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- /*
- * vxrx101b.zip -- Patches to upgrade VX-REXX from version 1.01a to 1.01b.
- *
- * The patches can only be applied to VX-REXX version 1.01 patch level A.
- * (To check the version, select "Product information" from the "Help" menu.)
- *
- * This file was compressed using ZIP. Use the UNZIP command to extract
- * the files as described below.
- *
- * 1) Backup your existing VX-REXX directory.
- * 2) Copy the ZIP file to the directory where VX-REXX is installed
- * and make it your current directory.
- * 3) Unzip the patch files using "unzip -x -o" or an equivalent
- * command.
- * 4) Your VX-REXX directory will contain a number of new files.
- * 5) Run the patch.cmd file to patch the .EXEs and .DLLs. Your
- * VX-REXX folder will NOT be rebuilt.
- * 6) Your projects directory will not be touched.
- * 7) VX-REXX 1.01b is installed and ready-to-go.
- * 8) See the online Read Me First for information on the new features and
- * fixes in 1.01b.
- */
-
- The new online Read Me First in the ZIP file describes in detail the
- new features and changes in version 1.01b. The following is a brief
- summary.
-
- Features
- --------
- New properties:
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- AutoTab Auto tab out of an entry field.
-
- DisableUndo Disable the multiline entry field undo feature.
-
- FrameOwner Used in VX-REXX macros written for other
- applications to ensure that VX-REXX dialogs
- remain on top of the application's windows.
-
- IgnoreTab Ignore the Tab key in multiline entry fields.
-
- WindowState Get/set a window's state: minimized, maximized,
- normal.
-
- WordBreak Prevent word breaks in descriptive text.
-
- New methods:
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- GetActiveWindow Get the handle of the currently active window.
-
- GetFocusWindow Get the handle of the window that has the focus.
-
- GetProcessID Get the program's process ID.
-
- ListPrinters Get a list of the available printer queues.
-
- Undo Undo the last change in a multiline entry field.
-
-
- Improved methods:
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- ListWindows New option to list all top level windows (not
- just frame windows).
-
- SetFocus Now accepts PM window handles as well as
- VX-REXX object handles.
-
- SendKeyString New option to send keys to the window that
- currently has the focus, rather then to a
- specific window.
-
- Other:
-
- ComboBox and DropDownComboBox objects now include the HorizScroll,
- Selected, SelectedString, SelectedStart, SelectedEnd, SelectedText,
- and TextLimit properties. This allows direct access to both the
- entry field and the list box components of a combo box.
-
- Enhanced ability to load and run VX-REXX projects and programs
- created with later versions of VX-REXX.
-
- New aliases for the desktop and root object window which can be used
- with methods that accept window handles.
-
-
- Bug fixes
- ---------
-
- Combo boxes and drop down combo boxes now allow you to enter values
- which start with the first letter of an item in the list part. In
- version 1.01a this was not possible.
-
- The AddStringList method now works properly when invoked
- from different threads.
-
- The ListProperties method now works correctly with the Application
- and Screen objects.
-
- The ListWindows method now reliably returns all top-level windows.
- Previously this was not the case so programs like the WinCtrl sample
- program would not always list all of the windows on the desktop.
-
- The MultiLineEntryField now returns correct values for the SelectedStart
- and SelectedEnd properties. Previously, it was not counting carriage
- return and line feed characters correctly.
-
- Previously, using PutVar to store undefined REXX variables caused
- unpredictable results. This problem has been fixed.
-
- The StartThread method now consistently frees the memory that it
- allocates.
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