Date

Module

What

ID

Description

Thanks to:

2018/10/15

--- thinBasic version 1.10.5.0 ---

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TBGL

Updated

Module updated to the latest version available on thinBasic SVN server.

Introduction of large arsenal of functions for state-safe programming, see more in TBGL help file

Petr Schreiber

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Oxygen

Updated

Oxygen module updated to the latest version available on GitHub: https://github.com/Charles-Pegge/OxygenBasic

Charles Pegge

Inno SetUp

Setup

thinBasic Setup application:

•created with Inno Script Studio 2.2.2.32

•compiled with Inno Setup Compiler version 5.5.9

Core

Compiler

thinBasic Core engine is now compiled using PB10.04

UPX

All thinBasic executables and modules are compressed with UPX 3.94

2018/10/08

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.ProgId property added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.ErrorDescription method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.ErrorPresent method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.ErrorCode method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.LoadString method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.Load method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.GetKeyName method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.GetKeyCount method added

AppConfig

NEW

<cAppConfig>.GetKey method added

AppConfig

NEW

New AppConfig module added. It will allow handling application parameters using simple XML file structure implementing cAppConfig module class

See example at \thinBasic\SampleScripts\AppConfig\

2018/10/04

Core

NEW

Dynamic string STATIC elements in UDT can now have default value.

Example:

Type MyType

  static lValue1    as long    = 1234

  static lValue2    as Double  = 5678.901

  static sValue1    as string  = "ABCD"    '<<<

  static sValue2    as string  = "EFGH"    '<<<

  sName as String

  Function _Create()

    Me.sName = "Random Name " & Timer    

  End Function

  Function ToString() as String

    Function =  "   sName=" & Me.sName & 

                "   lValue1=" & Me.lValue1 & 

                "   lValue2=" & Me.lValue2 & 

                "   sValue1=" & Me.sValue1 &

                "   sValue2=" & Me.sValue2

  End Function

End Type

ReneMiner

2018/10/02

Core

NEW

Numeric STATIC elements in UDT can now have default value.

Example:

Type MyType

  static lValue1 as long    value 1234     '<<<

  static lValue2 as Double  value 5678.901 '<<<

  sName as String

  Function _Create()

    Me.sName = "Random Name " & Timer

  End Function

  Function ToString() as String

    Function =  "   sName=" & Me.sName & 

                "   lValue1=" & Me.lValue1 & 

                "   lValue2=" & Me.lValue2

  end Function

end Type

ReneMiner

Core

NEW

Introduced WString and WStringZ data type to be used only when declaring external functions with DECLARE ... statement.

When such data type is used in DECLARE parameters, thinBasic will automatically convert strings from UTF8 to Unicode.

A big thanks to Dale Yarker from PowerBasic forum who kindly developed an UTF8 to Unicode function: https://forum.powerbasic.com/forum/user-to-user-discussions/programming/775004-utf8tounicode?p=775209#post775209

Dale Yarker

2018/09/24

Core

NEW

CallDWord function added

2018/08/24

Core

Improved

Now function improved with new output formats. Also fixed default behaviour when no format passed

2018/08/31

thinDebug

Improved

Numeric scalar STATIC variables are now reported in thinDebug when inspecting values inside UDT.

2018/08/20

Core

NEW

EXPERIMENTAL

CodePtr function added.

It allows interaction between script functions and external library callbacks.

What CodePtr does is to create a compiled proxy function able to talk with external library callback calling and script source code function.

This will open a complete new set of developing possibilities

2018/08/10

ADODB

NEW

<ADODB_Command>.CommandType property added

ADODB

NEW

<ADODB_Command>.CommandText property added

ADODB

NEW

<ADODB_Command>.ActiveConnection property added

ADODB

NEW

ADODB_Command class added

2018/08/08

ADODB

NEW

<ADODB_Recordset>.CursorType property added

Core

FIX

If an UDT variable is defined with absolute memory allocation using Dim ... At ... its constructor and/or destructor (if present) are not executed.

UDT variable allocated with absolute memory allocation they are supposed to be used just as a placeholder.

Petr Schreiber

2018/08/02

thinAir

FIX

Fixed theme white space colors

thinAir

NEW

Added new theme: Default DOS

2018/08/01

Core

Improved

SWAP can now exchange UDT and UDT array elements

Petr Schreiber

2018/07/31

Console

FIX

000541

Console module was not anymore able to write on the standard output due to switch from WriteFile API to WriteConsoleW API. Now reverted to WriteFile

MBuckingham

thinAir

NEW

Added new theme to thinAir: Candy Land

Core

UDT_ElementByte and UDT_ElementOffset will no more generate runtime error if UDT element does not exists but instead will return a negative number.

thinAir

NEW

Added "text.case" option to editor.style nodes in thinAir templates.

This allows to set text case letters for any specific style. Mainly to be used for keywords.

Possible values: 0=mixed (as typed), 1=upper, 2=lower, 3=camel

2018/07/30

thinAir

NEW

thinAir will now save all source files with UTF8 Code Page BOM (Byte Order Marks: https://docs.microsoft.com/it-it/windows/desktop/Intl/using-byte-order-marks )

Core

NEW

UDT_ElementExists function added

Core

NEW

AnyType pseudo type added to be used in Function parameter when the kind of UDT is only known at runtime. Usage example:

Function AnyUdt_QSort(ByRef T1() As AnyType, ...)

2018/07/20

Core

Improved

TypeOf can now be used to determine types of UDT elements.

Example:

Uses "Console"

Type tMyType

  MyLong   as Long

  MyString as String

End Type

dim MyType as tMyType

Printl TypeOf(MyType.MyLong)

string sFieldName = "MyString"

Printl TypeOf(MyType.(sFieldName))

Core

Improved

UDT elements when used to get or set values can be indicated as a string expression including element name into a (). thinBasic will evaluate what's inside () as a string expression and will search for the resulting element name.

Example:

Type tMyType

  MyLong   as Long

  MyString as String

End Type

dim MyType as tMyType

string sFieldName = "MyString"

MyType.(sFieldName) = "ABCD"

sFieldName = "Long"

MyType.("My" + sFieldName) = 1234

Core

Improved

Dim ... Like ... is now able to work in conjunction with TypeOf and UDTs

Core

Improved

Dim ... Like ... is now able to work in conjunction with TypeOf

2018/07/13

SDK

NEW

thinBasic_ParseStringZ SDK function added

SDK

NEW

thinBasic_ParseWStringZ SDK function added

SDK

NEW

thinBasic_ParseWString SDK function added

2018/07/12

Core

NEW

PARSECOUNTF function added

Petr Schreiber

Core

NEW

PARSEF$ function added

Petr Schreiber

Core

NEW

GRABF$ function added

Petr Schreiber

2018/07/05

Core

NEW

RightF$ function added. Fast version of Right$ function

Core

NEW

LeftF$ function added. Fast version of Left$ function

Core

NEW

LenF function developed. Fast version of Len function

2018/06/19

ADODB

NEW

<ADODB_Recordset>.Expand method added

2018/05/01

UI

NEW

Win_GetDeviceCaps function added

2018/04/25

thinAir

NEW

Added first thinAir theme options using theme xml files in \thinBasic\ThinAir\Themes\

Use right click over editor to change theme

2018/04/15

thinAir

thinAir

Definitely switched from CodeMax control editor to Scintilla control editor

2018/03/25

ADODB

NEW

<ADODB_Connection>.LookUp method added

2018/03/17

NEW

Let statement added

2018/03/09

Core

FIX

Using$ was adding format char at the right of the formatted string when using strings and "&"

dco045

2018/03/07

Console

Improved

Console_SetStdHandle fixed and documented

EmbeddedMan

File

NEW

FILE_Attr function added

EmbeddedMan

2018/02/10

Core

Improved

Array Sort ... can now sort arrays of fixed strings or arrays of UDT

dco045

2018/02/09

thinAir

FIX

thinAir Save and Backup was saving backup files with month/day inverted in file name

dco045

2018/02/08

UI

NEW

Canvas_GetSize function added

2018/02/07

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).Class function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).Guid function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).FriendlyName function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).Description function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).Manufacturer function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).Driver function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_DeviceInfo(n).Port function added

EmbeddedMan

COMM

NEW

COMM_GetDevices function added

EmbeddedMan

2018/02/06

COMM

NEW

COMM_TimeOut function added

EmbeddedMan

2018/01/23

thinBundle

FIX

It may happen that thinBundle is not able to create executable file because it is used/executed by the OS. Now this situation is checked before bundling

dco045

Core

NEW

App.Process.Memory.WorkingSetSize added

Core

NEW

App.Process.Memory.PeakWorkingSetSize added

Core

NEW

App.Process.Memory.PageFaultCount added

Core

NEW

System.VirtualScreen.Size added

dco045

2018/01/22

Core

NEW

System.Desktop.Size added

dco045

Core

NEW

App.Process.Id added

dco045

Core

NEW

System.Monitor(idx).WorkArea added

dco045

Core

NEW

System.Monitor(idx).Resolution added

dco045

Core

NEW

System.Monitor(idx).IsPrimary added

dco045

Core

NEW

System.Monitor.Count added

dco045

Core

NEW

Added System pseudo variable that will return System information

Core

NEW

Added App pseudo variable that will return System information

2017/12/27

SDK

NEW

Added thinBasic_ParsePtrToStringAndLen SDK function.

Core

NEW

MIDF$ function added. Fast version of MID$ function but with some limitations

Core

FIX

Fixed loading UTF8 NO-BREAK SPACE parsing (%HC2 + %HA0) that can be present in source code when copy/paste from a web page into thinAir (Scintilla version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-breaking_space

2017/12/12

UI

NEW

Added Dialog method <DialogName>.Redraw

UI

NEW

Added Image Callback Function event: <ImageName>_OnDisable

UI

NEW

Added Image Callback Function event: <ImageName>_OnEnable

UI

NEW

Added Image Callback Function event: <ImageName>_OnCallBack

UI

NEW

Added Image Callback Function event: <ImageName>_OnDblClk

UI

NEW

Added Image Callback Function event: <ImageName>_OnClick

UI

NEW

Added Image control property GET/SET: <ImageName>.ImageName

UI

NEW

Added Image control property GET: <ImageName>.ImageH

UI

NEW

Added Image control property GET: <ImageName>.ImageW

UI

NEW

Added Control method: <ControlName>.Redraw

2017/12/09

UI

NEW

CONTROL ADD IMAGE ... new control type added

UI

NEW

Image control has now basic common named control properties

UI

NEW

ListBox control text array can now be a simple string with \n delimiters

UI

NEW

ComboBox control text array can now be a simple string with \n delimiters

UI

NEW

Check3State control has now basic common named control properties

UI

NEW

Frame control has now basic common named control properties

UI

NEW

Canvas control has now basic common named control properties

UI

NEW

Added Treeview method: <TreeviewName>.InsertItem

2017/12/03

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET/SET: <TreeviewName>.User

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.User

UI

NEW

Added RichEdit property GET/SET: <RichEditName>.Text

UI

NEW

Added RichEdit property GET/SET: <RichEditName>.Options

UI

NEW

Added RichEdit property GET/SET: <RichEditName>.EventMask

UI

NEW

Added RichEdit method: <RichEditName>.LimitText

UI

NEW

CONTROL ADD RICHEDIT ... new control type added

2017/11/30

UI

NEW

Added Control method: <ControlName>.UnTheme

UI

NEW

Added Control property SET: <ControlName>.Colors

UI

NEW

Added ProgressBar property SET: <ProgressBarName>.Range

UI

NEW

Added ProgressBar property GET/SET: <ProgressBarName>.Pos

2017/11/29

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.ExStyle

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.Style

2017/11/27

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.ExStyle

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.Style

2017/11/26

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.Title

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET/SET: <TreeviewName>.Indent

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET/SET: <TreeviewName>.LineColor

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET/SET: <TreeviewName>.TextColor

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET: <TreeviewName>.Count

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET/SET: <TreeviewName>.BackColor

UI

NEW

Added Treeview property GET/SET: <TreeviewName>.ItemHeight

UI

NEW

Added Treeview method: <TreeviewName>.Select

UI

NEW

Added Treeview method: <TreeviewName>.Selected

UI

NEW

Added Treeview method: <TreeviewName>.Expand

UI

NEW

Added Treeview method: <TreeviewName>.Expanded

UI

NEW

Added ActiveX property GET: <ActiveXName>.ActiveXName

UI

NEW

Added ActiveX property GET: <ActiveXName>.ActiveXObj

UI

NEW

CONTROL ADD ACTIVEX ... new control type added

ACTIVEX control let hosting of visual ActiveX objects, get object iDispatch interface in order to be able to interact with the hosted object. Example: embedding a web browser inside thinBasic applications

2017/11/21

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property SET: <DialogName>.MinClientSize

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property SET: <DialogName>.MinSize

2017/11/21

UI

NEW

Added the possibility to attach any function to a <DialogName> using dotted notation. Example MainWindow.AnyFunctionName(...) will be part of MainWindow named dialog.

2017/11/17

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property SET: <DialogName>.Icon

2017/11/15

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnSetFocus

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnKillFocus

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnChar

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnGetDlgCode

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnKeyDown

2017/11/13

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.CW (client area width)

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.CH (client area height)

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.CW (client area width)

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.CH (client area height)

Core

Improved

Improved string expressions handling even when they start with numeric signs (+ or -)

LechU

2017/11/07

UI

FIX

Canvas_BitmapRender error when X2 and Y2 were not present

UI

NEW

Added Dialog method <DialogName>.End

2017/11/06

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.Text

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET: <DialogName>.Name

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET: <DialogName>.Id

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.Parent

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET: <DialogName>.Handle

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.ForeColor

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.BackColor

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.X

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.Y

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.W

UI

NEW

Added Dialog property GET/SET: <DialogName>.H

2017/11/05

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.Text

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET: <ControlName>.Id

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.Parent

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET: <ControlName>.Name

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET: <ControlName>.Handle

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.ForeColor

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.BackColor

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.X

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.Y

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.W

UI

NEW

Added Control property GET/SET: <ControlName>.H

2017/10/23

thinAir

FIX

Command line not passed to script when executing in debug mode

LechU

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONCLOSEUP

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONDBLCLK

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONDROPDOWN

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONEDITCHANGE

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONEDITUPDATE

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONERRSPACE

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONSELCHANGE

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONSELCANCEL

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONSELENDOK

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONKILLFOCUS

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_ONSETFOCUS

UI

NEW

Added Combobox Callback Function event: <ComboboxName>_OnCallBack

2017/10/22

UI

NEW

Added TextBox Callback Function event: <TextboxName>_OnKillFocus

UI

NEW

Added TextBox Callback Function event: <TextboxName>_OnSetFocus

UI

NEW

Added TextBox Callback Function event: <TextboxName>_OnUpdate

UI

NEW

Added TextBox Callback Function event: <TextboxName>_OnChange

UI

NEW

Added TextBox Callback Function event: <TextboxName>_OnCallBack

2017/10/21

UI

NEW

Added Label Callback Function event: <LabelName>_OnDisable

UI

NEW

Added Label Callback Function event: <LabelName>_OnEnable

UI

NEW

Added Label Callback Function event: <LabelName>_OnCallBack

UI

NEW

Added Label Callback Function event: <LabelName>_OnDblClk

UI

NEW

Added Label Callback Function event: <LabelName>_OnClick

2017/10/17

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnRButtonUp

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnRButtonDblClk

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnRButtonDown

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnNCMOUSELEAVE

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnLButtonDblClk

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnLButtonUp

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnLButtonDown

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnNCMOUSEMOVE

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnSETCURSOR

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnNCHITTEST

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnMouseMove

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnSizing

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnSize

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnMoving

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnMove

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnShow

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnShowWindow

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnActivate

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnTimer

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnClose

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnNotify

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnDestroy

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnSysCommand

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnCommand

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnInit

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnLoad

UI

NEW

Added Dialog Callback Function event: <DialogName>_OnCallBack

2017/10/14

thinAir

NEW

Added Find dialog when using Scintilla Control Editor.
So far only Find is working. Replace in next versions

Excel

FIX

Fixed Excel module: properties assignments not working

2017/10/10

Math

FIX

Permutations function fixed

Math

FIX

Combinations function fixed

LechU