Announce about next build

[Grigory Filatov]

Hi there,

I'm glad to announce that we have completed the preparation of the next build.

Here is the full list of changes in build 25.09.

  * Fixed: ON SIZE event fires too early and acts similar to ON MOVE event.
           This bug was reported on the Minigui forum.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Basic\ON_INTERACTIVECLOSE)
  * New: Added useful pseudo-functions IniRead() and IniWrite() to control
           reading/writing of INI files.
           Syntax:
             IniRead ( cIniFile, cSection, cKey [, cDefault] ) -> cValue
             IniWrite( cIniFile, cSection, cKey, cValue ) -> .T. / .F.
           Usage:
             cLang := IniRead( "config.ini", "App", "Language", "EN" )
             IniWrite( "config.ini", "App", "Language", cLang )
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Basic\ChatGPT\sqlite)
  * Modified: Updated the GetSystemFont() function to accurately determine
           the system font size. This avoids hard-coded offset and takes into
           account the DPI of each monitor.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Basic\MAINDEMO_(SYNTAX_I))
  * Modified: The internal WinVersion() function has been rewritten using
           the Microsoft recommended RtlGetVersion() approach so that it works
           correctly on Windows 10/11 without being fooled by the version
           specified in the deprecated GetVersionEx() function.
           This was a postponed modification.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Advanced\WinVersion)
  * Modified: Windows registry auxiliary PRG-functions have been internally
           refactored to use the precompiled code blocks.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Basic\RegistryUnitTests)
  * Modified: The EDIT EXTENDED command is completed for compatibility with
           SQLMIX RDD:
           - updated edit procedure for timestamp field type.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov.
  * Enhanced: The HMG_GetFormControls( cFormName [, aUserType ] ) function
           supports a second parameter as an array of the types of the selected
           controls to get an array of control names for specified window.
           Sample code:
             HMG_GetFormControls( App.FormName ) -> all controls of a Main form
             MsgInfo( HMG_GetFormControls( ThisWindow.Name, "Label" ) -> all labels
             MsgInfo( HMG_GetFormControls( ThisWindow.Name, ;
             { "TextBox", "EditBox", "GetBox" } ) ) -> names of all entered fields
           Contributed by Pierpaolo Martinello
           (see demo in folder \samples\Basic\MAINDEMO_(SYNTAX_I))
  * Updated: 'HMG EasySQL' library:
           - fixed Disconnect() and AffectedRows() methods.
           Contributed by HMG Founder Roberto Lopez.
           Adapted for Minigui Extended by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \Source\HMG_EasySQL)
  * Updated: Shell32 library source code has been refactored again.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \Source\Shell32)
  * Updated: HbZipArc library:
           - refactored hb_IsZipFile() function;
           - removed unsupported dummy functions from source code.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Basic\ZiparcUnitTests)
  * Updated: Harbour contrib HbFImage library (see in folder \Source\hbfimage):
           - fixed typo: FI_ALLOCATET() function use the same index for both
             height and bpp parameters. It will cause incorrect behavior.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
  * Updated: HbSQLite3 library:
           - update for using SQLITE3 version 3.50.4 (from 3.50.3).
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo in folder \samples\Advanced\SQLITE_2)
  * Updated: Harbour Compiler 3.2.0dev (SVN 2025-09-03 12:21):
           * added hbbmp library by Przemyslaw Czerpak;
           * updated hbzebra library.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (look at ReadMe.txt in folder \harbour) [PRO VERSION]
  * Updated: HMGS-IDE v.1.4.4.8 Project Manager and Two-Way Visual Form Designer:
           - fixed incorrect double save of Tree control in TAB after modifying
             the form. Reported by Varga Zsolt.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \Ide)
  * New: 'Minigui Basic examples generated by ChatGPT AI' sample:
           - added 'Manage and export data from a SQLite database'.
             It features a login system, data grid display, and export
             functionality to CSV and XML formats.
           (see in folder \samples\Basic\ChatGPT\sqlite)
           - added 'Student Manager' - database, grid, add/edit/delete forms,
             live CRUD at in-place grid cell editing.
           (see in folder \samples\Basic\ChatGPT\StudentManager)
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
  * New: 'Embedded PDF Viewer' sample:
           - new command  @ <row>,<col> PDFVIEWER <name> FILE <pdfname>
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \samples\Basic\CustomPDFViewer)
  * New: 'CAB Creation, Info & Extraction' sample.
           Based on an original work of Andi Jahja.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \samples\Advanced\HbCAB_2)
  * New: 'Advanced examples using OOP' samples:
           - basic ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) system, including its
             corresponding test suite.  
           - library management application that utilizes this ORM.  
           Both programs include:  
           - technical manual (documentation for developers);
           - user manual (step-by-step guides for end users).
           Contributed by Marcos Jarrin
           (see in folder \samples\Advanced\HbORM)
  * New: 'Solving the Amazon Interview Problem with HMG Easy SQL' sample.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \samples\Advanced\HMG_EasySQL_3) [PRO VERSION]
  * New: 'Solving the KPMG Interview Problem with HMG Easy SQL' sample.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \samples\Advanced\HMG_EasySQL_4) [PRO VERSION]
  * Updated: 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide' sample:
           - updated data for July 2025;
           - added random color selection.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo.prg in folder \samples\Basic\GraphPrint)
  * Updated: Selector library unit tests:
           - modified to GUI instead of console output.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \samples\Basic\TestSelector) [PRO VERSION]
  * Updated: 'ActiveX PDF Reader' sample.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see demo4.prg in folder \samples\Basic\ActiveX)
  * Updated: 'Tsbrowse (TSB) object - a card of one dbf-file record' sample.
           Contributed by Sergej Kiselev and Verchenko Andrey
           (see in folder \samples\Advanced\Tsb_EditDbf)
  * Updated: UnRar sample and HbUnrar library:
           - updated unrar.dll to the current version 7.13 (from 7.12).
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \samples\Advanced\UnRar)
  * Updated: 'dbAnalyser tool' by Phil Ide:
           - fixed LastUpdated() function to return date correctly;
           - added comments describing the purpose and parameters of each
             function.
           Contributed by Grigory Filatov
           (see in folder \Utils\dbAnalyser) [PRO VERSION]

Please vote in this thread if you are interested in upgrading to this build.

Thank you for your attention.

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Regards,
Grigory Filatov
[MiniGUI Team]

[Marcos Jarrin]

I'm very interested in this update; you have my vote.

[José Quintas]

I would like to see this part, to try understand current HMG parameters, to try expand possibilities.

Enhanced: The HMG_GetFormControls( cFormName [, aUserType ] ) function
           supports a second parameter as an array of the types of the selected
           controls to get an array of control names for specified window.
           Sample code:
             HMG_GetFormControls( App.FormName ) -> all controls of a Main form
             MsgInfo( HMG_GetFormControls( ThisWindow.Name, "Label" ) -> all labels
             MsgInfo( HMG_GetFormControls( ThisWindow.Name, ;
             { "TextBox", "EditBox", "GetBox" } ) ) -> names of all entered fields

On changed hmg3, but not sure about parameters name:

FOR EACH oControl IN ControlListByBlock( { | e | e:ParentFormHandle == oForm:Handle .AND. e:Type == "LABEL" } )

   MsgInfo( ;

      hb_ValToExp( oControl:Name ) + " " + ;

     hb_ValToExp( oControl:Index ) + " " + ;

      hb_ValToExp( oControl:Handle ) )

   SetProperty( oForm:Index, oControl:Name, "BACKCOLOR", COLOR_WHITE )

NEXT

José M. C. Quintas

[Ross McKenzie]

My vote also Grigory. Thank you for your ongoing efforts and thanks to those who donate.

[l...@rota66.net]

You have my vote

[Spencer Redfield]

My vote is a Yes!

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[Gustavo]

My vote is yes

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[C.J. Koot]

You have my vote also

René Koot

Op 09-09-2025 om 06:30 schreef Gustavo:

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