CHAPTER 1: Overview
Empress version 8.62 is a release which offers new features, some functional
enhancements and bug fixes.
Version 8.62 provides the following new features:
1. New products/features:
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Case Insensitivity Support
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Using Empress Dynamic/Embedded SQL in Persistent Stored Modules
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Database Roles
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User Defined Lock Granularity
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Triggers On Select Statements
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Multi-Threaded Clients
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Empress JAVA Interactive SQL
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Support for ANSI SQL-99 SET Operations
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Support for ANSI SQL-99 Outer Joins
2. Enhancements:
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Empress Performance Improvement
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SQL Extension
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Data Type Conversion Improvement For SET Operation
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New Variables
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Empress Import Utility Enhancement
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Reserved Keywords
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Support for Java Data Sources and JNDI
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ODBC Local Access via ODBC Manager
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Multiple Connections in Local Access Mode
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Empress ODBC Data Source Name Setup Improvement
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Providing standard (default) labels for ODBC Drivers
in Data Sources
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Empress Visual Basic ADO Demo
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Compliance to Microsoft .NET Technologies