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The HTML version of the "VA FileMan Programmer Manual" contains the documentation updates based on the new features and functionality introduced with the release of VA FileMan Version 22.0 and any subsequent patches. This Web page contains the following update information:
The following table lists all significant patch updates, in reverse chronological order.
Date | Description of Update | Patch/Version Number |
01/18/01 |
Updated ScreenMan APIs $$GET^DDSVAL and PUT^DDSVAL:
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Version 22.0 |
01/18/01 |
Added, to Database Server (DBS) API chapter, a new call: FILESEC^DDMOD, Set File Protection Security Codes. |
DI*22*53 |
01/17/01 |
Updated Classic Call ^DIR: Reader
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Version 22.0 |
01/17/01 |
Updated Classic Call DIC: Reader
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Version 22.0 |
1/16/01 |
Updated "Database Server (DBS) API" chapter, "Introduction" section, Contents of Arrays section:
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Version 22.0 |
06/15/00 |
Updated Classic Call DQ^DICQ: Lookup
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DI*22*3 |
06/15/00 |
Updated Classic Call ^DIC: Lookup
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DI*22*3 |
06/15/00 |
Updated DBS Call LIST^DIC(): Lister
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DI*22*3 |
05/09/00 |
Added, to Import Tool API section, new Export Tool API. Section is renamed Import and Export Tools. |
DI*22*9 |
04/19/00 |
Updated Classic Call ^DIC: Lookup
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Not previously documented |
04/11/00 |
Updated Classic Call ^%DT: Internal to External Date
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Not previously documented |
03/14/00 |
Updated Classic Call ^DIR: Reader
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DI*22*30 |
03/01/00 |
Updated DBS Calls, BLD^DIALOG(), $$EZBLD^DIALOG(), and MSG^DIALOG()
In the DIALOG File section, under Developer Tools, added additional information about file numberspace. |
Version 22.0 |
12/06/99 |
Updated Classic Call ^DIE: Edit Data
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DI*22*4 |
11/26/99 |
Updated Classic Calls Lookup/Add: ^DIC
Updated DBS Calls FIND^DIC and $$FIND1^DIC
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DI*22*4 |
11/23/99 |
New DBS calls added: DELIX^DDMOD to delete a traditional cross-reference
definition from the data dictionary of a file, DELIXN^DDMOD to delete a new-style index definition from the Index file |
DI*22*12 |
11/18/99 | Updated Classic Call
FILE^DICN.
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Version 22.0 |
10/13/99 | Updated Classic Call
^%DT:
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DI*22*14 |
09/28/99 | Updated Classic Calls
IXALL^DIK and
ENALL^DIK
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Version 22.0 |
The following table lists all significant updates introduced with VA FileMan V. 22.0, by category.
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Classic VA FileMan API | Updated Classic Call
Lookup/Add: ^DIC |
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Updated
Adding New Entries: FILE^DICN
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Updated
Data Dictionary Listing: EN^DID
adding two new strings to the DIFORMAT input variable |
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Updated
Edit Data:
^DIE
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Updated Print Data: EN1^DIP the Controlling Sorts with BY(0) section, by adding two new topics to the "Details and Features" section: | |||||||||||||||||||
Updated Text Editing: EN^DIWE for the input variables: | |||||||||||||||||||
Updated Date and Time Input and Conversion: ^%DT for Y2K changes | |||||||||||||||||||
Database Server (DBS) API | Updated FILE^DID(): File Retriever by adding a new attribute: RD ACCESS | ||||||||||||||||||
Updated
FILE^DIE():
Filer for the following:
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Updated
FIND^DIC():
Finder:
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Updated
$$FIND1^DIC( ): Finder (Single
Record):
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Updated
LIST^DIC():
Lister:
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New call added:
VALS^DIE: Fields Validator to validate data for a group of fields and convert it to internal FileMan format |
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New call added:
$$KEYVAL^DIE( ): Key Validator to verify that new values contained in the FDA do not produce an invalid key |
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Updated
UPDATE^DIE( ): Updater:
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ScreenMan API | Updated the ScreenMan callable routine, the ^DDS utility by adding the DDS Variable | ||||||||||||||||||
Import Tool API | Created an Introduction section for the new Import Tool API | ||||||||||||||||||
New call added:
FILE^DDMP: Data Import to import data from ASCII host files into FileMan file entries |
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Advanced File Definition | In the INPUT Transform segment, updated the "INPUT Transforms and the Verify Fields Option" section | ||||||||||||||||||
DIALOG File | Updated the LANGUAGE file to reserve numbers for four new translation languages: Finnish (5), Italian (6), Arabic (10), and Russian (11) | ||||||||||||||||||
VA FileMan Error Codes |
Added the following new Error Codes:
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Reviewed/Updated: March 4, 2007