APPX Release 4.1 Conference

APPX Release 4.1 APPX 4.1 is the single, most significant release in the history of the product!

APPX Release 4.1 GUI Design by Specification RDBMS Enhancements Performance Three Major Areas of Focus

APPX Release 4.1 HPUX 11 AIX Solaris 8 Windows NT 4 SP6 Windows 2000 Red Hat Linux 6.2 SCO 5.0.4p NCR SVR4 MP RAS OS OS Requirements

APPX Release 4.1 Oracle 7, 8 Sybase 12 DB2 6.1 (Windows NT/2000) DB2 7.1 (Unix) SQL Server 2000 Access 2000 RDBMS Requirements

APPX Release 4.1 OS Release RDBMS Release Data files are compatible Design files changed Design files cannot be downgraded Upgrade Considerations...

APPX Release 4.1 APPX Reportwriter (SQL) APPX Client (GUI) APPX/ODBC Driver Language Translation Four sessions per user Web Interface to APPX Backend APPX Client in a Browser APPX/Net FREE Features in APPX 4.1!!!

APPX Release 4.1 User Rights Designer Rights RDBMS Interfaces Maintenance –Software Updates –Tech Support Only Four Chargeable Items!!!

APPX Release 4.1 Menu processes Input processes GUI Design by Specification

APPX Release 4.1 Included with APPX 4.1 Application DMO 00 Database DMO Requires APPX GUI Client GUI Demo Application

APPX Release 4.1 Title Bar Wallpaper/Background Color Pull-down Menus Toolbar buttons Right-Click Menu Buttons Frames Labels Pictures Fields GUI Menus/Inputs

APPX Release 4.1 Title bar Color Title Text –Text Alignment (Left/Right/Center) –Text Font/Scaling/Style/Color Resource (Icon) Buttons (Help/Return/End) Title Bar Attributes

APPX Release 4.1 Resource (Wallpaper) Background Color Border Style Border Color Window Attributes

APPX Release 4.1 Defined as GUI Attributes of Optional Children Multiple pull-down menus Multiple pullout menus Menu Item Resource (Icon) Menu Item Icon location (Left/Right of text) Shortcut keys Menu Item Text (Font/Scaling/Style/Color) Menu Item Background color Pull-Down/Right-Click Menus

APPX Release 4.1 Separator Lines (Before/After) Invisible? Enabled? Menu Item Tooltips Pull-Down/Right-Click Menus

APPX Release 4.1 Isolate graphics from application Different graphic for each “state” Identifies graphic location type –Server –Client Identifies graphic location –Pathname –url Named Resources

APPX Release 4.1 Graphic formats supported –GIF –Animated GIF –JPEG –BMP Named Resources

APPX Release 4.1 Stored in memory Implemented via ILF statements –CREATE –SCRATCH –OPEN Possible uses –Increase runtime performance –Constrained Scans –Temporary copy of disk file Cached Files

APPX Release 4.1 Client-side printing Send file to client Retrieve file from client Run a “document” on client Run a program on client Desktop Integration via the APPX Client

APPX Release 4.1 Triggered by file I/O Defined as “rules” for a file –File Open –Post Read –Pre Update –Post Update –File Close File Level Event Points

APPX Release 4.1 Possible uses –Enforcing referential Integrity between files Key change Delete related records –Updates to related files File Level Event Points

APPX Release 4.1 Support for variable length records –Support for compressed records –Save disk space –Quick restructures Support for larger file sizes –Up to 4GB for Unix –Up to 2GB for Windows APPXIO

APPX Release 4.1 “Automatic” Fast Queries Query record selection will use indexes –APPX will pick the “best” index to use –Designer can supply “hints” BEG AT END AT APPX will skip the sort if possible APPX will sort in memory if possible –APPX_RUN_MEM –APPX_DISK_SORT_THRESHOLD “Fast” Queries

APPX Release 4.1 “Designed” fast queries –Optimize complex selection logic –New event point ESTABLISH PCF RANGE –New subroutine PROCESS QUERY RECORD “Fast” Queries

APPX Release 4.1 ILF Statements –PASS statement enhanced –RECEIVE statement implemented Use with –GOSUB –Process invocation ILF statements –Automatic/Optional child processes Nested subroutine “calls” supported “True” Subroutines

APPX Release 4.1 PASS Statement –Pass arguments to “subroutines” –Returned results from “subroutines” RECEIVE Statement –Receive arguments Automatic data type conversion –Localize variables “True” Subroutines

APPX Release 4.1 Major rewrite of RDBMS interfaces –Significantly improved performance –Major new features –Support for more databases RDBMS Interfaces

APPX Release 4.1 Significantly improved performance –Quick restructures Use ALTER TABLE when possible –Faster record I/O SQL Statement Caching Retrieve rows by Row ID Partial Record I/O Cached Files RDBMS Interfaces

APPX Release 4.1 Major new features –Commit COMMIT statement Process Commit Mode –Compatibility –PCF Cycle –End –Manual –Rollback ROLLBACK statement SAVE PNT statement RDBMS Interfaces

APPX Release 4.1 Major new features –Field Overrides when creating tables Field Name Field Type Nullability –Table Sizing when creating table FMS Group enhanced –Better data type conversions RDBMS Interfaces

APPX Release 4.1 Support for more databases –Oracle –ODBC for Windows MS SQL Server MS Access –DB2 (Beta status) –Sybase (Beta status) –ODBC for Unix/Linux (Beta status) RDBMS Interfaces

APPX Release 4.1 FMS Groups –Replaced control strings with specifications –Added Table sizing options –Added a few RDBMS runtime options –Added Identities for remote logins User IDs Passwords RDBMS Interfaces

APPX Release 4.1 Oracle table MS SQL Server Text Files Data Dictionary Importer (0UT)

APPX Release 4.1 Generates: –Menus –File Maintenance –Transaction Entry –File Lists Application Generator

APPX Release 4.1 Fixed all known bugs New version of “asql” table importer –Prompts for Login –Prompts for host/port –Prompts for Database/Application Improved reliability Improved performance APPX/ODBC Driver for Windows

APPX Release 4.1 Client Applications –Prompt for login Validate Server login Validate APPX login –Run File Level Event Points –Enforce APPX Data Security –Enforce APPX Key Protection APPX/ODBC Driver for Windows

APPX Release 4.1 Enforce APPX Data Security –File Read/Modify –Field Read/Modify –Record Access Enforce APPX Key Protection –Key Change –Key Delete APPX/ODBC Driver for Windows

APPX Release 4.1 Buttons on menu and input images Pull-down menu –System (Direct Process 1) –Application (Direct Process 2) –Process (Current Process) Title Bar with buttons Check boxes for Logic fields Horizontal scrolling Scrolling text fields Auto-GUI for Character Mode Applications

APPX Release 4.1 Scan indicators (Binoculars) –PCF scan –DLU scan List box for token fields Scrolling screens –Boxes around column headings –Separator lines between fields and records –Scroll bar Auto-GUI for Character Mode Applications