PVRQ Version 1.31 - Release Notes January 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A) Reporting Enhancements A.1 - PVRQ will now suppress the printing of most blank lines. This improvement is particularly noticable on some types of multiline reports. A.2 - Added the ability to print to non-Windows printers, such as those used in a Unix system. A new tab has been added to the Administrator's Control Panel to set up these printers for use in PVRQ. a) The printers must first be configured in ProvideX using the link utility *UCL. b) If you wish to print wide reports using a condensed pitch, the device driver referenced in the link must define the 'CP' and 'NP' mnemonics, and the printer and operating system must let the control characters through to the printer. c) Windows printers can be set up here if desired, but it is not necessary. To print graphically on Windows printers, the link must point to the *WINPRT* device. d) Reports printed on these printers will be character based, not graphical, unless the link points to *WINPRT* e) On the report print screen, a new option for "Other Printers" will appear if any have been set up in the Administrator's Control Panel. When the user selects the Other Printers checkbox, they may choose the printer from a drop box that lists the other printers. A.3 - Enhanced the automatic printer selection variable %PVRQ_RUNPRINTER$ to allow printing to other printers. The format is: *OTHER;linkname The linkname must be a valid printer link in the Administrator's Control panel. B) Table Linking Enhancements B.1 - Added a predefined links query option to the "link to another table" screen. When pressed, a panel will display that lists table links from the predefined links library. Only links available from the primary report table and other linked tables already defined on the report are listed. These predefined links are typically setup by the administrator on the administrator's control panel. B.2 - Added an option to the "link to another table" screen to save the link definition to the predefined links library. This enables users to save table link information so it can be easily recalled and used in future reports. This option is not available to all users - only users with full privileges, and users classified as "administrator", may save links to the library. To disable this feature for non-administrators that have full privileges, set the global variable %PVRQ_NOLINKSAVE to 1 before starting PVRQ, or set it in a startup procedure. Predefined links may only be removed by the system administrator by accessing the administrator's control panel. C) Other Enhancements C.1 - Eliminated error 41 that was occuring when attempting to print reports wider than 255 columns. C.2 - The ProvideX parameter 'EG' is now turned on by PVRQ, to avoid reporting of error 29's (invalid mnemonic or position specification). The parameter is restored to the original setting when the PVRQ session ends. C.3 - Improved the software activation routines to make changing the number of licensed users easier. C.4 - Brought the user guide up to date