Valence 2.2.20110304.0

[richard.milone]

Version: 2.2.20110304.0

Release Date: 2011-03-04

About this Release:

This is a new release of Valence 2.2 with certain bug fixes. Please read this entire post before installing.

• New Installations - Visit the Valence Store to download Valence 2.2 under the free Community Developer License or to purchase a Professional Developer License. See the Licensing page and the FAQ page for information on the current Valence licensing methods.
• Upgrading from Valence 2.1 - Existing customers running Valence 2.1 can install this version and migrate using the provided conversion tool. Valence 2.2 will install into library VALENCE22 and ifs path /valence-2.2 so it will have no effect on your current VALENCE21 or /valence-2.1 installation. Once Valence 2.2 is successfully installed, call program VVCNV22 from a green screen session and follow the prompts to migrate select data from your Valence 2.1 installation. See section 2.8 Migrating from Valence 2.1 in the Valence Manual for more information.
• Upgrading from Valence 1.X - Existing customers running Valence 1.X should contact CNX at support@cnxcorp.com for information and guidance on upgrading to version 2.2.

More Info on Valence 2.2:

See the original release notes for Valence 2.2 for more general features and info on this release.

Bug Fixes Since Last Valence 2.2 Release:

• Directional sort in example program fixed – the Load All Grid example had an invalid config of “dir:” instead of “direction:” specified.
• Case insensitive sorting – all portal administration programs have been adjusted to be case-insensitive when sorting.
• File upload size limit problem – file upload failed on files exceeding a certain size (around 16MB). This has been corrected.
• Migration from Valence 2.1 problem – environment conversion process was not correctly updating all VALENCE21 library references. This has been corrected.
• Migration from Valence 2.1 problem- the 2.1 to 2.2 migration routine no longer migrates the Valence Settings header field. It now defaults the new instance to “Valence 2.2” to better clarify that you’re logged in to the newer version.
• Negative zoned fields in vvOut_execSqlToJson – when using vvOut_execSqlToJson, negative zoned values would result in no data being returned to the browser. This is fixed.
• Record count problem in vvOut_execSqlToJson – under certain circumstances, the SQL recordset count could be thrown off by fields named “ORDER” or “GROUP”. This has been corrected.
• Varying length fields blank in vvIn_JSON – varying fields were coming in blank. This has been corrected.
• vvMail bug involving large email addresses – addressees having a name + email address exceeding 50 characters would not pass through. Expanded this limit to 100 characters.
• Bug in Trees Drag and Drop example – dragging and dropping a person directly onto a folder (as opposed to a branch below the folder) would cause the person to be put into a “blank” department. This is fixed.

System Requirements:

• Any hardware running the IBM i operating system V5R4 or higher. Existing customers on previous versions of Valence at V5R3 will not be able to upgrade to this version until they are at V5R4 or higher.
• A personal computer running Windows XP/Vista/7, MacOSX or Linux (for installation only). Only the Windows version is available for download from the Valence Store. If you would like a Mac or Linux installer please email support@cnxcorp.com.
• A compatible browser on client computers. This version of Valence has been extensively tested with Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.6, Safari 5 and Chrome 10.
• 5722ST1 is required to use AutoCode, and for the ability to recompile many of the Valence core programs.
• If you would like to use the PDF and/or Email capabilities of Valence then you need 5722JV1 *BASE and option 6, Java Developer Kit 1.4. This is installed on most systems by default. After installing this version of Valence, just try to run the PDF and email examples. If they work then you know for certain your system has the correct configuration. Note that even though Java is required, you do not need to know or use Java to develop PDFs or send emails with Valence. You will use the Valence RPG Toolkit procedures, which use certain Java functions behind the scenes.

If you need assistance with installing this release please email support@cnxcorp.com.