July 15th, 2010 Steve Frizzell
Yesterday, we released APPX 5.0.2. While patch releases are not usually noteworthy, this one is because it includes the new APPXODBC service and the new APPX Source Code Control System (SCCS) is much improved.
Our ODBC interface has been completely re-engineered and now incorporates an ODBC server that runs as a service on a Windows system. Individual desktop users who want to use third-party desktop products such as Excel, Crystal Reports, etc. now connect to the ODBC server which in turn connects to the APPX server. One advantage of this is that asql is now run by a system administrator and all file definitions are only imported one time into the shared database which is managed by the ODBC server.
The new APPX Source Code Control System will add a new dimension to your application design efforts. We recently started using it on an internal project at APPX Software and have already begun to see the many benefits that it offers. After you upgrade to 5.0.2, give it a try. I think you will like it but, if you don’t like it, you can always turn it off.
Steve
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January 15th, 2010 Steve Frizzell
It has been one month since we released APPX 5.0.0 on December 14th. We have since released the first patch release, 5.0.1. There are still two limitations on which we are working diligently.
The APPX/ODBC interface which allows programs such as Crystal Reports® and Excel® to access your APPX data is not yet released. So, if your system depends on this interface, you should not yet deploy APPX 5.0.1 in your production environment.
We are also having a problem with our Oracle interface in APPX for HPUX on the PA Risc platform. So, if you use Oracle with APPX on this platform, you should not yet deploy APPX 5.0.1.
We are actively working on both of these limitations and expect to have them resolved by the end of January.
Steve
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April 3rd, 2008 Steve Frizzell
I am sure that many of you have been wondering what happened to APPX release 4.3. APPX 4.3 has taken us way longer to complete than we ever imagined that it would. Read the rest of this entry »
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