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06/25/2014 public release

Jun 25, 2014

gmBasic 20.02B5

[Chg] Improve for ASP translations to recognize RegExp class
[Chg] Improve handling double-byte/international character sets
[Chg] Improve Refactor commands executed before running the <Analyze> operation
[Chg] Improve Refactor/CallByName command
[Chg] Improve support for referencing complex objects as collection elements
[Chg] Improve migration of QueryUnload to FormClosing (WinForms)
[Chg] Improve Date to Integer conversions
[Chg] Improve Color to Integer conversions
[Chg] Improve handling of COM types declared in ASP with <OBJECT RUNAT=“Server” SCOPE=“Application”>
[Chg] Improve restructuring code that uses variables before they are declared
[Chg] Improve migration of indexers to this/Me properties
[Chg] Improve handling of default properties in VB.NET stub class declarations
[Chg] Improve handling of curly quores in VB.NET
[Chg] Improve initialization of ListBox/ComboBox.ItemData from property bag
[Chg] Improve handling of MDI parent initialization
[Chg] Improve reporting of translation warning messages to use detailed format
[Chg] Improve handling of menu height to be closer to VB6 standard
[Chg] Improve compiler to allow identifiers that clash with VB6 reserved words in certain contexts

Metalang

[Add] idf\gmSLtoNI.gmsl
[Add] idf\GM.vbscript_3.dll.xml
[Add] idf\stdole2.tlb.xml
[Chg] idf\ASPLANG.XML
[Chg] lang\auditvbi.gmsl
[Chg] lang\authortext.gmsl
[Chg] lang\enumerations.xml
[Chg] lang\GMSLANG.XML
[Chg] lang\gmslPatterns.xml
[Chg] lang\OPCODES.XML
[Chg] lang\messages.xml
[Chg] lang\Utility.gmsl
[Chg] lang\VB6IDL.XML
[Chg] lang\VBASIC.XML
[Chg] lang\vbcontrols.xml
[Chg] lang\vbmethods.xml
[Chg] lang\wpfSubsystem.gmsl

gmStudio

[Chg] Add Cnt_Bin column to Code Structure Report; this is the size of binary files associated with forms, controls, designers, etc. (FRX, CTX, DSX, etc.)
[Chg] Loosen up license logic to allow more operations when limits are violated
[Chg] Add Filesystem Autocomplete for file/folder edit boxes
[Chg] Add click handlers for URL links in task details and reference details display boxes
[Chg] Remove RunDate column from the semantics reports
[Chg] Add <Select MissingRef=“JustDoit” /> to the default template translations scripts to allow producig a translation even when COM information is missing.
[Chg] Initialize column headers for directory listing on Migration Project Setup
[Chg] Added a Reporting-Only Mode setting to User Defaults form
[Chg] Add descriptive column headers for directory listings
[Fix] Correct folder pickers on the Project File tab of the Settings dialog
[Fix] Correct IDF Headers report; detect IDF file names regardless of IDF filename case
[Fix] Correct IDL generator to handle newline in default value

Sample Rules

[Add] GM.oip11.tlb.xml — Oracle API
[Chg] GM.TABCTL32.OCX.xml — Improve compatability with VS Designer
[Chg] TabctlTransform.gmsl — Improve compatability with VS Designer
[Chg] GM.MSCOMCTL.OCX.xml — Improve Tag
[Chg] GM.MSComCt2_WinForms.OCX.XML — Improve Tag
[Chg] GM.MSCAL.OCX.xml — Improve DataChanged

gmBasic 20.02B2
[Fix] Correct ASP parsing of index expressions with embedded tabs
[Chg] Improve type inference of string vs. number
[Chg] Improve interptretation of operator ’+’ as addition or string concatenation
[Add] Implement support for Refactor/Remove status=conditional for VB.NET

MetaLang
[Chg] lang\authortext.gmsl
[Chg] lang\VB6IDL.XML
[Chg] lang\VBASIC.XML
[Chg] lang\wpfSubsystem.gmsl

gmStudio
[Chg] Improve handling of tabs in code scan reports
[Chg] Improve handling of references to VBPs
[Chg] Consolidate Registry settings into GreatMigrations node
[Fix] Correct issue with launching Visual Studio when there is a user batch
command associated with the task.

Samples Rules and Templates
[Add] GM.oip11.tlb.xml — OracleInProcServer API
[Chg] GlobalSettings.xml
[Chg] ScriptRules.xml

04/17/2014 public release

Apr 18, 2014

gmStudio
[Fix] Prevent exception when generating IDFs for VBP that references other VBP files

04/11/2014 public release

Apr 10, 2014

gmBasic 20.02B1
[Chg] Improve consistency of Form.Definstance usage
[Chg] Improve handling of calculations in Twips quantities
[Chg] Improve support for databinding migrations
[Chg] Add support for subsystems in templates.xml and in COM migClass specifications

Metalang
[Chg] Add locSubsystem.gmsl for improved date handling and Controls collection
[Chg] Add patterns to support databinding migrations
[Chg] Change handling of Form QueryUnload to use FormClosing event
[Chg] Simplify startup file content and consolidate default options in metalanguage script
[Chg] Improve support for QueryUnload migration for Subsystem=loc
[Chg] Additional support for control.tag

gmStudio
[Chg] Make minor adjustments to user defaults form
[Chg] Add logic to add VirtualRootFolder if missing from gmProj file
[Chg] Simplify build path value stored for in gmProj files
[Chg] Migration Project Setup Form: Add Coding Standards selection; Add Tooltips, Improve UI for scanning
[Fix] Correct problem with Configufration form modality
[Fix] Correct problem with copying from listviews to clipboard

Migration Rules
[Chg] Improved GM.ADODB_to_DataLib.dll.xml and ADODB_DataLib_Transform.gmsl
[Chg] Improved GM.MSCOMCTL.OCX.xml and GM.mscomctltransform.gmsl
[Chg] Improved GM.TABCTL32.OCX.xml and Improved TabctlTransform.gmsl
[Chg] Added GM.MSCAL.OCX.xml

Installer
[Chg] Using the WIX SDK to create MSI now

03/31/2014 public release

Mar 31, 2014

gmStudio
[Chg] Add more control over MSBuild/VisualStudio version in multi-VS-version environments
[Chg] Add ScriptRules Feature that allows collections of related commands to be defined and added automatically. (example using Lightweight Object-Oriented C# coding standard)
[Chg] Add more descriptive list column headers
[Chg] Improve the “Move Project Folder” Feature
[Chg] Add Project tab to Settings form to facilitate editing migration project file information
[Fix] Correct file locking problem with user config file