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@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +Xbase64 (06/01/23) +------------------------ + + +4.1.4 - 06/01/23 + +1) Created html chapter for log routines. +2) Created sample log program. +3) Added logic to enable/disable block processing for xbDbf::Reindex method. +4) Updated usage of xbDbf::GetRecordCnt() to support error capture logic. +5) Updated message handling logic in the SQL processor routines (beta). +6) New utility program called xb_import, used to import records from a flat file into a DBF file/table. +7) Updates to the xbDate class for handling null date values. Upgrade notes - xbDate values now default + to a null date on initialization, previous versions defaults to current date. +8) Added method xbDbf::GetNullSts() - used to determine if a field is considered null. +9) Reolved memory leak in expression parser when error condition encountered. +10) Updates to Reindex routine, memory leak fix when error condition encountered +11) Reindex, delete tag if reindex failure, updates to test programs to verify + + + +4.1.3 - 04/14/23 + +1) Changed xbDbf::ReadHeader() to be a protected method, was private +2) Added new config option for temp directory for temp file processing +3) Added support for termporary indices (.TDX) +4) New method xbFile::CreateFqn() +5) Updated methods and shared static variables for Data, Log and Temp folders + Also moved Set and Get methods for log file to xbSsv class. +6) Updated method xbFile::CreateUniqueFileName() to check for path separator at the + end of the supplied path, if not there, add it. +7) Fix to xbDbf::DeleteTag() logic for setting cur tag to null when no tags exist. + + + +4.1.2 - 04/05/23 + +1) New method created - xbSsv::GetPathSeparator() +2) Updates to lock testing program. +3) Updates for doxygen auto documentation. +4) Documentation updates, added html chapter 19. +5) Updates to CMakeLists.txt config file + + + +4.1.1 - 03/28/23 + +1) Updates to AUTHORS file +2) Port for mingw + - New mingw build folder + - Updates to CMakeLists.txt +3) Documentation updates +4) Added support for getenv_s for Visual Studio compiles +5) Updates to Drop Table routine +6) Updates to Create Table routine +7) Updates to xb_lock_test and xb_lock_test2 library testing programs + + + +4.1.0 - 03/02/23 + +1) Created block read functionality, class xbBlockRead +2) SQL Updates - Started development of structures needed to support basic + SQL SELECT statement - SELECT f FROM t WHERE x=z ORDER BY o + Caveat: **** SQL support is still in development phase ****** +3) Updates to class xbTblMgr functionality +4) New method xbString::Pos( char c, xbUInt32 ulStartPos ) +5) Updated xb_cfg_check program +6) Added method xbDbf::GetHeaderLen() +7) Documentation updates +8) Updates to SQL Create Table logic +9) Updates to MDX create tag key length calculation +10) Updated default log file folder to $HOME/xbase64/logs +11) Updated default data file folder to $HOME/xbase64/data +12) Created initial round of man pages for utility programs +13) Created Debian specific build folder + + + +4.0.3 - 12/26/22 + +1) Additional documentation updates +2) Updates to the rename methods +3) Added SQL command - "ALTER TABLE tablename.DBF RENAME TO newname.DBF" +4) Added SQL command - "DELETE FROM tablename.DBF [WHERE expression]" +5) Update to xbDbf::DumpRecs method to support deleted records +6) Update to xbDbf::GetLongField - bug fix +7) Misc updates to xb_dbfutil program +8) Added reindex logic to xb_pack utility program +9) Created method xbString::Replace(s1,s2) +10) Updates to test program xb_ndx_test + + + +4.0.2 - 12/15/22 Documentation cleanup and updates. + + + +4.0.1 - 11/22/22 Rewrite of core library. +The library has been refreshed (Major rewrite) with release 4.0.1 + +1) 32/64 bit support. +2) Big Endian or Little Endian support. +3) Updates for error handling and exception processing. +4) DBF III and DBF IV support. +5) NDX, MDX index support. +6) DBT Memo file support for both version III and version IV files. +7) Updates and fixes to record and file locking. +8) Support for logfile generation +9) The beginnings of SQL support. +10) CDX and NTX index support which was available in earlier releases + is still pending inclusion in the latest library rewrite. +11) Encapsulated library into a namespace called "xb". +12) Migrated from autoconf and automake to cmake. +13) Significant testing. +14) General library cleanup. +15) Updated license to be the latest GPL. +16) Updated xbString method names to be more consistant with the rest of the library. +17) String functions were updated from 0 based routines to 1 based routines. + + + + +Xbase64 (Sept 15, 2003) +------------------------ + +Xbase64 was branched off the xbase C++ class lib project and given a new name. + +There are significant changes in this release. + +1) The original author (Gary Kunkel) has resumed working on the project. + +2) The project was branched and renamed to xbase64 with 64 bit file + processing capabilities. The xbase name is being used by other projects, + so I thought it was time for a new name. + +3) Modified the license from LGPL to GPL as recommended by the GNU web site. + Files that I have not been able to get permission from the original + author for GPL terms have beed deleted from the library. + +4) Trimmed the tree: Dropped support for the xbHtml class, the turbo vision + interface, and the ybase directory. These are either unused, not working, + undocumented, not maintained, or I didn't have authority to change the + license from LGPL to GPL. + +5) Didn't move make files forward that were not documented or working. + These need to be reviewed and brought forward. + +6) Worked on the locking logic. + +7) Added support for Borland C++ 5.x compiler. + +8) Created a new data type of XB_BOOL. Current bool data type was causing + issues in certain environments. + +9) Dropped support for XB_CASTELLANO dates. Changed the logic to use + system locale settings, this supports descriptive dates in different + languages. + +10) Cleaned up memory leaks. + +11) Updates to the documentation. + +12) Enhancements to the expression logic + +13) Fixed the broken index logic - the ndx and ntx indices are working + again. + +----------------------------------------------------------------------- +For a the historical NEWS file history (pre 9/15/03), review the older +xbase library. |