What's New - v8.2¶
The changes in version 8.2 can be divided into:
Studio and OCX¶
- Functions to enumerate existing pagelayers in a report for re-import pagelayers at runtime
- All variables used in functions must be declared report option added
- Preview report on left monitor flicker too much
- Date formattiing does not read previous setting correctly
- Report footer printed through the detail sections
- Horizontal justification added
- Improved creating DSN less connection for DB2 database
- Report based on an SQL statement with varchar(max) and datetime columns do not show data
- Suppress printing if no records does not work on export / print
- FilterFunction with an integer larger than max in 32 bits shows no data
- Required message argument missing in change datasource wizard
- BigInt in database shows as integer in field explorer
- Text type combo form is not correctly / timely disabled
- Date & Time tab-pages in field properties do no appear when cDate function is used
- Show datasource connection errors option is now turned on by default
- Object can be selected twice
- Label report options contained wrong translation texts
- Improvements with drop down lists at higher DPI choices
- Filter function does not support a SUM operation, give an error
Integration¶
- Added properties to control previewer buttons
- Changes in how cPrintDialog works and documentation of the class
- New events to change printer information in cDRReport
- New method to query if print engine is busy
- New method when 'no-cancel' is desired
- Current page menu item too small when the number gets larger
- Function to retrieve the number of pagelayers in a report
- Function to retrieve the GUID of a pagelayer in a report
- Function to retrieve the file name of a pagelayer in a report
- Function to retrieve an array with the pagelayer GUIDs and file names present in a report
- Function to import a pagelayer instead of an existing one in the report
- FunctionLength requires new extra report ID parameter
- FunctionType requires new extra report ID parameter
- gpOk definition removed
- Previewer objects were not destroyed
- cDRCurrentPageMenuItem class used incorrect Style constant
- Change 2nd argument of OnClickActionLink to variant
- New DataFlex 23.0 Library added
- Stop OpenReport when the OCX could not be instantiated
- ColumnNumber function did not reset redirect error handler
- MultiToWideBuffer call from InitDevNames for 19.x causes problems
- Illegial Datatype conversion on creating a RDS report