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IBM VisualAge Generator
Templates Customizer
Version 4.5 Fixpak 2 Readme
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This VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer V4.5 Fixpak 2 Readme
file contains information about installing VisualAge Generator Templates
Customizer V4.5 Fixpak 2. This fixpak applies to Visual Age Generator
Templates Customizer On Java and On Smalltalk. This Readme highlights
the latest enhancements to VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer.
VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer V4.5 FixPak2 contains VisualAge
Generator Templates Customizer new enhancements and bug fixes for the following:
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Common Limitations
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VAGT Workbench:
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SQL low value and SQL high value (Workspace definition) are not exhaustively
checked; these attributes should not be empty (space is a valid value).
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Web Generators:
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You may have to customize the code if you use more than one business object
in one interface unit. Various hooks are available.
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The updatable lists are not available.
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GUI Generators:
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The '4GL' Client Logic Style (Workspace Parameter) is not implemented.
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Templates on Java Limitations
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GUI Generators:
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On VisualAge for Java, you need to check 'Inherit BeanInfo of Bean superclass'
in the panel 'Options', under 'Visual Composition' to have your generated
GUI work properly.
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Relational Table: The 'read' concurrency management is not supported by
the client.
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Templates on Smalltalk Limitations
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Installation:
After the load of the VAGT feature, the VisualAge Organizer may have
lost the current user. Ensure to set a current user before using the VAGT
feature (otherwise the menu items of the VAGT Tools menu will stay disabled).
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Generation:
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If you use a workspace that was not defined with the QuickStart, it is
better to unload MdlQSRuntimeApp.
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Workspace: 'Target Services Application' and 'Target Visual Application'
parameters are not taken into account. Only 'Target Logic Application'
is used.
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Bidi:
Although VAGT is able to provide right-to-left organized views and
subviews, it depends on the abilities of VisualAge Smalltalk BiDi feature
for internal positionings:
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menus inside a menu bar
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columns inside a container
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tabs inside a notebook
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Database Management:
When connecting to the database, you may have database connections
left open (an error -1445 appears), you should clean up SQL database connections
so you can execute the following code to clean up the SQL interface:
SQLRequester disconnectAll
Hardware/Software Requirements
VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer Version 4.5 Fixpak 2 requires
the following software and hardware:
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To install VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer on Java : VisualAge
Generator Developer 4.5 Fixpak 2 on Java.
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Software and hardware that are required by VisualAge Generator Developer
V4.5 Fixpak 2.
Note: VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer 4.5 Fixpak 2 will not install
if VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer 4.5 has not been installed
previously on the machine.
To download from FTP site:
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Create a temporary directory on your hard drive.
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Download the self-extracting executable MDL45V2N.EXE to a temporary directory
on your hard drive.
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Extract the files contained in the self-extracting EXE file to the same
temporary directory
To install VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer on Java:
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Set the current directory to the temporary directory you created to store
the FixPak files.
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Run 'setup'.
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When prompted, select VAGT Customizer on Java.
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Once Customizer has been installed, reboot.
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From the Start menu, select Programs, then select IBM VisualAge for Java
for Windows, and then select IBM VisualAge for Java to bring up the product.
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For Workspace owner, select Administrator, and then specify your network
name.
Installing the VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer feature:
You should load the VAGT Customizer feature in a Java workspace
that does not contain VAGT 'standard' feature. If you already have
VAGT 'standard' feature loaded, then you should unload the feature or install
an empty image. You can find an original ide.icx in the VisualAge For Java
CD, in ivj353\backup directory.
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On the Workbench, select File>>Quick Start.
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On the Quick Start dialog, select Features on the left. Add Feature on
the right, and then select OK.
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Select IBM VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer 4.5 + FP2, and select
OK (this will take a few minutes).
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Close the Workbench, and, then, close the Log. You will be prompted to
save the workspace. Select OK to save the workspace.
To download from FTP site:
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Create a temporary directory on your hard drive.
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Download the following self-extracting executable to a temporary directory
on your hard drive:
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for OS/2: MDL45V22.EXE
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for Windows/NT: MDL45V2N.EXE
The address of the FTP site is ftp://ps.software.ibm.com.
This site contains information and fixes for a wide variety of other IBM
products. The files for this FixPak are located in the directory
/ps/products/visualagetemplates/fixes/v4.5.
You may perform an anonymous logon to this FTP site.
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Extract the files contained in the self-extracting EXE file to the same
temporary directory.
To install VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer on Smalltalk:
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Set the current directory to the temporary directory you created to store
the FixPak files.
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Run 'setup' (for Windows/NT) or 'install' (for OS/2).
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When prompted, select VAGT Customizer on Smalltalk.
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Once Customizer has been installed, reboot.
To load the VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer features after installing
VisualAge Generator Developer on Smalltalk:
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Before starting the workspace, you should consider saving a copy of the
VisualAge for Smalltalk image named abt.icx.
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Start VisualAge for Smalltalk.
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Select Tools>>Load/Unload Features... on the System Transcript.
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In the Selection Required window:
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Make sure that "Show other features" is checked.
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Select Other: VAGTemplates Customizer 45 - Fixpak 2 from the Available
features list.
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Click on the OK button. VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer will be
imported and loaded into your workspace. The load function will also ensure
loading of the prerequisites, VisualAge ODBC Database and DB2 CLI Database.
This could take up to half an hour to finish.
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Once VisualAge Generator Templates Customizer is loaded, you will be prompted
to save your image. Click the Yes button so you won't have to load VisualAge
Generator Templates Customizer the next time you start VisualAge for Smalltalk.
By default, the image is saved as filename abt.icx. After the image is
saved, you might consider making a copy of the image file.
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If you get a walkback (VisualAge Debugger) window
while saving the image, it probably means that you have run out of disk
space. If this happens, close the VisualAge Debugger window and either
free some space on your workstation and retry saving in the same place
or save the image on another drive by selecting File>>Save Image As.... |