New features in EPC 804 Version of RAMP

Wrappers for 5250 screens

Using RAMP Screen Wrappers you can present a good looking, easy to use, high GUI veneer over 5250 screens without having to analyze and rewrite all the business logic imbedded inside them.

newlook Version 8

This version of RAMP requires newlook Version 8.0.1.10669 dated March 14, 2007 (or later).

newlook function key bar

The newlook function key bar may now be optionally displayed on RAMP screens using the OVERRIDE_BUTTONS_UNDEFINED_SCREENS Function.

This is most commonly done in pop-up windows.

Set multilingual function key captions

The captions show on RAMP buttons can now be changed to be multilingual using the OVERRIDE_KEY_CAPTION_SCREEN Function and OVERRIDE_KEY_CAPTION_ALL Function.

Virtual Clipboard Access

Information placed onto the virtual clipboard by VLF filters and command handlers can now be read and updated from RAMP scripts using the AVSAVEVALUE Function and the

AVRESTOREAVALUE and AVRESTORENVALUE Function. This significantly improves the ability for RAMP scripts and filters and command handlers to exchange information.

Available in VLF web or windows based applications.

Scripts

Commonly used script logic can be placed into a common JavaScript file as User-defined script functions to allow for better reuse.

Script names may now be changed. Creating a Script Naming Convention is sometimes necessary when many developers work on the same application. Also see xxxxxxx is an orphan script and should be deleted.

User-defined lock message

The message that appears when a user attempts a RAMP navigation from an unknown screen has been improved.

The message presented is now different for designers and end-users. Additionally the message text may now be changed from a RAMP script to exactly what any site requires using the SET_LOCK_MESSAGE Function.

Handling undefined screens

Often unknown screens are left on display by users, causing the unknown screen lock message to be displayed when they attempt to navigate somewhere else. Now you can instruct Windows RAMP applications how to ‘guess’ what it might do automatically to make an unknown screen go away using the ADD_UNKNOWN_FORM_GUESS Function, so that the users navigation request can be handled correctly.

Deployment

Visual LANSA Framework and RAMP check lists for deployment are available. The detailed check lists guide the user in planning the deployment, packaging the material and installing the package.

Change Date/Time/User Displayed

The RAMP tool now displays the last changed date-time-user for all screens and scripts to make script source management easier.

List of objects in the session tree may be sorted by their date and time.

Handling Pop-ups

A new section Handling Pop-Ups describes how to handle pop-up windows in RAMP.

The new FORCE_POPUP_REFRESH Function displays hidden pop-ups.

Advanced Prompting

Information is provided on how to handle the additional information that can be passed to or retrieved from a prompter form using the HANDLE_PROMPT Function.