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  • New features and improvements in "Update 1" (version 290061)
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Overview
Here are the main new features and improvements in this update. Several improvements have been made in this version.

New features and improvements in "Update 1" (version 290061)
Project editor
  • Faster compilation of multilingual projects.
Data model editor
  • Project with multiple analyses: If different analyses use files and items with the same names, these elements will be "hidden" in non-priority analyses. You can now get the list of hidden elements from the "Analysis" tab of the project description window.
  • You can now define compiler options for procedures stored in the analysis. These options can be found in the "Compilation" tab of the analysis description window.
Query editor
  • Returning.
Window editor
  • Edit control: Ability to use a vector border for each state of the control.
  • Image Editor control:
    • Sizing handles in the work area.
    • Ability to create guides.
    • Better display.
  • Control style: The "Style" tab of the control description has been redesigned. The options for choosing different styles, disassociating, or viewing the uses of a style are now easier to access.
  • Guided Tour: The internal windows used as Guided Tour tooltips have been renamed.
Code editor
  • Now, you can use the Down Arrow key to go over the lines of code one by one.
Image editor
  • Sizing handles in the work area.
  • Ability to create guides.
  • Better display.
SCM
  • Optimized branch creation after deleting numerous files (remote connection to SCM).
  • Ability to propagate changes from one branch to another.
Git
  • Ability to add a project to Git from the environment.
Automatic Application Features
  • New calculator style.
Telemetry
  • Maintenance and administration page.
Project Management Hub
  • New contributor login: When a new contributor logs in to the Control Center database from the Project Management Hub, they can create a new account and specify a nickname, schedule, etc. Only the username and password of an administrator are required.
HFSQL
  • HFSQL Cluster:
    • Ability to use HCopyFile.
    • Improved synchronization.
  • Spatial data:
    • Indexing.
  • TOP query: Optimization of queries that perform simultaneous iterations on a composite key.
  • Ability to perform a silent installation of an HFSQL server for Linux.
HFSQL Control Center
  • Server language: Ability to change the language used by HFSQL 2024 servers. This information can be found in the server settings ("General" tab).
  • HFSQL Cluster management: It is now possible to import an HFSQL Classic database into a cluster.
  • New display options in HFSQL Control Center (ability to display Text items on multiple lines, etc.).
WLanguage
  • New COMPILE IF syntax to compile different code if a project element is included in the current configuration.
  • COMPILE IF statements that enclose a procedure.
  • New WLanguage functions:
    • CodeEditorLoad: Loads a WLanguage code file in a Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorComment: Comments the current selection in the Code Editor control. "//" characters are inserted at the beginning of the current line.
    • CodeEditorCompile: Compiles the WLanguage code displayed in the Code Editor controls and displays any errors.
    • CodeEditorUncomment: Uncomments the current selection in the Code Editor control. "//" characters at the beginning of the current line are removed.
    • CodeEditorDuplicateLine: Duplicates the current line in the Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorExecute: Executes the WLanguage code displayed in the Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorInsert: Inserts a string in the Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorSearch: Searches for a string or regular expression in the Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorGetError: Gets a compilation error from the code in the Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorReplace: Finds and replaces a string in the Code Editor control.
    • CodeEditorSave: Saves the contents of a Code Editor control to a file.
    • CodeEditorDeleteAll: Deletes the contents of the Code Editor control.
    • SpreadsheetAddLink: Creates a link in a Spreadsheet control cell.
    • PVTCalculateUpdateAsynchronous: Updates some of the data found in a Pivot Table control from a given date without blocking the application.
    • PVTCalculateAllAsynchronous: Entirely calculates or recalculates a Pivot Table control, without blocking the application.
    • XMLVerifySignature: Checks the signature of an XML node.
  • Modified WLanguage functions:
    • BuildBrowsingTable: The new taSingleLineColumn and taMultiLineColumn constants allow you to indicate whether the text column should should support one or multiple lines.
    • ExecuteAAF: The aafUndo and aafRedo constants now allow you to handle Undo/Redo operations in a Code Editor control.
    • HCopyFile: This function can now be used to copy data files to an HFSQL cluster.
    • XMLOpen: New parameter to specify the XML code analysis mode.
  • New WLanguage properties:
    • Compiler: Gets and sets the compiler options in the Code Editor control, in particular, which functions are and allowed or forbidden.
    • LineCursor: Gets and sets the number of the line where the cursor is located in a Code Editor control.
  • Modified WLanguage properties:
    • Cursor: This property is now available in the Code Editor control.
    • CursorEnd: This property is now available in the Code Editor control.
  • New WLanguage types:
    • xmlSignatureVerification: Defines the information required to verify an XML signature.
.NET
  • Nullable variable.
  • .NET 8 support.
OpenAPI
  • Support of 'oneOf', 'anyOf' and 'allOf' keywords.
JAVA
  • Support of NULL values.
  • Ability to run Java applications on the latest Mac versions.
  • New functions:
    • DateToDayOfYear: Returns the day of the year that corresponds to a given date.
    • fChangeExtension: Changes the extension of a file on disk.
    • CurrentDay: Returns the number of the current day in the current month.
    • UTF8Valid: Checks the validity of a UTF-8 string.
    • UTFConvert: Converts a string or buffer to the specified format: UTF, ANSI, Unicode.
Minimum version required
  • Version 2024
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Last update: 02/02/2024

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