All Things Lyte

A minor release with many bug fixes and a few enhancements. You will now be able to store NULL values in numeric fields if appropriate. On the other hand you can make a field mandatory or Not Null by adding a NonEmpty constraint to a field. Other improvements include printing bug fixes, and an improved MultiItem Wizard.

You can get the latest builds from our downloads section

Bug Fixes & Enhancements
LRPB424 MultiItem Wizard: CopyAll and AddAll fields
LRPB425 Reports: Prefix & Suffix not applied on Derived fields
LRPB434 GroupBy not saved in reports
LRPB436 HTML in large text to be suppressed in report
LRPB437 Data validation warnings to be displayed when
LRPB442 Reports: Group settings not saved in query
LRPB443 Reports structure fix. Only 3.15 reports need
LRPB444 White space to be trimmed on CSV export
LRPB445 HTML tag suppression in XML Export
LRPB446 X Button og MultiItem Wizard exits the IDE
LRPB447 Tablename to be updated in wizard
LRPB449 Reports: Group by boolean field does not work
LRPB453 Spreadsheet View: grouping on number columns
LRPB459 Allow white space in Report column suffix/pre
LRPB460 Input Form for multiItemdata should be large
LRPB461 Visual Query form cannot be maximized
LRPB462 Overwrite HTML report dialog hidden
LRPB463 Report printing and Record printing is larger


Enhancement
LRPB455 onEmpty Constraint for numeric fields
LRPB456 Data Input Form: need scrollbars for large te
LRPB458 Empty date field by default in forms
LRPB454 null value support for numeric fields

3.17 is right on time for the weekend. Many minor bug fixes and improvements have gone into the new release. Significant enhancements include a reworked MultiItem wizard, usability improvements like remembering the last opened workspace and other bug fixes.

As always you can download the full version from our download section or enable check for updates to automatically upgrade your installation.

Note: Due to a change in the query mechanism, Reports created with LyteRAD 3.16 have to recreated. Sorry for the inconvenience.

BugFixes
LRPB406 Constraints not applied when saving empty rec
LRPB411 Window names missing
LRPB412 Edit Record opens multiple windows in Spreads
LRPB413 Close button not used appropriately
LRPB415 HTML Tags to be suppressed on export
LRPB416 fullscreen applications are bigger than scree
LRPB418 Restore workspace missing in main menu
LRPB420 Column header to be truncated when colwidth i
LRPB422 Closing record viewer (X) will quit IDE
LRPB423 PDF export creates a 0 bytes file


Enhancements
LRPB417 Last open workspace to be remembered
LRPB419 Enhanced Column Name rendering in reports
LRPB421 Improved MultiItem Wizard

After a break from our routine development activity, we resume LyteRAD weekly builds with 3.16. You can get your updates automatically if you have check for updates enabled. Alternately you can download the full release from our download section

We are working closely with a few key customers to drive our product development forward, you are welcome to send in your feedback and messages to help us shape the product better.

Cheers!
LyteRAD Team

Fixes & Enhancements in 3.16


LRPB0382 Hints&Tips window hides the autogen ID window
LRPB0383 Home menu name changed to main menu
LRPB0384 IDE freezes when using a visual query in reports
LRPB0385 Print button does not work when Viewing Records
LRPB0396 Linked field should be empty for new records
LRPB0400 Sort Filter not applied on grouped reports
LRPB0401 LargeText (HTML) Editor does not update text
LRPB0402 AutoIncrement fields should start from 1
LRPB0392 Mark a field as mandatory
LRPB0403 Number Fields should be right aligned in spreadsheet
LRPB0404 NonEmpty Constraint added

In our continued effort to build a complete gallery of applications for small businesses, We have a brand new application in the gallery. Introducing AutoWorkshop a workshop and garage management app. Track jobsheets, manage customer information, track vehicles and many other activities from one simple application

You can download this new application from the gallery. As always you can either start using the application straight away or further customize it using LyteRAD. Watch out for 2 more business applications in the coming week.

We have been working on a anonymous usage statistics model to help improve the overall product usage experience. Some of the direct results of this study are already available in 3.14.

• Verbose basic application designer
• Improved workspace chooser
• Button borders in Reports Designer
• Higher color contrast on menu items

You can also take a peek at your own usage summary in the Tools & Settings menu.