Thursday, April 22, 2010

Harbour MiniGUI 1.8 Extended Edition (Build 82a) Released on 21st April 2010

CCH : From the HMG Extended Forum

Hi All,

The Harbour MiniGUI 1.8 Extended Edition (Build 82a) setup is published at the following URL:

http://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/hmg-1.8-82a-setup.zip

and the Lite build 82a at the following URL:

http://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/hmg-1.8-82a-setup-lite.zip

There is the following changelog for this build:

2010/04/21: Build 82a (HMG 1.8 Extended Edition) Published.
* Fixed: The function C_GetDllSpecialFolder() works now at Win98 (not SE).
Problem was reported by Mitja Podgornik <yamamoto@rocketmail.com>.
Based upon a contribution by Vailton Renato <vailtom@gmail.com>
* Enhanced: Draw Text command supports an optional Angle clause.
Based upon a contribution by Adilson Urso <a.urso@uol.com.br>
* Updated: MiniPrint library (see source in folder \Source\MiniPrint):
- Fixed: Problem in the GetPrintableArea family functions
(introduced in the build 82). Reported by Sudip.
* Updated: Synchronized Extended HMG with Official HMG 3.0.20-29b:
- Modified: Added error checking to 'ColumnWhen' and 'ColumnValid'
Browse/Grid events. From this release, when an attempt to edit a
Browse/Grid cell inside these event procedures is done, a runtime
error is generated. The reason for this is to avoid attempts to edit
two or more cells simultaneously in different control instances.
Reported by Luis Vazquez.
- Fixed: 'ThisWindow' object reference incorrect on Grid valid procedure.
Reported by Marek.
* Updated: PropGrid library source code:
- Fixed: Improving the display value for the Item in edit mode
after changing the value with SET PROPERTYITEM.
Problem was reported by Ivanil Marcelino <ivanil@linkbr.com.br>.
Contributed by Janusz Pora <januszpora@onet.eu>
(see demo.prg in folder \samples\Advanced\PropGrid)
* Updated: Harbour Compiler 2.1.0dev (SVN 2010-04-19 17:13).
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(look at ReadMe.txt in folder \harbour)
* Updated: MiniFRM sample by Daniel Piperno <dpiperno@montevideo.com.uy>.
Problem was reported by Fernando C.Salvador <fernando.salvador@itelefonica.com.br>.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see in folder \samples\Advanced\MiniFRM)

This release of MiniGUI is considered stable and ready for production use.

Your comments/feedback are welcome!

--
Best Regards,
Grigory Filatov
[MiniGUI Team]

P.S. The upgrade from build 82 to 82a is highly recommended.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Harbour MiniGUI 1.8 Extended Edition (Build 82) - Released on 15th April 2010

CCH : From the HMG Extended Forum

Hi All,

The Harbour MiniGUI 1.8 Extended Edition (Build 82) setup is published at the following URL:

http://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/hmg-1.8-82-setup.zip

and the Lite build 82 at the following URL:

http://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/hmg-1.8-82-setup-lite.zip

There is the following changelog for this build:

2010/04/15: Build 82 (HMG 1.8 Extended Edition) Published.
* Fixed: The application hangs during Grid editing after external hotkey pressing
(introduced in the build 38).
Reported by Sudip Bhattacharyya <sudipb001@gmail.com>.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
* Changed: The label is visible always after the blink's stopping.
Problem was reported by Ivanil Marcelino <ivanil@linkbr.com.br>.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
* Changed: Modified error handling when parent window is not defined.
Problem was reported by Fajlx <eposta@ptt.rs>.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
* Updated: The RichEditBox control for compatibility with Harbour 2.0 change.
Contributed by Kevin Carmody <i@kevincarmody.com>
* Updated: Synchronized Extended HMG with Official HMG 3.0.26:
- Fixed: Problem with number of copies in print preview window.
Reported by swapan.
- Fixed: Problem with QUIT command (it's similar to RELEASE WINDOW ALL
command now). Reported by Czarny_Pijar.
* Updated: MiniPrint library (see source in folder \Source\MiniPrint):
- Fixed: Added missing declaration for public variable _hmg_printer_collate.
Contributed by Fernando C.Salvador <fernando.salvador@itelefonica.com.br>.
- Changed: The public variables are moved to _HMG_MINIPRINT array.
Warning: You should recompile the MiniPrint library and your applications
for compatibility with this change.
- Fixed: Corrections in the PrintDialog C-function for the number of copies and
right print range. Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see demo in folder \samples\Basic\miniprint)
* Updated: WinReport library (see source in folder \Source\WinReport):
- Changed: Using of _HMG_MINIPRINT array for MiniPrint library.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see demo in folder \samples\Advanced\REPORT_
INTERPRETER)
* Updated: Adaptation FiveWin Class TSBrowse 7.0 in HMG:
- Added: Croatian language translation
Contributed by Alen Uzelac <alen.uzelac@gmail.com>
* Updated: HbSQLite3 library source code (see in folder \Source\HbSQLite3):
- updated for using SQLITE3 version 3.6.23.1
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
* Updated: MPM utility for compatibility with Windows 7 UI look.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see in folder \Utils\MPM)
* Updated: Harbour Compiler 2.1.0dev (SVN 2010-04-12 11:08):
* Changed: Using of memory allocator DLMALLOC 2.8.4 instead of standard BCC.
* Updated: MySql library source code (see in folder \Source\MySql);
* Updated: SddOdbc library source code (see in folder \Source\HbSqlDD);
* Updated: HbWin contrib library (see in folder \harbour\Lib).
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(look at ReadMe.txt in folder \harbour)
* Updated: Description for HMG Extended Syntax extensions over Official HMG:
- Added remarks about the similar features in the Official HMG.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(look at exdiff.txt in folder \Doc)
* New: 'Read the Keyboard' sample with emulation the function LastKey().
Contributed by Claudio Soto <srvet@adinet.com.uy>
(see in folder \samples\Advanced\ReadKey)
* New: 'Timed Balloon Tip' sample is based upon the HbWin contrib library.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see in folder \samples\Advanced\TrayBalloon_2)
* New: 'System Metrics' sample is based upon the HbWin contrib library.
Contributed by Pete D. <pete_westg@yahoo.gr>
(see in folder \samples\Advanced\WinMetrics)
* New: 'Extended File Properties' sample.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see demo3.prg in folder \samples\Advanced\WMI_Service)
* Updated: 'Get DIR List' sample for compatibility with Harbour 2.1 changes
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see in folder \samples\Basic\DirList)
* Updated: 'NetIO Server and Client' samples for compatibility with MT feature.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see demos in folders \samples\Advanced\NETIO_1 and \samples\Advanced\NETIO_2)
* Updated: 'Report Generator' sample by Roberto Lopez <harbourminigui@gmail.com>.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see demos in folder \samples\Advanced\REPORT_GENERATOR)
* Updated: 'Report Generator 2' sample by Roberto Lopez <harbourminigui@gmail.com>.
Contributed by Grigory Filatov <gfilatov@freemail.ru>
(see demo2.prg in folder \samples\Advanced\REPORT_GENERATOR_2)
* Updated: PropGrid sample:
- Fixed: Property array initialization.
Contributed by Ivanil Marcelino <ivanil@linkbr.com.br>.
(see demo.prg in folder \samples\Advanced\PropGrid)

This release of MiniGUI is considered stable and ready for production use.

Your comments/feedback are welcome!

--
Best Regards,
Grigory Filatov
[MiniGUI Team]

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You may ask, what is this Clipper stuff ? Could Clipper be something to do with sailing as it is the name of a very fast sailing American ship in the 19th century ?

Well, Clipper or to be precise, CA-Clipper is the premier PC-Software development tool for DOS. It was first developed by Nantucket Corporation initially as a compiler for dBase3+ programs. Since then, CA-Clipper has evolved away from its x-base roots with the introduction of lexical scoping & pre-defined objects like TBrowse. As at today, the most stable version ofClipper is 5.2e while the latest version, 5.3a was introduced on 21 May 1996.

As at 11th November, 1996, an unofficial 5.3a fixes file was made available by Jo French. See the About CA-Clipper 5.3a section for more details. BTW, Jo French uploaded the revised 5.3a fixes file on 20th November, 1996.

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The latest news is that CA has finally released the long-awaited 5.3b patch on 21 May, 1997.

For 5.3b users, you must a take a look at Jo French's comments on unfixed bugs in 5.3b.

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Have you tried Xbase ++ ? Well, I have and compared to Delphi (my current Windows programming tool of choice), I'm still sticking to Delphi.

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