This document covers the following topics:
The Natural Web I/O Interface now requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 on the PC.
If you are using the Natural Web I/O Interface, make sure that the required version of Microsoft .NET Framework has already been installed on the PC before you start the installation or update installation. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 can be found on the installation medium in the directory \Windows\DotNet\. See also Installation Prerequisites in the Installation documentation.
Natural for Ajax is now delivered in the Version 1.2.3 and is based on Application Designer Version 2.4.
Support is now provided for the following:
Applications that organize multiple pages in so-called workplaces. See Working with Workplaces in the Natural for Ajax documentation.
Numeric edit mask concept of Natural. See Usage of Edit Masks in the Natural for Ajax documentation.
Project-specific online help popups. See Online Help Management in the Application Designer documentation (this is not part of the Natural documentation).
Application-controlled sorting of multiple columns in TEXTGRIDSSS2 and ROWTABLEAREA2. See Data Structures for Server-Side Scrolling and Sorting in the Natural for Ajax documentation.
Automatic style sheet selection for different screen models. See Modifying the Font Size in the Natural Web I/O Interface documentation.
- Object Handler
The Object Handler now provides the command
SYSTRANS, which is used to migrate the old utilitySYSTRANSto the Object Handler. For details, see Migration from SYSTRANS to the Object Handler in the Object Handler section of the Utilities documentation.The Object Handler now provides the
UNDELIcommand to process delete instructions with the unload function. For details, see Basic Command Syntax in the Object Handler section of the Utilities documentation.
Support is now provided for automatic style sheet selection for different screen models. See Modifying the Font Size in the Natural Web I/O Interface documentation.
On IIS, you can now determine whether the PF key numbers are shown next
to the PF keys. This is done with the
showfkeynumbers attribute of the
screen element in sessions.xml.
See Overview of Configuration File
Elements in the Natural Web I/O
Interface documentation. (This feature is already available for
J2EE.)
Natural Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is available as a separate subcomponent of Natural. It has its own version number. This measure takes into account that Natural RPC is a cross-platform component and makes it possible to provide new Natural RPC versions independent of new Natural versions for the various platforms supported.
With Natural Version 6.3.6, an enhanced Natural Remote Procedure Call Version 6.3.3 is delivered that replaces the existing Natural RPC Version 6.3.2.
As of Version 6.3 of Natural Remote Procedure Call (RPC), the following changes, enhancements and new features are provided.
In case of a conversion error, which is reported with Natural error number NAT6974 and reason codes 2 and 3, the position of the erroneous data in the buffer is indicated. This will help you to identify which application data is causing the conversion error.
For further information, see Using the Server Trace Facility in the Natural Remote Procedure Call (RPC) documentation.
The following enhancements are provided with Natural Security Version 6.3.6.
The information stored in the logon records has been expanded: now it
also includes the user type and system-file information (FUSER,
FNAT, FDIC). With this Natural Security version, this
information can only be retrieved via the application programming interface
NSCXR; see the example program PGMXR006 in the
library SYSSEC.
The following changes are planned for future versions of Natural.
With a future version of Natural, the return code handling of batch Natural processing will be changed:
A TERMINATE nnn statement
will cause nnn to be always set as the return code
of a Natural run.
The return code set by a TERMINATE statement will
override the return code 61 which is set due to a runtime error. Currently,
return code 61 overrides the return code set by a TERMINATE
statement.
Error message NAT9987 will appear in the file identified by Natural
parameter CMPRINT if a Natural run was stopped by a
TERMINATE statement. Currently, the message NAT9978 is displayed
if either a runtime error occurred or the session was terminated by executing a
TERMINATE statement.
Review your batch procedures and check whether there are dependencies related to the above mentioned changes.
With a future version of Natural, the external sort program SyncSort will no longer be supported.
With a future version of Natural, it will no longer be possible to use the Natural Web I/O Interface client with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). IIS will no longer be supported.