CoreReader

The Universal Access Data Utility


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Change Log

( Upgrades, Fixes, and Enhancements )


Find your current release number by pressing CoreReader's "about" button.


release
     
purpose description
00101 Version 5.
70701 job server Added an external backup job to file jobs.
bug fix The disable-on-error toggle was not working.
job server A job can be assigned to a computer, logon, or runtime ID.
job server Reduced the CPU load to increase computer sharing.
job server A job can run external objects on error, execution, and no data found.
70401 job server Autoload toggle added for the job server.
job server Table prepared for output format with 20 new columns.
Upgrade requires job re-entry.
job server Added file manipulation jobs.
job server Added manual queue over-ride.
70304 jobs Fast machines with a small job queue could duplicate a job run. The scheduler now compensates for that.
job server Added an individual spinlock for each job.
Upgrade requires job re-entry.
70211 job server Upgraded the embedded database manager to support the heavier load of job servers.
job server Added data insert jobs.
Upgrade requires job re-entry.
70101 version Version 4 released.
multi-user Enabled multi-user installations.
Upgrade requires configuration re-entry.
multi-user Added a permission management screen.
admin Added a system administration screen.
config Simplified personal configurations.
jobs Improved and extended the job manager and job server.
utilities Added backup and purge utilities.
60611 gateway CorePort interface has been moved into the gateway server.
Some work remains, but it is now functional.
Multiple connection ability needs to be fixed.
60409 database Upgraded the embedded database manager.
Requires a database purge PRIOR to upgrade.
jobs Total rebuild of job manager and job server.
Upgrade requires job re-entry.
60320 database Embedded the new AxleBase database manager.
Upgrade requires data and configuration re-entry.
size CoreReader's working database is considerably smaller.
connections Simplified. All parameters are now in the connection screen.
connections Added a connection string builder for developers.
connections Connection parameters are saved every time that connection is made.
configuration Simplified.
sorts Fixed extended sorts in the data browser.
multi-user Multi-user disabled until that sub-system is rebuilt for the new database manager. The new database manager will be far safer for multi user-operations.
50103 server New toggle for text returns. CoreSetReturnColumnHeaders
bug fix CoreCloseConnection: Implemented. I had forgotten it.
41225 server Added ability for client to specify column separators.
server Allowed client to specify column headers.
server CoreInitialize: To increase control, the command has been expanded to allow complete inititialization as in the past or to allow connections to be kept open.
40404 gateway Server returns now include dataset objects.
40301 statistics System statistics now support the gateway server.
GUI output Improved handling of ill-defined character columns such as the MySql text type.
Thanks to prompting by Dan Wisniewski of Southfield MI.
40201 returns Increased return speed of text, xml, web pages and grid.
output Added a separated text output to the GUI and to the server.
40101 server Enhanced security to better support the GUI.
internal Streamlining removed a thousand lines of code from the GUI report module.
SOAP Added SOAP output to the GUI.
bug fix Corrected several bugs in the XML schema module of the GUI and a couple in the server's schema module.
31214 updates Added a configuration to allow SQL updates and DDL commands from the GUI.
(This may be dumb, but I must compete against IBM and Microsoft.)
updates Added a configuration control to allow SQL updates and DDL commands from the server.
connection Added more driver selections.
31111 bug fix An attempt to change to a non standard delimiter made the system unuseable.
Thanks to Klaus Rumold of Balingen Germany.
bug fix The SQL dialect was incorrectly setting the numeric option which caused numeric variables to fail.
Thanks again to Klaus Rumold of Balingen Germany.
31011 query save Saving a query now maintains text formatting.
30927 version Released version 3 with a server.
config Improved handling of multi-valued items while job server runs.
30901 server Added a (real) Datasource Server.
config Removed multi-instancing to protect the Datasource Server.
jobs Simplified job controller.
bug fix Database relocation was not working.
Thanks for the report from Lucas Liu of Hong Kong.
jobs Job server now initializes on every cycle.
30803 refresh Improved data browser refresh.
brands Alleviated confusion between server names and brand names.
30701 database The AxleBase database manager has been embedded.
30601 internal The embedded database manager now offers beginners more SQL with which to experiment.
connection Allowed CoreReader database connections.
30510 jobs Added a setting for cycle buffer time.
SQL Added ability to change the SQL wild card character for deviant dialects.
FoxPro Completed the FoxPro connection. It had been overlooked.
Thanks for the tip and help from Peter Gore of the U.K.
bug fix CoreReader had become too picky about his location and would not run in a path that included a space.
Thanks for the report from Peter Gore of the U.K.
SQL Added a non-standard SQL syntax toggle.
Oracle CoreReader now supports Oracle non-standard plus joins. (See the Oracle section of the docs.)
30405 examples Corrected some of the connection examples. (May be too late. May have driven some beginners insane.)
30306 job server Added a job server.
GUI Added ability to remove controls for non-technical personnel.
CLI Separated CLI (command line interface) from the GUI.
CLI Added a raw SQL statement option to the CLI.
connections Allowed operator to save invalid connections.
30208 interfaces Added a command line interface.
output Added disk-only output for systems.
query lib Added a query library interface
skill levels Added a non-technical skill level for organizations.
query lib Added descriptions to stored procedures.
query lib Added point and click for stored procedures.
30105 bug fix Last connection record was duplicated.
Thanks for the report from Ron Selby of Oklahoma City.
21204 reports Added file inclusion to web page output.
config Made blob handling a multi-valued setting.
config Made the auto load a multi-valued setting.
config Added SQL settings for each data connection.
logs Added a statistics log.
21102 BLOBs Added a display toggle to increase control.
functions Enhanced and added selectors.
joins Elucidated the join types.
21005 names CoreReader reports locations of user naming errors.
Thanks for the idea from Chris Dickinson of Little Rock AR.
                               



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