abcDB Professional Database v6.0 for Pocket
PC devices offers incredible power for those who need it, and at the same time,
a simplicity that anyone can appreciate.
Version 6.0 includes the following new features:
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COMPLETELY rewritten to improve performance
and ease the transition to new devices in future releases.
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Ability to open multiple forms, queries and
tables simultaneously.
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Unlimited controls per form.
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Form designer now includes user-definable
‘grid lines’ to make designing forms easier.
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Multiple new commands allowing your application
to read and write to the pocketpc registry.
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Background and foreground color can now be
set for button controls
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Powerful integration with ‘Microsoft Pocket
Outlook’. You can now access/delete/modify your Outlook data right from within
your abcDB application!
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Dozens of new commands and functions
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Treeview control
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New ‘event’s – KeyPress, OnPaint
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Image controls now support JPG, GIF, and BMP
image types
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Scribble control now allows you to save your
data to a ‘memo’ field in your database table
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User definable color schemes allows you to
run abcDB in whatever colors you like the most!
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For the more advanced abcDB users, there is
a new DEBUG menu option which allows you to ‘debug’ your forms code by running the
code line-by-line. This feature makes is MUCH easier to find and ‘squash’
those pesky programming bugs.
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When designing forms, you can now select multiple
controls and align them and size them. This makes designing forms MUCH easier
and more efficient.
- Now supports Auto-Increment,
Random ID, and GUID field types.
- Greatly improved Script Editor. Now while designing
forms, you can create use the query builder while building commands.
- New CAPTION() function allows the captions of Labels and Command buttons to be changed
at runtime
- RUNUPDATE() function allows you to execute the equivalent of UPDATE queries. (UPDATE
queries are not natively supported by the Microsoft PocketPC Database engine)
- New SCRIBBLE object allows you to capture signatures
and other free hand drawings and save the results in an OLE field. (See the associated
SCRIBSAVE, SCRIBFSAVE, SCRIBCLEAR functions)
- Every FORM now has a user defineable TIMER event
(See the associated TIMER() function)
- New IMAGE object allows you to display BMP files
from within your forms. (See associated IMAGE() function)
- Ability to define the FORMATTING properties of your textboxes to either PERCENTAGE or CURRENCY.
- Now DROPREFRESH() will also allow you to refresh a dropdown control with a hardcoded
list of items.
- Forms now contain PASSWORD protection. See the PASSWORD property found in the FORMS
properties.
- Forms now have a total work area of approx 8.5" Wide by
12" Long.
- New WINDOWPOS() function allows you to position the viewable portion of your form
to an alternate location.
- New ZORDER() function allows you to bring controls to the front or send controls
to the back at runtime.
- RNDID() function will return a random number suitable for use in AutoID-Random field
types (MS Access specific)
- NEXTID() function will return the next ID value from the given table/field.
- PRINT() function will now allow you to PRINT
your form at runtime. (NOTE: Print Enabled Version of abcDB Only!)
- ONCLICK() event now added to LABELS.
- EVAL() function implemented which allows you
to return the result of math calculations (ie. EVAL("1+2+3") would return 6)
- POWERPICK() function allows you to quickly display
a list of items for your users to choose from.
