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 * $Id: whatsnew.txt,v 1.33 2001/12/15 12:58:05 vszakats Exp $
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Version 0.38 Build 38 (2001-12-15)

(see http://www.harbour-project.org)

Version 0.37 Build 37 (2001-06-26)

- Fixed and improved NTX support
- Improved and fixed OOP
- More enhanced DOT prompt with scripting engine
- Enhanced HBMake utility
- New HBZLib library for ZIP support in Harbour
- COPY TO DELIMITED and COPY TO SDF implemented
- Added support for HB_TR_FLUSH environment variable
- New Harbour License based on the license used for Guile 1.4
- New HB_INKEY_EXTENDED keyboard input mode
- More complete ADS support
- Extended run-time preprocessing possibilities (TPreprocessor class)
- Debugger fixes. It is really usable now.
- Access OLEDB & COM objects with the TOleAuto() class

Version 0.36 Build 36 (2001-02-22)

- NTX read and write support
- Support for Inline C code
- Dot prompt and limited Harbour Interpreter
- More support and fixes for ADS databases
- Improved and fixed stack handling
- Improved OOP
- Better Class(y) and TopClass compatibility
- MemoEdit() for 95% complete
- More improved and enhanced TBrowse class
- Lots of improvements on the Harbour Debugger
- APPEND FROM & COPY TO started
- New hbMake utility

Version 0.35 Build 35 (2000-08-15)

- Added HB_IDLE*() idle state handling functions.
- Watcom C++ fixes.
- SET RELATION support for RDDADS
- New language modules: IT, DE, PL
- Slang support enhanced
- MemoEdit()/TEditor enhancements
- .NTX support started (creation now works)
- HBDOC .CHM output
- Garbage collector added
- Compiler -u, -m support, support for automatically compiled files for 
  DO, SET FORMAT TO, etc., memory usage optimizations
- Added HB_DISKSPACE(), __DBLIST(), __DBAPPEND()
- Fixes: Line numbering, PP, macro compiler, RTL (Extend API, Item API, 
  TRANSFORM(), DISKSPACE(), CURDIR(), __GET()), HBDOC, 
  HBTEST (for Xbase++ and Linux), Documentation, Class engine
- HBZLIB enhancements
- MySQL database access contribution started
- ADS RDD encryption/decryption functions added.
- New GTCGI driver
- Improved command line parsing
- Alternate Lexer (SimpLex), utilizes less memory, smaller Harbour.exe
  as well as smaller compiled applications (due to smaller macro compiler).

Version 0.34 Build 34 (2000-06-02)

- OO engine enhanced (multiple inheritance, scoping, forwarding and delegating)
- Linux/Unix ncurses screen output and xterm mouse input support
- MEMOEDIT support started
- CONTRIBs better separated from core Harbour (TOOLS moved there)
- Simplified and enhanced base for multiplatform coding
- Language API (link/compile time language module selection)
- Several small optimizations, enhancements and fixes (compiler, macro, GT, 
  inkey, make and build systems, more strict compiler warnings)
- Compiler pcode size optimizations (new compact pcode versions added and 
  other tricks)
- Far jump pcode support
- Double number size support in pcode
- Pcode finalized in the compiler, instead of the output generation modules.
- OS/2 support improved (DISKSPACE(), MEMORY(), locks, etc...)
- Linux/Unix support for file locks and commit.
- DBFCDX index creation support (started)
- Strong Typing support
- OBJ generation support for BCC5x + Blinker5
- Several new CONTRIBs (Nanfor LIB, ZLIB, MSQL, CA-Tools LIB, GT LIB)
- Clipper 5.3 compatible MENUITEM, POPUP, TOPBAR classes
- HBDOC further enhanced
- RSX32 and RSXNT compiler support
- SETKEY functions, ASORT(), SAVESCREEN/RESTSCREEN rewritten in C
- Extensions (XPP, C53, Harbour) are easier to switch of and better separated 
  from Harbour.
- Some fixes for 10 chars support.
- New most compact and fast -gc0 (C language) output method added.
- -gf switch renamed to -go
- Compiler /BUILD switch added
- Crew list added to /CREDIT compiler switch
- CURDIR(), CURDRIVE() fixed
- Updated national language modules
- More documented functions
- Documented all db* related functions
- New Item and Extend API functions
- New tests
- HBTEST made compatible with Xbase++
- DBU sources can be compiled with Harbour without changes
- Added more ADS RDD functions

Version 0.33 Build 33 (2000-04-07)

- Final cleanups on global macro and symbol names.
  (date*(), console*(), HB_FUNC())
- DISKSPACE() enhancements
- Microsoft C++ 8.x compiler support started
- 10 character symbol support finalized
- VAL() made fully compatible
- New functions HB_COMPILER(), HB_FSIZE(), HB_FTEMPNAME(), HB_FTEMPCREATE()
- PP bug fixes.
- More functions documented.
- Fixed to compile with Borland C++ in C++ mode.
- Handling of double/long number widths and decimals made completely CA-Cl*pper
  compatible.
- Some new CA-Tools compatible functions added.
- MEMO type support.
- OS/2 DispBegin()/DispEnd() support
- #pragma fixes and enhancements. (better XPP compatibility)
- Source files split to several smaller files
- GT API selection is now at link time instead of compile time
- Make and build files further cleaned up, enhanced, optimized, synchronized
  etc...
- Compiler and platform detection enhanced, some hacks removed,
  multiplatform cleanups and fixes.
- Warning levels upped, warnings fixed, code quality raised
- Version numbering standardized
- Multiple source file support in Harbour command line
- HBCLIP and RUNJAVA contribution dirs added
- HBDOC Enhacements: New subtags for better output: <par>,</par> for paragraph
  <b></b> for bold, <i></i> for italic, <em></em> for bold italic font
  <color:></color> for color <fixed></fixed> for fixed text
  <table></table> for tables <insertfile:> to insert the content of another
  file.
    
Build 0.32 2000-03-07

- New Borland make files
- Many make and build processes fixes, enhancements, warning fixes.
- Borland, MSVC and GNU-make processes don't collide anymore.
- PP now supports code in header files
- Docs separated from the source
- Docs enhanced
- Compiler and macro fixes
- FRM and LBL support
- TBrowse fixes
- HBDOC improvments
- Some mouse support added.
- New C include file names
- Many other small fixes and changes.
- PP __DATE__ and __TIME__ support.
- __TYPEFILE() added

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Build 0.31a 2000-02-02

- Bugs fixed

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Build #31 2000-01-27

- Added macro support
- Many changes, fixes, and enhancements to compiler internals
- Many changes, fixes, and enhancements to RDD system
- Many changes, fixes, and enhancements to the GT API system
- Improved SETCURSOR() and SET( _SET_CURSOR )
- Added FIELDBLOCK() and FIELDWBLOCK()
- The Harbour '-w' command line option can set the maximal level of reported
  warnings. The following levels are supported currently:
   '-w0'         - no warnings
   '-w' or '-w1' - Clipper compatible warnings
   '-w2'         - some useful warnings missed in Clipper
   '-w3'         - warnings generated for Harbour language extensions
- The 'libs' directory is now named 'lib'.
- The 'runner' program is now named 'hbrun'.
- Some include files now have an 'hb' prefix in the name.
- db_brows significantly enhanced.
- Regression testing enhanced and expanded, replacing several standalone
  test modules. Now in tests/regress directory.
- Added FSETDEVMOD()
- Added READINSERT()
- Added MEMOLINE()
- Added undocumented DISPOUTAT()
- Added DEFPATH() and __DEFPATH()
- Enhanced VERSION() to optionally include the compiler version used to
  create Harbour
- Enhanced OS() to include more Windows version details
- Added __INPUT(), __WAIT(), and SETTYPEAHEAD()
- Added several undocumented __BOX*() functions
- Added HB_VALTOSTR()
- Improved Windows INKEY() support
- Added missing Clipper 5.3 SETs:
  _SET_VIDEOMODE
  _SET_MBLOCKSIZE
  _SET_MFILEEXT
  _SET_STRICTREAD
  _SET_OPTIMIZE
  _SET_AUTOPEN
  _SET_AUTORDER
- Added undocumented GETE()
- Compatibility functions added:
  __CLASSNEW()
  __CLASSINSTANCE()
  __CLASSADD()
  __CLASSNAME()
  __CLASSSEL()
  __CLEAR()
  __ATCLEAR()
- Added ANNOUNCE CLIPPER520 and ANNOUNCE CLIPPER530
- Added PROCFILE()
- Added national message related functions:
  ISAFFIRM(), ISNEGATIVE(), NATIONMSG(), _NATSORTVER(), _NATMSGVER()
- Added Harbour compiler tracing (i.e., debug output)
- Many changes, fixes, and enhancements to documentation
- Program added to extract documentation from source code and create NG,
  HLP, OS2, IPF and TROFF output files
- Compile time expression optimizer.
- Some preprocessor fixes
- Added ADS RDD
- Added TYPE() function
- MlCount() and MlPos() functions
- Get system completely finished
- Added HARBOURCMD/CLIPPERCMD environment variables
- Added support for #pragma directives
- Enhanced Getenv() function
- Added //BUILD app command line option

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Build #30 September 30 1999

- RDD support
- Support for MEM files
- The debugger
- Support for BEGIN/END/RECOVER/BREAK statements
- The preprocessor supports changed order of keywords in xcommand/xtranslate
- Error handler supports retry/substitute operations
- Support for aliased expressions
- Support for FIELD variables
- Support for canceling the application by pressing Alt-C
- Enhanced ITEM API
- Support for internal command line options '//'
- Severe speed improvement
- Better Directory() compatibility
- Redirected output works now
- Even more Preprocessor compatibility
- Set HARBOUR= in environment to override Set CLIPPER= settings
- Rudimentary Unix keyboard support added
- Tone support added
- SET KEY support was added
- Extensive regression test suite added (RTL_TEST).
- Array handling fixed and made Clipper compatible
- Ragged array declaration and initialization support added
- FileSys API extensions, more C5.3 compatible functions added
- Compiler command line compatibility enhanced
- Internal errors made uniform
- Source code cleanup and formatting
- Many new functions, samples and bug fixes

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Build #29 27 July 1999

- Support for these compilers:
   C++ Builder
   DJGPP for Dos/Windows
   MacIntosh
   BC 3.1, 4.0, 4.5, 5.2
   GCC OS/2
   GCC Win32
   MS VC
   GCC Linux / Unix
   IBM C
   Watcom C/C++ 10
- New INI file support
- Enhanced support for MEMVAR's
- Added support for PUBLIC, PRIVATE and PARAMETERS
- Added support for empty arguments in functions.
- Added colors support
- Added support for concatenation operator "-"
- Added support to generate runtime errors in functions

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Build #28 18 July 1999

- Added support for MS Visual C++
- First support for Apple Macintosh
- Almost complete preprocessor
- Error handling improved
- Extend Library complete
- First version of OOPS syntax added.
- MEMVAR support started
- Pre processor available as a run-time function
- Rich Text Format Class added
- Many Terminal functions created
- Many national modules added
- Many new functions
- Many bug fixes

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Build #27 18 June 1999

- Added new directory with GNU MAKE files for GCC on Linux
- Added support for Watcom C/C++ compiler
- Harbour compiles fine on Linux now.
- Optional Strong Typed Variables
- New DosShell function for DOS, OS/2 & Windows
- First release of hScript added. Internet Scripting Samples!
- Integrated preprocessor into compiler
- Check on non used variables in codeblocks
- Extended syntax for AllTrim and RTrim

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Build #26 12 June 1999

- Check for non used declared variable
- Better support for different platforms and compilers.
- New Inifiles class
- Support for IBM C++ compiler for OS/2
- Harb26.Zip includes Runner.exe now
  So NO NEED for any external software to run Harbour PRG's!
- Many resolved Bugs
- Many new functions
- New National language message files
- New TestBank. It compiles ALL Harbour samples
- <object>:<data> := <value> can now be used inside expressions (codeblocks)
