A Few Highlights of Day One Post-Conference Super Advanced R:BASE v9 eXtreme Class:

• Best way to upgrade a database to version 9 is to unload the database using the old version software (after verifying no issues) then reload with version 9 software.
• Component IDs on forms are automatically assigned to each new form object. You can edit the component ID if you prefer a different name.
• Renaming forms/reports three ways: Use two slow clicks like Windows, press F2 key or right click to rename
• Highlight all forms in forms window (Control-A) and compress or assign THEMENAME to all forms at once.
• Hover mouse over custom form action to see code in a hint window
• In 64 bit version of version 9 R:BASE you can sort forms by form edited date which makes it easy to find a form you just edited.
• New form object - DB slider to adjust numeric values
• Object Inspector is now integrated into regular R:BASE (don't need Enterprise Edition any more)
• New drop down box on Object properties is a short cut to get to later tabs that you would normally have to scroll to see.
• Reports now have 2D and matrix (PDF417) bar codes included at no additional cost. (Razzak tried to take that one back after he saw how popular it was but we held him to it!)
• Background color mapping in Enhanced DBGRID highlights rows based on column values (ie - red background needs attention). You can use multiple colors to indicate multiple conditions including null. The color can be placed in a different column - not just the column with the specified value.
• Undocumented Feature in Enhanced DBGRID - PROPERTY TABLE tablename 'CLOSE' or 'OPEN' is just like SAVE ROW used with PROPERTY TABLE 'REFRESH'. However this will also cause the grid to re-open maintaining any sort or conditions that were set when it was opened.