OI 9.3 Beta – ARev32

And finally we reach day nine and the last of my postings taking a look at the OpenInsight 9.3 beta release highlights.  Today we will take a look at what the new release has in store for our ARev clients that are making (or planning on making) the move to ARev32.  The readme includes five modifications and they include:

1. Case options now work correctly on selects.
2. Environment ini files have been enhanced to allow for user environments.
3. Selecting with parentheses in the selection criteria no longer causes the select to cancel.
4. ARev32 and CTO configuration records have been enhanced to conform to the CFG_XXX format.
5. An additional AREV32/CTO configuration option has been included.  Setting field 6 to “<<NONE>>” will suppress the auto-start of ARev32 in AREV32_xxx_FORM (for graphical debugging.
6. V23 (AREV32 RUN) has also been updated to save the stack when running in graphical debugging mode.

The 9.3 beta readme includes more details about the above items and the remaining items that I have not noted above.  In addition, it also includes many of the new features, enhancements and fixes throughout the 9.x releases.  Please drop
me a line if you would like to receive a copy of the full 9.3 beta readme file.

ARev32 / OI Hybrid Demo

Advanced Revelation (ARev) users often ask me what ARev32 provides them with. The short answer is a future proofed system in a world where DOS applications are feeling their age and running into problems. A move to ARev32 brings you into the 32-bit Windows world of OpenInsight, and shortly the 64-bit world.

Whilst a straight conversion leaves you with an ARev32 window that looks and feel just like it does under traditional ARev, an extended conversion can take you ‘a lot’ further.

My new ARev32 demo video (hosted on my YouTube RevSoftUK Channel) takes a quick look at ARev 3.12’s converted SAMPLES application and how it can be run within an OpenInsight MDI frame and then how you can mix GUI and ARev32 windows, including sending information between one and another.

It also takes a look at how ARev32 users can extend the flexibility of the ARev32 system by displaying two or more ARev application screens in their own ARev32 windows – effectively having a Customer screen open with a record and another for the Products record.

Click here to review the ARev32 Demo Video.