BDL 1.31 new features

Features added in 1.31 release of the Genero Business Development Language.

Table 1. Core language
Overview Reference
C extensions can be loaded dynamically, no need to re-link runner. See C-Extensions
The FGL_WIDTH() built-in function computes the number of print columns needed to represent a single or multi-byte character. See fgl_width()
Table 2. User interface
Overview Reference
GUI protocol compression for slow networks. See GUI protocol compression
Interruption handling with SSH port forwarding - only supported with GDC 1.31! See User interruption handling
New method ui.Form.setFieldStyle() to set a style for a field. See ui.Form.setFieldStyle
Improved front-end identification when connecting to GUI client. See GUI front-end connection
Table 3. SQL databases
Overview Reference
MySQL version 4.1.x is now supported, 3.23 is desupported. See Oracle MySQL / MariaDB
Oracle version 10g is now supported. See Oracle Database