 Workstation APL2 Version 2 Service Level 11The IBM APL Products and Services group is pleased to announce Service Level 11 for Workstation APL2 for Multiplatforms Version 2.0. This new service level is available for all Workstation APL2 platforms including AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, and Windows. Along with fixes for customer reported problems, Service Level 11 contains the following enhancements: All platforms: - The limit on the number of names on the left of the assignment arrow when using vector specification has been lifted.
- New external function REPLACEX is a high-performance routine to replace instances of a string or strings in a character vector.
- AP 127's restrictions on the length of the id and password parameters to CONNECT have been lifted.
- Support has been added to AP 127 and AP 227 for the XML column datatype.
Windows: - The APL Assist is a new optional toolbar containing all the APL2 special characters. APL characters can be placed into the session manager or editor window at the current cursor position by clicking on them in the toolbar, regardless of the APL keyboard setting.
- Files (.apl or .atf) can now be dropped on the session manager window.
- The new Refresh menu choice and toolbar button in the editors re-opens the object using the latest saved definition.
- Namespace versions of the GUITOOLS and GUIVARS workspaces are shipped with the APL2 product.
- A Unicode window mode is supported by the AP 207 OPEN command.
- AP 145 extensions include Progress bar controls, mouse wheel support, Horizontal split bars for dialogs, Horizontal scroll bars for Combobox and Listbox controls, the STATE ENABLE property for static controls and multiple value support in GET_PROPERTY and SET_PROPERTY.
Further information on the new facilities will be found in the updated APL2 User's Guide and on-line help after installing Service Level 11. A complete list of fixes included in this level will be found in the updated README (Unix systems) or Service Information (Windows systems) file. The APL2 Service Level 11 download is available to customers with a Software Maintenance contract through the Support link. | 
