This document provides an overview of functionality no longer supported with this Natural version. The following topics are covered:
Remote debugging (that is debugging a native Natural for OpenVMS application from a Windows computer) is no longer supported. The Windows client is no longer delivered.
Debugging an OpenVMS application is only possible with Natural Studio when you are working in a remote OpenVMS environment using SPoD.
If you want to use third-party versioning software together with
Natural, it is no longer required that you write your own interface. Therefore,
NATNCVC is no longer supported.
It is recommended that you use Local Versioning which is available with Natural Studio when you are working in a remote OpenVMS environment using SPoD. Using Local Versioning, you can use the source control system Concurrent Versions System (CVS) or Subversion (SVN) from within your Natural environment. To use this functionality, you must have the Subversion or CVS client part (svn.exe or cvs.exe) installed on your PC and you must have access to a Subversion or CVS repository server which has been installed locally or on a server. When you search the internet, you can find these Subversion or CVS components on several download sites. For detailed information on Local Versioning, see Natural Studio Extensions which is part of the Natural for Windows documentation.
Natural 6.3 is the last version to deliver SYSWEB.
The interface SYSWEB3 is now to be used instead of
SYSWEB. SYSWEB is only delivered on the product CD
and can only be installed manually. It is therefore recommended that you update
your programs written for SYSWEB to run with the new interface
SYSWEB3. See
Migrate
Natural Web Interface SYSWEB to SYSWEB3 in the
Web Technology documentation for further information.
Natural 6.3 is the last version to deliver the utilities
NATUNLD, NATLOAD and SYSTRANS.
The utilities NATUNLD, NATLOAD and
SYSTRANS are no longer installed by default. The
Natural Object
Handler is to be used instead.
However, if you want to continue using these utilities, you can still
issue the system commands which invoke these utilities
(SYSUNLD and SYSTRANS).
When you issue such a system command for the first time, you have the
possibility to install the corresponding utility. Follow the installation
instructions displayed on the screen. When the installation for a utility has
been completed, you can invoke it using the corresponding system command.
The documentation for these utilities can be found as a PDF book in the archive of the Natural Documentation CD.
V22COMP is no longer supported.
The dictionary server DDM Server is no longer supported.
The global configuration setting Multi-Fetch Disabling is no longer supported.
The parameter DSLM which was used for
compatibility with Natural Version 3.1 for Mainframes is no longer necessary
and has therefore been removed.
The parameter LFILMAX, which was used
to specify the maximum number of dynamic specifications of the profile
parameter LFILE, is no longer necessary and has
therefore been removed. On the mainframe, this parameter has already been
removed in a previous version.
The Entire Screen Builder interface is not part of the installation kit.
