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NEW KEY FEATURES
CODECHARGE STUDIO 2.2
Version 2.2 - Release date: 09/18/2003
CodeCharge Studio is now offered in 2 editions:
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CodeCharge Studio
To read the CodeCharge Studio 2.2 Release Notes...
CODECHARGE STUDIO 2.1
Version 2.1.1.20 - Release date: 06/06/2003
Please refer to CodeCharge Studio v2.1.1.20 Release Notes for the list of changes within the product.
CODECHARGE STUDIO 2.0
CodeCharge Studio 2.0 introduces many new powerful features as well as makes improvements to some of the already existing features. Like its predecessor, CodeCharge Studio 2.0 is geared towards drastically reducing the time and cost involved in creating web applications. CodeCharge Studio 1.0 set new standards with regard to rapid application development and following in its footsteps, CodeCharge Studio 2.0 presents an even more powerful and robust tool for all its users. The improvements made in this release ensure that CodeCharge Studio 2.0 remains the leading tool of choice as far as web application development is concerned. While introducing many new features to further automate and improve the web application development process, CodeCharge Studio 2.0 remains an easy to use tool.
NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
EDITABLE GRID
The editable grid component enables the editing of multiple records simultaneously. Users will be able to leverage this component to create order processing, inventory management, shopping cart, or any other ERP-type system whose integral functionality involves the manipulation of multiple records. For the end user of the web application, the editable grid will greatly speed the process of adding, editing or deleting multiple records since only a single button click will the required to initiate the processing of multiple records.
INDEX/DIRECTORY
The Directory component facilitates the creation of a Yahoo style Directory or Index. The Directory is made up of a hierarchy of categorized listings which the user can navigate through. This makes the Directory component especially useful when creating Web portals where information is provided taxonomically. Using CodeCharge Studio 1.0 users were able to create Web Portals and Content Management Systems using customized grid forms. With the introduction of the Directory component, the creation of such systems will be easier as well as produce more robust and navigable systems. This feature should also prove useful when implementing applications where end-users can define and then represent organizational structures or define and assign roles to users in a hierarchical fashion.
SITE DIAGRAM
The site diagram feature enables the developer to produce a visual representation of the pages within the site as well as show how the pages are linked to one another. The diagrams can be used to document the site as well as make presentations about the site pages for the purpose of analyzing and discussing the site structure without getting into the details of the underlying code. For someone who is not involved in the creation of a site, the site diagram provides a relatively easy way to understand what the site is made up of and how it works.
DATE PICKER
The Date Picker component enables the user to specify date values by selecting a date from a pop-up calendar. The pop-up calendar is a small browser window which contains a monthly view of dates and also has the capability of scrolling backwards and forwards to other months.
FILE UPLOAD
The process of transferring files from the end users machine to the server can now be accomplished by using the File Upload component. This component generates the necessary code to enable an end user to select files from their machine and submit the files so that they are uploaded to the server.
EXAMPLE PACK
The CodeCharge Studio example pack comes in the form of a CodeCharge Studio project within which there are different sub-projects which implement various programming techniques.
EXPANDED DOCUMENTATION
This expanded documentation should greatly aid the user in realizing the full potential of CodeCharge Studio 2.0. In addition to this, the documentation shall be provided and maintained in electronic format so that necessary updates can be delivered quickly.
MULTI-SELECT LISTBOX
The listbox component has been improved to allow the end user to select multiple values within the listbox, unlike in previous versions where only one value could be selected. The Multi-Select listbox can therefore be used in database tables with one-to-many relationships.
SEARCH AND REPLACE
The search and replace functionality within the CodeCharge Studio 2.0 IDE has been greatly enhanced to support searches across multiple files as well as use advanced features such as regular expressions to specify the criteria.
OPTIMIZED GRID COMPONENT
The grid component has been improved to support a larger number of fields.
JAPANESE VERSION
CodeCharge Studio 2.0 will also see the release of a localized Japanese version to be distributed by AG Tech in the Japanese market.
RECOMMENDATIONS
INSTALLATION
Please backup your Project files and uninstall the previous version of CodeCharge Studio before installing the new version 2.0.
ACTIVATION
CodeCharge Studio 1.0 serial numbers can be used to activate CodeCharge Studio 2.0. New serial numbers are not needed.
PRODUCT USAGE
After opening an existing CodeCharge Studio project with CodeCharge Studio 2.0, you should re-generate the whole project (Website). If you have made modifications to any of the Common files (for example hand-coded the database connection string), you may need to delete the modified section and re-apply those changes again after the new code is re-generated.
If you have created any new projects with a prior Beta version of CodeCharge Studio 2.0 you may need to adjust custom events within your projects. The names of certain object properties have been changed in the new version of CodeCharge Studio 2.0 to achieve better synchronization between the supported programming languages. The property "TempDir", for example, was renamed to "TemporaryFolder" in all languages except ASP/VBScript. We have provided the following program that automates the conversion process: CCSB20_converter.zip. These changes should not affect CCS 1.0 users.
Release Notes for CodeCharge Studio 2.0...
CODECHARGE 2.0.5
CodeCharge 2.0.5 (date of release: March 15th, 2002)...
NEW FEATURES
NEW GUI FEATURES THAT LET YOU WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY
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Each Page as well as Form can have a unique style
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An expanded page navigation mechanism allows for easier traversal of records
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Added new programming events ("Before Execute", "Before Cancel", "Custom Navigation", "Custom Includes" and "Custom Show Page")
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All the Custom events now have an "Obtain Generated Code" button which retrieves the code that would be generated by default and allows you to manipulated it within CodeCharge.
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When displaying related values, Label type fields can now implement a LEFT JOIN in addition to the previously available Inner-Join
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Allow selection of GET or POST method for transferring form parameters
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Allow custom content in section of generated HTML
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Added new "Separate Blocks" attribute for Grid forms of Columnar and Justified types
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Added a style item for the RecordSeparatorTD that appears in Columnar and Justified Grid forms
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Added a new XML based feature to display comprehensive page information at a glance
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A custom initial value can now be specified for ListBox fields
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Added a "Height" attribute for ListBox fields
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Added a "RadioList" field type
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Added an option to automatically notify users when new updates are available
LANGUAGE SPECIFIC FEATURES
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ASP.NET/C# Beta 2 support
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ColdFusion&Templates support
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HTMLEncoding attribute for use with ASP. Fixes issues with international characters
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Selection of default file extension for PHP and Perl
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Added LongReadLen value for DBI module for use with Perl
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Allow persistent connections for PHP
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You no longer have to specify a "Server Side Application Path" for JSP projects
BUG FIXES
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Default values in ListBoxes now function correctly in search forms
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Checkbox field values are now preserved after a validation warning is displayed on the form
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Numeric values are now processed correctly in SQL UPDATE statements
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Multi-key records are now processed correctly
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Grid sorting now works correctly when receiving two similar input parameters
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Columnar grid form type no longer adds unnecessary line breaks
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Search forms now work with numbers containing periods (.)
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Input variables are transferred successfully through record forms