[Fwd: Product News - Version 3.00.1e]
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------0F7C6C6B8B5B715BE94DF8E9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit As announced by 4JS last friday (my birthday). --------------0F7C6C6B8B5B715BE94DF8E9 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from luna.worldonline.nl (luna.worldonline.nl [195.241.48.131]) by io.worldonline.nl (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA16482 for <hjs@io.worldonline.nl>; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:10:50 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from mercury.4js.com (mercury.4js.com [212.23.195.66]) by luna.worldonline.nl (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAB09651 for <hjs@worldonline.nl>; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:10:50 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from maillist@localhost) by mercury.4js.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA05196 for fourjs-users-list; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:43:13 +0100 (WET DST) Received: from athena (athena.4js.com [212.23.195.94]) by mercury.4js.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA05130; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:30:36 +0100 (WET DST) Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990730221131.00b4d650@pobox.4js.com> X-Sender: tomazi@pobox.4js.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:27:42 +0200 To: fourjs-users@4js.com From: "Georges A. Tomazi" <gt@4js.com> Subject: Product News - Version 3.00.1e Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-fourjs-users@4js.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fourjs-users@4js.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 FOUR J'S DEVELOPMENT TOOLS PRODUCT NEWS FOUR J'S UNIVERSAL COMPILER Four J's Universal Compiler version 3.00.1e is being released today July 30, 1999. The previous released version was 2.10.4c2. As this is a major release, If upgrading from any older version, both 4GL source code and forms must be recompiled as the P-Code is not compatible. For this particular reason, both versions 3.00.1e and 2.10.4c2 will be kept online for some time. FOUR J'S DYNAMIC VIRTUAL MACHINE Four J's Dynamic Virtual Machine version 3.00.1e is being released today July 30, 1999. The previous released version was 2.10.4c2.This software package is required to deploy applications compiled with Four J's Universal Compiler and include support for all graphical clients, namely Microsoft Windows 3.11, 9x, NT, X Window System (X11), web browsers (HTML and Java) and support for ASCII terminals. For the same compatibility issues above, both versions 3.00.1e and 2.10.4c2 will be kept online for some time. NEW FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS INTRODUCED IN VERSION 3.00.1e - Global Language Support. - Java Client. - SQL grammar extension - Year 2000 enhanced support. - INPUT ARRAY instruction extension. - Reports extensions. - 4GL language extensions. - Graphical clients extensions (see below). NEW FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS INTRODUCED IN GRAPHICAL CLIENTS - Local editing. - Global layout of screen arrays. - Cut and paste. - Control frame management - Microsoft Windows system colors support. - Folder tabs. - Status line. - Splash screen. BUG FIXES - More than 200 bug fixes (full list in the release notes) COMPILER AND DVM SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS - DEC OSF 3.2 and higher (GLS not supported) - Digital Unix 4.2 and higher - HP-UX 9.07 and higher - IBM AIX 3.2.5 and higher (GLS not supported) - IBM AIX 4.1 and higher (GLS not supported) - IBM 4.2.1 and higher - Linux w/lib5 - Linux w/GNU lib 2.0.x (SuSE 6.0, RedHat 5.2, ...) - Linux w/GNU lib 2.1 (RedHat 6.0, ...) - Microsoft Windows 95 (Dynamic Virtual Machine Only) - Microsoft Windows 98 (Dynamic Virtual Machine Only) - Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 (Service Pack 5) - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 and higher) - SCO Unix 3.2.5 (COFF binary, GLS not supported) - SCO OpenServer 3.2v5.0.x (ELF binary) - SCO UnixWare 7.x (version 7.1 recommended) - Sequent Dynix/ptx 4.4.2 and higher - SGI IRIX 5.x (o32 binary, GLS not supported) - SGI IRIX 6.1 and higher (n32 binary) - Siemens Reliant Unix 5.42 and higher - Sun Solaris SPARC 2.5.1 and higher - Sun Solaris x86 2.6 and higher MICROSOFT WINDOWS CLIENT (WTK) SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS Four J's Universal Compiler v.3.00.1e support the Microsoft Windows graphical client (WTK) version 1.483 and higher. The Microsoft Windows client is available on the following platforms : - Microsoft Windows 95 (Win32s extension required) - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 (Service Pack 5) - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 and higher) JAVA CLIENT (CLI-JAVA v.1.00.1a1) REQUIRED COMPONENTS BROWSERS SUPPORTED (displays information and uses JDK 1.1 with Swing) - Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or later with Microsoft JVM build 3167 (Win32) - Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or later (Macintosh) with MRJ 2.1.1 - Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later (Win32, Unix) - JRE's Appletviewer (based on JDK 1.1) - Sun HotJava SERVERS SUPPORTED (must be able to process servlets according to JSDK 2.0) - Apache 1.3.x with JServ 0.9.11+ - Apache 1.3.x with JServ 1.0b3+ - Sun JavaWebServer 1.1.3 - W3C Jigsaw 2.0.2 - Live Software's JRun 2.2.x add-on for IIS, PWS, Netscape, Apache. INFORMIX EQUIVALENCE Four J's Universal Compiler / Dynamic Virtual Machine version 3.00.1e and all its components is the same product as Informix Dynamic 4GL version 3.00.UC1/TC1. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES Four J's Universal Compiler / Dynamic Virtual Machine version 3.00.1e full documentation (Adobe PDF format) will be available for download from Four J's Development Tools web site by mid August 1999. Four J's Universal Compiler / Dynamic Virtual Machine version 3.00.1e demo version will be available for download from Four J's Development Tools web site by mid August 1999. For more information check the release notes included with the compiler/DVM distribution. A document summarizing all features introduced in version 3.00.1e is available for download from the customers download area. As our usual policy, all customers under maintenance have free access to the new release from Four J's Development Tools' web server (http://www.4js.com/). 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