Access Converter New Features Note: most features refer to the Java Edition only Version 3.1 Build 1573 (Jan 5, 2009) Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 3.1 Build 1543 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 3.1 Build 1531 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 3.1 Build 1514 Support for Crystal Reports XI (VB and Java) Support for Eclipse (Java) Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 3.0 Build 1424 Support for multi-column ComboBox (VB and Java) Support for multi-column ListBox (VB and Java) Support for SSListBar Partial support for Janus GridEX Partial support for Farpoint Spread Support for disconnected Recordset Support for longvarbinary and longvarchar sql field types Support for Oracle BLOB/CLOB Support for financial functions Support for Java v1.5 Issues that need attention logged to file: Formatted as a tab-delimited file by default (use LogFormat preference) All warnings and errors Unsupported controls Lines that use Unsupported controls Lines that use unsupported methods or properties Unsupported constructs like unrestricted GoTo Changes of ByRef arguments to Variant Usages of ByRef that cannot be supported Sending in a new Variant to a ByRef argument Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.3 Build 1333 Support for Access 2003 Support for Crystal Reports v9 (requires RCAPI license) Option to convert continuous forms to a Grid or Single Form view Support for InputMask on TextBox bug fixes Version 2.2 Build 1322 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.2 Build 1288 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.2 Build 1260 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.2 Build 1255 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.2 Build 1247 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Improved support for Japanese character set. Version 2.2 Build 1243 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Names of library functions changed to be more inline with Java naming conventions Version 2.2 Build 1233 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.2 Build 1211 Support for Controls: Animation, UpDown, FlatScrollBar, MaskEdBox, SpinButton, DTPicker, RichText, DirListBox, DriveListBox, FileListBox Support for MSXML Variants are automatically converted to built-in Java data types depending on usage (can be turned off) Better "JavaSoft" code style as defined in the Java Coding Convention Version 2.1 Build 1143 Minor enhancements and bug fixes Version 2.1 Build 1135 Improve line count estimate in Analyze. Version 2.1 Build 1129 Access 2002 support Access Data Project support Improved Crystal Report generation Support for sub-reports Improved support for ByRef arguments Improved Date arithmetic Improved support for ListView Java include directive to insert Java code in generated code (preceed line with 'java) Java exclude directive to remove VB code from generated code (preceed lines with 'vb_only and end with the line 'end_vb_only) Demo version supports Contact.mdb and Inventry.mdb (English only). Version 2.0 Build 1092 Minor enhancements and bug fixes. Version 2.0 Build 1080 Switched Crystal Reports DLLs to improve reliability. Now requires Crystal Reports developer edition v8.5 Demo version supports Spanish version of Northwind.mdb. Minor enhancements and bug fixes. Version 2.0 Build 1065 Bug fix: no longer compain about missing wizard when Crystal Reports is not installed. Menu separator supported. Minor enhancements and bug fixes. Version 2.0 Build 1062 Convert Access Reports to Crystal Reports Many minor improvements. Demo version supports English and German version of Northwind.mdb Tab order supported. Version 1.1 Build 1022 Access 2000 support (also supports Access 97) More Windows Common controls: ListView, Tabstrip, Status Bar, ToolBar Data Bound controls: DBCombo, DBList, DBGrid, DataCombo, DataList, DataGrid MSFlexGrid and Outline controls, Slider Control Sheridan ThreeD controls (SSCheck, SSCommand, SSFrame, SSOption, SSPanel, SSRibbon) Converts picture to jpeg images Better support for the With statement and the '.' operator Better support for classes and interfaces (using the Implements statement). ByRef support. Late binding for Variants Version 1.0 (May 2, 2000) Hyperlinks - put the following in the VB code to make the browser navigate to a new page or from an application show the URL in a simple browser window: ShowURL "http://www.diamondedge.com" Use applet <PARAM NAME=cmd VALUE="your command arguments"> to specify commandline args for applets CommonDialog If you have requirements that Access Converter does not currently satisfy, we'd like to hear from you (please contact us). Diamond Edge, Inc. 184 South 300 West Lindon, UT 84042 801-785-8473   © Diamond Edge, Inc. All rights reserved.