New Features in Panther 5.30

Windows, Character Mode, Motif

38146 – Trace Log Feature,   ability to trace events such as JPL execution, database calls. Event information can be written to a trace file as they occur.

38167 – File type is pre-set in the Library Table of Contents window if Save Preferences on Exit is selected.

38060 - JDK 6 Support.

38062 – Native 64bit Windows port (Win).

38069 – Tooltips now appears for toolbox (Linux).

38093 – Improved link parameters.

38096 – Support for all 6 arguments in the installed prototypes functions.

38101- Ability to center sm_message_box dialog in MDI frame/screen (Win, Motif).

38106 – Increase Max Size of JPL Arrays to 1,052,688 for a variable of 255 characters in length.

38107 - Access to Panther setup variables from smvars files using Property API. 

i.e. @app->java_use, or @app->smpath etc.

38109 – Visual Studio 2010 support (Win).

38229 - Support for Operating System Authentication in Oracle

Report Writer

                38138 – Support for tiff image using PDF Driver.

Databases

                38094 – Short Escape sequence support for ODBC is now the default.

                38147 - Sybase 15 Support.

                38088 - Support access to Oracle CLOB (character large object) columns. See below.

Library Functions

38132 - sm_mw_DismissIntroPixmap() allows one to close IntroPixmap window.

38183 -  sm_d_jplpublic and sm_n_jplpublic,   load JPL modules from memory .

38210 - sm_com_attach() ability to attach  to an active COM object’s process.

                38808 - dm_ora_clob_update()update a CLOB (character large object)

                                 column after selecting the column.

                retcode = dm_ora_clob_update (cursor_name, column_number, field_name);

                int retcode;                                         returns 0 or an error code

                char *cursor_name;                         name of the cursor

                int column_number;                       number of column in select list

                char *field_name;                            name of the wordwrap field holding the data to write to the

                                                                                  CLOB

Panther 64-bit for Windows

1. Panther 64-bit for Windows provides 64-bit libraries and executables to be used on 64-bit Windows operating systems.  Although Panther 32-bit for Windows may be used on 64-bit Windows operating systems, Panther 64-bit must be used when linking with third party 64-bit libraries.  For example, use Panther 64-bit if 64-bit Oracle Client libraries are required. The only 32-bit components that may be used with Panther 64-bit are COM and ActiveX components. 

2. All file names that had the suffix “32” for Panther 32-bit are replaced by file names using “64” as their suffix for Panther 64-bit.  For example, “prol5w64.ini” is used instead of “prol5w32.ini.” This is a change from Panther 5.20 64-bit.  (Note that Panther 64-bit for Windows had a limited release as a late addition to Panther 5.20.)

3. A native MS SQL driver is not supported in Panther 64-bit. Use the ODBC driver instead.

4. Panther 64-bit can create containers for existing ActiveX components as well as access COM objects, but cannot be used to build COM Components.  Panther 64-bit does not support Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) or COM+.

5. The Panther Editor and runtime for Panther 64-bit require ‘msvcr80.dll’, a Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 redistributable file, as well as its manifest, ‘Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest’.  These files are installed in the ‘util’ directory, and should be redistributed with Panther 64-bit applications.  Install these two files in the same directory as any executables for Panther 64-bit end-user applications.