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RealityV15.1Online Documentation (MoTW) Revision 7
New Features (Release Information) (M6862RN+NewFeatures.htm)
Reality V15.1 contains a number of new features since the release of V15.0, including key features of DataBasic Objects (for Java only in this release), DataBasic Exception Handler and a new command, MOUNT-IMAGE, for mounting a physical back-up of a database.
Some of the new features have come from the user feedback that we receive during the life of a release, so please continue to use the 'Comment on this topic' links at the top of each topic in the Online Documentation, or visit the NPS Reality website, in order to help us to improve your Reality.
DataBasic objects enable DataBasic programmers to access features written in object-oriented languages such as Java. (Currently only Java is supported, but other object-oriented languages could be added in future releases.)
The DataBasic debugger can interrogate and display the DataBasic variables containing DataBasic Objects during the development of new application interfaces.
The exception handler can be used with general Application DataBasic errors within external user functions, subroutines, code structures and the new DataBasic Objects.
It is now possible to mount a physical of a live database backup using the new MOUNT-IMAGE command for general access to files. This can be used with a SEL-RESTORE for recovery of data and even for access to a whole “read only” database that users can log into.
REMOVE statement now has more efficient options for all users and is now MV compatible.
BASE 64 is now a new method 6 in Encrypt and Decrypt functions and is also available to English as the B64 conversion code.
PERFORM using "SYS" of platform commands and capturing the output has been significant performance improvements.
SQUOTE and DQUOTE can now use binary data.
Global Reality SYSTEM() numbering is available using the new REAL.SYSTEM() function in any selected MultiValue runtime environment.
Enhancements to the DataBasic debugger, including new commands (some of which are licensed separately).
Floppy tape data files now have definable size "disk segments" so you can split data over multiple files.
English BSELECT/SELECT are now compatible with MultiValue variants
Key System files are now automatically sized to reduce support overheads.