NewsArchive
06-08-2005, 03:27 AM
SB5 Professional Edition (RC4) build #1158 is released.
Please click "Check for Updates..." from within your SB5 IDE to update to
#1158.
This Professional Edition WebUpdate incorporates all three builds (#1151,
#1154, and #1158).
By the way, our goal is to be feature-complete by the end of this week. The
final SB5 release will be available by the end of this month.
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- SetupBuilder 5.0 Build 1158 #Release Candidate 4# (June 06, 2005)
Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workaround/Changes/Notes:
IMPROVEMENT: Add new "Quick Menu Navigator"
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Copy" button to copy from the Compiler Output
IMPROVEMENT: Add updated Spanish.lng language module (special thanks to
Jorge Lavera)
FIX : Possible "buffer overrun" problem when using "zip" and "unzip"
script functions
FIX : "Send OutputDebugString" script function was not working as
expected
FIX : #MINVER pragma was not working as expected
FIX : Possible rename Text Resource Group problem
FIX : Text Resource view: "Add Resource Group" was not available on
the Add button on the bottom
CHANGE : Internal modifications to support a "Maintenance Plan"
(function will be enabled when the final release is available)
CHANGE : Compiler automatically add code to update the %_SB_BACKUPDIR%
backup folder variable. The %_SB_BACKUPDIR% variable is not
resolved until its value is required
REGRESSION : Possible "cut and paste" Script Editor problem
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- SetupBuilder 5.0 Build 1154 #Release Candidate 4# (June 02, 2005)
Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workaround/Changes/Notes:
IMPROVEMENT: Files and Folder screen - add a (Patch) or (Multi-Patch)
"visual
indicator" to the lower right list to show whether a file is
patched
IMPROVEMENT: Add a German language module (special thanks to Roland Schärli)
FIX : SetupBuilder IDE crashed with an "Internal error 06 : CTLMAIN -
invalid handle" GPF on Windows 9x and ME machines
FIX : Possible Text Resource problem
FIX : Possible Search Script problem
FIX : Possible Auto Update Scan problems
FIX : Files and Folder screen - pressing the Add button with nothing
selected in the top pane crashed the IDE
FIX : Possible sub-feature "out-of-sync" problem (compiler generated
incorrect code)
FIX : Possible focus problem in the Script Editor
FIX : Possible create text resource problem
CHANGE : Minor modifications to the internal "open script" function
CHANGE : When adding a new text resource, the property dialog
immediately opens
CHANGE : Minor IDE modifications
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- SetupBuilder 5.0 Build 1151 #Release Candidate 4# (May 30, 2005)
Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workaround/Changes/Notes:
FEATURE : Add built-in support for Clarion 6.2
FEATURE : Add "Encode Base64" and "Decode Base64" String Functions
FEATURE : Add "Send OutputDebugString" script function to send a string
to an external debugger for display
FEATURE : Add "Clarion Environment Detection" dialog to automatically
detect all installed Clarion versions on the end user's system
IMPROVEMENT: Add PDF Reference Manual (under development)
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Color Depth" option to the "Get System Information" script
function
IMPROVEMENT: Minor "Print Script..." improvements
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Open Release Folder" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Files and Folders" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Dialogs" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Text and Messages" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "iDeploy" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "#sleep" compiler directive
IMPROVEMENT: Background text supports character set option now
IMPROVEMENT: Background text supports Offset X and Offset Y options now
IMPROVEMENT: Run Properties can add items to the Finish dialog now
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Output Directory" option to the "General Information"
screen
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Extensions to Delete on Clean" option to the General
Information screen
IMPROVEMENT: Files and Folders screen shows additional file information in
the taskbar
IMPROVEMENT: Support for copy and paste across two or more SetupBuilder
Script Editor instances
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Run Checkbox Demo 2.sb5" script to demonstrate the new
run program checkbox option
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Clarion Template Registration Demo 2.sb5" script to
demonstrate the new "Clarion Environment Detection" option
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Length Not Equal To" condition to If Statement
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Length Not Equal To" condition to #ifdef Statement
IMPROVEMENT: You can use plain text and/or string resources in all dialog
and message text fields now
FIX : "Length Equal To" condition in the "If Statement" was not
working as expected
FIX : "Color Depth" Requirements checking was not working as expected
FIX : Possible string resource substitution problem
FIX : "#run" compiler directive did not resolve string resources in
the Default Directory option
FIX : Possible combo box problem in "Set Variable", "Search Script"
and Top/Side Dialog Bitmap (MSDN documentation error)
FIX : Possible "Too many end blocks" compiler problem
FIX : Possible debug problem
FIX : "Close Installation Log" function was not working as expected
FIX : "Rslash" String Function displayed its call as
Rslash( OUT VARIABLE )
FIX : Compiler did not detect http:// tag in iDeploy WebInstall Host
Name fields
FIX : Possible memory allocation problem in "Start/Stop Delayed File
Install" function
FIX : Possible stack fault problem caused by the Len() String
Function
FIX : Possible stack corruption problem caused by the SetupScript
engine
FIX : Possible "Edit INI" script function problem on NT4 if uninstall
logging was enabled and INI section or INI value was empty
FIX : "File or Folder name is valid" condition in the "If File/Folder
Statements" returned TRUE if path was empty
FIX : Under certain circumstances the wrong Dialog Property window
was
opened when adding dialogs
CHANGE : Increase License Agreement radio buttons text width
CHANGE : Rename "Pause" script function to "Sleep"
CHANGE : Rename "Handle Wizard Event(s)" script function to "Wizard
Auto Break"
CHANGE : Several cosmetic IDE and installer wizard dialog modifications
CHANGE : "File or Folder name is valid" condition in the "If File/Folder
Statements" returns TRUE on a drive letter root and FALSE
CHANGE : Automatically give focus to the first empty entry field on the
User Info dialog
CHANGE : Recompiled with Clarion 6.2 (9045)
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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910
"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5
Please click "Check for Updates..." from within your SB5 IDE to update to
#1158.
This Professional Edition WebUpdate incorporates all three builds (#1151,
#1154, and #1158).
By the way, our goal is to be feature-complete by the end of this week. The
final SB5 release will be available by the end of this month.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SetupBuilder 5.0 Build 1158 #Release Candidate 4# (June 06, 2005)
Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workaround/Changes/Notes:
IMPROVEMENT: Add new "Quick Menu Navigator"
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Copy" button to copy from the Compiler Output
IMPROVEMENT: Add updated Spanish.lng language module (special thanks to
Jorge Lavera)
FIX : Possible "buffer overrun" problem when using "zip" and "unzip"
script functions
FIX : "Send OutputDebugString" script function was not working as
expected
FIX : #MINVER pragma was not working as expected
FIX : Possible rename Text Resource Group problem
FIX : Text Resource view: "Add Resource Group" was not available on
the Add button on the bottom
CHANGE : Internal modifications to support a "Maintenance Plan"
(function will be enabled when the final release is available)
CHANGE : Compiler automatically add code to update the %_SB_BACKUPDIR%
backup folder variable. The %_SB_BACKUPDIR% variable is not
resolved until its value is required
REGRESSION : Possible "cut and paste" Script Editor problem
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SetupBuilder 5.0 Build 1154 #Release Candidate 4# (June 02, 2005)
Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workaround/Changes/Notes:
IMPROVEMENT: Files and Folder screen - add a (Patch) or (Multi-Patch)
"visual
indicator" to the lower right list to show whether a file is
patched
IMPROVEMENT: Add a German language module (special thanks to Roland Schärli)
FIX : SetupBuilder IDE crashed with an "Internal error 06 : CTLMAIN -
invalid handle" GPF on Windows 9x and ME machines
FIX : Possible Text Resource problem
FIX : Possible Search Script problem
FIX : Possible Auto Update Scan problems
FIX : Files and Folder screen - pressing the Add button with nothing
selected in the top pane crashed the IDE
FIX : Possible sub-feature "out-of-sync" problem (compiler generated
incorrect code)
FIX : Possible focus problem in the Script Editor
FIX : Possible create text resource problem
CHANGE : Minor modifications to the internal "open script" function
CHANGE : When adding a new text resource, the property dialog
immediately opens
CHANGE : Minor IDE modifications
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SetupBuilder 5.0 Build 1151 #Release Candidate 4# (May 30, 2005)
Features/Improvements/Fixes/Workaround/Changes/Notes:
FEATURE : Add built-in support for Clarion 6.2
FEATURE : Add "Encode Base64" and "Decode Base64" String Functions
FEATURE : Add "Send OutputDebugString" script function to send a string
to an external debugger for display
FEATURE : Add "Clarion Environment Detection" dialog to automatically
detect all installed Clarion versions on the end user's system
IMPROVEMENT: Add PDF Reference Manual (under development)
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Color Depth" option to the "Get System Information" script
function
IMPROVEMENT: Minor "Print Script..." improvements
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Open Release Folder" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Files and Folders" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Dialogs" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Text and Messages" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "iDeploy" button to the toolbar
IMPROVEMENT: Add "#sleep" compiler directive
IMPROVEMENT: Background text supports character set option now
IMPROVEMENT: Background text supports Offset X and Offset Y options now
IMPROVEMENT: Run Properties can add items to the Finish dialog now
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Output Directory" option to the "General Information"
screen
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Extensions to Delete on Clean" option to the General
Information screen
IMPROVEMENT: Files and Folders screen shows additional file information in
the taskbar
IMPROVEMENT: Support for copy and paste across two or more SetupBuilder
Script Editor instances
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Run Checkbox Demo 2.sb5" script to demonstrate the new
run program checkbox option
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Clarion Template Registration Demo 2.sb5" script to
demonstrate the new "Clarion Environment Detection" option
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Length Not Equal To" condition to If Statement
IMPROVEMENT: Add "Length Not Equal To" condition to #ifdef Statement
IMPROVEMENT: You can use plain text and/or string resources in all dialog
and message text fields now
FIX : "Length Equal To" condition in the "If Statement" was not
working as expected
FIX : "Color Depth" Requirements checking was not working as expected
FIX : Possible string resource substitution problem
FIX : "#run" compiler directive did not resolve string resources in
the Default Directory option
FIX : Possible combo box problem in "Set Variable", "Search Script"
and Top/Side Dialog Bitmap (MSDN documentation error)
FIX : Possible "Too many end blocks" compiler problem
FIX : Possible debug problem
FIX : "Close Installation Log" function was not working as expected
FIX : "Rslash" String Function displayed its call as
Rslash( OUT VARIABLE )
FIX : Compiler did not detect http:// tag in iDeploy WebInstall Host
Name fields
FIX : Possible memory allocation problem in "Start/Stop Delayed File
Install" function
FIX : Possible stack fault problem caused by the Len() String
Function
FIX : Possible stack corruption problem caused by the SetupScript
engine
FIX : Possible "Edit INI" script function problem on NT4 if uninstall
logging was enabled and INI section or INI value was empty
FIX : "File or Folder name is valid" condition in the "If File/Folder
Statements" returned TRUE if path was empty
FIX : Under certain circumstances the wrong Dialog Property window
was
opened when adding dialogs
CHANGE : Increase License Agreement radio buttons text width
CHANGE : Rename "Pause" script function to "Sleep"
CHANGE : Rename "Handle Wizard Event(s)" script function to "Wizard
Auto Break"
CHANGE : Several cosmetic IDE and installer wizard dialog modifications
CHANGE : "File or Folder name is valid" condition in the "If File/Folder
Statements" returns TRUE on a drive letter root and FALSE
CHANGE : Automatically give focus to the first empty entry field on the
User Info dialog
CHANGE : Recompiled with Clarion 6.2 (9045)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
1.954.252.3910
"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5