Version 6.0 Release Overview

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Wilbur/HTML32.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name="ROBOTS" content="NOINDEX"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Quadralay WebWorks Publisher Professional Edition 7.0.5.1025"> <meta name="TEMPLATEBASE" content="Acucorp HTML"> <meta name="LASTUPDATED" content="03/26/03 17:39:15"> <title> 1: Overview of extend® Version 6.0</title> </head> <body link="#FF0000" vlink="#808080" text="#000000" alink="#FF0000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <basefont size="1"> <p align="right"><a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/rel_over.htm" target="wptoc"><img src="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/images/tocx.gif" width="46" height="27" border="0" alt="Contents"></a></p> <p height="20"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b> Release Overview</font><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Version 6.0</b></font> </p> Release Overview <a name="wp127347"> </a> <p><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b> 1: Overview of extend® Version 6.0</b></font> </p><dl> <a name="wp127349"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info2.htm"> Introduction </a></font> </dt> <a name="wp127351"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info3.htm"> Support for XML </a></font> </dt> <a name="wp127353"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info4.htm"> Vision File System </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127355"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info4.htm"> Vision Version 5 </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127357"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info5.htm"> Larger record size </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127359"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info6.htm"> Larger block size </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127361"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info7.htm"> Larger pre-allocate and extension factors </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127363"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info8.htm"> Ability to recover deleted records </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127365"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_info9.htm"> Change in report output of "vutil -info" </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127367"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf10.htm"> Additional Enhancements to Vision </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127369"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf10.htm"> Expanded control over Vision filename translation </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127371"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf11.htm"> Ability to retain the "dot" extension in the filename </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127373"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf12.htm"> Support for sequential and relative files larger than 2 gigabytes </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127375"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf13.htm"> Support for Duplicate Primary Key Values </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127377"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf14.htm"> Support for larger files that allow duplicate key values </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127379"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf15.htm"> New vutil option to set the comment field of a Vision file </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127381"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf16.htm"> ACUCOBOL-GT Compiler </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127383"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf16.htm"> Limits and Ranges in ACUCOBOL-GT </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127385"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf17.htm"> General Compiler Enhancements </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127387"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf18.htm"> New Compiler Switches </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127389"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf19.htm"> Enhanced Support for Controls </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127391"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf20.htm"> Screen Layout Managers </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127393"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf21.htm"> XFD Version 5 </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127395"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf22.htm"> ABS Intrinsic Function </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127397"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf23.htm"> New and Enhanced Library Routines </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127399"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf24.htm"> Debugger Enhancement </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127401"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf25.htm"> ACUCOBOL-GT Runtime </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127403"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf25.htm"> Console Runtime for Windows </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127405"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf26.htm"> Configuration Variables </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127407"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf27.htm"> Environment Variables </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127409"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf28.htm"> AcuBench </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127411"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf29.htm"> New ACUCOBOL-GT Features </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127413"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf30.htm"> Code Generation </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127415"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf31.htm"> Project Management </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127417"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf32.htm"> Graphical Designers </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127419"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf33.htm"> Miscellaneous Changes </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127421"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf34.htm"> Acu4GL </a></font> </dt> <a name="wp127423"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf35.htm"> AcuConnect </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127425"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf36.htm"> Remote COBOL Listener Enhancements </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127427"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf37.htm"> Thin Client Enhancements </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127429"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf38.htm"> AcuODBC and AcuODBC Server </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127431"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf38.htm"> AcuODBC Server Management </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127433"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf39.htm"> Julian Base Date Configuration </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127435"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf40.htm"> Division by Zero </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127437"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf41.htm"> Long Passwords </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127439"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf42.htm"> Multiple XFD Directories </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127441"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf43.htm"> AcuServer </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127443"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf43.htm"> AcuServer Management </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127445"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf44.htm"> Long Passwords </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127447"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf45.htm"> AcuSQL </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127449"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf45.htm"> Limits Removed </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127451"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf46.htm"> Enhanced Reporting of Error Messages from SQL Server </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127453"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf47.htm"> Support for FETCH Options </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127455"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf48.htm"> SET ROWCOUNT Now Supported </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127457"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf49.htm"> Acucorp's Internet Solutions </a></font> </dt><dl> <a name="wp127459"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf49.htm"> Internet and Mobile Computing Technologies </a> </font> </dt> <a name="wp127461"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf50.htm"> ACUCOBOL-GT Web Plug-in Discontinued </a> </font> </dt> </dl> <a name="wp127463"> </a> <dt><font color="Black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/60_inf51.htm"> Technical Support </a></font> </dt></dl> <hr> <table width="300" border="0" align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/rel_over.htm" target="wptoc"><img src="/support/public/release_overviews/v6.0/images/tocx.gif" width="46" height="27" border="0" alt="Contents"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><br> © 1988-2003 Acucorp, Inc. 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