Clarion News - June 1999

Posted June 28 1999

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June 28, 1999

CWICWEB's New Look
Steve Parker has given his CWICWEB site a new look. Among the links on this page are the three Clarion knowledge bases and Steve's index to every article published in CTJ, CWJ, COL, and Clarion Magazine.

New Handy Tools Build Available
A new Handy Tools build (L) is now available. New features include ruler, slider, and drive selector controls. There's also a filter control that translates plain language statements into Clarion filter strings, and a template/class which adds a number of features such as tagging and sorting to non-ABC browses and list boxes.

Special Agent Special Price Ends June 30
The Special Agent Introductory price of $149 ($50 off the regular price) expires June 30, 1999. A demo is available from the web site.

Asher To Keynote DevCon '99
Hank Asher, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of eData.com (formerly Indar), will present the Keynote Address at DevCon '99. Asher is also the founder of Database Technologies, a $500 million company built on Clarion technology.

Pervasive Discontinues Btrieve 6.15
Pervasive Software Inc. will discontinue general availability of Btrieve on June 30, 1999. Technical support for 6.15 will continue through September 1, 1999.

June 21, 1999

Report & Presentation Manager v5b (Interim Release)
RPM5b is now available for download by all registered users of RPM5. This release is for C5PE and C5EE with at least the SR1 patch. This update fixes a problem with empty reports and CW timers, large reports and "print & remain" and a fairly rare ASCII export problem. If you encounter any problems during installation please contact Lodestar Software at support@LodestarSoftware.com. A full install of RPM5B will be available shortly.

Zip Code Library for Clarion 5 Now Available
The Zip Code Library for Clarion 5 is now available from Topspeed Corporation. Contact TopSpeed Sales at (800) 354-5444 or your local distributor to acquire updates.

Data Modeler Updated
There is a new version of Data Modeller available for both Clarion 5 Enterprise ( DM 5.2000 b) and Clarion 5 Professional (DM 5.0001 b). This version requires Clarion 5a ( SP1) to run, and will run with Clarion 5 b (SP2). Clarion 5 Professional users can use the same password as the previous update.

ABC Free Templates and Tools Updated
The ABC Free Templates and Tools have been updated with bug fixes and new features including the ability to exclude ABC classes and include files.

June 14, 1999

etc Activity Schedule Layout Poll
Lee White has posted a new online survey for the East Tennessee Clarion Developer's Conference. This one is for your preferred schedule of activities. The conference will be bookended by classes, most likely ABC/OOP and SQL/ODBC.

CPCS Report Emailer Addon Now Available
CPCS now has an addon product which allows for fast and easy emailing of CPCS reports and the optional report viewer/printer. Purchase includes versions for Clarion5 (Legacy & ABC), Clarion4 (Legacy & ABC), and CW2003 (Legacy).

June 7, 1999

etc 2000 Scheduled For May 22
It's official - there will be another East Tennessee Clarion Developer's Conference. etc 2000 will be held in at the Edgewater Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN during the week of May 22.

Imaging Templates Support ABC And Legacy
The latest version of the Imaging Templates is now available for download. This release contains support for both ABC and legacy apps for $149.

Clarion Profile Exchange
The Clarion Profile Exchange has been updated. This release includes a number of freeware templates and download links for many demos and templates. You must have the newly released Version 3.5 of Product Scope 32 Bookmarks to view these data files.

Wholesale Distribution Accounting Package Available To Developers
KV Enterprises, Inc. has a complete royalty-free Wholesale Distributor Accounting Package coded in C5. Modules include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Order Entry, and Payroll. Source is included. Online help and security is built in.

Help On Creating Help
Following his DevCon and EuroDevCon talks on writing help, James Fortune has created a web page containing links to help creation resources.

HTTP Server Edition Version 1.5 Released
Mike Pasley has released version 1.5 of his "Nothing But Clarion, Nothing But 'Net" HTTP Server/Internet Framework Template which allows for fast creation and testing of all-Clarion web servers. Some knowledge of HTML is required. Price is $99. Free beta of PowerMerge Mail Merge Templates included.

ABC Free Templates and Tools Updated
The ABC Free Templates and Tools have been updated with bug fixes and new features. The uninstall no longer uninstalls Clarion 5, and new templates features include class exporting and thread limiting.

DevCon '99 Presentation Survey
Going to DevCon in September? Topspeed has an on-line survey page where you can indicate which sessions you will/may attend. The survey will expire on Wednesday, June 23, 1999.