Last Revision Date: 18 December 2000

Introduction

Supported Platforms and Upgrade Paths

• Getting Started
• Major New Features

Supported Platforms

Supported Platforms and Upgrade Paths

Objects/CSP Enhancements

• Caché Server Pages
• Package Support for Caché Objects
• Routine and Global Names for Classes
• Stricter Method Signature Enforcement
• Increase in Number of Open Objects Per Process
• Properties of Serial Classes Can Be Indexed
• %DynamicQuery Supports Non-SELECT Statements
• Streams Classes Improvements
• New %SYSTEM Classes
• New %FtpSession Class
• New Get() Method in %ResultSet Class
• Method Changes in %RegisteredObject Class
• Strict Inheritance Rule of Keywords
• Rules for ##class(=classname) Syntax
• SLM Supported in Sort and BuildIndices Methods

SQL Enhancements

• Caché SQL Schema Support
• The SQL Gateway
• Stored Procedures and Packages
• New and Enhanced Functions
• New Caché SQL Mapping Features
• Support for Conditional Maps
• IN Lists Support Expressions
• Primary Key Fields Marked as Required
• Namespace Access Privileges When Dropping Users
• FOR UPDATE Clause Supported for SELECT
• DDL Enhancements
• Caché SQL Users Without Passwords
• New INSTALL Compilation Mode
• Validation of Added Foreign Keys
• SELECT Description Reported as Name to ODBC
• Underscore As First Character of Identifiers
• INSERT and UPDATE with Streams
• Error Trapping in the Caché SQL Filer
• Error Reporting with Triggers
• Reserved Global Name
• Additional SET OPTION Statements

Caché ObjectScript Enhancements

• $ZTIMEZONE Special Variable
• Functions for Changing OS Directory During Namespace Switch
• New Switch for $ZUTIL(140) Function
• Use of Period (Dot) Character in Routines and Global Variables
• Changed Syntax for $ZNAME Function
• $ZIO and Sequential Files
• $ZU(69,9) Function Removed
• Use of Lowercase "e" for Numeric Exponents
• New ObjectScript Error Messages
• Increased Frame Stack Size
• Maximum Number of Subscripts and Parameters

Utilities Enhancements

• Caché Configuration Manager
• Caché Control Panel
• Caché Explorer
• Caché Studio
• Caché Object Architect
• Caché SQL Manager

General System Enhancements

• Core Enhancements
• %RO Routine and File Formats
• Use of ZSAVE from within XECUTE

Upgrade and Compatibility Issues

• Upgrading from Caché 3.2
• Pre-3.2 Upgrade Issues
• Moving to 4.0 from Pre-2.1 Products
• Limitations