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Windows Installation

Before Installing

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Downloading the Product

License Files for Windows

The Activator Utility

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Installation on Windows Platforms

Supported Windows Platforms

Installation Steps - Windows

Silent Installation

Product Variables for Silent Installation

Windows 64-bit Installations

Installation Notes

BIN-REDIST and REDIST Installation Directories

Uninstalling or Modifying Your Installation

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Compiling Your Programs

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Printing and Spooler Issues

Spooler Formatting

-Q <printername>

Printing Multiple Jobs Simultaneously

UNIX Installation

License Files for UNIX

The Activator Utility

Changing or Updating Your UNIX License Files

Installation Under UNIX

Installation Process

SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX Configuration Variable

Configuring Your Terminals

Terminal Database

What's New

Acu4GL Enhancements

ECN-GL586 Increased table and column name sizes for ODBC

ECN-GL590 Support for ODBC Driver version 18 for SQL Server

AcuBench Enhancements

ECN-AB729 Removed obsolete AcuBenchPrint.dll

ECN-WB738 COPYPATH changes

ACUCOBOL-GT Enhancements

ECN-4717 New method for processing graphics using Microsoft ATL MFC class CImage

ECN-4720 More image types supported by WBITMAP-CAPTURE op-codes

ECN-4721 Event Procedure diagnostic tool

ECN-4723 New Web browser control

ECN-4727 Containerization examples for extend products on Windows and Linux

ECN-4730 New C$885915-UTF8 and C$UTF8-885915 library functions

ECN-4734 New library routine WIN$SHELLEXECUTE

ECN-4735 New XFD value for <file-organization> element

ECN-4741 New search implementation to find config files on Windows

ECN-4742 Updated Windows installation includes new 64-bit products

ECN-4743 New support for JSON PARSE/GENERATE NAME OMITTED

ECN-4748 ACTIVE_BACKGROUND property for entry fields

ECN-4749 Windows installation new option to start AcuToWeb automatically

ECN-4750 Grid enhancement

ECN-4753 New feature to enable event tracing

ECN-4755 New grid properties

ECN-4756 Grid control enhancements

ECN-4758 JSON GENERATE SUPPRESS WHEN enhancement

ECN-4766 New vutil function to enable recreation of existing Vision file

ECN-4770 New runtime configuration variable DATE_DEFAULT_FMT_VAL_ZERO

ECN-4774 Full and Compact Thin Client installers

ECN-4776 New WEB-BROWSER2 installation option

ECN-4778 Destroy main application window now allowed

ECN-4779 Windows installer option to install 32-bit and/or 64-bit AcuBench and AcuXDBC

AcuSQL Enhancements

ECN-SQL172 Support of ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server

AcuToWeb Enhancements

ECN-AW163 AcuToWeb Action when URL is closed

ECN-AW166 AcuToWeb Desktop auto-update

ECN-AW167 TOML configuration file

ECN-AW168 AcuToWeb Desktop standalone application

ECN-AW169 AcuToWeb Desktop Allowed Gateways

ECN-AW170 AcuToWeb Desktop Log-to-file option

ECN-AW171 COBOL Application Window resize

ECN-AW172 Python upgrade

ECN-AW173 Close AcuToWeb Client applications when you close the browser

AcuXDBC Enhancements

ECN-XD132 New support for line-sequential files

Resolved Issues

Acu4GL ECN List

ECN-GL587 Acu4GL MS SQL date conversion failure

ECN-GL589 Multiple rows updated or deleted caused errors

ECN-GL593 Special characters in user names and passwords

AcuBench ECN List

ECN-WB730 GDI Resource leak

ECN-WB731 Undefined default value for MOVEABLE-COLUMNS

ECN-WB732 Wrong code generated for ATW-CSS-ID

ECN-WB733 Using LINKAGE EDITOR, copy files linked using full path

ECN-WB734 Bad replace when searching Up

ECN-WB735 AcuBench shows ATW-CSS properties for sub-items of tree-view controls

ECN-WB736 Correction to ECN WB724 and CONTROL-ID vs EVENT-CONTROL-ID

ECN-WB737 Modifying the name of a report upset the headers and footers

ECN-WB739 Missing generated code for bitmaps

ECN-WB894 AcuToWeb CSS properties missing from default screen designer page

ACUCOBOL-GT ECN List

ECN-4746 vutil -rebuild fails to remove index segment

ECN-4747 New XFD functions cause AcuXDBC SUBTABLE inaccuracies

ECN-4751 CMD-GOTO lost in Thin Client running in debugger

ECN-4752 NTF event changed incorrectly

ECN-4754 Debugger toolbar buttons ignored

ECN-4757 Event procedures called incorrectly

ECN-4760 EVALUATE causes crash with reference modification

ECN-4762 System call exit code 0 when compiled with -Cr

ECN-4763 SCREEN WINDOW=999,999 fails to automatically maximize

ECN-4764 MSG-BITMAP-CLICKED event does not follow moved columns

ECN-4765 Memory Access Violations in programs using many grids

ECN-4767 Problem loading customized icons

ECN-4769 Thin Client timeout variables issues

ECN-4771 Using a 64-bit AcuRCL with a 32-bit runtime caused Thin Client to be unresponsive

ECN-4772 Web Runtime, Web Thin Client, and AcuBenchPrint.dll removed from product

ECN-4773 Issues with autostepping and resizing the debugger window

ECN-4775 Duplicate Windows etc and sample directories under %ProgramFiles(x86)%

ECN-4777 First column cannot be unhidden by clicking the hidden column mark

ECN-4780 Multiple processes writing to a line-sequential file

ECN-4781 marshall.exe no longer required

AcuConnect ECN List

ECN-AC103 Cancel button unresponsive on a RECEIVE statement with NO WAIT

AcuSQL ECN List

ECN-SQL168 ESQL SELECT INTO results in blank data item

ECN-SQL169 Memory access violation (MAV) during SQL fetch data

ECN-SQL171 Special characters in user names and passwords

AcuXDBC ECN List

ECN-XD131 AcuXDBC 64 bit shows ODBC error when vision logging is on

ECN-XD135 AcuXDBC SUBTABLES import incorrect

ECN-XD136 Transaction processing error

ECN-XD137 Multiple joins not processed

ECN-XD138 Cursors remain open

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