RELNOTES for BBj

1. OVERVIEW
2. WHAT IS NEW IN THIS RELEASE
3. KNOWN ISSUES
4. SUPPORT

For a list of what's new in BBj 8.00, type BBj 8 in the index tab in the online documentation or on the product CD at /documentation/html/index.htm. To review the features and enhancements previously introduced in BBj 7.x, type BBj 7 in the index tab.

This release addresses several reported bugs and suggested enhancements. For a list of resolved QA memos, see the file https://www.basis.com/products/bbj/fixes800.txt.

BBj 8.0 Features

Language/Interpreter

Introduces ClientObjects that run third party and custom Java code on the client; enables such enhancements to BBj applications as embedding a Web browser, adding layout managers and splitter panes
Optimizes BBj Thin Client launcher to start applications deployed via Web start or mapped drives faster
Allows for a cell-specific query function via a push button embedded in a grid cell
Adds a new SETTRACE mode to change the default precision of the timestamp from 2 decimal places to a maximum of 6
Specifies that PDF documents render using images instead of fonts
BBjChart enhancement specifies the size of the image to be written out to the server when saving an image of a BBjChart
addMenuButton() adds a menu button control to a BBjMDI window
getWindow() and getWindows() facilitate the use of window names rather than IDs
getControl() and getControl()s facilitate the use of control names rather than IDs
clientExec() is enhanced to allow the programmer to specify a working directory in which to execute the command
The BBjTree control is enhanced to allow the programmer to specify drag operations and selection modes
The DECLARE verb is enhanced to include the AUTO modifier, which signifies that compatibile assignments to the variable will automatically do a CAST()
A new TextControl Interface specifies whether a text control should allow drag operations
JarRegistration allows BBj developers to register jars of Java classes so that their users can run BBj programs where those classes are invoked as ClientObjects
cloneAsClientObject() creates a clone of a server-side object on the client and returns a ClientObject that is an RMI handle to that client-side Object
cloneAsServerObject() creates a clone of a client-side object on the server
Includes access to the JavaMail API to allow for programmatic access to an SMTP server

Database Management System

Introduces Mapped RecordSets to present human-readable data rather than the code format of the underlying database
Adds optimizations to the SQL Engine resulting in significantly faster queries in some circumstances
Programmatically retrieves and optionally closes active BBj ODBC/JDBC connections
Supports all available file types to SQL "CREATE DATABASE" and "CREATE TABLE"
BBjTriggerData::getKeyDescriptions() returns the key information from the FIN(86) on the underlying data file
SQL enhancement s
- Adds REGEXP (regular expression) support to the SQL engine, similar to LIKE except that the provided string is a regular expression pattern
- Expands scalar functions to include MEDIAN and STDDEV (standard deviation)
Introduces indexed numeric fields resulting in faster queries
Reports on how best to optimize database acess based on indexes and actual usage
Exports the Java heap to aid in debugging
BBjJdbcOdbcInfo provides programmatic access to information about all JDBC/ODBC connections within the current BBj Services environment

Development Tools

New Enterprise Manager module in the BASIS IDE
- Replaces previous Data Dictionary modules with a complete Enterprise Manager
- Provides database functionality
- Adds the rest of the Enterprise Manager functionality such as managing triggers and stored procedures, executing SQL statements, configuring BBj Services, managing user accounts, and much more
FormBuilder enhancement allows selection of multiple controls on a form

System Administration

Supports the HP Integrity (Itanium) platform port number 6173
Exports the lists of processes, open files, and ODBC/JDBC connections from the Enterprise Manager in the IDE
When a license is 30 days from expiration, the BLM now automatically checks every 24 hours to see if an updated license is available from BASIS and automatically installs an updated license, if available

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