BDL 1.10 new features
Features added in 1.10 releases of the Genero Business Development Language.
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The language supports now built-in classes, a new object-oriented way to program in BDL. | See OOP support. |
CONSTANT keyword to define constants in your
programs. |
See Constants. |
The language now supports dynamic arrays with automatic memory allocation. | See Dynamic arrays. |
A set of XML Utilities are provided in the runtime library as built-in classes. | See The om package. |
The STRING data type can be used to manipulate character
strings without a length limit as with
CHAR /VARCHAR . |
See STRING. |
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The Dynamic User Interface is the major new concept in Genero. It is the basement for the new graphical user interface. | See User interface basics. |
Compared to classic IBM Informix 4gl, interactive instructions such as
INPUT , DISPLAY ARRAY , have been
extended with new control blocks and control instructions. |
See Dialog instructions. |
Form specification files (.per) support now extended layout definition with
the LAYOUT section. |
See Form definitions. |
Defining Window Containers (a.k.a. MDI) is a simple way to group programs. | See Window containers (WCI). |
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The new SCHEMA instruction allows you to specific a database
schema, without having an implicit connection, when the program
executes. |
See Database schema. |