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This file briefly describes the fixes, additions, and This file briefly describes the fixes, additions, and
changes which are found in version 1.01 of the SoftC changes which are found in version 1.01 of the SoftC
Library. Library.
Fixes Fixes _____
Problem: Problem: ________
Could not properly access fields whose offset in
the data record is beyond 128.
Functions: Functions: __________
scdfget, scdfgets, scdfput, scdfputs.
Problem: Problem: ________
Could not properly store data in a numeric field
when 0 was specified for number of decimal places.
Functions: Functions: __________
scdfput
Problem: Problem: ________
Could not correctly find the first item of a LONG
list of items using the same index key value.
Functions: Functions: __________
scikfind
Problem: Problem: ________
Did not correctly set the text colors after the
last window had been closed.
Functions: Functions: __________
scwclose.
Problem: Problem: ________
Could not open dBaseIII data and index files
properly. Was able to open Clipper and dBC3+
files. dBaseIII, Clipper, and dBC3+ could open
files I created.
Functions: Functions: __________
scdopen, sciopen.
New Functions New Functions _____________
13 new functions have been added to the library:
an error clear (sceclr), cursor on/off (scwcurson,
scwcursoff), a powerful index key builder
(scikmake), and 9 date functions.
The date functions include: week day and month
string return functions, 2 leap year testing
routines one for a string the other for an
integer, a date string validation function, 2 date
translation functions: one to convert from
integers to "yyyymmdd" strings and vice versa, and
another to convert between "yyyymmdd" and
"mm/dd/yy" or "mm/dd/yyyy" strings, and the last
function to calculate the difference in days
between two date strings.
Other Changes Other Changes _____________
Additional contact method Additional contact method _________________________
I can be contacted on GEnie through GEMail at
"K.SCHUMANN". This is in addition to normal mail
and the telephone. See SOFTC.MAN for address and
phone number.
scdcreate scdcreate _________
This function was modified to allow only 19
characters maximum for numeric fields. This
brought the function in line with dBaseIII.
scdfget, scdfput scdfget, scdfput ________________
The "DATE" field portion of these functions have
been modified to use a nine character string
formatted as "mm/dd/yy".