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Changes in RemObjects SDK 4.0 for Delphi

This document lists the changes introduced by new versions of RemObjects SDK for Delphi.

 

New in Version 4.0.19 (Build .565)

(Status: April 20, 2007)

Enhancements

  • 3356: TROIndyUDPChannel now implements IntSetServerLocator()
  • 3352: GetComplexTypes() added
  • 3349: Improvement of TROMessage.ProcessException
  • 3271: new event for SoapMessage: ParseEnvelopeComplete
  • 3184: Support for new CodeGear Delphi 2007 for Win32

Fixes

  • 3425: Delphi 2007 compiler doesn't handle variables in search path; adjusted setup to install full paths
  • 3417: BroadcastChat sample: typo in "helpful tips"
  • 3350: Delphi 2007 IDE changes broke CodeGen
  • 3320: Hydra's RemObjects SDK Services sample don't display correct data for /rodl
  • 3291: Synapse_D10 package is missing search path
  • 3288: Fixes for new $M+ warnings introduced in Delphi 2007
  • 3272: Some problems installing RO into Kylix 3
  • 3261: "Class factory not found" error for certain for SOAP scenarios
  • 3256: Codegen: problem compiling *_intf.pas unit
  • 3024: Incorrect file filter in Service Builder service import
  • 2926: Bug in ROArray.SetItemRef
  • 2502: Problem when removing TROEmailServer from a form (Delphi 6 only)

 

New in Version 4.0.17 (Build .557)

(Status: March 6, 2007)

Fixes

  • 3241: RO/d and Service Builder fails to load RODL libraries if undeclared variable is used in uses
  • 3238: Synapse KeepAlive property setter has no effect
  • 3207: HttpSpy fails to run in 4.0.17 [old/wrong copy of .exe was deployed]
  • 3187: Error importing CodeCentral WSDL using RO Win32
  • 3158: Problem with destroying a PerClientClassFactory instance

 

New in Version 4.0.17 (Build .551)

(Status: February 22, 2007)

Enhancements

  • 3150: Moved TROTransportChannel.BeforeDispatch inside try/except block
  • 2927: Adding "InnerList" property on TROArray descendant
  • 2774: Make TROCustomSessionManager.CriticalSection public
  • 2711: Add Help2 filters to all products that ship Help2 help

Fixes

  • 3202: Problem with the Arrays sample
  • 3163: fixed typo in the "Template not found" exception message
  • 3158: Problem with destroying a PerClientClassFactory instance
  • 3129: Memory Leak in uRODatasnapConnection.pas
  • 3093: The RODL sample incorrectly generates test library
  • 3025: Problem with CodeGen2 (C++)
  • 3015: RO_*_D10 packages needs to have "Generate DCUs" option set
  • 2993: Problem with RO/COM and inherited services
  • 2943: updated InvalidServers for the DLL Server template
  • 2928: Server Rodl should disable publishing WSDL
  • 2882: memory leak when sending unsupported message type (bin->soap, etc)
  • 2844: Sample changes for RO/Delphi 4.0.15; MasterServer moved to Common
  • 2786: uROBinaryHelpers incorrectly works with 'variant array of variant' (vartype = $200C)
  • 2723: .SaveToArray/LoadFromArray was generated inconsistently in *_intf.pas
  • 2722: Service Builder incorrectly validates .RODL
  • 2432: TROLocalServer was removed from the server list of unsuitable templates
  • 2432: Fixed InvalidServers setting in templates
  • 2432: Fixed typo in template description
  • 2408: WSDL import problems with certain structs
  • 2267: C++Builder Plugin: .H generators need to override GetDefaultFileExtension
  • C++ Support should no longer be marked as "experimental" in setup

 

New in Version 4.0.15 (Build .541)

(Status: December 14, 2006)

Enhancements

  • 2739: Trial-built applications now run outside of the IDE (but still show trial message)
  • 2159: New "Arrays" sample

Fixes

  • 2831: Used RODLs for Data Abstract would disappear in Service Builder
  • 2830: Memory leak in uRODL
  • 2772: Problem reading datetime in XML-RPC Message
  • 2736: Memory leak in TROPerClientClassFactory_TimeoutThread
  • 2698: Service Builder AV'ed on importing certain XML files
  • 2696: Problems with XML-RPC Message
  • 2674: Typo in Select Ancestor Type
  • 2650: "The requested header was not found" error in WinInetHttpChannel
  • 2647: Duplicate calls to OnSessionCreate event
  • 2637: Super TCP Channel would create and free service multiple times
  • 2630: SOAP Message didn't respect prefixes for record elements
  • 2618: Memory leak in "xMethods" Sample
  • 2612: Memory leak in "MegaDemo" Sample
  • 2602: Combo Service could not be run as non-Admin user
  • 2535: IDE needs to delete old/duplicate RODLFile.res
  • 2446: MasterServer session timeouts did not work consistently

 

New in Version 4.0.13 (Build .521)

(Status: October 25, 2006)

Enhancements

  • 2466: IROClassFactory should expose ClearPool method
  • 2343: Improvements to ROXML's GetNodeAttribute
  • 2323: Time-zone support in SOAP Message
  • 2169: OnSessionCreated fires after registering session in list
  • 1985: synchronized OnConnected/Disconnected events for the Super TCP Channel
  • 1926: Event to be notified when MaxSession is reached

Fixes

  • 2614: SuperTCPChannelChat Sample Client raises AV while closing
  • 2585: AV in Service Builder
  • 2556: Problems with DynamicRequest in RO/COM and Service Tester
  • 2522: SOAP Message parsed DateTime milli-seconds wrongly
  • 2519: Error generating RODL from imported TLB
  • 2504: PostMessage didn't correctly processed DateTime values
  • 2475: templates generated wring unit names for email channel
  • 2467: AV in Event Repository
  • 2466: Problems with Session timeouts in Master Server
  • 2462: SOAP TargetUrls don't get reset on exception, in Intf code
  • 2449: Problem talking to RO3 SOAP Server
  • 2431: Service Discovery failed to get more then one response
  • 2416: Problems with Super TCP Channel if server goes down
  • 2410: Problems aborting asynchronous requests on the Super TCP Channel
  • 2409: Super TCP Channel could AV when setting Active to false
  • 2408: WSDL import problems with certain structs
  • 2401: Bad C++ validation warning in Service Builder
  • 2397: Fixed "New Version" form
  • 2395: Blacklist the standard WSDL schema urls so they don't import
  • 2390: TROCustomSessionManager makes inconsistent use of Critical Section
  • 2374: When freeing TROLocalServer, TROLocalChannel should be notified
  • 2330: Memory leak in Event Repository
  • 2314: AV when closing Service Builder
  • 2309: Fixed abstract method in DLL Channel
  • 2196: AV in Service Tester
  • 2195: Problem when loading a *.roTest file in Service Tester
  • 2092: methodcall vs. methodrequest in XML-RPC Message
  • 734: Problems consuming SOAP Server from .NET Remoting
  • 708: Problems in multi-threaded server with DLL channel or Hydra

 

New in Version 4.0.11 (Build .509)

(Status: August 24, 2006)

Features

  • 1729: Ship Synapse source and packages pre-built with setup
  • 1554: IDE Awareness for C++Builder 2006 projects
  • 1552: New CodeGen support for C++Builder in IDE and Service Builder

Enhancements

  • 2210: RODL.exe now sets exit code on warning/error
  • 2178: Make the Super TCP Channel.ThreadPool property public instead of published
  • 2132: Added IntSetServerLocator in TROIndyHTTPChannel
  • 1970: Made Super TCP Channel idle disconnect time configurable
  • 1862: New SessionManager.BeforeDeleteSession event

Fixes

  • 2319: uROMSXMLImpl incorrectly detected and didn't support MSXML4
  • 2308: Improvements for error checking in DLL Channel
  • 2306: Indy HTTP Channel doesn't set Port 80 when no port was specified in TargetUrl
  • 2259: Synapse did not check result of HTTP dispatch call
  • 2227: Random AVs in Super TCP Channel's TROPackageAck.RemoveFromList
  • 2211: RODL.exe doesn't "flatten" RODL for .RES, as IDE does
  • 2150: Async results on Super TCP Channel fail with encryption enabled
  • 2133: MainProcessMessage should return "true" when Probing
  • 2131: memory leak in Named Pipe Channel
  • 2127: memory leak in Service Discovery sample
  • 2116: memory leak in TROInMemoryEventRepository
  • 2115: memory leak in TROThreadPool
  • 2114: memory leak in Event Sinks
  • 2112: shut-down AV in service discovery in certain scenarios
  • 2102: Problems with HREFs in SOAP Message
  • 2079: Super TCP Channel does not fire the OnException event
  • 1902: Bad codegen for inherited event writers
  • 1826: TROWebBrokerServer is missing Serve properties

 

New in Version 4.0.9 (Build .495)

(Status: June 30, 2006)

Enhancements

  • 1947: TRODBSessionManager.OnConvertGUID event to allow shorter session IDs
  • 1900: Ship the Service Discovery RODL.
  • 1878: make session timeout interval configurable
  • 1827: Expose Port property for UDP and Broadcast Channels
  • 1813: StoreActive for Super TCP Channel
  • 1810: Better overloads of (Un)registerEventHandlers
  • 1791: Implement SynchronizeInvoke on event receiver
  • 1780: Option to prefix enums or not
  • 1772: Configurable reconnect timeout for Super TCP Channel
  • 1749: Ship DataSnap_Async.pas file
  • 1519: Have BinMessage detect encrypted messages and provide better error on mismatch
  • 1512: Allow RODL validation from within RODL.exe
  • 1489: Option to change the name of result fields in Service Builder

Fixes

  • 1980: Wrong SOAP-ENC header in SOAP message
  • 1951: SOAP compatibility with Java Axis Library
  • 1931: Stream read error in Service Tester
  • 1918: XML-RPC Message stream may not be empty for Read modes
  • 1909: XML-RPC Message could raise "Not a string" exceptions
  • 1907: TRORemoteService.GetServiceMethods raises EAccessViolation exception
  • 1905: Problem with groups in Used RODL
  • 1877: Warnings building a new project from template
  • 1852: Super TCP Channel reconnect timeout shouldn't block outgoing requests
  • 1870: Super TCP Channel doesn't properly reconnect after a long disconnect
  • 1838: Bad Help URL in TRODataSnapModule generated code
  • 1836: Super TCP Channel stops sending events to client after a few days
  • 1822: TROSuperTcpChannel.SetActive does not check the previous active state
  • 1821: TROSuperTcpServer + Hydra AutoUpdate = Socket error # 10053
  • 1820: WSDL location is not always right, with new RO4 http paths
  • 1814: TRODBSessionManager.ClearSessionsOnCreate/Destroy don't work as expected
  • 1812: <MyArray>.Resize doesn't free lost elements
  • 1797: Import of Amazon WSDL fails
  • 1787: generated Async unit doesn't compile if descendent order is wrong
  • 1779: ServiceName not set in TROEventReceiver
  • 1775: Sending large packages over Super TCP Channel could timeout
  • 1768: OnEnvelopeComplete event of a TROSoapMessage is not fired on server
  • 1762: WinMessage Channel stream position problem
  • 1758: Super TCP Channel errors in IDE when enabling ProbeServers property
  • 1692: Kylix/FPC support for TEvent is broken when the timeout is set
  • 1576: With Encryption on, a browser request for the RODL also returns encrypted data
  • 1443: use default ancestor for Service Builder Impl generation
  • 576: TROWinInetHTTPChannel works differently from IE

 

New in Version 4.0.7 (Build .475)

(Status: April 26, 2006)

Features

  • 1550: Experimental support for C++Builder 2006 (library only)
  • 1206: Design-time Login dialog for use in IDE
  • 1007: Support for importing .PAS and .TLB files in Service Builder

Enhancements

  • 1607: Speed improvements to Super TCP Channel
  • 1544: Enhancements to Free Pascal (FPC) compatibility (unsupported)
  • 1480: New TROEventReceiver.OnPollException event
  • 1450: Allow "Ignore" when trying to regenerate read-only files
  • 1439: Consider renaming RegisterClient method
  • 1425: New project dialog should have drop-down box for folder name
  • 1402: New OnConnected / OnDisconnected events of Super TCP Channel
  • 1400: "File exists, overwrite?" dialog on new project needs "Yes to All" option
  • 1388: Improved template handling to account for CVS or SubVersion folders in Templates directory
  • 1357: Add MinSizeForCompression property to trigger compression in BinMessage
  • 1353: Improved "Save As" defaults in Service Builder
  • 1351: Enhance grouping in Service Builder by allowing drop on items
  • 1328: Option to enumerate all sessions in a Session Manager
  • 1266: Improvements to Intf unit generation to allow struct members with same name as struct itself
  • 1008: Improve Documentation XSLT in Service Builder
  • 665: New SendExceptionsAs500 property on HTTP Channels

Fixes

  • 1604: Access Violation in Named Pipe server without Owner
  • 1593: Cannot set KeepAlive on Indy servers in Indy 10
  • 1586: Permission problems with Named Pipes
  • 1561: Broadcast Channel fails under Delphi 6 / Indy 8
  • 1548: Disable WinMessage channel as option in Service templates
  • 1547: SOAP and XMLRPC trim string parameters
  • 1546: RemObjects.inc could be missing from install depending on selected Indy options
  • 1545: Super TCP Channel needs default Host value
  • 1536: bad exception name: EROUnregisteredServeException
  • 1516: Disallow Windows Message Channel for service-based template
  • 1515: HTTP content type never set properly for SOAP exceptions
  • 1494: Difference between "unassigned" and "null" for variants in SOAP message
  • 1485: Super TCP Channel hangs IDE when closing Designer
  • 1460: Cannot transfer "null" variants using SOAP message
  • 1431: CodeGen should consistently escape enum values
  • 1350: Groups should not re-open in Service Builder tree when changes are made to RODL
  • 1247: Importing RODL loses grouping
  • 1205: TRODynamicRequest parameter values not editable at design-time
  • 279: Invalid WSDL generated if several services used same method name

 

New in Version 4.0.5 (Build .459)

(Status: March 24, 2006)

Enhancements

  • 1450: "Ignore" dialog option when trying to regenerate read-only files

Fixes

  • 1446: uROXmlRpcMessage.pas was missing from trial version
  • 1429: Stream read error in Indy 10 TCP Server
  • 1427: Service Builder welcome page revered to "3.0"
  • 1426: Possible deadlock in Super TCP Channel
  • 1414: Warnings in uADOLib.pas (and marked unit as deprecated)
  • 1346: Warnings in uROThreadPool.pas in Delphi 2006
  • 1334: Problem downloading license file when using proxy server
  • 795: TROSOAPMessage.GetModuleInfo may cause problem with generated WSDL
  • 557: xMethods and BabelFish samples were not working properly

 

New in Version 4.0.5 (Build .455)

(Status: March 17, 2006) - First Release of RemObjects SDK 4.0 for .NET

Features

  • New TROLocalChannel and TROLocalServer and matching template
  • New Super Channel and Super Server
  • New XMLRPC Message
  • New Server Info Page in HTTP Servers
  • New RODL.exe command line utility
  • OnLoginNeeded event for transparent login handling on the client side
  • Full integration into Borland Developer Studio 2005 and 2006

Enhancements

  • Allow use of SOAP in Service Tester
  • Service Tester is now independent of Delphi 6 and Delphi 7
  • Improved and streamlined New Project Wizard
  • Performance improvements to TRONamedPipeChannel
  • New Server Info Page in HTTP Servers
  • New URLs to expose RODL and WSDL from HTTP servers
  • 1335: Support for https://, ftp://, file:// links when importing from Service Builder
  • 1314: Allow use of Super TCP Channel in Service Tester
  • 1306: Option for IDE to generate files for used RODLs, as well
  • 1227: Enable "Start Server" IDE menu even if client project is active
  • 1259: Made CurrentLocator writable in TROTransportChannel
  • 1120: Option to sort items alphabetically in Service Builder
  • 1119: Option to show items in Service Builder tree view based on ancestry
  • 1157: New IDE menu option to generate interface unit for asynchronous calls
  • 1042: Allow use of RO SOAP Servers in Service Tester
  • 1035: Delphi 6 "Hide Preprocessor Window" menu item not functional
  • 1032: Option to disable SOAP type validation
  • 874: Option to change timeout for TROWinInetHTTPChannel

Fixes

  • 1396: BinSerializer.Read() should check number of read bytes
  • 1367: Disable CLX template in Delphi 2005 and up (CLX is no longer supported in these versions)
  • 1368: Better error from pooled class factory if pool is empty
  • 1349: Service Builder loses UTF-8 encoding flag in RODL
  • 1343: Hints compiling library in Delphi 2006
  • 1324: UDP Servers fail, stream is not properly reset
  • 1313: Service Tester shows no operations in drop down list
  • 1304: Codegen for async unit doesn't consider class dependencies
  • 1263: Problem with SOAP message's parameters order
  • 1260: TROTransportChannel.Assign does not work properly
  • 1252: Memory leak in Service Discovery sample
  • 1249: Bug in TROSOAPMessage.GetModuleInfo
  • 1242: SOAP problems with extended chars in strings
  • 1236: RODL and WSDL import should allow for HTTP redirects
  • 1235: WSDL import problems with .NET Remoting SOAP server
  • 1217: Problem releasing Timer Thread in Event Manager
  • 1210: Compatibility improvements with .NET SOAP servers
  • 1171: Indy 9 related fixes in installer
  • 1163: Fix for for ReadInt64 in SOAP Message's XmlSerializer
  • 1142: Problem with Session samples
  • 1141: Errors in RO/COM Sample
  • 1140: "Chat" sample problem
  • 1123: Grid scrolling problem in Service Builder
  • 1082: Problems with read-only RODL files in Service Builder
  • 1075: improved performance in NamedPipe channel and server
  • 1066: WaitFor in TROThreadTimer did not work properly in Kylix 3
  • 1035: "Hide Preprocessor Window" menu was non-functional in Delphi 6
  • 1031: Usability issues launching uncompiled server from IDE
  • 1022: Show templates in proper sub-folders of BDS' New Item dialog
  • 996: TROIndyHTTPServer Keep-Alive support did not work with Indy 10
  • 995: Component properties don't provide categories in Object Inspector
  • 984: Find proper solution to add/update paths in installer without dupes
  • 981: DBSessionManager Sample problem
  • 966: Encryption problem with Indy TCP channel
  • 915: Usage of TTimer on Kylix platform cause xll dependency
  • 871: Memory leaks in RO/COM
  • 770: SOAP message should have <?xml ...> envelope
  • 663: Abandon changes generates errors in Service Builder
  • 573: TROIndyUDPServer not working with Indy 10
  • 572: Enum values documentation are not saved in Service Builder
  • 558: Problems with Post message and string containing line breaks
  • 549: Serializers streamed widestring as 8-bit string if it passed as variant
  • 356: TTimer doesn't work in NT Service
  • 345: Service Builder doesn't show latest types such as UTF8String
  • 335: Custom service error handling problem on client side
  • 297: Default value ThreadCacheSize of TROBPDXHTTPServer and TROBPDXTCPServer servers is 1000
  • 255: "Save Copy As" is always disabled in Service Builder
  • 118: CodeGen mistakes unit names with library name vs. RODL filename
  • 69: Exception Ancestors mistakenly get verified as "invalid ancestor" in Service Builder
  • Many additional fixes without bug database reference