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APPX 5.4.0/5.4.1/5.4.2/5.4.3/5.4.4 Feature Index

This is the starting point to discover details of the new features found in APPX Release 5.4.0/5.4.1/5.4.2/5.4.3/5.4.4. Follow the links below to learn more.

APPX 5.4.0/5.4.1/5.4.2/5.4.3/5.4.4 Feature Index
- Overview 5.4.0
- 5.4.1:
- 5.4.2:
- 5.4.3:
- 5.4.4
Comments:

Overview 5.4.0

The most significant new feature in Release 5.4 is the ability to connect to an Appx server via a web browser. This allows users to connect to Appx from a desktop, tablet or smart phone without installing any software.

Click here for an overview of the Appx HTML client and detailed installation instructions.

In addition, the following bugs have been corrected:

Invalid column names when using RDBMS (#1578)
PDF output always 'expands to fill' (#1665)
uappxd ignores invalid password (#2105)
Footer Height Output-Additional Attribute (#3083)
'On Key Pause' can be specified for Date fields (#3130)
X-ref does not find fields in Partial record IO (#3142)
x-ref loses leading spaces in process names (#3143)
In 0DX, converting from UTF-8 leaves garbage at the end of the field (#3148)
Loading css stylesheets in the html editor (#3168)
.XML IMPORT should not delete the XML source file (#3180)
5.3 Background color - scrolling screens (#3198)
.XML IMPORT doesn't update length in XVALUE (#3203)
Process Generation - Form Output not correct (#3206)
SQL Server BEG AT / END AT problem with descending key segments (#3208)
X-ref combines references (#3209)
Incorrect Flags can cause data loss (#3251)

5.4.1:

Layering defaults different from ADC (#3261)
Dates defined as RAW TEXT require entry of separators (#3263)
Need a version number (#3271)
DLU on TAB OUT additional attribute broken (#3175)
XML Import returns wrong length (#3268)
XML Import returns garbage in value field (#3269)
Table Widgets don't display all of the records (#3273)
Client can't enter special characters (#3274)
corrupt pfb list error with temp files and queries (3275)

5.4.2:

NOTE: Recover must be run on FMS Type 9 (64 bit pointer) files to fix an alignment issue. See 'Special Instructions when upgrading to 5.4.2' on http://wiki.appx.com/wiki/bin/view/Main/APPX500to502Upgrade

Better APPX db mgmt translation of RDBMS Message req'd (#407)
Wrong Error Message from SQL Server (#1438)
RDBMS Errror messages misleading/incomplete (#1580)
Query processes call 'TRANSLATE FIELDS' unnecessarily (#1584)
Token fields don't translate when running with GUI Client (#1597)
SAVEPNT for tables stored in SQL (#1605)
Bigint in MSSQL is causing an error 'Restricted Data Type Attribute violation' (#1855)
Work Path is hard coded in ASQL (#2084)
Generate Key Entry Frames is non-graphical (#2340)
.ENV GET PATH returns funny results with RDBMS (#2552)
Domain changes not logged in SCCS (#2557)
Temporary file names in Newdata are not unique (#2610)
Scan on a hook process does not keep process type value (#2612)
Add Mode Error in Query Design (#2614)
Previous Activity on logic field causes error (#2615)
Excessive Memory Usage with table widgets and Language Id (#2886)
Scan does not display token values of synonym (#2786)
Printing Input forms causes C-assert (#2892)
Slow to print hard copy PDF to client. (#2928)
HTML Editor toolbar displayed in Inquire mode and delete mode (#2964)
Feature Request - Force EM Rebuild (#3008)
Portdata incorrect when FMS Group Specified (#3043)
0DX should validate the tags entered (#3090)
System Error in Filter Menu on Process Browse (#3126)
Setting Language ID on a Database/Application can trigger excessive memory usage (#3137)
You cannot scroll up or down the HTML editor in inquire mode (#3138)
Language Translation ignores warnings/errors/messages (#3162)
Language Translation problems with token fields (#3165)
Use 'read' locks instead of 'write' locks (#3224)
Improve performance of APPEND (#3225)
Database should not be mandatory on DB Manager input (#3248)
.XML IMPORT cancels if invalid XML file (#3253)
HTML Editor Show editor decoration gets ignored when using a resource. (#3270)
Install error on Debian linux (#3281)
JOB steps double up (#3299)
Chart Director Interface & Decimal separators (#3302)
Logical Fields don't honor 'Required' attribute (3308)
Background jobs fail with short record temp files (#3309)
Language Translation hangs during Em Build (#3313)
Big Files not compatible between Linux and Windows (#3314)
Create/Scratch EM's does not check Language Id (#3315)
Element names too short in 0DX (#3330)
Chart Director gives unclear error when no data to plot (#3331)
Windows background processing sometimes hangs (#3332)
Appx .UTIL SLEEP API burns a lot of CPU time on Windows (#3334)
Java Client login sometimes takes two tries (#3337)
SCCS allows add w/o a Project/Job/Task (#3367)
0DX does not validate File/Field names (#3371)
.CLIENT CHECK FOR GUI needs to distinguish between ADC & HTML (#3384)
Changing a field loses Documentation indicator (#3393)
Client loses sync with server (#3395)
RBDMS Interface no longer reports an error when it can't connect (#3401)
Em's contain duplicate information (#3404)
Engine calls chk_in_use() unnecessarily (#3409)
Engine labels memory unnecessarily (#3410)
ILF editor gives error for invalid constant, s/b warning (#3411)
Pasting invalid field names converts statement to comment (#3413)
Scan on Token Fields crashes the session (#3427)
Memory corruption due to Auto Update and Auto Delete (#3455)
Background processing fails and can't be run detached (#3456)

HTML Client bug Fixes:

@SLL macro not supported properly (different results on different browsers) (#3223)
Image display is really, really slow (#3236)
Drag & Drop Doesn't work - Part 2 (#3238)
Checkboxes positioned too high (#3258)
Rearranging columns on a table doesn't work (#3290)
Format fields don't work properly (#3296)
PDF files don't display - Windows 8/8.1 (#3306)
Label Graphical Attribute: Text Position Not Honored (#3316)
SLCTKEYS is blank if anything other than table clicked (#3317)
Disabled buttons with images do not look disabled (#3318)
Double click throws a RETURN option (#3319)
No outline around text fields in inquire mode (#3320)
Cannot set date field if field has 'Lose Focus' enabled (#3322)
IE white lines display when hovering over selectable items (#3324)
Labels not appearing in scrolling input (#3325)
'Show Prefs' dialog box: close button not working (#3336)
Tab Order is ignored (#3338)
Table Float Column not honored in HTML Client (#3339)
Disabled state for Named Resources not honored in HTML Client (#3340)
Check boxes on tables show 'Y/N' instead of checks (#3341)
Inconsistent table field display between java and html clients (#3342)
Scrolling past the end of a table scrolls the page down (#3343)
Pull-down menu items are unreadable - white text (#3344)
File chooser appends prompt to field value (#3345)
Labels invisible for scroller with background (#3346)
Transparency ignored by HTML Client (#3347)
Key starting value is ignored if field doesn't have focus (#3348)
Listboxes are empty on first use (#3350)
Internet Explorer loses toolbar/menubar (#3351)
PDF printing not working (#3352)
File chooser won't work with folders (#3353)
Placement of widgets with micro-adjustments is inconsistent (#3354)
Lines do not appear correctly (#3355)
Button background color set to 'Disabled BG' if set (#3356)
@SLL not working if you specify non table values (#3357)
Labels default alignment appears to be 'Center' (#3358)
Date Field with display mask of 'Mon 06/05/0807' will add an uneeded line break (#3359)
Field justification is ignored (#3361)
Numeric sort incorrect in table widget (#3362)
Fields are displayed inconsistently in html client (#3363)
Table doesn't unselect record automatically (#3365)
Pull-down menu ignores 'Invisible' and 'Widget Hide By Name' (#3369)
If EM build is required, HTML client locks up (#3370)
Font specification ignored for fields displayed as widgets (#3372)
Internal links in HTML Viewer don't work (#3376)
Toolbar buttons don't work (#3377)
Sizing of image resources in labels is incorrect (#3378)
Fields displayed as labels use incorrect default color (#3379)
Check boxes on tables all show as checked (#3381)
Missing auto-login option (#3383)
Fields behind popup become editable once in change mode (#3385)
Auto tooltips on table rows redundant (#3386)
Table does not get horizontal scrollbar (#3387)
Tabbing thru a time field clears the time (#3389)
Label default color is not black when using custom CSS (#3391)
Vertical alignment of raw text in middle rather than top (#3399)
Tables revert to default sort when a record is selected (#3402)
Button click won't fire Option Zero (#3405)
Pasting invalid field names converts statement to comment (#3412)
DLU Icons obscure data (#3415)
New session does not work (#3423)
Launching a new appx session using subroutine changes the user ID (#3424)
Table widget does not position to the selected row (#3425)
TEXT AREA widget has no borders in inquire mode (#3426)
Keyboard timeout does not work (#3430)
Table field with width specified on numeric field replaces data with all zeroes (#3432)
Checkboxes in tables are not centered and not transparent (3433)

5.4.3:

NOTE: Although this patch release includes changes to allow APPX on Linux or Unix to connect to SQL Server on Windows, this feature should be considered 'experimental' while it undergoes additional testing.

APPX on Linux should be able to use UnixODBC and FreeTDS drivers to speak with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (#1834)
Index incomplete for 4.2 Designer Ref Manual? (#2055)
Language Translation doesn't identify words correctly (#2217)
Pre-Invocation Documentation Wrong (#2218)
Documentation does not agree with Wallpaper options (#2223)
SQL Server Connection not quite right (#2287)
Need to read/write MS SQL from AIX (#2673)
FLEPS run twice (#2877)
Portdata incorrect when FMS Group Specified (#3043)
APPX TOKEN field translation in unusable in ADD or CHG at runtime. (#3450)
Design Transfer of child process ignores Frame Class (#3454)
Check for GUI client only finds HTML client once (#3460)
Slow performance with Oracle tables (#3489)
Memory Corruption storing table in Oracle (#3490)
Appx crashes if file stored on Oracle references another file via FELP (#3493)
ADC goes into a loop when scroll bar used (#3497)
Right and Center Attribute with Literal Value (#3500)
Background processing fails with repeated queries (#3513)
FLEPS are not fully implemented for memory files, should not use them (#3522)
Widget Tooltip not added to dictionary (#3527)
Need a way to control location of export files (#3530)
SQL Server SCRATCH/CREATE fails (#3537)
When using 0DX .IMPORT XML, would like to skip XVALUE (#3539)
0DX doesn't always validate subroutine name in field mapping (3544)
Appx / SQL Server Delete failure (#3562)
Alt-Tab to another application and back loses field selection (#3563)

HTML Client Bug Fixes:

2nd level menu drawn incorrectly (#3222)
Right Click menus not quite right (#3260)
Server Connector should be a service or daemon (#3285)
White box appears after you click file chooser (#3328)
Lines do not appear correctly (#3355)
Button background color set to 'Disabled BG' if set (#3356)
If EM build is required, HTML client locks up (#3370)
Client version not provided (#3375)
Toolbar buttons don't work (#3377)
Check boxes on tables all show as checked (#3381)
Auto update local connector (#3398)
HTML Client doesn't inherit desired character encoding (#3400)
Images don't display after clearing cache (#3406)
APPX Copyright font size issue (#3407)
Character mode title bar text displays (#3436)
Short cut underline always displayed (#3438)
Scan screen row data displayed incorrectly (#3441)
Text area fields not displayed correctly (#3446)
Standard menu items non-functional in HTML Client (#3448)
Images not refreshed when content is changed (#3451)
Tables & large record counts (#3464)
Resource displayed on wrong side (#3475)
Client hangs/does not show data (#3476)
Text in toolbar runs together (#3477)
Records Transfers fields not aligned (3480)
Scroll down jumps you up to the selected record on the table (#3483)
Table hides the data insdie of <> (#3484)
Status Messages Not Displayed (#3487)
Incomplete initial screen display (3491)
Table widget does not honor HTML styling (#3492)
Hard copy flag gets reset to N (#3495)
Client won't work if local connector is not installed (#3498)
Missing Image icon too large (#3501)
Data lookup displays repeat prior values when they should be blank (#3502)
Tables lost user modifications after pop-up (#3503)
Client not opening URL (#3507)
Need version numbers on all components (#3511)
Newline in widget data crashes widget parser (#3512)
Add grid search toolbar (#3514)
Send client parameters to server (#3515)
Appx top menu sizing incorrectly (#3516)
Table searches only case sensitive (#3517)
Preferences available in Java client not available in HTML client (#3518)
Table rows displayed in incorrect order (#3520)
Table never displays (#3521)
Default button not highlighted (#3531)
Lose Focus does not seem to be working (#3532)
Local Connector 5.4.3 requires admin approval (#3533)
HTML/Axaem bug - won't display files for ingest (#3534)
Comma in data field causes 'Images' lockup (#3545)
Conditions missing on Query Record Selection Screen (#3546)
Icons not displayed on pull-down menu item (#3647)
Table widget sometimes displays '0' instead of text in a column (#3547)
Scrolling records with buttons do not display correctly (#3548)
Scan image displayed on top of list box (#3552)

5.4.4

Notes:

The 'Reconnect' option has been significantly reworked in this release. See APPX Login Manager for Unix/Linx or APPX Login Manager for Windows for details.
An API to kill a running session has been added, see .UTIL KILL SESSION

APPX bug fixes