Delphi 6
Update Pack 1
Release Notes
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This file contains important supplementary and late-breaking
information that may not appear in the main product
documentation, and supersedes information contained in other
documents that accompany this product. We recommend that you
read this file in its entirety.
IMPORTANT:
Delphi 6 must be closed before running the update
executable.
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CONTENTS
* WHAT'S NEW
* SOAP UPDATE
* FILES INSTALLED BY THIS UPDATE PACK
* OTHER DELPHI RELEASE NOTES
* RESOURCE NEWS
* HELP UPDATES
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WHAT'S NEW
In addition to a number of significant improvements to
Delphi's SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
implementation, this Update Pack offers a number of
important modifications, and addresses a number of issues
discovered in the initial release of this product. The
following is a summary of Update Pack improvements. SOAP-
specific improvements are listed separately later in this
document. For details on modifications and improvements to
these and other features, see the file D601FIXES.html,
installed to your Delphi6 root directory.
dbExpress
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[Enterprise and Professional editions only]
* TSQLDataSet and TSQLClientDataSet now have
DefaultRowsetSize = 20 (Oracle only).
To use a different RowSetSize, add the RowSetSize
property manually (e.g., "RowsetSize = 200") into
dbxconnections.ini, for existing connections, or into
dbxdrivers.ini to have the RowSetSize property included
in new connections. RowsetSize can also be modified in
code, as shown here:
"SQLConnection1.Params.Values['RowsetSize'] := '200'"
* dbExpress now includes mysql 3.23.41 support with a new
driver (dbexpmysql.dll).
To use the new driver, specify
LibraryName = "dbexpmysql.dll"
in the Object Inspector or in dbxdrivers.ini.
For details on these and other modifications to dbExpress,
see D601FIXES.html.
ActionBand
------------------------------
ActionBand classes (Enterprise and Professional editions
only) include interface changes and a number of corrections
and improvements.
Because of the interface changes, recompilation of any
application using ActionBand classes is necessary because
ActionBands are statically linked into your application and
are not included in any runtime packages.
The update also now supports the ability to add separators
to menus by pressing the "-" key while positioned on the
menu where you want a separator to appear. To add a
separator onto a TActionToolBar, simply press the insert key
and set the new item's caption to "|" or "-".
For more information and a tutorial on using ActionBands
(and other product features, as noted in the "Resource News"
section later in thisdo
cument), see:
http://www.geocities.com/delphihelp
COM+ Event Objects
------------------------------
Generated code now compiles correctly when adding a method
with params of different types to a COM+ Event interface.
Type library importer issues
------------------------------
A number of issues relating to the type library importer
have been corrected.
Among the corrections:
* Array properties are now correctly generated.
* The MS HTML library now compiles correctly.
Other corrections
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Modifications and improvements have also been applied to the
following features. See D601FIXES.html for details.
* XML data binding wizard
* XMLMapper
* ADO
* Database controls
* WebSnap
* Type library importer
* VarArray issue in variants
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SOAP UPDATE
The following is a summary of modifications to and issues
addressed in the updated SOAP implementation included in
this Update Pack.
Byte arrays are now Base64-encoded
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Parameters of type 'array of Byte' or TByteDynArray are now
serialized as 'base64Binary'. (Note: Variants that contain
an array of bytes are also serialized as 'base64Binary'.)
Boolean values now exposed with proper case
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Boolean values are now serialized as 'true' or 'false'
instead of 'True' and 'False'.
Configurable Target Namespace
------------------------------
The TWSDLHTMLPublish component now exposes a
'TargetNamespace' property. The value defaults to
'http://www.borland.com/soapServices'. With this new
property in place, we strongly recommend that you update the
TargetNamespace of your Web Services before deployment.
New API to access SOAP Data Module
------------------------------
The 'GetSOAPWebModule' method of WebBrokerSOAP now provides
access to the Web Module currently being dispatched,
allowing your Web Services method to access the Data Module.
This new functionality could be used in cases where your
handlers may need access to Database components, for
example.
New Import Options for 'out' parameters
------------------------------
The 'Advanced' tab of the 'Web Services Import' expert
provides a new 'One out part implies function' option. When
this option is enabled, any method that exposes one 'out'
parameter is converted to a function with that 'out'
parameter as the return value. This option is enabled by
default.
Option to control empty SOAPAction headers
------------------------------
The 'THTTPSoapPascalInvoker' component exposes a new
'InvokeOptions' property that contains one option:
'soNovalueForEmptySOAPAction'. When the option is enabled,
Delphi sends out a SOAPAction header with no value for
Services that specify empty SOAPActions. If not enabled, the
default action is to send a SOAPAction header with the value
"" (twodo
uble quotes).
Methods of base interfaces
are now also exposed as operations
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Example:
ICalcBase = interface(IInvokable)
function add(I: Integer;
J: Integer): Integer;
function sub(I: Integer: J: Integer): Integer;
// etc...
end;
ICalculator = interface(ICalcBase)
function sine(const val: Extended): Extended;
// ....
end;
In the case illustrated above, registering ICalculator will
now expose a portType 'ICalculator' with operations 'add',
'sub, 'sine', etc. Note that while youdo
n't need to
explicitly register the 'ICalcBase' interface, your
implementation class must explicitly list both interfaces,
as shown here:
TCalculator = class (TInvokable, ICalculator, ICalcBase)
// etc;
end;
Other SOAP issues addressed in this patch
------------------------------
* soSendUntyped option issue: The 'sendUnTyped' option of
the THTTPSoapPascalInvoker' has been corrected for cases
where types were still being sent.
* TXSDate now handles non-US date formats (addresses issue
in which the Date serializing class was not
'international date formats friendly').
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FILES INSTALLED BY THIS UPDATE PACK
This self-extracting, self-executing Update Pack refreshes
the following files* in your current Delphi 6 installation:
/Bin/coreide60.bpl
/Bin/dbexpmysql.dll
/Bin/dbexpora.dll
/Bin/DCC32.EXE
/Bin/DCC60.DLL
/Bin/dclact60.bpl
/Bin/dclact60.map
/Bin/dclnet60.bpl
/Bin/dclnet60.map
/Bin/dclsoap60.bpl
/Bin/dclsoap60.map
/Bin/dclwbm60.bpl
/Bin/dclwbm60.map
/Bin/dclwebsnap60.bpl
/Bin/dclwebsnap60.map
/Bin/delphi32.exe
/Bin/delphipro60.bpl
/Bin/Idl2pas.jar
/Bin/Idl2PasWizardPkg.bpl
/Bin/Idl2PasWizardPkg.map
/Bin/proide60.bpl
/Bin/tlib60.bpl
/Bin/xmlide60.bpl
/Bin/xmlmapper.exe
/Doc/Invoker.int
/Lib/ActnCtrls.dcu
/Lib/ActnMan.dcu
/Lib/ActnMenus.dcu
/Lib/ADODB.dcu
/Lib/ApacheApp.dcu
/Lib/AutoAdap.dcu
/Lib/BandActn.dcu
/Lib/CGIApp.dcu
/Lib/Classes.dcu
/Lib/ComCtrls.dcu
/Lib/ComObj.dcu
/Lib/Consts.dcu
/Lib/Contnrs.dcu
/Lib/CustomizeDlg.dcu
/Lib/CustomizeDlg.dfm
/Lib/DB.dcu
/Lib/DBAdapt.dcu
/Lib/DBClient.dcu
/Lib/DBCtrls.dcu
/Lib/DBExpMySQL.dcu
/Lib/dbexpmysql.lib
/Lib/DBExpORA.dcu
/Lib/dbexpora.lib
/Lib/dclact.dcp
/Lib/dclsoap.dcp
/Lib/dclwebsnap.dcp
/Lib/DsnDBCst.dcu
/Lib/DTDSchema.dcu
/Lib/FMTBcd.dcu
/Lib/HTTPApp.dcu
/Lib/IniFiles.dcu
/Lib/IntfInfo.dcu
/Lib/Invoker.dcu
/Lib/InvokeRegistry.dcu
/Lib/ISAPIApp.dcu
/Lib/ISAPIThreadPool.dcu
/Lib/Math.dcu
/Lib/MidProd.dcu
/Lib/msxmldom.dcu
/Lib/OPToSoapDomConv.dcu
/Lib/Provider.dcu
/Lib/Rio.dcu
/Lib/rtl.dcp
/Lib/SessColn.dcu
/Lib/SiteComp.dcu
/Lib/SiteProd.dcu
/Lib/SoapConn.dcu
/Lib/SoapConst.dcu
/Lib/SoapHTTPClient.dcu
/Lib/SOAPHTTPPasInv.dcu
/Lib/SoapHTTPTrans.dcu
/Lib/soappasinv.dcu
/Lib/SqlConst.dcu
/Lib/SqlExpr.dcu
/Lib/SqlTimSt.dcu
/Lib/StdActnMenus.dcu
/Lib/StdActns.dcu
/Lib/StrUtils.dcu
/Lib/System.dcu
/Lib/SysUtils.dcu
/Lib/TypeTrans.dcu
/Lib/Variants.dcu
/Lib/vcl.dcp
/Lib/WebAdapt.dcu
/Lib/WebAuto.dcu
/Lib/WebBrokerSOAP.dcu
/Lib/WebComp.dcu
/Lib/WebContnrs.dcu
/Lib/WebDisp.dcu
/Lib/webdsnap.dcp
/Lib/WebModu.dcu
/Lib/WebReq.dcu
/Lib/WebScript.dcu
/Lib/WebServExp.dcu
/Lib/WebServImp.dcu
/Lib/WebSess.dcu
/Lib/websnap.dcp
/Lib/WebUsers.dcu
/Lib/WSDLBind.dcu
/Lib/WSDLIntf.dcu
/Lib/WSDLItems.dcu
/Lib/WSDLNode.dcu
/Lib/WSDLPub.dcu
/Lib/XMLBindGen.dcu
/Lib/XMLDoc.dcu
/Lib/XMLSchema.dcu
/Lib/xmlutil.dcu
/Lib/XSBuiltIns.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ActnCtrls.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ActnMan.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ActnMenus.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ADODB.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ApacheApp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/AutoAdap.dcu
/Lib/Debug/BandActn.dcu
/Lib/Debug/CGIApp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Classes.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ComCtrls.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ComObj.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Consts.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Contnrs.dcu
/Lib/Debug/CustomizeDlg.dcu
/Lib/Debug/DB.dcu
/Lib/Debug/DBAdapt.dcu
/Lib/Debug/DBClient.dcu
/Lib/Debug/DBCtrls.dcu
/Lib/Debug/DsnDBCst.dcu
/Lib/Debug/DTDSchema.dcu
/Lib/Debug/FMTBcd.dcu
/Lib/Debug/HTTPApp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IniFiles.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IntfInfo.dcu
/Lib/Debug/InvokeRegistry.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ISAPIApp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/ISAPIThreadPool.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Math.dcu
/Lib/Debug/MidProd.dcu
/Lib/Debug/msxmldom.dcu
/Lib/Debug/OPToSoapDomConv.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Provider.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Rio.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SessColn.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SiteComp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SiteProd.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SoapConn.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SoapConst.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SoapHTTPClient.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SOAPHTTPPasInv.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SoapHTTPTrans.dcu
/Lib/Debug/soappasinv.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SqlConst.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SqlExpr.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SqlTimSt.dcu
/Lib/Debug/StdActnMenus.dcu
/Lib/Debug/StdActns.dcu
/Lib/Debug/StrUtils.dcu
/Lib/Debug/System.dcu
/Lib/Debug/SysUtils.dcu
/Lib/Debug/TypeTrans.dcu
/Lib/Debug/Variants.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebAdapt.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebAuto.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebBrokerSOAP.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebComp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebContnrs.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebDisp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebModu.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebReq.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebScript.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebServExp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebServImp.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebSess.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WebUsers.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WSDLBind.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WSDLIntf.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WSDLItems.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WSDLNode.dcu
/Lib/Debug/WSDLPub.dcu
/Lib/Debug/XMLBindGen.dcu
/Lib/Debug/XMLDoc.dcu
/Lib/Debug/XMLSchema.dcu
/Lib/Debug/xmlutil.dcu
/Lib/Debug/XSBuiltIns.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL3/corba.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL3/cosevent.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL3/cosnaming.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL3/orbpas30.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL4/corba.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL4/cosevent.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL4/cosnaming.dcu
/Lib/Debug/IDL4/orbpas40.dcu
/Lib/IDL3/Corba.dcu
/Lib/IDL3/CosEvent.dcu
/Lib/IDL3/CosNaming.dcu
/Lib/IDL3/OrbPas30.dcu
/Lib/IDL4/Corba.dcu
/Lib/IDL4/CosEvent.dcu
/Lib/IDL4/CosNaming.dcu
/Lib/IDL4/OrbPas40.dcu
/MergeModules/ADORTL.Msm
/MergeModules/BaseRTL.Msm
/MergeModules/BaseVCL.Msm
/MergeModules/DatabaseRTL.Msm
/MergeModules/DatabaseVCL.Msm
/MergeModules/DataSnap.Msm
/MergeModules/dbExpress.Msm
/MergeModules/Internet.Msm
/MergeModules/WebDataSnap.Msm
/MergeModules/WebSnap.Msm
/MergeModules/XMLRTL.Msm
/Source/Internet/ApacheApp.pas
/Source/Internet/AutoAdap.pas
/Source/Internet/CGIApp.pas
/Source/Internet/DBAdapt.pas
/Source/Internet/DTDSchema.pas
/Source/Internet/HTTPApp.pas
/Source/Internet/ISAPIApp.pas
/Source/Internet/ISAPIThreadPool.pas
/Source/Internet/MidProd.pas
/Source/Internet/msxmldom.pas
/Source/Internet/SessColn.pas
/Source/Internet/SiteComp.pas
/Source/Internet/SiteProd.pas
/Source/Internet/WebAdapt.pas
/Source/Internet/WebAuto.pas
/Source/Internet/WebComp.pas
/Source/Internet/WebContnrs.pas
/Source/Internet/WebDisp.pas
/Source/Internet/WebModu.pas
/Source/Internet/WebReq.pas
/Source/Internet/WebScript.pas
/Source/Internet/WebServExp.pas
/Source/Internet/WebSess.pas
/Source/Internet/WebUsers.pas
/Source/Internet/WSDLBind.pas
/Source/Internet/WSDLIntf.pas
/Source/Internet/WSDLItems.pas
/Source/Internet/WSDLPub.pas
/Source/Internet/XMLBindGen.pas
/Source/Internet/XMLDoc.pas
/Source/Internet/XMLSchema.pas
/Source/Internet/xmlutil.pas
/Source/Rtl/Common/Classes.pas
/Source/Rtl/Common/ComObj.pas
/Source/Rtl/Common/Contnrs.pas
/Source/Rtl/Common/IniFiles.pas
/Source/Rtl/Common/Math.pas
/Source/Rtl/Common/StrUtils.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba/Corba.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba/CosEvent.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba/CosNaming.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba/OrbPas30.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba40/Corba.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba40/CosEvent.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba40/CosNaming.pas
/Source/Rtl/Corba40/OrbPas40.pas
/Source/Rtl/Sys/System.pas
/Source/Rtl/Sys/SysUtils.pas
/Source/Rtl/Sys/Variants.pas
/Source/Soap/IntfInfo.pas
/Source/Soap/InvokeRegistry.pas
/Source/Soap/OPToSoapDomConv.pas
/Source/Soap/SoapConn.pas
/Source/Soap/SoapConst.pas
/Source/Soap/SoapHTTPClient.pas
/Source/Soap/SOAPHTTPPasInv.pas
/Source/Soap/SoapHTTPTrans.pas
/Source/Soap/soappasinv.pas
/Source/Soap/TypeTrans.pas
/Source/Soap/WebBrokerSOAP.pas
/Source/Soap/WSDLNode.pas
/Source/Soap/XSBuiltIns.pas
/Source/Vcl/ActnCtrls.pas
/Source/Vcl/ActnMan.pas
/Source/Vcl/ActnMenus.pas
/Source/Vcl/ADODB.pas
/Source/Vcl/BandActn.pas
/Source/Vcl/ComCtrls.pas
/Source/Vcl/Consts.pas
/Source/Vcl/CustomizeDlg.dfm
/Source/Vcl/CustomizeDlg.pas
/Source/Vcl/DB.pas
/Source/Vcl/DBClient.pas
/Source/Vcl/DBCtrls.pas
/Source/Vcl/FMTBcd.pas
/Source/Vcl/Provider.pas
/Source/Vcl/SqlConst.pas
/Source/Vcl/SqlExpr.pas
/Source/Vcl/SqlTimSt.pas
/Source/Vcl/StdActnMenus.pas
/Source/Vcl/StdActns.pas
/Windows/System32/adortl60.bpl
/Windows/System32/adortl60.map
/Windows/System32/dbexpress60.bpl
/Windows/System32/dbexpress60.map
/Windows/System32/dbrtl60.bpl
/Windows/System32/dbrtl60.map
/Windows/System32/dsnap60.bpl
/Windows/System32/dsnap60.map
/Windows/System32/inet60.bpl
/Windows/System32/inet60.map
/Windows/System32/rtl60.bpl
/Windows/System32/rtl60.map
/Windows/System32/vcl60.bpl
/Windows/System32/vcl60.map
/Windows/System32/vcldb60.bpl
/Windows/System32/vcldb60.map
/Windows/System32/webdsnap60.bpl
/Windows/System32/webdsnap60.map
/Windows/System32/websnap60.bpl
/Windows/System32/websnap60.map
/Windows/System32/xmlrtl60.bpl
/Windows/System32/xmlrtl60.map
* Note: Not all files listed above are included with all
editions of Delphi 6.
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OTHER DELPHI RELEASE NOTES
* README contains additional supplementarydo
cumentation.
* INSTALL contains system requirements and product
installation information, including product registration
instructions.
* DEPLOY contains information about redistributing your
applications.
* LICENSE contains information on licensing allowances and
limitations for this product and other Borland software
that is bundled with it.
The three files listed above, along with this file, are
installed to your main product directory (default:
C:/Program Files/Borland/Delphi6).
You can also find detailed feature and compatibility
information in DEL6NEW.HLP, which is part of the main
online Help system (look for "What's New" in the Help
contents or index).
* BDEREADME, BDEINST and BDEDEPLOY contain release notes,
installation, and deployment information about the
Borland Database Engine (BDE) and Borland SQL Links
products. These files are located in your main BDE
directory (installation default: c:/Program Files/Common
Files/Borland Shared/Bde).
IMPORTANT: Any BDE-related information in this README
overrides any corresponding information provided in the
BDE release notes.
Additional notes about existing issues with BDE and
utility applications supplied with BDE are covered in the
KNOWN ISSUES section later in thisdo
cument.
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RESOURCE NEWS
A quick-start tutorial for ActionBands (Enterprise and
Professional editions only) and a set of ActionBand
components that make menus and toolbars look like OfficeXP
components are now available at Senior Engineer Steve
Trefethen
's site at http://www.geocities.com/delphihelp.
The site also offers tutorials, links, and information--
including a review and screen shots of Code Completion
features --for users of all editions and all levels of
expertise.
Note: This GeoCities-hosted site is not accessible in all
countries. If you are not able to access the site, try
Steve's secondary site at
http://homepages.borland.com/strefethen
.
For a list of other Delphi and Borland resources, see the
main product README file, located at the root of your
Delphi 6 installation directory.
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HELP UPDATES
A Delphi 6 Help update build was released prior to the
release of this Update Pack, and is not installed with the
patch. If you have alreadydo
wnloaded and installed a Help
update that was compiled before August, 2001, you already
have the latest Help files. To check your Help compile date,
open Delphi6.hlp and choose Help|Version.
If you have not updated your Delphi 6 Help system, you can
download the latest Help files from
http:/www.borland.com/techpubs/delphi
HELP NOTES
------------------------------
* After installing updated Help on Windows 95, 98, or ME
systems, delete the updated DELPHI6.OHI file in your
/Delphi6/Help folder, and copy DELPHI6.OHX to
DELPHI6.OHI. The replacement OHI will allow you to view a
limited Index. For more on the Index limitation imposed
by the WinHelp engine on 95/98/ME systems, see the README
file at the root of your Delphi 6 installation directory.
* Bookmarks and annotations are specific to a current Help
set, and are not preserved when a new Help file is
installed.
* Other Help system notes and issues are described in detail
in the main product README file, located at the root of
your Delphi 6 installation directory.
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Copyright ?2001 Borland Software Corporation.
All rights reserved.
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