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Introduction

This chapter describes the improvements in this release to existing features.

IDE: Embedded vs. custom directory check	Now Instant Developer checks that the files contained in the custom directory do not have a most recent modification date/time later than those in the embedded directory
IDE: Unlink toolbar from frame or form	You can now unlink a toolbar from a frame or form to which it is connected
IDE: Compiling individual apps	You can now compile a single app through the context menu
IDE: Recompile all and library directories	Now the folder containing the libraries is deleted when the "Recompile all" flag is enabled
IDE: Checking private properties	The programmer is now alerted that private properties cannot be used outside the class to which they belong
IDE: Case-sensitive search	It is now possible to run a case-sensitive search for objects
IDE: Checking object type parameters	A project validation error is now reported if, when calling a method with an object type parameter, a class is provided as the value of the parameter instead of an instance of it
IDE: Parameter name validation	Now an error is reported if the name of the method parameter matches one of the reserved words in the language used by the application
IDE: Subform caption	The subform caption can now also be edited through the properties form
IDE: "Unlink from master" command	The name of the panel is now shown in the "Unlink from master" command when the panel is a DO Detail
IDE: * managed in FileList	You can now use the * character in the FileList.txt of the custom directory
IDE: Folder names	It's now possible to use the same name for folders found in different parents
VCE: Parameter-variable conversion	Now you can convert a local variable into a parameter and vice versa
C#: Mail SSL and Reply-To	It is now possible to use the AddREPLYTO:address method of the Mailer object even when the SMTP server uses SSL
JAVA: Connection String for SQL Server	The indication of the TCP 1433 port was removed from the connection string auto-generated by the IDE
JAVA: Default document	The default page of applications installed on Tomcat is now declared
DTT: List of procedures and fixed header	Now the table header that shows the list of methods remains fixed when scrolling
DBA: Changing connection string and mixed queries	If you change the connection string at run-time, now the text of mixed queries is recalculated correctly
DBA: 64-bit SQLite in C#	It's now possible to use SQLite in 64-bit applications
DBA: COUNT function	It's now possible to specify a reference to a query field in the SQL COUNT function
DO: Acknowledge Warnings	The ChildLevel parameter has been added to the AcknowledgeWarnings, IsInError, and ClearErrors methods
DO: WebAPIs and classes not linked to tables	It is now possible to activate the WebAPIs also for classes that do not derive from database tables
PAN: Value list properties	It's now possible to find out how many items there are in the value list of a field, and read the value, name, description, icon, and style of the individual items
PAN: Search blocked if panel modified	It is no longer possible to open the search popup or write in the search row if the panel is in modified status
BTS: Bootstrap and JQuery version update	The Bootstrap and JQuery versions have been updated
MOB: Push notifications to Apple devices	You can now send push notifications to applications developed with Instant Developer Cloud on Apple devices
WEB: Functions for reading command Code	It's now possible to read both the action code and the code for commands in the command set
WEB: SessionTimeout Parameter	The SessionTimeout parameter has been added
WEB: Compressing a file list	It is now possible to compress a file and/or directory list
CAR: Opening pages with default browser	It is now possible to instruct the system that it must use the system browser rather than a native shell page to open webpages

Changed on: 17/11/2023 / From version: 22.0.8500