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We've been working hard finishing up a few items in the Dictionary Editor, as well as adding a few new features. I wanted to mention them to you here so they are not missed or overlooked. Most of the stuff I am mentioning here is also in the QuickStart...
There’s a link to a short (~10 minute) video below, but let me provide an updated status report and sum up what you’ll see if you follow the link. Our current focus regarding Application Generator testing is on .App conversions. Our goals for App conversion...
Hi everybody!
Aussie DevCon 2008 is only 14 days away! This will be my first visit to the Land Down Under, and I am excited to get away from my desk for a few days and get a chance to meet the new, and reunite with the seasoned alumni of Clarion Developers....
Today we pushed out a new beta release, and this one has a lot you can't easily see, plus some new features that you can see.What you can't see is the new IDE parser. The parser is responsible for everything related to code completion (tooltips,...
We quietly slipped support for Generics into Clarion# in the last public release. We hadn't completely finished with testing and documentation so we didn't make a lot of noise over it, but it is a very powerful new feature.Generics provide you a...
The Data Dictionary holds a wealth of metadata, and its this metadata combined with the Templates that drives the code generation for most Clarion applications. The Data Dictionary is the starting point for development and it stores the Database Schema;...
This is a quick note on the development status of the Application Generator (AppGen). The Application Generator is now well along in the internal test cycle. Converting an existing .App into C7 is as easy as pointing to an existing C6 app and choosing...
Most of you should be aware of our Advanced Report Generation templates that were introduced in Clarion 6. There is Report to HTML, Report to PDF, Report to Text, and Report to XML.Quite often we receive requests asking for a simple way to create XML...
We've been tweaking the C7 RTL with an eye towards improved visuals. Nothing can be more aggravating than a UI that flickers when some user initiated action, an event, or code causes a repaint. To that end in the next build we'll be releasing...
In the early days of the Clarion# beta we had an ongoing discussion in the news groups focused on what changes we could make to Clarion# syntax to make it easier to read and write code. We've been busy implementing and testing those changes and we'll...
Clarion now has an official technology evangelist; Stu Andrews. Many of you are familiar with Stu's blog site at www.pimpmyclarion.com. He'll be helping to spread the word about Clarion to the development community and providing contact and communication...
2007 has been a big year for Clarion! We released Beta versions of Clarion 7 and Clarion.Net, and the new Clarion# By Example course, as well as maintaining and keeping Clarion 6 up-to-date. We are steadily moving toward the release of the new Application...
The latest release of Clarion 6.3 is now shipping. You can view the list of changes hereWe released 9058 to Third-party vendors on 12/10 so any required updates to your add-ons should be ready. If you haven't already received the...
This message is to just let you know that we have a lot of updates staged for release next week. Clarion 6.3 9058 will be released to 3rd party vendors. Clarion 7 and Clarion.Net beta refreshes will go out, with lots of great new features and fixes. We...
We had many calls and emails asking us to extend the Charter Subscription promotion on Clarion.Net. And we realize that with the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, and many people traveling that the cutoff date was presenting a problem for many. Add to that...
On behalf of the entire SoftVelocity staff, it is my privilege to wish all of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday weekend from our families to yours. We have a lot to be thankful for this year. At the top of the list is our family and health, but...
Clarion developers have been patiently, and some not so patiently, awaiting the Clarion.Net release. We have received so many requests for early access that we have put together a special Clarion.Net Charter Subscription, available just for early adopters....
There was a new feature requested by one of the 3rd party vendors and added into 9057 so that the ABC Class reader would ignore code within an OMIT section provided the OMIT statement didn't have a second parameter. Unfortunately it exposed a problem...
The latest release of Clarion 6.3 is now shipping. You can view the list of changes hereIf you haven't already received the email with download instructions check your spam filter or contact sales.We'll be sending out an update for the IMDD ad DFD drivers...
Why should you be thinking about developing in .NET? Well there are many compelling reasons, but I'm starting from the point of view of accepting that .NET is clearly part of the future for Windows developers. And no, that doesn't mean Clarion native...
When we started development on the Clarion for .Net product, internally we called it Clarion#.As we added new language features, we looked always at the C# specification. C# being the programming language that most directly reflects the underlying...
Hi everyone!
Clarion C6.3 build 9057 is now available to 3rd party vendors for compatibility testing.
Also released to the vendors are the 9057 versions of the In-Memory Database Driver and the Dynamic File Driver. We expect a public release of...
Just a heads-up. This coming Monday, Clarion version 6.3.9057 will be released to 3rd party vendors to allow them time to prepare their products for the general release. This release is a stability release, so its aim is to provide "safe" fix bugs, but...
Hi gang!
It's been a few weeks since my last blog here. Suffice to say that I have been very busy testing and documenting both Clarion 7 and the Clarion.NET. Lately I've been busy documenting our Clarion.Net controls and those found in the .Net Framework,...
Based on more feedback on the new Menu Styles, we've added yet another preset menu style; "Vista Aero". That gives you 8 pre-set menu styles, unlimited user-defined styles, and the new method to detect the users color scheme and automaticaly match your...