APPX 5.4.0/5.4.1/5.4.2 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. Follow the links below to learn more.

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)

• @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 will all zeroes (#3432)
• Checkboxes in tables are not centered and not transparent (3433)

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