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Extra! X-treme 9.7 Release Notes
1.0 What’s New
2.0 Obtaining and Installing Extra!
3.0 System Requirements
4.0 Contacting Micro Focus
5.0 Legal Notice

Extra! X-treme 9.7 Release Notes

May 2023

Extra! X-treme 9.7 includes several improvements and a number of software fixes and enhancements. Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure that our products meet all your needs.

1.0 What’s New

Extra! 9.7 includes the following new features and resolved issues.

1.1 9.7 Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed escape sequence handling for VT sessions.

  • Macros calling EXTRA COM objects no longer fail with an assertion failure.

  • 5250 session macros when using the WaitHostQuiet method will no longer cause an unexpected delay.

  • Fixed the Extra! IND$File prompt dialog usability.

  • Resolved access issues to Windows Environment variables via Extra! Basic.

  • Fixed 3270 Printer session handling of large print jobs when displaying Printer Status dialog box.

1.2Security Enhancements

  • Updated to openssl 3.0.8 to address CVE-2022-3603 and CVE-2022-3786.

  • Added the ability to access the 32-bit Reflection FTP COM interface from 64-bit applications.

  • Certificate validation has been upgraded to use OpenSSL APIs.

  • Added an option to specify SOCKS or HTTP proxy Hostname even if it doesn’t resolve to a hostname from the client machine.

  • The SOCKS/HTTP proxy settings have been migrated from the registry to the configuration file.

  • PDF and HTML documentation are locally installed for users without internet access when making secure connections. Reflection FTP Client documentation is available via the web or an installed PDF.

1.3Changes in Release

  • The Migration Wizard has been removed in this release.

2.0 Obtaining and Installing Extra!

Maintained customers are eligible to download Extra! X-treme 9.7 from the Downloads website.

3.0 System Requirements

Hardware Requirements and Supported Operating Systems

Processor

2 GHz, 32- or 64-bit (1.5 GHz or higher multi-core recommended)

System Memory (RAM)

2 GB (4 GB recommended)

 

Operating system and platform

  • Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 with Remote Desktop Services (for multi-user environments)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 with Remote Desktop Services (for multi-user environments)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 with Remote Desktop Services (for multi-user environments)

Additional software requirements

To use the Office integration features in InfoConnect Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Office 2013 or later must be installed.

NOTE:Extra! X-treme is a 32-bit application that can run in the 64-bit Windows environments listed above.

Supported Virtualization Products

  • Microsoft App-V

  • VMware

  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenApp)

  • Windows Server 2022 with Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services

  • Windows Server 2019 with Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services

  • Windows Server 2016 with Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services

4.0 Contacting Micro Focus

For specific product issues, contact Micro Focus Support at https://www.microfocus.com/support-and-services/.

Additional technical information or advice is available from several sources: