PxPlus 2022 (version 19.00), May 2022
PxPlus 2022 consists of various new features and enhancements, including Webster+, File Maintenance Generator and Report Writer enhancements, updated PxPlus security with OpenSSL 3.0.2 and much more.
Major New Features
Added OpenSSL 3.0.2 support
Enhanced Webster+
Enhanced File Maintenance Generator to support new Webster+ enhancements
Updated the Chromium Browser Object to use the latest Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) library
Ability to define File Access Web services to simplify the creation of REST-based URL-style read and write requests for accessing files
New PxPlus System Analysis utility to analyze and troubleshoot a PxPlus installation and setup
New PxPlus Wiki to maintain application documentation
PxPlus 2022 Enhancements
Language Changes
Usability enhancements for adding Watch Variables and Break Points when using PxPlus Debugging Environment
Ability to identify in the launch message and the system tray when EZWeb Server is running in Secure mode
Enhanced Chromium Browser Object to display a warning page which users can choose to ignore if loading a Web page with a certificate error
Ability to specify the maximum file size that the PxPlus Log File can attain when defining the Log File
Added the ability to use HTML Named Colors
Improved the CLIP system command to clip from the current program level instead of program level one
OPTION Mnemonics
Ability to specify the maximum file size that the PxPlus Log File can attain when defining the LogFile
Note: The above option can be read using the FIN function.
Enhanced IDE, Nomads, iNomads and Toolkit
New Secure fields added to the IDE EZWeb Server launcher
SSL Certificate field to specify the PEM or PFX file containing server certificate information
Certificate Key field to specify the PEM file containing the certificate private key
PFX Password field to enter the PFX certificate password
Enhanced capability for setting Folder tabs State colors by using %Nomads properties, Themes and Visual Classes
Ability to Choose an Initial Sort Column when using a Smart List Box or Smart Grid
Added Calendar Definition to the Utilities menu in both Library Object Selection and Nomads Session Manager
Ability to assign a bitmap when the Text property for a Button, Check Box and Radio Button is defined as fixed, expression or message library reference
File Maintenance Generator
Ability to create Non-File Maintenance Forms for generating dashboard-like NOMADS panels and HTML pages
Ability to define Additional Buttons (standard, hyperlink, drop list) to be placed before and/or after Browse and Action buttons
Ability to enter Panel Notes
Ability to add:
Input Fields to NOMADS panels and HTML pages
HTML Calculations to Data Dictionary elements on HTML pages
Data Dictionary elements or additional variables as Hidden Fields for use in calculations on HTML pages
Grids to HTML pages
Drop List Type Button objects
Text Fields to NOMADS panels and HTML pages
Ability to add HTML Events to:
Data Dictionary elements
Ability to change the HTML Section Size using the right click menu in the Layout Grid
Ability to add Half Horizontal Lines to NOMADS panels and HTML pages
Webster+
Webster+ Inspector changes
Added New Text button for creating different types of text files
Ability to View Text Files, Data Files, PDFs
Ability to view File Information (data dictionary, data classes, etc.) for a selected data file via the PxPlus Wiki
Added support to allow the use of certain PxPlus functions in Webster+ Calculations
Added a PxPlus Wiki for maintaining your application documentation
New Webster+ Setup options added to the Misc. tab
Wiki Subsystem Enabled option to allow the system to check for Wiki documentation on the pages in the system
Wiki Link Text option to enter the HTML text to display when Wiki documentation is available or can be added to the system
Dynamic Wiki Creation option to allow the system to dynamically create basic Wiki documentation on-the-fly for the pages displayed
Google Maps APIKey option to enter an API Key obtained from Google
Enable MSGBOX directive option to allow the application to issue MSGBOX directives for display on the server console
New Webster+ Methods
AddRow method used to add a row to a Grid
ChgRow method used to update an existing row in a Grid
DelRow method used to delete an existing row in a Grid
OptionBox method used to update a named infobox with message text followed by up to five options from which the user can select
PopInput method used to provide an enhanced MsgBox that will prompt for input
Ability to create Drag/Drop Lists
New Webster+ Short Codes and Short Code Options
Dragitem/Dropitem short codes that can be used interchangeably to define the items in a drag/drop list
Draglist/Droplist short codes that can be used interchangeably to insert a box containing items that can be dragged/dropped to another drag/drop list or rearranged within the box itself
Map short code for inserting a Google map directly into the HTML page
Dataclass option that is used on the [input] short code to look up input characteristics based on the specified data class
Dropmenu option that adds a drop arrow on the right edge of a button to launch the specified menu
Dropon option that is specified on a drag/drop list and defines a comma-separated list of drag/drop lists into which its items can be dropped
Itemclass option that defines the HTML class (CSS) to be applied to each of the items in a drag/drop list
Key option that allows specification of the Google Map API key alignment
Static option that is used on the [map] short code to indicate that the map is to display as a fixed image
Symbol option that is used to declare the symbol to appear in front of the text for a drag/drop item
Zoom option that defines the zoom factor for a [map] short code
New Webster+ Classes for drag/drop lists
Candelete class used to indicate that all items in the list are to have a small "x" on the right edge for deleting the item when clicked
Fullline class used to indicate that all items in the list are to occupy the full line in the list, not just the width of the contents
Square class used to indicate that all items in the list are to be drawn with square corners
New Webster+ no_newline class that can be used on a [button] short code to suppress the new line that generally follows the button
New Webster+ Events
New Webster+ Queries
Calculator query to display a calculator keypad
Google Map query to display a Google map for a specified address
Open File query to display an open file selection dialog
Added support for setting up Webster+ using an IIS Server
iNomads
Enhanced iNomads calendar logic to support multiple date formats
Added a new default Image size when using an iNomads popup
Added the ability to use HTML Named Colors
Themes and Visual Classes
Added text Alignment and Word Wrap capability for Buttons, Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
Added Colors (States) properties for Folders
Added Disable Background Color and Disable Text Color properties for Drop Boxes, List Boxes, Multi-Lines, Variable Drop Boxes and Variable List Boxes
Data Dictionary
Enhanced the entry of Notes associated with a selected data element
Updated the GetIndexDescription$( ) method in database/PVXDb objects to show columns in descending order by appending "/d"
Data Class Definition
Added the ability to enter Notes associated with a Data Class definition
Views
Added support for one to many relationships in the *VIEW* interface
Query Changes
Ability to Choose an Initial Sort Column when the query is initially loaded
Added support for Arrays in the Query definition
Report Writer
New Post Report Logic option to specify a program or logic to invoke when a report is completed
New Suppress Post Report Logic option to suppress execution of defined Post Report Logic while previewing or printing the report within the Report Designer
Ability to define Dynamic Run-Time Filters by specifying the data elements that users can choose from to filter a report at run time
Ability to specify the Destination Pathname for the output file of a report
Ability to generate multiple individual reports based on data Groups within a report
Ability to Force a New Page within a Detail line group
New Ignore Class Validations option in Report Parameters to allow a value to be entered at run time that would not pass validation (e.g. Start/End value ranges)
PxIO Library and PxServer
Upgraded to OpenSSL 3.0.2
Utilities and Commands
*MAP utility that uses the Google Maps interface to display a popup window on the screen with the address specified
*TOOLS/REGEXSUB utility to perform regular expression substitution similar to Apache RedirectMatch
*TOOLS/HOSTTEST utility to test your system to confirm that WindX can spawn a subordinate task using the *plus/cs/spawn (*plus/spawn) utility
*TOOLS/CHARTIMAGE utility enhanced to retrieve Chart Definition
*TOOLS/SMS utility enhanced to allow SMS service name to be case insensitive
Other Changes for Reference
Nomads Properties
%NOMADS'Disable_Folder_Colors$ sets the default color(s) of a disabled folder tab
%NOMADS'Disable_Folder_TextClr$ sets the color of the text displayed in the tab of a disabled folder
%NOMADS'Hover_Folder_Colors$ sets the default hover color(s) of a folder tab
%NOMADS'Hover_Folder_TextClr$ sets the hover color of the text displayed in a folder tab
%NOMADS'Tab_Folder_Colors$ sets the default color(s) of a normal folder tab
%NOMADS'Tab_Folder_TextClr$ sets the color of the text displayed in a normal folder tab
Properties
CertErrExceptions$ property added to Chromium Browser Object to Get/Set a list of servers where certificate errors are ignored
INI Contents Options
Ability to specify the maximum file size that the PxPlus Log File can attain when defining the LogFile
Environment Variables
Ability to specify the maximum file size that the PxPlus Log File can attain when defining PXP_LOGFILE
Added PXP_WEB_BSZ for setting a larger TCP block size (BSZ) value that will allow PxPlus Web Server to handle larger responses