News from Powerflex Corporation
Service Pack 4 | PFXplus SQL | Service Pack 3 | PFXbrowse | PFXcrystal | PFXodbc | Pervasive PSQL v9 | PFXplus for Web | PFXplus 5.0 for Unix | PFXplus for Win XP | Service Pack 2 | Reporter User Guide
Service pack 4 Released!
VAR members have already received the production version of Service Pack 4 for PFXplus 5.0. SP4 continues the evolution of PFXplus with the inclusion of many enhancements including
- full COM support plus sample programs demonstrating PFXplus COM support using MS Word and MS Excel
- compiler support for arrays larger then 64K
- colour support independent of Windows default settings
- support for "SysDateTimePick32"
- and more
A full list of the enhancements is available in the latest issue of the POWERlines newsletter.
If you are a VAR member and have not received Service Pack 4, please contact our sales department. Non-members who would like to join the VAR Program and receive Service Pack 4 and other great benefits should also contact our sales department.
PFXplus SQL and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Developers wishing to run PFXplus SQL with MS SQL 2005 support should work with the SP 4 version of PFXplus 5 SQL.
Pre-SP4 versions of PFXplus SQL are not compatible with MS SQL 2005, and may report errors caused by the change Microsoft made in the SQL syntax for the MS SQL 2005.
PFXplus Service Pack 3
PFXplus Service Pack 3 contains some interesting enhancements, for example flat toolbar, support for Pervasive v8 format files, case insensitive indexes on Btrieve files, increase in the maximum screen size that can be converted into resource files to be paged, expression evaluator supporting very large number of symbols, and much more. Read about SP3 in POWERlines newsletter and email our sales for your copy of service pack 3.
PFXbrowse SP3 release
The very popular PFXbrowse works on all Windows systems, displays contents and structure of all PFXplus and compatible data files, including PFXplus Btrieve and SQL.
PFXcrystal 5.1 for Crystal Reports 9, 10 and XI
This software is available with a new licence or as an update to your existing PFXcrystal. PFXcrystal 5.1 works with current versions of Crystal Reports XI, as well as Crystal Reports 10 and 9. PFXcrystal 5.1 is easy to install and use. Do not hesitate to contact our sales for licence and price information.
PFXodbc SP3 release
Our popular PFXodbc driver has been further improved. The latest PFXodbc contains fixes to minor problems and adds ability to read data from long text/binary fields. Please contact our sales for your copy of the driver.
Pervasive PSQL v9 and Mark 4 files
PFXplus 5 Service Pack 4 developer and end-user runtimes have been validated for Pervasive PSQL v9 that is set to create format 9 files. Previous versions of PFXplus may support Pervasive PSQL v9 set to file format 7 compatibility. PFXplus 5 SP3 supports Pervasive v8 with format 8 files.
PFXplus for the Web Beta Release for Windows 32 bit
This beta release is our first product for data-driven Web sites and transactional data processing on the Internet. If you are a licensed PFXplus 5.0 developer, do not hesitate to contact us for your copy of PFXplus for the Web:
Tel: +61 3 9548-9006
Fax: +61 3 9548-9003
Powerflex for Unix/Linux
Powerflex have developed releases of PFXplus version 5.0 for most popular Unix platforms including Linux, AIX, SCO OpenServer, UnixWare and OpenUnix 8. One of the latest releases is PFXplus 5 SP2 for AIX validated for AIX 5.2 systems.
If you are interested in obtaining a quote for PFXplus version 5.0 for a particular Unix platform then contact us by phone (+61 3 9548-9006) or email our sales and we will be happy to assist you.
PFXplus Version 5.0 and Microsoft Windows XP
PFXplus 5.0 has been tested with Microsoft Windows XP Professional and passed our rigorous in-house validation tests without a hitch. See PFXplus 5.0 page for product details.
Powerflex Service Pack 2 for Windows 32 bit Version 5.0
Service Pack 2 includes updated files for
- PFXplus (Developer and End User)
- PFXbrowse (Developer and End User)
Service Pack 2 SQL includes updated files for
- PFXplus SQL (Developer and End User)
- PFXbrowse SQL (Developer and End User)
SQL Option for PFXplus, PFXsort and PFX C-lib
The current versions of these leading Powerflex applications offer you SQL support as an option. Using the SQL add-ons, you can now store, sort, and manipulate PFXplus data files as SQL tables.
Reporter User Guide
We are no longer automatically mailing a printed copy of the Reporter User Guide with every developer and end-user licence. If you wish to order a copy of the manual, please contact us by phone or email.