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- GQL Version 3.0 Release is now shipping!
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- Version 3.0 of GQL was released on November 8, 1991, it is a major release with over 200 new features and enhancements.
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- New Features for GQL Version 3.0
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- Report Module
- • report module is built-in to GQL/User and GQL/Update
- • visual interface for manipulating report layout
- • selectable font and style for each section of report
- • header, footer, column headings, detail lines, sub-totals, grand totals
- • graphic objects can be included in report
- • format control for numeric and date fields
- • report specification can be stored with query
- • can be attached to executive buttons
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- Multiple Design Windows
- • multiple design windows can be included in a document
- • buttons can now be used to switch between windows
- • can be used with graphic overlays to create a ‘drill down’ capability
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- Enhanced Color Support
- • full 24-bit color support
- • popup color palette for standard colors (plus access to color picker)
- • data objects can have both a fill color and border color
- • text background color for ornaments
- • each window type can have a separate color scheme
- • user defined preferences for object colors
- • user defined preferences for window colors
- • design windows now support a background color
- • each design window can have a separate background color
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- System 7.0 Capability
- • support for the Data Access Manager (DAM)
- • support for the Edition Manager (Publish/Subscribe)
- • balloon help
- • TrueType ornaments
- • standard Apple Events
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- Data Values
- • data values can be retrieved from locally stored files
- • popup menu of data values provided for prompts
- • special queries can be issued to retrieve attribute and prompt data values
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- Prompts
- • multiple prompts can be displayed in a single dialog
- • order of the prompts and the prompt dialog title can be defined
- • popup menu of data values from local files available for each prompt
- • data values can be loaded from database on request
- • special queries can be assigned by the administration for data values
- • data value queries can refer to previously entered prompt information
- (useful for ‘drill down’ applications)
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- Design Window Enhancements
- • quick select of attributes using a popup menu
- • relationships can be unnamed
- • relationship symbols can be hidden if desired
- • automatic activation of relationships when only one exists between tables
- • button and ornament annotations
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- Results Window Enhancements
- • form view for results (all columns displayed vertically for an individual row)
- • ability to view very wide columns on screen
- • automatic column sizing
- • multiple key sort in the Filter dialog
- • automatic rollover to file for large query results
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- Query Support
- • nested subqueries are supported
- • all queries in a session are logged so they can be loaded and used again
- • a new submit query option to create temporary tables in the database
- • user preference to map all qualifications to upper case comparisons
- • a query in progress indicator is displayed when the query is issued
- • elapsed time is now displayed for all queries
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- General Interface Enhancements
- • default short menus for simplified interface
- • can switch between short and full menus
- • text style dialog revised to combine text edit and style
- • color selection added to text items
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- GQL/Admin Enhancements
- • a new menu item supports reordering the attributes of a table
- • correlation names can be assigned to tables for aliasing
- • mandatory qualifications can be assigned to a table
- • mandatory qualifications can be assigned to merged objects
- • prompts can be used in mandatory qualifications
- • can create multiple design windows
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- Andyne Computing Limited
- Telephone: (613) 548-4355
- FAX: (613) 548-7801
- AppleLink: CDA0348
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