7.2 New Features

Support for IBM Query in Clover allows you to import existing IBM Queries directly into Clover.

With improvements to the SmartSnippet Smart Drop Down Box you can now create dynamic drop down lists without having to write any code, using either SQL or record level access.

Support for LDAP now provides WebSmart with the ability to interact with an LDAP server.

Creating multiple WebSmart Environments offers you the ability set up and organize entire environments encompassing multiple systems, FTPs and Databases. If you do development on multiple systems or are a consultant who uses WebSmart for numerous clients you will find this feature very useful.

The option to use a Green Screen debugger will be returning in version 7. This is an additional option to using the interactive debugger in the IDE.

You can now create dropdown combo boxes in WebSmart PHP using a SmartSnippit.

OS/400 V6R1 will be supported by WebSmart 7.0.

There are new time functions which will return the current time or timestamp. Although there is a time program field, it holds the job start time, not the current system time. This new function will return the actual time at any point in a program's run. There are also new timestamp and date functions.

This option is intended for clients outside North America who's language contains valid variable name characters that aren't traditionally supported in the English language. This new functionality will allow individual users to specify their language's special characters as valid for use in a variable name.

There has been significant improvements in support of using JDBC within WebSmart. Including support for more data types.

SmartSnippets are wizards that guide you through prompts to help you code PML and PHP functions. They will save you time and provide helpful text for some of those parameters you may not be familiar with. The first series of SmartSnippets include:

• Dynamic Drop Down Box
• Call RPG program from PHP
• Generate Smurf ID
• Posrcd

You can right click anywhere in the HTML of your WebSmart PHP program and insert calendars, colours, various HTML elements and calls to PHP functions such as the dynamic list box mentioned above.

WebSmart now creates a separate repository for each System i you have WebSmart installed on. You can easily toggle between the repositories with a drop down box in the WebSmart IDE Repository window.

Most customers use their own custom template families. With the new copy template family feature you can achieve this faster. The copy feature will create a new template family for you including the tpl files on your PC, the related CSS file son the IFS and properly reference the new CSS file and directory in the new templates.