Mac to Windows

[James Rea]

Re: Programming Reference Wizard

I don't think anyone has pointed out that if you check the "Show Version
Numbers" option in the Version menu the wizard will always display the
version when a particular feature was introduced (in the upper left hand
corner, just below the search box).

> > There is another easy way to see which functions and statements are  
> > 4.0-compatible:
> > Only the functions added with Pan 3 and 4 show a coloured layout in  
> > the Panorama Refence Wizard, the later additions are black on grey  
> > only.
> 
> Sorry, that observation seems not to be completely true.
> 
> Now, after I sent my posting, I find some functions marked for Pan 5  
> or higher that are displayed in the colored layout, too.

If a statement or function is "black on gray" then it is a custom
statement or function, and is definitely not available in Panorama 4.0.
But the statement or function uses a "coloured layout" it is a native
feature, and you'll have to check the version information.

> >BTW.... On the Pan Ref Wiz....I guessing that the display of the 
> >various versions on the menu was initially designed to show what 
> >specific commands/functions were introduced with each version --
> 
> I think you are correct. And from where I am coming from, that kind 
> of info is only of value to historians, not programmers.

Well, that depends. For example if you are transitioning from 5.0 to 5.5
and wanted to learn the new functions you might want to see a list of
just what was new. In fact that is what I had in mind when setting up
this menu.

As David Thompson pointed out it is easy to change the wizard to work
the other way, and I can see how this might be useful. Perhaps I'll make
that option available as well, though that might make the menu
confusing.

Jim Rea
President, ProVUE Development

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