AbsoluteSQL Update History

Most recent updates at top of list.

2022-06-04, vers. 3.3.0.308:
Added option to forcibly open Blob type field with the Graphic popup editor. If failing due to preexising non-graphic Blob-contents, it will switch to the regular Blob popup dialog.
2021-06-27, vers. 3.3.0.304:
Adjusted reading of OS version displayed in the About dialog (previously displaying the Windows 10 compatibility version 6.3 as given by the Windows API call).
2021-04-04, vers. 3.3.0.302:
Minor fix to make alternating row shading fully compatible with pre-XP style Windows Classic theme concerning text color in focused cells.
2021-03-28, vers. 3.3.0.301:
Adjustable number of characters from Memo data fields displayed in the data grid specified via the INI-file. Accepted numbers 6 to 50, default 8.
2021-03-14, vers. 3.3.0.295:
Added optional alternating row shading.
2021-03-14, vers. 3.3.0.295:
Optional display of Boolean/Logical fields as Check Boxes. Check Boxe display can be toggled on and off.
Check Boxes displays NULL values as grayed boxes, and check boxes may receive NULL values as well by selectable option.
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2021-03-10, vers. 3.2.0.284:
Added selectable DBGrid AutoEdit state.
Developed from vers. 3.0.0.274.
2021-03-09, vers. 3.0.0.274:
Roll back to ver. 3.0.0.274 (2021-02-26) due to occasional display issues with DBGrid check boxes.
Start Transaction/Commit added to SQL popup menu.
2021-03-07..08, vers. 3.1.0.281/282:
DBGrid with check boxes.
2021-02-22, vers. 3.0.0.272:
Version 3.0
Significantly faster Delimited Text Import using method TRANSACTION (optional).
Added optional use of SQL Transaction method in SQL statements and SQL scripts enabling automatic rollback of data changes in case of SQL execution error.
2021-02-19, vers. 2.17.0.266:
Improved Delimited Text Import error detection on source files with field data not compatible with selected field data type mapping or on source files with incorrect record structure - e.g. with incorrect use of solitary quotes inside fields.
Dialog displays text data source line and field triggering the import error.
Extended information on Delimited Text Import: http://www.nknabe.dk/database/absolute/help/index.html?importing-delimited-text.html
and on Data Types: http://nknabe.dk/database/absolute/help/index.html?data-types.html
2020-09-27, vers. 2.15.0.255:
Added adjustable DBGrid font size.
2020-09-16, vers. 2.15.0.254:
Added zip-compression to the database backup function.
2020-08-29, vers. 2.14.0.252:
Delimited Text Import: As Exception errors may rise when importing very large data sets, info has been added to the exception dialog to inform on the benefit of increasing a possibly too low database PageCount.
2020-08-17, vers. 2.12.0.251:
Added user accessible BDE import interruption.
2020-08-16, vers. 2.12.0.250:
Added optional user configuration via INI-file to bypass Paradox table passwords on import.
2020-08-16, vers. 2.12.0.249:
Bugfix of Create Database concerning response to ... already exists ... overwrite ... ? [No].
2020-08-15, vers. 2.12.0.248:
Minor additions to context sensitive help response (application manual).
2020-08-14, vers. 2.12.0.247:
- Added full application manual as either WebHelp or locally as HTML Help (.chm Help). The application manual help calls are to a large extent made context sensitive.
- Added fully user customizable location via INI-file of the dual help modules (Application Manual and SQL Reference) as well as individually selectable WebHelp vs. HTML Help - the HTML Help usefull for off grid operation.
- Added inclusion of mS (milli Seconds) in import and export as well as optional display of mS for Time, TimeStamp and DateTime fields.
- Added Backup feature via the Data menu.
- Some minor user interface polishing.
2020-05-24, vers. 2.10.0.218:
Automatic detection of current System list separator as used for pre-selection in the Delimited Text Import window.
2019-08-27, vers. 2.8.0.203:
Application renamed to AbsoluteSQL.exe
2018-12-31, vers. 2.7.0.198:
First published version (as AbsoluteSQLconsole.exe).