Thursday, December 14, 2006
To R:BASE Community:
It is my pleasure to announce the official release of R:BASE 7.5
for DOS, Update 2. This special update includes all the core
engine level fixes and enhancements recently implemented in the
last update of R:BASE 7.5 for Windows.
Highlights of R:BASE 7.5 for DOS (Build: 7.5.2.31214):
. Enhancements:
Enhanced Memory Management
Support for new LIMIT syntax
Support for new TOP n qualifier in SELECT commands
Enhanced AUTOCHK Command in Multi-User Environment
Enhanced PACK Command in Multi-User Environment
Support for INNER JOINS and Nested INNER JOINS
Enhanced (LISTOF(colname)) command to support WHERE clause
String Manipulation/Expression Support for VARCHAR Data Type
Additional parameter of NOCHECK for ALTER TABLE command
More options for managing ERROR MESSAGES
Enhanced LIST TRIGGERS FOR tablename Command
USING paramlist has been increased to 18
. Enhanced Settings:
SET SCRATCH TMP
. New Commands:
LIST PKEYS
LIST PKEYS FOR tablename
LIST FKEYS
LIST FKEYS FOR tablename
LIST UKEYS
LIST UKEYS FOR tablename
. New DATE Functions
Integer Day of the Year: (IDOY(date))
Integer Week of the Year: (IWOY(date))
Integer Days in a Month: (IDIM(date))
Is Leap Year: (ILY(date)) (1 = Yes, 0 = No)
Next Business Date: (DNW(date))
Next Weekend Date: (DWE(date))
. New String Manipulation Functions
((TRIM(text))
((LTRIM(text))
((RTRIM(text))
(SLOCP(TextNoteVarcharValue,string,occurrence))
. New CVAL Functions
(CVAL('PORTS'))
(CVAL('OFFMESS'))
. New GETVAL Functions
(GETVAL('CheckMessageStatus','####'))
. Enhanced ICAP2 Function
For complete details, please refer to WhatsNewInRBASE75forDOS.pdf.
This special version will be available as a FREE update for all
registered users of R:BASE 7.5 for DOS.
Please contact our support team at 1+724+733.0053 for the URL to
download your specific version of R:BASE for DOS 7.5, such as
Single-User, Multi-User, and Runtime.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Authorized R:BASE Developers may download NFR version of R:BASE
7.5 for DOS using the following URL:
http://www.rupdates.com/authorizeddevelopers/
Enjoy the benefits of staying CURRENT and make sure to have fun!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
