DataFlex 2022 Update Release Notes

DataFlex 2022, 20.1.34.78 contains the following changes from the original release (20.1.31.70):

Note: This topic updated on July 26, 2022

Security

• Fixed - Under certain circumstances, web properties could experience cross-session contamination

Runtime

• Fixed - Insert function could crash when inserting past the string size.
• Fixed - String functions would sometimes crash when large strings have been used.
• Fixed - Get_Field_Value still truncated at the old argument size (65535 bytes).
• Fixed - Get_Field_Value sometimes stripped off the last byte.

Compiler

• Improved errors on struct member names that are replaced.

Installer

• Added - Workstationsetup.exe will register the webview component (note that the Microsoft WebView2 component still needs to be installed on the workstation)
• Fixed - Workstationsetup.exe was attempting to register 18.3 CodeJock components instead of 20.0
• Fixed - Inherited Windows rights could sometimes be overwritten and modify rights were not always properly applied
• Fixed - DfPath and SystemPath registry keys contained double backslashes.

WebApp Server

• Fixed - Lock violation issue on IIS configuration with DataFlex created virtual directories.

WinPrint

• Fixed - WinPrint was still looking at 20.0 registry keys.

Documentation

Class Reference

• Removed (optional) from parameter for Field_Related_Field and Field_Related_File
• Removed leftover references to argument size
• Added doc for Bind_Data
• Marked Module_Name as obsolete
• Added section to Enabled_State help about cDbTextEdit and cDbRichEdit and how pbNoEnterReadOnly, updated pbNoEnterReadOnly doc.
• Field_Option: clarified that it shouldn’t be used for Numeric fields and to use a Field Validation instead.
• cWebSuggestionForm: added doc for pbServerOnHideSuggestions, psClientOnHideSuggestions, psPopupCSSClass, added link to OnFindSuggestions in class text.
• Added sample validation code for Numeric values to ValidationTable.Allow_Blank_State
• Added a disclaimer to psConnectionAppName: psConnectionAppName applies only to Microsoft SQL Server.
• Added more explanation and a sample to File_Field_Find.
• Updated Field_Validate_msg doc to use RefFunc() instead of “get_”
• Misc. edits.

Language Guide

• Corrected char range
• Added link to Name Meta-Data Tag to Struct Declaration page

Language Reference

• Changed If Function return type to String from Boolean.
• Documented tWebColumnLayout
• Added details about aOptions array to tWebCell doc
• Updated references to struct elements to struct members for consistency

Welcome

• JSON Parsing and Transfer sample called IsMemberOfJsonType inside an expression, which can trigger a runtime bug
• Added arrows to table structure on Creating the Database page
• Fixed broken links
• Removed leftover references to argument size

Development Guide

• Reviewed and updated Secure File Streaming and several related pages
• Fixed a few links

See Also

What's New in DataFlex 2022