August 27, 2007

xStarter 1.8.9

  • The RefreshTray action has been added, it is used to clear the icons of the program that are not running any more from the tray.
  • All FTP actions now support the PASV command that is used to switch to the passive mode (the Force old port option).
  • Action Print now have simple printer selection.
  • Now it is possible to work with databases via ADO:the AdoConnect action is used to connect to a database, the AdoQuery action is used to perform a query, the AdoQueryValue function is used to get values from a query, the AdoQueryEof, AdoQueryBof functions are used to get the status of a query, the AdoQueryOperation action is used to move inside a query or to close it, the AdoDisconnect action is used to disconnect from a database.
  • Now it is possible to work with queries in the xStarter FBIB: the fbIbQuery action is used to perform a query, the FbIbQueryValue function is used to get values from a query, the FbIbQueryEof, FbIbQueryBof functions are used to get the status of a query, the FbIbQueryOperation action is used to move inside a query or to close it.
  • The InputVar action now allows you to enter not only the date, but also the time, it also has special fields for selecting folders or files and allows you to specify string values for selecting them from a drop-down menu.
  • Variables on the Vars tab now allow you to enter not only the date, but also the time, they can also display special fields for selecting folders or files.
  • By default, somewhat different rules are now used to process variables and functions, they are now enclosed in square brackets. This change allows you to use variables, the results of performed actions, etc. in the SendKey action.
  • When you save a section from the File menu of the program, all tasks in the section get new internal identifiers. It makes it possible to avoid confusion when tasks from the new and old sections are run.
  • The SearchText and SearchParamsText actions can now return a string with the matching text as well.
  • The Zip and Backup actions are now implemented via another component to make zip files and there are no more problems with the names of non-English files inside archives.
  • The new DeleteOldFiles action that works similarly to DeleteOldBackups, but is oriented to the file date.
  • New action FileExist.
  • Action GetDateTime now return week number of date.
  • xStarter WebPilot now have function {Client_IP}, returning TCP/IP address of connected computer.
  • The bug in GetTextBlockCount has been fixed, the action used to return 1 item more than the actual number of items.
  • Fixed some other minor bugs.

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