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New Features in CA-REALIZER 2.0 For Windows and OS/2
CA-REALIZER has been greatly enhanced and improved in its 2.0 release.
It is faster, more intuitive, and even more powerful than before. The
following list highlights major enhancements of CA-REALIZER 2.0 for
Windows and OS/2.
FormDev Visual Application Developer
* Launch FormDev directly from the CA-REALIZER Run menu
* Create complete projects and edit multiple forms at the same time
* Cut and Paste one or more objects between forms
* Align objects to adjustable grids with automatic snapping and
alignment
* Resize and move objects as they actually appear with sizing handles
* Add new forms objects to applications: scroll bars, animation,
graphics tablet, and OLE objects.
* Extend FormDev by adding custom control libraries
* Select and manipulate multiple objects as a group
* Use the toolbar to change an object's font, text, size, and color
without going through multiple levels of dialog boxes
* Double click an object to add action code for multiple events
* Right click an object to modify its properties
* Generate CA-REALIZER BASIC code from FormDev, edit it, and then
re-import the file with its changes intact
* Align an object within the form or align multiple objects with one
another
* Create and edit menus dynamically
* Generate database query and entry forms automatically from an Xbase
file
* Save libraries of objects for reuse
* Undo and redo accidental or unwanted actions
* Test forms and entire applications without leaving FormDev
The CA-REALIZER BASIC Language
* Create families within families - dynamic record-like collections of
variables that can be expanded at runtime with new elements at any
level.
* Use true record structures
* Create and manipulate multidimensional arrays with up to 30
dimensions; expand them dynamically in any dimension and extract and
assign to any subrange
* Declare variables of any type
* Get compile-time speed during development with an enhanced p-code
compiler
* Use binary, octal, and hexadecimal constants in programs
* Use arrays in any string functions
* Trap errors with the ON ERROR GOTO statement
* Port QuickBASIC programs quickly with enhanced compatibility and more
QuickBASIC commands
* Use any of the over 350 Commands
* Create variable names of up to 250 characters
* Put multiple statements on one line and break up single statements
across multiple lines
* Use built-in matrix functions for inversion, transpose, and matrix
multiplication
Debugging
* Place breakpoints at procedures, functions, and program lines
* Add watch expressions for powerful debugging
* Display the entire contents of an array in the variable list box
* View data in multiple windows
* Recursively view nested data structures
* Automatic bracket matching
Charts
* Create even more types of charts: pie, candlestick, I-Beam,
horizontal bar, Gantt, and filled area
* Create over three hundred plots in a single chart pane
* Control fonts, colors, and gridding
* Place text labels on the X and Y axes
* Update plots and data live without redraws
Spreadsheets
* Select rows, columns, rectangular areas, or the entire sheet for
cutting, pasting, and programmatic actions
* Display two-dimensional arrays that can be expanded with new rows and
columns
* Use programmatic notifications on all cell changes to continually
re-calculate sheet data
* Control fonts and colors
* Restrict the number of rows and columns that are displayed
* Change and hide row and column headings
* Make the sheet read-only
Forms
* Display PCX and Metafiles along with Windows bitmaps
* Add OLE objects
* Use picture resources, multiple copies of a single bitmap, to
conserve resources
* Extract portions of a bitmap for display
* Create toolbars and palettes outside of the MDI region
* Add drag and drop objects and icons
* Create device independent forms with new position units: twips and
dialog-box units
* Add multi-selection list boxes to applications
Other Tool Enhancements
* Use more objects in the built-in Graphics Tablet tool: pie, arcs,
pixels, etc.
* Create faster and more efficient graphics with the Tablet bitmap mode
* Improved Animation with the built-in animator
* Save Scheduler data to disk for later retrieval
* Control the styles of text logs and send messages for selecting text
and retrieving line-oriented data
Additional Features
* Create multi-level cascading menus with any type of accelerator
* Access any CA-REALIZER menu command programmatically
* Cut and paste bitmaps to the clipboard
* Control the printer configuration programmatically
Database Features
* Import and export Xbase (.DBF) database files
* Access ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) drivers
Report Writer
* Create powerful reports with CA-RET, the WYSIWYG Report Generator,
integrated with CA-REALIZER 2.0.
Multiple Platforms
* Create multi-platform applications with CA-REALIZER 2.0, which
includes versions for both Windows and OS/2
* Port applications to Windows NT (when available)
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