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SYNERGY/DE
8.1.5d IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL PLATFORMS
Synergy/DE
8.1.5d includes corrections to Synergy Language, xfServer,
xfServerPlus, Repository, ReportWriter, Connectivity
Series, xfNetLink COM, and xfNetLink .NET. On
Windows and OpenVMS, Synergy/DE 8.1.5d is a full distribution
that replaces 8.1.5b. On Unix, it is a set of download files
that replaces most of the 8.1.5/8.1.5b files. Refer to the
release
note files for details.
Download
version
8.1.5d today!
(You must be a HelpDesk Support
customer with ALM (Annual License Maintenance) to view the
release notes or to download this version. After clicking
on one of the links above, log into the Resource Center. You
will then be redirected to the appropriate Web pages.)
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SUPPORT
TECH TIP: RETRIEVING THE NUMBER OF ROWS IN A UI TOOLKIT LIST
WINDOW
Question:
How can I programmatically get the number of rows (including
header, footer, and title bar) in a list window?
Answer:
%U_WINMETRICS enables you to do this. (%U_WINMETRICS is available
in Synergy/DE 7.5 and higher.) Use a call like the following:
%U_WINMETRICS(D_WINDOW_RECT, %W_INFO(WIF_HWND, <wnd_id>),
<rect>)
where
<wnd_id> is the ID of the list window and <rect>
is a variable for the returned screen coordinates of the window.
To get the ID of the list window (which is different than
the list ID or the ID of the input window used to create the
list), do the following:
1. Include
system.def and lstprv.def in your UI Toolkit program.
2. Immediately
after the L_CREATE call used to create the list, get the value
of glst_scrid (a field in lstprv.def). It's important to get
this value immediately after the L_CREATE call because it
will change if you create another list.
For more information on %U_WINMETRICS, see the "Utility
Subroutines" chapter of the UI Toolkit Reference Manual.
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WHERE
IN THE WORLD IS SYNERGY/DE NOW?
Helping
N. H. Bragg keep the wheels turning after 150 years
Founded
in 1854, N. H. Bragg & Sons has been supplying Maine industry
for 150 years. Originally a blacksmith supplier selling coal
and bellows, anvils and hammering tools, steel and buggy parts,
the company has followed industrial development into present-day
markets with industrial, safety, and welding supplies. Today
the company is owned and managed by fifth and sixth generation
members of N. H. Bragg's family.
Celebrating
its 150th anniversary this year, the company serves a base
of more than 3,500 customers in Maine and New Hampshire, ranging
from the large pulp and paper mills, to the local repair shop.
Major customer groups also include manufacturers, forest-related
industries, fleet operators, contractors, governments, utilities,
and welding fabricators.
N. H.
Bragg uses an in-house Synergy/DE application to manage most
of its core business functions, including inventory control,
order entry, payables/receivables, and internal sales analysis.
The company migrated from VAX DIBOL to Synergy/DE 7.5 and
the Alpha two years ago, primarily to support TCP/IP applications
on OpenVMS. "Economically, moving to the Alpha made sense,"
explains Rodney Jacobs, MIS Manager at N. H. Bragg. "Our
maintenance expenses were reduced dramatically as a result."
Once on Alpha, Synergy/DE was the logical progression. "The
transition to Synergy/DE was absolutely seamless," adds
Jacobs. "We were up and running very quickly, and have
been very pleased with the quality, functionality, and vitality
of the Synergy suite of products."
One such
product is xfODBC, which N. H. Bragg uses for ad hoc
reporting in many areas of the business. "It's been great
being able to use xfODBC to get into the Alpha database
and quickly pull the information into Microsoft Excel for
manipulation and review," comments Jacobs.
The company's
150 years in business will be commemorated in a historical
book to be published later this year.
For more
information, visit N. H. Bragg's Web
site.
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PLATFORM
NEWS: MICROSOFT AND SUN REACH SEVERAL AGREEMENTS
Microsoft and Sun recently settled pending litigations and
agreed to share technologies so their products will work better
together. This technology sharing will include the Windows
operating system, as well as e-mail and database software.
They also plan to improve the technical collaboration between
Sun's Java and Microsoft's .NET technologies, and Microsoft
will certify Sun's Xeon servers with Windows. The companies
believe the improved interoperability between Sun and Microsoft
technologies will be a big benefit for their respective customers.
For more information, see this article
about the settlement and this interview
with both CEOs.
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ANNIVERSARY
CONTEST
Barbara
Russo of Monette Information Systems is the winner of the
1st Quarter 2004 Anniversary Contest!
Congratulations
Barbara and a belated happy anniversary to Monette Information
Systems, which celebrated its 26th anniversary in February.
Monette Information Systems, headquartered in Smithfield,
Virginia, provides quality computer solutions to the healthcare
industry, serving a base of more than 500 long-term care institutions
in 35 states. For more details, visit Monette's Web
site.
Do you
know when your company's anniversary is? If you do, enter
our Anniversary
Contest! Every quarter we'll draw from the companies celebrating
anniversaries during those months, and the winner will receive
a $100 American Express gift certificate. Good luck and Happy
Anniversary!
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SYNERGY/DE
8.1.7 COMING SOON; SYNERGEX ACCEPTING BETA TEST SIGNUPS
A new
Synergy/DE revision is in the works. Version 8.1.7 will provide
important improvements to developers, including
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Support
for other image file formats, such as GIF and JPEG, in
the Synergy Windows Print API and on UI Toolkit buttons.
(Synergy/DE currently supports BMP format only.) |
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Ability
to embed an XML document within another XML document (using
the CDATA syntax) |
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Performance
improvements in the Synergy XML API |
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Support
for passing variable length arrays of structures in xfNetLink
.NET and xfNetLink Java |
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Support
for runtime specification of xfServerPlus host
and port in xfNetLink .NET |
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Support
for custom package names in xfNetLink Java |
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xfODBC
enhancements to improve our support of COGNOS Impromptu
and certain Microsoft products |
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Miscellaneous
fixes to many Synergy/DE products |
Synergy/DE
8.1.7 is scheduled for release in July. All Synergy/DE customers
are encouraged to participate in a brief beta test that will
begin April 30. If you are interested, please let
us know.
For more
details about the Synergy/DE 8.1.7 beta, visit the Synergy/DE
Beta Test Center
on the Synergex Web site.
(You must be a Synergy/DE HelpDesk
Support customer to view this page. After clicking on this
link, log into the Resource Center. You will then be redirected
to the appropriate Web page.)
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EDUCATION
LISTINGS
Don't forget to sign up for the April 14 Workbench
Highlights Class: It takes place at 11 AM PST at your
desk.
Other
Listings:
- April
19-23, 2004, Synergy
Language Essentials--Gold River, California
- June
14-18, 2004, Advanced
Synergy/DE Class--Gold River, California
- June
21-25, 2004, Synergy/DE
UI Toolkit Essentials--Gold River, California
- September
13-17, 2004, Advanced
Synergy/DE Class--Gold River, California
- October
11-15, 2004, Synergy
Language Essentials--Gold River, California
- October
18-22, 2004, Synergy/DE
UI Toolkit Essentials--Gold River, California
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