Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Stonefield Query Version 3.2 Build 3062

We posted updated versions of the Stonefield Query SDK, Stonefield Query for Sage Accpac ERP, and Stonefield Query for Sage Pro ERP today with the following changes.

All Versions

  • An advanced layout report with a link on a field no longer gives an error when you click the linked field in the Preview window.
  • Using the RunSQL function in an advanced layout report no longer gives an error if the SQL statement passed to the function includes a table that isn't in the data dictionary.
  • Converting reports from version 2.4 or earlier now properly handles corrupted reports.
  • A bug which s0metimes caused the totals column in cross-tabulation reports to show the wrong totals when output to HTML Table Format was fixed.
  • A custom SQL statement containing an aggregate function such as COUNT(SomeField) AS SomeField is now handled properly.
  • Linking on a date field no longer gives an error.
  • An error that sometimes occurred when perf0rming a multi-database query was fixed.
  • A bug that caused an error message with an older license file was fixed.
  • You no longer get an error when previewing a report called from another application.
  • A bug in the Schedule Report Wizard using a weekly schedule on Windows XP was fixed. Also, the scheduler will no longer give an error if the time for the schedule is between 12:00 AM and 12:59 AM or 12:00 PM and 12:59 PM
  • You no longer get an error if the Source Database field is the first one in a report.
  • Stonefield Query now correctly handles a couple of obscure cases. The first is where a field delimited because its name contains illegal characters (such as [ID-TEST]) that exists in more than one table is involved in the output expression of calculated fields in those tables and both calculated fields are included in the same report; in that case, the SQL statement was erroneously determined as Table1."ID-TEST" AS ID_TEST, Table2."ID-TEST" AS "ID-TEST"_A. The second is when a report has at least two tables and one of the table names starts with a digit (for example, [1099Categories]) and Stonefield Query is configured to perform joins; this case formerly gave an "alias not found" error.
  • The Test button in the Manage Databases dialog no longer crashes if a DSN for a different application was chosen but instead gives a warning message.
  • The Import Report function no longer gives an "invalid import file" error with older import files.
  • An advanced layout report that's linked to another report no longer gives an error when you click the link after importing both reports.
  • Stonefield Query now passes the correct value to a grandchild report that's linked to a child report that's passed the value of a filter condition from a parent report.
  • A field name that's a reserved word (such as [LINENO]) no longer causes an error when it's used in the output expression of a calculated field.
  • The Value to Pass column in the grid in the Link step of the Field Properties dialog now shows the field caption rather than its heading, so it no longer displays "<BR>" in fields that have multi-line headings.

Sage Pro ERP

  • A bug that gave an error the first time you connect to a Pro SQL Server database was fixed.
  • Stonefield Query now supports companies with only a single Pro module installed.
  • Clicking the Values button for the Record Type field in a current + history table now properly displays "Current" and "History" in the list.
  • The caption for ARCSUM was changed from Customer History File to Customer Sales History because another table has Customer History File as its caption.
  • Clicking the Values button for a field in a SQL Server database now works correctly.
  • "Drop Shipment" is now available as one of the values for SOTRAN.SOTYPE.
  • All YEARPRD fields now display the full seven digits.
  • VFP runtime files are now placed in the Stonefield Query program folder to prevent an issue with different service pack releases of these files.
  • Clicking the Close box for the Advanced Report Designer no longer gives a warning that you must close the Advanced Report Designer but instead actually closes the Advanced Report Designer.

Sage Accpac ERP

  • The Accounts table now only appears once in the General Ledger module and also appears in all other modules when "All" is selected.
  • Stonefield Query now properly handles optional fields for record that have quotes in their key fields (for example, "DOUG'S" in the Customer ID field of the Customers table).
  • The captions of several fields were made more understandable.
  • Optional fields in CPCHKD and UPCHKD are now handled properly.

SDK

  • The installer now installs the version 3.2 SFQUERY.PDF rather than the 3.1 version.
  • Adding a new empty database no longer makes it the main database unless it's the first database added.
  • You no longer get an error in the Configuration Utility when you select an empty database.

Localization

  • Typos in some Dutch translations were fixed.
  • The title for the Reports Explorer window and the "Available to" setting on the Information page are now localizable.
  • The Advanced button in the report wizards now sizes itself properly when localized.

AccountMate 7.4 Now Supported

A small update of Stonefield Query for AccountMate SQL is now available that supports both new versions that were recently released by AccountMate. This includes AccountMate 7.4 for SQL and AccountMate 7.4 for Express. As long as your Stonefield Query subscription is current, you can get this new version from here.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Stonefield Query for AccountMate 3.2 Released

Stonefield Software Inc. is pleased to announce the release of version 3.2 of Stonefield Query for AccountMate SQL and Stonefield Query for AccountMate LAN.

Stonefield Query is a user-friendly report writing, business intelligence, query, and data mining tool. With its intuitive wizard driven design, Stonefield Query makes report writing a snap for even the most novice user. Elegant and persuasive reports can be created in minutes with little or no technical knowledge required.

Some of the new features in this release are:

  • Authentication: Domain Authentication mode is now supported.
  • Display encrypted fields: Stonefield Query for AccountMate now supports displaying fields that are stored in encrypted format in the database (Credit Card and Social Security Numbers).
  • New command line option: A new command line parameter, action=resetdbconnection, will clear the registry and cause Stonefield Query to re-discover the connection information.
  • Exclusion filters: this allows you to query on the absence of data, such as "give me a list of customers I didn't contact last year" or "give me a list of everyone who did not buy product X". Behind the scenes, Stonefield Query generates a NOT IN subquery, but from the end-user's perspective, it's just as easy as creating a normal filter.
  • Modeless report wizards: the report wizards are no longer modal, so you can modify more than one report at a time.
  • Single ask-at-runtime dialog: all ask-at-runtime filter conditions now appear in a single, wizard-like dialog rather than one dialog per condition.
  • Workstation installer: Stonefield Query now has a separate WSSetup.EXE installer, installed by Setup.EXE, that does workstation installations with the minimum of user interaction.
  • More grouping options: you can now specify that a non-grouped field should be included in the group header for another field, you can have all fields in the group header on a single line rather than stacked on separate lines, and all fields in the group header now appear in summary reports.
  • Multi-line headings: many fields now have multi-line headings so they don't take up as much room in a report, and you can change field headings to use multiple lines.
  • Customize Report Wizard for all report types: all report wizards now have an Advanced button, allowing access to TOP N, custom SQL statements, and other features.
There are dozens of other new features and bug fixes. For more information about version 3.2, please see the What's New in This Version topic in the online documentation.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Stonefield Query for QuoteWerks 3.2 Released

Stonefield Software Inc. is pleased to announce the release of version 3.2 of Stonefield Query for QuoteWerks.

Stonefield Query is a user-friendly report writing, business intelligence, query, and data mining tool. With its intuitive wizard driven design, Stonefield Query makes report writing a snap for even the most novice user. Elegant and persuasive reports can be created in minutes with little or no technical knowledge required.

Some of the new features in this release are:

  • Google Maps: Stonefield Query now supports linking reports to Google Maps.
  • Exclusion filters: this allows you to query on the absence of data, such as "give me a list of customers I didn't contact last year" or "give me a list of everyone who did not buy product X". Behind the scenes, Stonefield Query generates a NOT IN subquery, but from the end-user's perspective, it's just as easy as creating a normal filter.
  • Modeless report wizards: the report wizards are no longer modal, so you can modify more than one report at a time.
  • Single ask-at-runtime dialog: all ask-at-runtime filter conditions now appear in a single, wizard-like dialog rather than one dialog per condition.
  • Workstation installer: Stonefield Query now has a separate WSSetup.EXE installer, installed by Setup.EXE, that does workstation installations with the minimum of user interaction.
  • More grouping options: you can now specify that a non-grouped field should be included in the group header for another field, you can have all fields in the group header on a single line rather than stacked on separate lines, and all fields in the group header now appear in summary reports.
  • Multi-line headings: many fields now have multi-line headings so they don't take up as much room in a report, and you can change field headings to use multiple lines.
  • Customize Report Wizard for all report types: all report wizards now have an Advanced button, allowing access to TOP N, custom SQL statements, and other features.
  • New sample reports: more than 10 new reports have been added to the sample reports packaged with Stonefield Query for QuoteWerks.

    There are dozens of other new features and bug fixes. For more information about version 3.2, please see the What's New in This Version topic in the online documentation.