Dear all
We have just returned from the DataFlex EDUC 2024 conference in Split, Croatia and we have a lot of news to share with you.
DataFlex 25.0 alpha. Now it should be good enough. The next version of DataFlex is coming soon in an alpha version. It was announced at this year’s EDUC conference, where the new features were presented by Harm Wibier. Here are a few of the new smart additions:
● Dashboards – Build customizable dashboards in DataFlex code
● Composites – New language feature for composing multiple objects into a class.
● Navigation Designer – drag ‘n drop UI for building drill-down apps
Sture Andersen shares his reaction to the presentation of ‘Navigation Designer’ here. We will describe other news in future newsletters.
DataFlex after version 25. The conference also gave an insight into the plans for DataFlex in the longer term.
In addition to a package manager that keeps track of your libraries and helps keep them updated, we can expect to see a database modelling tool built into the DataFlex studio.
In addition, we have the Tech Stack project, which includes
● Support for off-line applications
● Support for cross-platform apps like in the old days (windows, linux, unix, webassembly)
● Distribution via Docker containers (Kubernetes)
These are the things we’ll be hearing a lot more about after DataFlex 25, but for now we’re just waiting for an alpha version.
Important! Security update for DataFlex 23 and 24
A security update has just been released by Data Access and it applies to DataFlex 23.0 and 24.0. The update is described as follows:
● Fixed Leaking handles in WebApp Server in the process pool logic (Important!)
● Fixed a Security issue in the DataFlex WebApp Framework.
● (DF24.0) Fixed an SPLF licence check issue causing one WebApp less to be allowed than the license permits.
The security update applies to both DataFlex Studio and DataFlex Server. And it’s important to update. You must have your registration codes ready when you do so, as they will be used during the re-installation.
PS. Although it’s not directly stated in the link, it’s a good idea to restart the machine between uninstalling the old version and reinstalling the new one.
As always, you are welcome to contact us for further questions.
Sincerely yours
FrontIoT ApS