operators: -=, *=, /=, %= that caused data type mismatch or unexpected type errors when left hand side of assignment was an object property

Issue #1759
Fixed – Inspector’s right upper drop down arrow was causing a crash.

Issue #1761
Fixed – Report rendering issue – getting error 258 Method not available on Object BOOKMARK in db9 and db10

Issue #1762
Fixed – Error when trying to run in Windows Vista
SetThreadErrorMode is enabled w/ WINNT = Vista, but avail only in 7

Issue #1763
Fixed – MAV with ‘clear fields’

Issue #1768
Fixed – Cannot select items inside a rectangle in designer

Issue #1769
Added Image.transparent property to enable Image to be handled correctly when doubleBuffered is true
Issue #1769
Fixed – form.doubleBuffered causing high CPU usage

Issue #1769
Fixed – Recursive paints for transparent form components when form.doubleBuffered = true.
Fixed – Image painting is improved so it doesn’t overwrite overlapping transparent components when its behind those components in the z-order
Fixed – painting of ListBox background when ListBox.transparent = true

Issue #1773
Fixed – MAV from autocomplete when typing: “use customer.dbf order ” than backspacing and typing space

Issue #1774
Fixed – Project Explorer: Boom when using non-fancy graphics in Win7

Issue #1778 – 1781
Fixed – Designer doesn’t explicitly deselect ctrl before deletion. get ‘Attempt to access released object’ or Crash after deleting gridEx object

Issue #1779
Fixed – RadioButton value getting changed when toggling transparent property (or any other property).

Issue #1784
Fixed – Upgraded streaming engine to support correct streaming of the ADO Parameters array and other arrays that work the same way

Issue #1784
Fixed parameter issue. designer streams out parameter with wrong value and with signed property for numeric parameter

Issue #1785
Fixed – Missing image crashes dBASE™ When clicking ‘cancel’ in error dialog.

Issue #1787
Fixed – editor tree selection colours are too muted when not focused

Issue #1788
Fixed – Debugger – Missing View menu options for source code window
Also fixed:
Line Numbers are also NOT showing up in the status bar
– making it very difficult to tell the current line number within the debugger

Issue #1789
Fixed – Transparent Image does not show overlapped objects behind it

Issue #1790
Fixed – Transparent Image in Container not painting correctly

Issue #1792
Fixed – AutoComplete offering options for parent object when child object not found

Issue #1793
Fixed – Grid.cellFocusBorderStyle not working reliably

Issue #1800
Fixed – Command window input pane not coming back after running small app with menu

Issue #1803
Fixed – Watch list doesn’t mark objs as expandable when first added

Issue #1805
Fixed – icon files containing multiple png images were not supported by the ICON clause of the BUILD command.

Issue #1807
Fixed – get variable undefined trying to copy and paste a grid with defined columns

Issue #1808
Fixed – KEYBOARD Command not working properly in new command window editor

Issue #1809
Fixed – Have cursor stay at last item instead of going to the bottom after a search returns 0 results

Issue #1810
Fixed – dbgr locals/watch listings now default to sort-by-name

Issue #1814
Fixed – ADO multiple params with LIKE not working

Issue #1815
Fixed – Adding .sql file with ado connection produces ‘requested properties cannot be supported’ error

Issue #1816
Fixed – autocomplete system doesn’t maintain ref-counts – Code Completion ActiveX issue

Issue #1819
Fixed – dBASE™ Crashes trying to use exportdata.wfm in duflp

Issue #1822
Fixed – Find in File dialog’s Search In field is overriding user typed folder when it partially matches previous search folder. Fixed same problem with File Types field
Issue #1823
Fixed – Slightly improved behavior of Call Stack window (to resize columns to zero less often) by removing LVS_EX_AUTOSIZECOLUMNS extended style from ListView control used within Call Stack window.

Issue #1824
Fixed – Some debugger edit menu shortcut keys did not work: Ctrl+F, Shift+Ctrl+F, Ctrl+G

Issue #1830
Fixed – inspector and other palettes will not show automatically in design when a form is maximized.

Issue #1836
Fixed – dComplete – form.rowset.fields[ not showing fields list

Issue #1839
Fixed – dBASE crash with ADO (firebird) app in 10.1.0.0 (crash does not happen in 10.0.0.1)

Issue #1841
Fixed – In Table Designer – Inspector is not displaying table properties

Issue #1842
Fixed – MAV opening a form containing listboxes

Issue #1843
Fixed – length being streamed out for ADO parameter when it should not.
  Updated ADOParameter class so it only streams out the length property in the following situations:
    For character string:
      For Input or Input/Output
        If length is different from actual parameter value length
          For Output or Return Value:
            Always
          For Other Data Types:
            If length is different from default length for Data Type

        And for above cases if parameter is not set to be readonly

  Changed adoparameter.value so it streams AFTER other properties except for Length and DecLength

  Changed default length for character parameters to 0 instead of 20

Issue #1844
Fixed – dComplete – Lockup typing “Set Procedure To”

Issue #1850
Fixed -‘this.’ and ‘form.’ did not bring up any dComplete (Code completion) for any form objects

Issue #1851
Changed text color in debugger tool windows to higher contrast

Issue #1852
Fixed – Streaming adoQuery parameters with length set – erases .value property

Issue #1854
Fixed – Code streaming of form.top and form.left when form is moved within the Form Designer using the mouse and form is subclassed from a custom form class.

Issue #1857
Fixed – Increment operator when used to pre-increment a variable, i.e. result = ++var

Issue #1858
Fixed – Crash in Command window doing simple a = or b =

Issue #1864
Fixed – Navigator Look-In Field – Hotkeys for Cut, Copy, & Paste do not work

Issue #1865
Fixed – Source editor tab control does not show list of files that go past the right end of the window.
Now Source Editor will display a down arrow button at the right end of the tab control.
When pressed a popup list of all open Source Editor tabs will display.

In addition, when the Find in Files Output Pane is visible, the same kind of button will appear allowing the user to choose any of the open search result tabs.

Issue #1872
Fixed – Navigating to a boolean / logical field in a .exe with built in runtime causes crash

Issue #1875
Added code to ensure all timers are stopped and released early in dBASE shutdown sequence fixing windows error on program exit.

Issue #1877
Fixed MAV (on Win 10) when reloading Report Designer after editing event handler for Report Component

Issue #1878
Fixed – MAV when pressing Ctrl+P in Source Editor window within dBASE Debugger (plusdebug.exe) or when pressing Print button on Debugger’s toolbar.

Issue #1879
Numerous numeric formating codes do not work in function property
(in Entryfield, SpinBox, Text, ?, and Transform())

Issue #1881
Fixed – dBASE locks up in Source Editor when typing FOR statement

Issue #1882
Fixed – AutoComplete not listing custom form properties

Issue #1883
Fixed – Autocomplete not loading class from SET PROCEDURE file
(when statement is between CLASS and ENDCLASS)

Issue #1885
Fixed – Rightmost decimal digit dropped when editing numeric data with function set to “($”

Issue #1886
Fixed – When Syntax Highlighting is off commented out code is not italicized.
But, does temporarily show italics right after commenting out code.
Now no italicizing or color changing occurs if Syntax Highlighting is turned off.

Issue #1888
Fixed – AutoComplete cannot identify class of array created with curly braces
(a Literal Array)

Issue #1889
Fixed – BUILD FROM so building with embedded runtime works

Issue #1893
Fixed – Get crash in ADO app using rowset.filter (and changing filter in a form component’s event handler).

Issue #1895
Fixed – Calculated field is not showing in a report in design mode

Issue #1899
Fixed – Data Type Mismatch error using a parameter value greater than 9 digits for numerical data. ADO Parameter value property was not handling 64 bit integer values

Issue #1900
Fixed – Application .exe built with embedded runtime contains version info from plusrun.exe.

Issue #1901
Fixed – Pasting component on scrolled form no longer sets top to a negative value.

Issue #1903
Fixed – Inspector dropdown is empty for a Grid column editor’s EditorType when running dBASE without a manifest file (and other multiple choice dropdown lists)

Issue #1904
Fixed – Listbox cursor does not highlight the choice made by typing. Revised Previous Fix for Issue #1893

Issue #1905
Fixed – Crash in source editor trying to add code to form using multiple other custom files. this also includes a fix to a crash when typing in the command window when certain custom files are in memory.

Issue #1906
Fixed – STR() is not producing an error when evaluating a string

Issue #1909
Fixed – crash putting qbdemgr.cc and other custom files in memory.

Issue #1910
Fixed – In Command Window, when typing var = new, autocomplete class list may include classes that are not loaded into memory

Issue #1916
Fixed – ADO params using the same parameter reference twice does not work.

Issue #1921
Fixed disappearing numerals when using a picture setting of ’99’ on an entryfield

Issue #1922
Debugger – Fixed ability to edit and use breakpoint expressions

Issue #1922
Fixed Save and Load of Breakpoint settings to and from plusdebug.ini to correctly handle file paths with embedded commas, conditions with embedded commas, and global breakpoints.

  • Fixed code that updates BreakPoint Dialog’s ListView control after adding, deleting or modifying breakpoints via dialog.
  • Fixed code that tests (evaluates) breakpoint conditions as they were not getting evaluated

Issue #1923
Fixed – listview in .exe with built in runtime (RTEXE) does not show groups as long as the app.exe.manifest file is included with the app.exe and is making sure to include version 6 common controls. the ListView object on a form will show the groups.

Issue #1930
Fixed setting superclass for report in report designer when reloading designer after editing event handler in source editor

Issue #1931
Fixed typo: “roperty” to “Property” in context menu for Inspector for Field within Table Designer when designing a level 7 dbf file.

Issue #1932
Fixed ? command so it correctly retrieves and formats data from a MySQL LongText field

Issue #1935
Fixed Entryfield Function and Picture properties so that when they are modified they invalidate control’s window instead of recreating the window (which was incorrectly changing position of control window when form has been scrolled vertically)

Issue #1939
Fixed – report streaming code is removing an added object to a report based on a crp – Fixed Report Designer reloading report’s superclass instead of its class after editing event handler in source editor

Issue #1940
Fixed – Preprocessor setting in Project Explorer doesn’t get compiled.

Issue #1942
Fixed problem causing linkage for new event handler to be lost when closing source editor and switching back to report designer_mediator

Issue #1945
Fixed – Add IDE element to Project Explorer to allow user to add preprocessor directives.

Issue #1954
Fixed – components in form in designer change position when moving components below the bottom of the form upwards

Issue #1956
Fixed streaming of datetime query parameter value to stream with curly braces instead of double quotes

Issue #1957
using numbered parameters causes invalid subscript reference.

Issue #1960
Fixed streaming of report’s superclass into CLASS statement when report is based on a custom report class and user runs report and then switches to design mode

Issue #None
Corrected Translation of text string in Spanish version of Source Editor Settings dialog

Issue #None
Fixed – dComplete – typing: form.adoquery1.rowset. would not bring up option list.

[/toggle]

[/accordion]

Some Initial notes on dBASE™ PLUS 10:

[accordion]
[toggle title=”What happens during Install / Startup in dBASE™ PLUS 10?”]
in dBASE™ PLUS 10 we implemented a new system of folders.
Instead of completely relying on the c:\users\[username]\appdata\local directory for all samples as well as configuration files (such as PLUS.ini in the Bin folder).
We have moved any Sample files or program examples to the c:\users\[username]\Documents folder.
This is because the AppData folder is hidden and is really not the proper place for a user’s program files.

During install dBASE installs the following directories to C:\ProgramData\dBASE\PLUS10

->Bin
->dBLClasses
   -FormControls
   -Forms
   -NonVisual
   -ReportControls
   -Reports
   -Startup
   -ToolBars
->Designer
   -Code
   -form
   -label
   -table
->Include
->Properties
->Samples
   -ADO
   -Contax
       -Data
   -dtf
   -Examples
   -Lookup Data
->Web
   -classes
   -messageserver
   -samples
       -cgi-bin
       -data
       -htdocs
       -source
   -temp
   -Wizards
->WebWizardINI

During Startup of each new release:

 the following folders are copied to the c:\users\[username]\AppData\Local\dBASE\PLUS10 directory…

->Bin
->Designer
   -Code
   -form
   -label
   -table
->WebWizardINI

 the following folders are copied to the c:\users\[username]\Documents\dBASE\PLUS10 directory…

C:.
->bin
   -dblCore
      -temp
->dBLClasses
   -FormControls
   -Forms
   -NonVisual
   -ReportControls
   -Reports
   -Startup
   -ToolBars
->Include
->Properties
->Samples
   -ADO
   -Contax
      -Data
   -dtf
   -Examples
   -Lookup Data
->Web
    -classes
    -messageserver
    -samples
       -cgi-bin
       -data
       -htdocs
       -source
    -temp
    -Wizards

During Install the media files get installed to the public documents folder : 
c:\users\public\Documents\dBASE\PLUS10…

Media
       -Images
           -glyfx
               -Aero
                   -CE
                       -Dbase Aero
                           -BMP
                               -16×16
                                   -128
                               -24×24
                                   -128
                               -256×256
                                   -128
                               -32×32
                                   -128
                               -48×48
                                   -128
                               -64×64
                                   -128
                           -GIF
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -256×256
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -ICO
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -256×256
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -PNG
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -256×256
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                       -Image Guide
                   -LE
                       -Dbase Aero
                           -BMP
                               -256×256
                                   -128
                               -32×32
                                   -128
                               -48×48
                                   -128
                               -64×64
                                   -128
                           -GIF
                               -256×256
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -ICO
                               -256×256
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -PNG
                               -256×256
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                       -Image Guide
                   -SE
                       -Dbase Aero
                           -BMP
                               -16×16
                                   -128
                               -24×24
                                   -128
                               -32×32
                                   -128
                           -GIF
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -32×32
                           -ICO
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -32×32
                           -PNG
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -32×32
                       -Image Guide
               -XP
                   -CE
                       -dBase XP
                           -BMP
                               -16×16
                                   -128
                               -24×24
                                   -128
                               -32×32
                                   -128
                               -48×48
                                   -128
                               -64×64
                                   -128
                           -GIF
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -ICO
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -PNG
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                       -Image Guide
                   -LE
                       -dBase XP
                           -BMP
                               -32×32
                                   -128
                               -48×48
                                   -128
                               -64×64
                                   -128
                           -GIF
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -ICO
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                           -PNG
                               -32×32
                               -48×48
                               -64×64
                       -Image Guide
                   -SE
                       -dBase XP
                           -BMP
                               -16×16
                                   -128
                               -24×24
                                   -128
                           -GIF
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                           -ICO
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                           -PNG
                               -16×16
                               -24×24
                       -Image Guide
           -Textures
       -Movies
       -RESOURCES
[/toggle]
[toggle title=”Is Windows XP supported in dBASE™ PLUS 10?”]

NO, dBASE™ PLUS 10 is not designed to work on XP. Since Microsoft dropped support for the OS back in April we have followed suit. While there are still many users of XP, we are seeing a dramatic drop in the number of people using it.

It is never easy to drop support for a OS, especially one as popular as XP. However the resources needed to retrofit, recompile, retrofit, etc. makes it unfeasible to continue support more so when you know that if you hit a snag with the older compiler for instance, you can’t go to Microsoft for a fix.

So that puts us in an untenable position for a platform that is being rapidly phased out by organizations and individuals every day. That is why we made the difficult decision to drop support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (server version of XP).

[/toggle]
[toggle title=”Are dBASE™ PLUS 9.X projects forwardly compatible with dBASE™ PLUS 10?”]

YES, projects developed in dBASE™ PLUS FULL 9.X should compile with little to no changes.

[/toggle]

[toggle title=”Upgrading from dBASE™ PLUS 2.6x and lower to dBASE™ PLUS 10″]

dBASE™ PLUS 10 does not support full backward compatibility.
This is due to many underlying technical issues, including but not limited to:
– High Precision Math implementation
– A new look & feel manager
– Full upgrade to the new MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) for look and feel and underlying component structures
– Updated and latest compiler support

All code from previous versions should be re-compiled.

If the idapi.cfg was in c:\program files\ ….common files\borland\bde
Which would be the case with 2.6x…

You should still have the idapi.cfg in c:\program files\ ….common files\borland\bde after installing dBASE™ PLUS 10.

The installer will create a new idapi.cfg in c:\programdata\common files\borland\bde but you should still have the one in c:\Program files\common files\borland\bde
And should be able to copy that over to c:\programdata\common files\borland\bde and use it.

Also, the data objects on a form have been modified to require that the parent be explicitly set in a form or a report or other CLASS.

This means that if you attempt to put a form (for example) in design mode that has data objects that are defined like this…

this.DBASESAMPLES1 = new DATABASE()
with (this.DBASESAMPLES1)
left = 19.0
top = 14.0
databaseName = “DBASESAMPLES”
active = true
endwith

this.FISH1 = new QUERY()
with (this.FISH1)
left = 20.0
top = 14.0
database = form.dbasesamples1
sql = “select * from FISH.DBF”
active = true
endwith

When you attempt to put the form in design mode you will receive info about the modification needed to make it run in dBASE™ PLUS 10…

 

[/toggle]

[toggle title=”Upgrading from dBASE™ PLUS 2.7x and dBASE™ PLUS 2.8x to dBASE™ PLUS 10″]

dBASE™ PLUS 10 does not support full backward compatibility.
This is due to many underlying technical issues, including but not limited to:
– High Precision Math implementation
– A new look & feel manager
– Full upgrade to the new MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) for look and feel and underlying component structures
– Updated and latest compiler support

All code from previous versions should be re-compiled.

Also, the data objects on a form have been modified to require that the parent be explicitly set in a form or a report or other CLASS.

This means that if you attempt to put a form (for example) in design mode that has data objects that are defined like this…

this.DBASESAMPLES1 = new DATABASE()
with (this.DBASESAMPLES1)
left = 19.0
top = 14.0
databaseName = “DBASESAMPLES”
active = true
endwith

this.FISH1 = new QUERY()
with (this.FISH1)
left = 20.0
top = 14.0
database = form.dbasesamples1
sql = “select * from FISH.DBF”
active = true
endwith

When you attempt to put the form in design mode you will receive info about the modification needed to make it run in dBASE™ PLUS 10…

 

[/toggle]

[/accordion]

ADO Sample Code:

[accordion]

[toggle title=”How do you use ADOQuery with Parameters”]

There are a couple of ways to use Parameters with ADOQuery in 8.0.0.3.
Most DBMS connections will be able to use positional parameter markers indicated by a question mark (?).
Here are some examples of some connections to SQL Server using positional parmeters…

Example 1 – in Form.onOpen event.

this.COMPANIES1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.COMPANIES1)
left = 14.7778
top = 5.72
databaseName = “SQLTEST”
sql = “SELECT * FROM KathyTest.dbo.Companies where NAME = ? “
endwith

this.GRID1 = new GRID(this)
with (this.GRID1)
height = 12.32
left = 3.8889
top = 2.2
width = 31.1111
endwith

this.rowset = this.companies1.rowset

function form_onOpen
with (this.COMPANIES1.parameters[‘NAME’])
value = ‘dBase, LLC.’
endwith
this.COMPANIES1.active = true
this.grid1.dataLink = this.COMPANIES1.rowset
return

Example 2 – in constructor code.

this.COMPANIES1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.COMPANIES1)
left = 14.7778
top = 5.72
databaseName = “SQLTEST”
sql = “SELECT * FROM Test.dbo.Companies where NAME = ? “
with (params[“NAME”])
value = “dBase, LLC.”
endwith
active = true
endwith

Example 3 – using ADOQuery.beforeConnect event.

this.COMPANIES1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.COMPANIES1)
beforeConnect = {;this.parameters[‘NAME’].value = ‘dBase, LLC.’}
left = 17.1111
top = 10.56
databaseName = “SQLTEST”
sql = “SELECT * FROM Test.dbo.Companies where NAME = ? “
cursorLocation = 1 // Server
active = true
endwith

You can use the named parameters in most circumstances as well.
This Example also sets up a Parent/Child relationship on SQL Server data using ADOQueries and named parameters and the masterSource property.

this.ORDERS1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.ORDERS1)
left = 89
top = 178
databaseName = “MYSQLTEST_CA”
sql = “SELECT * FROM orders”
active = true
endwith

this.ORDERDETAILS1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.ORDERDETAILS1)
left = 367
top = 195
databaseName = “MYSQLTEST_CA”
sql = “SELECT * FROM orderdetails where orderNumber=:orderNumber”
masterSource = form.orders1.rowset
active = true
endwith

[/toggle]

[toggle title=”Making data in an ADOQuery object editable”]

If your DBMS ADO/ODBC driver has the ability to set the cursorLocation to ‘Server’ you may be able to make your ADOQuery.rowset editable and not just readable.
For example the following connects to SQL Server and will make the Companies table editable in an ADOQuery object.

this.COMPANIES1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.COMPANIES1)
left = 17.1111
top = 10.56
databaseName = “SQLTEST”
sql = “SELECT * FROM Test.dbo.Companies”
cursorLocation = 1 // Server
active = true
endwith

If you are unable to use cursorLocation = 1 //Server — then you can use ADOTable objects (which connect directly to table – NOT using sql) to edit your data on a form.
You will know if the cursorLocation is settable or not by simply trying it. If it does not hold after setting the object active=true, then it is not available.

[/toggle]

[toggle title=”Creating a Parent/Child relationship on data using masterSource”]

This Example sets up a Parent/Child relationship on SQL Server data using ADOQueries and named parameters and the masterSource property.

this.ORDERS1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.ORDERS1)
left = 89
top = 178
databaseName = “MYSQLTEST_CA”
sql = “SELECT * FROM orders”
active = true
endwith

this.ORDERDETAILS1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.ORDERDETAILS1)
left = 367
top = 195
databaseName = “MYSQLTEST_CA”
sql = “SELECT * FROM orderdetails where orderNumber=:orderNumber”
masterSource = form.orders1.rowset
active = true
endwith

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[toggle title=”How to Execute SQL commands”]

How do I execute sql commands in ADODatabase object.
You would use the syntax for the particular DBMS and Driver you are connecting to.
You can usually find the proper syntax by doing a Google search or looking up the driver info.

Here is an example of using the executeSQL command on an ADODatabase object with a MySQL connection using the 5.x MySQL driver.

this.ADODATABASE1 = new ADODATABASE(this)
with (this.ADODATABASE1)
onOpen = class::ADODATABASE1_ONOPEN
onExecute = class::ADODATABASE1_ONEXECUTE
left = 6.1111
top = 4.08
databaseName = “MYSQLTEST_CA”
active = true
endwith

function ADODATABASE1_onExecute(cmd)
?”Completed “+cmd
return true

function ADODATABASE1_onOpen
?”about to : CREATE TABLE aLongVarChar (ALongText LongText);”
this.executeSQL(“CREATE TABLE aLongVarChar (ALongText LongText);”)
return

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Known Issues:

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[toggle title=”Language Support”]

Language Support: Japanese Language Runtime Files are not available.

Workaround: None, we will be releasing it soon.

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[toggle title=”Command Window Focus”]

Issue #1320 – Starting with dBASE™ PLUS 8 – command window takes focus every time

Found that having the MDI Tabs displaying is the main cause of this issue.

Workaround: If you select View | MDI Tabs, and Uncheck options “Show” this issue will largely disappear.

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[toggle title=”Rectangle Transparency Issue”]

If you have a rectangle and are setting it’s transparent property to True.
You may see objects looking as though they disappear inside of the Rectangle your form.

Workaround There is a simple fix. By setting the Forms doubleBuffered property to ‘True’ this should fix the rendering of the rectangle and the text or other objects inside of it.

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[toggle title=”ADO and MySQL Non-Null Dates with Zeros”]

ADO Support: Issue #391 – ADO with date field in MySQL Causing rowcount of -1.

Workaround: There is a setting in the MySQL ODBC 5.2a driver to return a SQL_NULL_DATA for a date that is all zeros…

This will allow the count() to process correctly as well as view data programmaticaly. However , viewing the data in a grid or form component is not correct for the Date field that has a 0000-00-00 actual value.
(NOTE: this is for dBASE™ PLUS 8 and dBASE™ PLUS 9 version 9.0.0.0)

If the actual data is

Viewing the notNullDates2 table in a browser in dBASE™ (with the odbc setting above) shows this …

dBASE™ PLUS 9.1.0.0 has a fix for this issue …
This issue is occurring due to an error being encountered when our ADOField object attempts to retrieve the value for field aDate and aDate contains a zero date. The previous value (from record 2) is being left in the field buffer.

Internally we are adding code to clear the field buffer of any old data before attempting to load it (within the internal void CADOField::RefreshBuf(void) method).
This ensures that if an error occurs when retrieving the field’s current data the field will be left null instead of containing data from a different row

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[toggle title=”ADO Apps using Apache Web Server”]

ADO use with Apache: Issue #1017 – get MAV instantiating an ado object in a web app.

Workaround:
This issue will occur on any 64 bit version of windows beginning with Vista.
The problem is due to the fact that Windows uses the environment variable ‘CommonProgramFiles(x86)’ to find the ADO DLL’s at runtime but Apache does not allow parenthesis in the names of any environment variables that it passes or creates for web apps that it executes.
It converts the parenthesis into underscores, for example: CommonProgramFiles_x86_.

The simplest solution for this is to have each web app that requires ADO access to create its own environment variable before it attempts to create any ADO objects.
Adding the following code near the beginning of these web apps will create the needed environment variable.
(be sure to adjust the specified path to the one matching the machine on which Apache is executing):

extern CLOGICAL SetEnvironmentVariable(CSTRING, CSTRING) kernel32 from “SetEnvironmentVariableA”
bResult = SetEnvironmentVariable(“CommonProgramFiles(x86)”, “C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files”)

Here is a function: initEnv(), that will only call SetEnvironmentVariable() when necessary – from within a web app. This can be added to the web class (as a method) if desired and called before any ADO objects are created:

function initEnv()
local cEnvStr, cEnvVar, cEnvVarNoParens

if OSVersion() >= 6 // Windows Vista is version 6.0

if IsWow64() // test if running on 64 bit version of Windows
if type(“SetEnvironmentVariable”) # “FP”
extern CLOGICAL SetEnvironmentVariable(CSTRING, CSTRING) kernel32 from “SetEnvironmentVariableA”
endif

cEnvVar = “CommonProgramFiles(x86)”
cEnvVarNoParens = “CommonProgramFiles_x86_”

// check if correct env.var already exists and has a value
cEnvStr = getenv(cEnvVar)
if empty(cEnvStr)
// EnvVar with parens not found – so must create it

// check if modified env.var (without parens) already exists and has a value
cEnvStr = getenv(cEnvVarNoParens)
if empty(cEnvStr)
// cEnvVarNoParens not found – use default value for it
cEnvStr = “C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files”
else
// otherwise cEnvVarNoParens exists and has a value
endif

// Create and set value of env.var (with parens)
bResult = SetEnvironmentVariable(cEnvVar, cEnvStr)
endif
endif
endif

return

function OSVersion
local cVersion
cVersion = OS()
return val(ltrim(substr(cversion,rat(” “,cVersion))))

function IsWow64
local lIsWow64

lIsWow64 = false

if type(“GetCurrentProcess”) # “FP”
extern CHANDLE GetCurrentProcess( CVOID ) kernel32
endif

if type(“IsWow64Process”) # “FP”
extern CLOGICAL IsWow64Process(CHANDLE, CPTR CLOGICAL) kernel32
endif

if type(“IsWow64Process”) = “FP”
// Make sure extern worked for retrieving this function pointer
// Because older versions of windows do not contain this function
// From MSDN, minimum supported operating systems are:
// Client OS’s: Win XP SP2, Vista
// Server OS’s: Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2008
IsWow64Process(GetCurrentProcess(), lIsWow64)
endif

return lIsWow64

In order for the above initEnv() to function correctly the following setting should be in the httpd.conf file (in any place – I put mine in the beginning) for Apache:

PassEnv CommonProgramFiles(x86)

This instructs Apache to pass the existing environment variable (CommonProgramFiles(x86) to any web apps as part of their default environment.
Apache will pass this env.variable, but renamed to: CommonProgramfiles_x86_
but it will have the needed path assigned to it which initEnv() will use.

Also when connecting to an ADO database it is best to use the .connectionString property when connecting to an external database in a web app.

for example …

this.adoQuery1 = new ADOQUERY(this)
with (this.adoQuery1)
connectionString = “
sql = “SELECT * FROM
active = true
requestLive = false
endwith

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Code Completion: dComplete issue – varaibles are currently not checked for scope.

Workaround: We will be implementing soon a check for the scope of a variable to get the correct list of member for the Code Complete feature. For Example…

x = new Array()

Function NewObj
//test scope of new object
x = new query()
x. //Will show list of Array members instead of list of the query.
return

Code Completion: Parent reference does not produce a member list ..
in a simple form with a grid (or some other object) … in an event do .. this.parent to reference the form.

No member list is shown …

function GRID1_onOpen()
this.parent.
return

Code Completion: Variables defined in another file is not currently implemented for code completion

For example any objects defined in a file that is included with an #include or SET PROCEDURE to or in a Super classed file.

Code Completion: Field object not implemented for code completion

d = new database()
d.databasename = “DBASESAMPLES”
d.active = true

q = new query()
q.database = d
q.sql = “select * from Fish”
q.active = true

q.asdfasdf = q.rowset.fields[“name”].

at this point there is no member list.

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[toggle title=”Miscellaneous”]

Miscellaneous: Transform without 9s in numeric mask adds extra space.

in 2.8 ?Transform(0,’@$ ‘) … returns
$0

in dBASE™ PLUS 8 this returns …
$ 0

unlesss (as a workaround) you add 9s as a mask…

?Transform(0,’@$ 99,999,999′) … this wil return …
$0 in both dBASE™ PLUS 9 and dBASE™ PLUS 10

Miscellaneous: Adding a new event function can put the cursor in the wrong position.
In a form or a report … open it in the designer .. click an event wrench in the inspector to start a new function for that event.
the Source Editor will open but, the cursor may not be placed directly in the new function.

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FAQ:

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[toggle title=”What are the BDE specifications for dBASE™ Data (specs) (Table limits)”]

General limits and specification

General BDE™ Limits

48   Clients in system
32   Sessions per client (3.5 and earlier 16 Bit, 32 Bit)
256   Session per client (4.0 32 Bit)
32   Open databases per session (3.5 and earlier 16 Bit, 32 Bit)
2048   Open databases per session (4.0 32 Bit)
32   Loaded drivers
64   Sessions in system (3.5 and earlier 16 Bit, 32 Bit)
12288   Sessions in system (4.0 32 Bit)
4000   Cursors per session
16   Entries in error stack
8   Table types per driver
16   Field types per driver
8   Index types per driver
48K   Size of configuration (IDAPI.CFG) file
64K   Size of SQL statement (RequestLive=False)
4K   Size of SQL statement (RequestLive=True)
6K   Size of SQL statement (RequestLive=True) (4.01, 32 Bit)
16K   Record buffer size (SQL or ODBC)
31   Table and field name size in characters
64   Stored procedure name size in characters
16   Fields in a key
3   File extension size in characters
260   Table name length in characters
260   Path and file name length in characters
15   Significant Digits

Paradox® Limits

127   Tables open per system (4.0 and earlier 16 Bit32 Bit)
254   Tables open per system (4.01 32 Bit)
64   Record locks on one table (16Bit) per session
255   Record locks on one table (32Bit) per session
255   Records in transactions on a table (32 Bit)
512   Open physical files (4.0 and earlier 16 Bit32 Bit) (DB, PX,MB, X??, Y??, VAL,TV)
1024   Open physical files (4.01 32 Bit) (DB, PX,MB, X??, Y??, VAL,TV)
300   Users in one PDOXUSRS.NET file
255   Number of fields per table
255   Size of character fields
2   Billion records in a table
2   Billion bytes in .DB (Table) file
10800   Bytes per record for indexed tables
32750   Bytes per record for non-indexed tables
127   Number of secondary indexes per table
16   Number of fields in an index
255   Concurrent users per table
256   Megabytes of data per BLOB field
100   Passwords per session
15   Password length
63   Passwords per table
159   Fields with validity checks (32 Bit)
63   Fields with validity checks (16 Bit)
53   Fields with Validity checks added at onetime
63   Number of Sessions with Tables open on1 System

dBASE® Limits

256   Open dBASE® tables per system (16 Bit)
350   Open dBASE® tables per system (BDE™ 3.0 – 4.0,32 Bit)
512   Open dBASE® tables per system (BDE™ 4.01, 32 Bit)
100   Record locks on one dBASE® table (16 and 32 Bit)
100   Records in transactions on a dBASE® table (32 Bit)
1   Billion records in a table
2   Billion bytes in .DBF (Table) file
4000   Size in bytes per record (dBASE® 4)
32767   Size in bytes per record (dBASE® for Windows®)
255   Number of fields per table (dBASE® 4)
1024   Number of fields per table (dBASE® for Windows®)
47   Number of index tags per .MDX file
254   Size of character fields
10   Open master indexes (.MDX) per table
220   Key expression length in characters

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[toggle title=”What is a User BDE Alias?”]

You can create individual User Database Aliases in dBASE™ PLUS 10 when using the user’s UAC Paths in Vista or Windows 7.
In the User’s PLUS.ini (or the applications .ini) file.
(For example c:\users\[username]\dBASEPLUS\Bin\PLUS.ini)

Here is information from the dBASE™ PLUS 10 help file. Topic: ‘INI’
USERBDEALIASES Is a setting which allows a standard user to create a User Alias that gets saved to the user’s ini file.
A standard user will NOT be able to add a regular BDE Alias that gets stored in the BDE config file (idapi.cfg), unless the user is given administrator privileges OR is put in a custom user group that has full access to the BDE’s registry keys and the folder containing IDAPI.cfg.
The alternative is to deploy your app with one of the following:
– an .ini file containing User BDE Alias settings that the runtime will auto load when starting your application.
– a custom routine that your program runs to create on-the-fly any User BDE Aliases needed while your program is running.
To use the .ini file option, add lines similar to the following:
[UserBDEAliases]
0=SomeAlias
1=SomeODBCAlias
[SomeAlias]
Driver=DBASE
Options=PATH:C:SomeAliasFolder
[SomeODBCAlias]
Driver=
Options=

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[toggle title=”Does dBASE™ PLUS 10 support Unicode?”]

The dBASE™ IDE is able to use Unicode characters (like Chinese, Arabic etc…)

However, the .dbf and .db tables currently do not support these sets of characters. We are working on changing this for a future release. Please keep an eye on our website as we will be making many changes in the near future.

With ADO connections however, you can connect to external databases that use Unicode and other data types. Since ADO connections are outside of the BDE, it is not restricted by the limitations of the BDE.

You can find more detailed information from the help for ‘ADO’ under the ADO book in our online Help system.

http://www.dbase.com/online-help/

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[toggle title=”INNO Setup error : Sorry can’t install this setup cancelled by user – When using Runtime/BDE “]

Check for required dBASE™ Runtime files…” i get “Sorry can’t install this setup cancelled by user

Because of security issues people have found that you must use the [Run] section of inni to run the bde/runtime installer.

Try the following …

First leave the setting…
UninsHS= from the [dBASERuntime] section.
delete everything else under [dBASERuntime].

Instead you should use the [Run] section of inno (see the inno help under the RUN section).
This is where extra .exe’s are run at the end of the app install.

After removing the [dBASERuntime] section there will be additional code that is no longer necessary so remove ..
under

 the section starting with 'procedure CurPageChanged(CurPageID: Integer);' and ending with 'end;'

Then add the following …
(For an example... this is using PLUS 8.1.3.0 Runtime installers)

under ...

[Files]

; -----------------------------------------------------
; dBASE™ Runtime Installer – put it in {tmp} dir
Source: "PLUS813Runtime-b2345_EN.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Flags: ignoreversion deleteafterinstall

; -----------------------------------------------------
; Manifest file for runtime:
Source: "PLUSrun.exe.manifest"; DestDir: "{pf}dBASEPLUSRuntime"
; Manifest file for BDE:
Source: "bdeadmin.exe.manifest"; DestDir: "{cf}BorlandBDE"

Under…

[Run]
; This is a Silent install of runtime suppresses the runtime install display, ...
; PLUSNNNNRuntime-bNNNN_en.exe -s -a Runtime= BDE= Silent -sr
; In order to get this to work properly, the double-quotes are doubled up in a few places
; if you look at the statement ... that embeds a single double-quote (as it were) in the
; parameters needed for the runtime and bde installs.

Filename: {tmp}PLUS813Runtime-b2345_EN.exe; Parameters: "-s -a Runtime=""{pf}dBASEPLUSRuntime"" BDE=""{cf}BorlandBDE"" Silent -sr"; StatusMsg: "Installing dBASE™ Runtime and BDE..."; Flags: runascurrentuser; WorkingDir: {tmp};

= = = = = = = = = = = = FULL EXAMPLE OF .ISS THAT INSTALLS A SIMPLE HI.EXE AND THE RUNTIME = = = = = = = = = = = = =

[_TopOfScript]
; This is a Innoscript generated by dBASE™ PLUS Project Explorer

[_Project]
ProjectNr=1.0.0.0
ProjectName=RuntimeBDETest
ProjectExeFileName=C:\Users\Kathy Kolosky\AppData\Local\dBASEPLUS8\Samples\Runtime\BDETest.exe
ProjectMainFileName=C:\Users\Kathy Kolosky\AppData\Local\dBASEPLUS8\Samples\Runtime\Test.iss
ProjectAuthor=Copyright © 2014 Unknown Author
ProjectCreateDate=05/21/2014 07:38:29
ProjectAccessDate=05/21/2014 07:38:56
ProjectdBaseVersion=dBASE™ PLUS 8.130 b2345
ProjectLastdBaseRuntimeVersion=8130
ProjectLastdBaseRuntimeLanguage=EN
ProjectdBasePRJFilename=C:\Users\Kathy Kolosky\AppData\Local\dBASEPLUS8\Samples\Runtime\Test

[ISPP]
#pragma option -v+
#pragma verboselevel 9 ;Macro and functions successfull call acknowledgements
#define Debug
#define AppName "RuntimeBDETest"
#define AppVersion "1.0.0.0"
#define AppId "RuntimeBDETest_ID"
#define AppCopyright "Copyright © 2014 Unknown Author"
#define AppUninstallDir "{app}Uninstall Information"

[LangOptions]
LanguageCodePage=0

[Setup]
SourceDir=C:\Users\Kathy Kolosky\AppData\Local\dBASEPLUS8\Samples
SetupIconFile=
AppId={#AppId}
AppName={#AppName}
AppVersion={#AppVersion}
AppVerName={#AppName} Version {#AppVersion}
AppCopyright={#AppCopyright}
DefaultDirName={pf}{#AppName}
DefaultGroupName={#AppName}
PrivilegesRequired=admin
ShowLanguageDialog=false
VersionInfoVersion={#AppVersion}
VersionInfoDescription={#AppName} Setup
VersionInfoCompany={#AppCopyright}
VersionInfoTextVersion=Version {#AppVersion}
UninstallFilesDir={#AppUninstallDir}

[Languages]
Name: en; MessagesFile: compiler:Default.isl

[Messages]
BeveledLabel=Copyright © 2014 Unknown Author

[Files]
; -----------------------------------------------------
; dBASE™ Runtime Installer – put it in {tmp} dir
Source: "C:\Runtime\Installer\PLUS813\Runtime-b2345_ALL.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Flags: ignoreversion deleteafterinstall
Source: RuntimeBDETest.exe; DestDir: {app}; Flags: IgnoreVersion

[INI]
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Toolbars; Flags: UninsDeleteSection
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Toolbars; Key: Standard; String: 0
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Toolbars; Key: StandardFloat; String: 0
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Toolbars; Key: StandardStyle; String: 0
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Desktop; Flags: UninsDeleteSection
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Desktop; Key: Maximized; String: 0
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: Desktop; Key: StatusBar; String: 0
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: CommandWindow; Flags: UninsDeleteSection
Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini; Section: CommandWindow; Key: Open; String: 0

[Run]
; Silent install of runtime suppresses the runtime install display, and the installshield stuff ...
; PLUSRuntime-bNNNN_en.exe -s -a Runtime=d:dBASEPLUSRuntime BDE=d:dBASEPLUSbde Silent -sr
; In order to get this to work properly, the double-quotes are doubled up in a few places
; if you look at the statement ... that embeds a single double-quote (as it were) in the
; parameters needed for the runtime and bde installs.
Filename: {tmp}PLUS813Runtime-b2345_ALL.exe; Parameters: "-s -a Runtime=""{pf}dBASEPLUSRuntime"" BDE=""{cf}BorlandBDE"" Silent -sr"; StatusMsg: "Installing dBASE™ Runtime and BDE..."; Flags: runascurrentuser; WorkingDir: {tmp};

[UninstallDelete]
Type: files; Name: Filename: {app}RuntimeBDETest.ini

[_EndOfScript]
; © dBASE™ Portions by Jonny Kwekkeboom © 2002-2014
; Visual dBase, dB2K, dBASE™ SE and dBASE™ PLUS © dataBased Intelligence.Inc Homepage: http://www.databi.com/
; dQuery for Delphi,C++,dBASE™ PLUS © dataBased Intelligence.Inc see also Homepage: http://www.dQuery.com/

[Code]
var FinishedInstall: Boolean;

procedure InitializeWizard();
begin
FinishedInstall:= false
end;

procedure DeInitializeSetup( );
var ErrorCode: Integer;
begin
if FinishedInstall then
#if VER >= 0x05000100
ShellExec('open',ExpandConstant('{group}'),'',ExpandConstant('{group}'), SW_SHOWNORMAL, ewNoWait, ERRORCODE);
#else
InstShellExec(ExpandConstant('{group}'), '', '', SW_SHOWNORMAL, ERRORCODE);
#endIf
end;

function InitializeSetup(): Boolean;
var S: String;
begin
(** Create a Mutex so we can not double call this Setup.exe file **)
S:='{#AppName}';
Result:= true;
if CheckForMutexes(S+'_SetupMutex')=false
then Createmutex(S+'_SetupMutex')
else Result:=False;
end;

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Previous Versions:

dBASE™ PLUS 9

dBASE™ PLUS 8