TeraScribe Release Notes

Behavioral Changes - Important

This section describes any changes to the behavior of the studio that could affect the execution of existing code. Please read this section carefully and be prepared to make any necessary changes before installing a new version.

Encrypted Data Source usernames and passwords (6.0.7)

You may need to re-enter your Data Source username and password as they are now stored as encrypted values.

7.0.3 - January 2016

Fixed bug that allowed multiple actions to have the same name
Updated syntax highlighing for TeraScript 7.1.1

6.2.9 - September 2013

Multiple instances, with unique licenses, can be used on one machine
Fixed a bug where an action name may not be unique
Dragging an object or method in an action no longer renamed the action
Snippets with replacement characters now combine with highlit text
Joins in the Search Builder now work as expected

6.2.7 - May 2013

Objects can now be reloaded with F5
Corrected a problem where joins could not be modified
Trivially interacting with a join will no longer mark the file as changed
The Compile to J2EE dialog will now recall previously used settings
The Script Action was unable to access results panes

6.2.5 - March 2013

Order by direction can now be set by variable; Use 'true' for ascending
Data Source tables can now be reloaded one at a time or in groups
Data Sources can now be reloaded with F5
Find & Replace now allows the replacement value to be empty
Can now properly select "Window" in Find & Replace
Fixed column snippets loosing focus when saving
Assign action can now have no assignments
Renaming a method is now easier
Double clicking a snippet now properly places it at the cursor
Fixed a memory leak when opening a new editor window
Classes and Methods are now alphabetically sorted

6.2.3 - January 2013

Find & Replace now works with projects and can scan multiple files
Fixed loading of Pervasive JDBC driver
Improved table loading in certain circumstances
Improved stripping of owner information
Improved loading of TAFs and TCFs from previous versions

6.2.1 - August 2012

Added 'Check for Update' feature to the Help > About window which will now report when your version of TeraScribe is outdated
TCFs can now be saved as run-only (encrypted)
Run-only (encrypted) TCFs can now be loaded into the object pane
Fixed issue on OSX that prevented new ODBC data sources from being setup
Fixed a bug in the Search Builder Previous/Next button code
The Column Snippet for the COUNT(DISTINCT) grouping function is now correct
The TAF/TCF file will now be 'changed' when editing a custom criteria column
Corrected Corruption when opening a 5.5 file containing a custom Order By column
Fixed a bug when dragging in a criteria column above a column that you are focused on
Double-clicking a snippet should now work better
When creating a branch in a TCF the target window is now restricted to the current method
Resizing a chart column now defocuses without losing user input
Selecting a folder in the save dialog no longer loses the file name (introduced in 6.1)
While renaming an action, changing methods caused unexpected results
Call Method action now supports selections of TCF scopes
Renaming actions would sometimes allow for duplicate names
Tables should now list and load properly for Oterro
Should only ask for data source username and password once per session
Database table loading now has a progress bar
Can now control-click/unclick column names
Data Source Tab has been improved in several ways
Right-click contextual menu now available when renaming actions
Distinct rows options will now mark the file as changed
Corrected certain cases where the attributes icon would not clear
Character Set option in Email action should now work correctly
Opening a database action without its database will behave better
Open and Save dialogs should no longer have a case-sensative extension filter
Several fixes to the J2EE compiler

6.1.5 - November 2011

Corrected a bug introduced in 6.1.3 that removed whitespace characters in Custom SQL Actions
Open and Save dialogs will now remember view and sort selections (Windows only)
Added support for PostgreSQL JDBC driver (fully tested)
Added support for OpenBase JDBC driver (not tested)
Added support for DB2 JDBC driver (not tested)
Updated file extension mappings and file type (Windows only)

6.1.3 - October 2011

Corrected an issue when using the contextual menu option Format Selection > Comment Out
The Custom SQL statement when displayed in the Details column of the TAF Tree is now better formatted
When dragging a new criteria column into a Select Action above existing criteria, the conjunction (AND/OR) is now always properly added
Renaming Actions, especially with CTRL-R or using the Rename option on the contextual menu is now more responsive
Find & Replace inside of text editor windows now works as expected
Web Call Action was improved to allow blocks of text as the body of a POST
Fixed a bug in the Web Call Action where Header values were not properly read in from the TAF
Several dialog boxes will now respond to pressing the Enter key to accept/close them (same as clicking OK)
Various cosmetic and typographical fixes

6.1.1 - August 2011

Witango Development Studio renamed to TeraScribe
Product split into Standard and Advanced Editions
J2EE compiler functionality restored (Advanced Edition only)
Table owner information is now stripped from TAFs and is no longer used
Added checkbox to Custom Query Action to support new automatic SQL encoding option
Column Snippets now handle special characters correctly
The TAF version is updated correctly if opening a v4.0 or v5.0 TAF/TCF
You can now CTRL-click a node to toggle its expand setting as well as all child nodes
Data Source names are now enforced to be unique
CTRL-M keyboard shortcut has been mapped to Insert Meta Tag
Renaming an Action is now easier
Attempting to use a duplicate Action name will now automatically append a number
In general, using keyboard shortcuts will work better
Deleting of classes and methods in a TCF now works better
Fixed a hang that occurred when tabbing into an empty table element
The Instance variables list in TCFs now works correctly
Actions that use unresolved Data Sources can now have their Data Source reset
Data Sources and their table names are now sorted alphabetically
Column Snippets based on Custom Columns will now correctly process the AS keyword
When saving as v5.5, the TAF structure could be corrupted
The HTTP method DELETE has been removed from the Web Call Action
The Web Call Action now allows for the Content-Type header to be added
The Data Source manual deployment settings now support Oracle type Data Sources
Custom Columns in Update actions can now be edited
Actions are now properly expanded when a TAF or TCF is opened
The JRE path information has been removed from the System Info page
Custom Columns will no longer corrupt the TAF (introduced in 6.1.0.1)
Instance Variables list is now distinct and alphabetically sorted
Classes in TCFs are easier to rename and can now be deleted
Opening a Project file with the normal open command works correctly
It is now easier to shift-select-drag data source columns
Using a Column Snippet with selected text now replaces the selection
Snippets were not editable, this has been fixed
Setting Tab Size now works as expected and scales from 1 to 16
Toolbars will now remember their location between restarts
Project folders can now be sorted
The new tags @UUID and @PURGEDEBUG will now appear in the correct coloring
Fixed a bug when resetting an unresolved FileMaker database
Fixed a typo in the builders when drawing a checked checkbox
Adding an Else Action no longer opens the properties box
Added Contextual menu item to exclude selection
Fixed TAF corruption bug when using a Begin Transaction Action of type Read Uncommitted
Fixed a typo in the Search Builder List response
Corrected the name of the Search Builder Update Response file
Various cosmetic and typographical fixes

6.0.7 - February 2011

Creating a new JDBC Data Source from the Data Sources menu now works correctly.
The scroll wheel now scrolls fewer lines and more smoothly.
Data Source usernames and passwords are now stored encrypted. This may require you to reenter this information.
The close and save buttons now behave better and should always be available when appropriate.
Working inside the Call Method action is improved. Resizing and copy & paste now work as expected.
Remapping a new or updated method over an existing method in a Call Method action now properly maintains parameter values.
Contextual menus have been added to the parameter area of the Call Method action.
Column Snippets for summary based Select actions are now correct.
Column Snippets are now available in the contextual menu when appropriate.
It is no longer possible to get properties on the On_Create and On_Destroy methods.
The TCF Instance Variables list will now populate with variable names from Assign Actions.
Using a criteria separator in a Select action would corrupt a TAF or TCF file, this has been corrected.
Files would still be considered open by the OS after they were closed in the Studio, this has been corrected.
You can now add Joins freely to the Join list.
When opening a Data Source, all tables are now loaded. This prevents issues with attempting to use unloaded tables.
Syntax highlighting now properly colors array shorthand notation that contains wildcards, such as @@myArray[1,*].
JDBC properties were not properly saved in some circumstances, this has been corrected.
You can now right click on a tree node to bring up its contextual menu without first having to select (left click) it.
The Studio will now prevent itself from running multiple times. It may ask to access the network to accomplish this (Windows only).
The Studio will now Quit and show the correct About window when selected from the application menu (Mac OS X only).

6.0.5 - January 2011

Column Snippets will now populate when appropriate
Print functions should now work correctly
The Windows menu should now display correctly
Project files now have the extension .tpf and should open correctly from both the File and Project menus
Studio will now handle an empty Assign action properly
Details of a cookie assigned in an Assign action will now show correctly
Contextual Add Line Breaks will now work correctly
For Loop action will now have reasonable default values
Using the TAB key in the Mail action Message tab will now move the cursor to the next field
The scope menu in Assign actions in TCFs now contains method and instance scopes
FTP browsing in the File actions now behaves better
JDBC data source information is now handled and saved properly
Contextual Insert Meta Tag option has been updated
Open and Save dialog extensions have been updated
Files should now open properly when double-clicked
When updating a Method Call Action, parameter values are retained
Renaming of TCF Classes and Methods now places an underscore for a space
Snippets without replacement pointers can now be drag and dropped
New ODBC Data Source menu option now works correctly