Additional Changes in 18.0

Examples

Added a new view named OrdersGenerator to the Specialized Components workspace. This view makes it possible to increase the number of orders in the order entry workspaces to get more test data for the application and for reports (like DataFlex Reports and/or Dynamic AI). There will be a blog article published soon about the OrdersGenerator module.

Sign DataFlex Project Exe

Adding digital signatures to a project executable provides a way to determine the identity of the creator of an executable, know that the executable has not been altered since it was signed, and verify when it was signed. Many software vendors have been code signing their application files for years.

DataFlex 18.0 provides a small tool (SignDataFlexProjectEXE) installed in the Bin folder, which makes it easier to perform the signing from the Studio. The tool calls the Signtool.exe tool but can be configured to use a different tool and/or arguments passed. With the provided tool, you can debug a signed DataFlex application via the DataFlex Studio easily.