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Inmagic DB/Text for SQL (formerly known as Content Server) is an enterprise-wide scalable content management system. It combines the advantages of a robust and flexible database management environment with high-speed search and categorization, making finding relevant information fast, easy, and precise. Web publishing capabilities are built into DB/Text, offering a better way to publish, access, and maintain information on corporate intranets and the Internet.
This product has the following components:
DB/TextWorks for SQL. This is the Windows desktop component.
DB/Text WebPublisher PRO for SQL. This component gives your organization the ability to publish textbases on the Web. Anyone with a Web browser can point to an HTML page and submit a query. The results are returned dynamically, in forms that you design. You can also design an interface so that you and/or your end users can add, edit, and delete records in a textbase through the Web.
DB/Text for SQL Importer. This component is a service that enables you to load records into one or more textbases, while automatically and continually processing imports in the background. You can import records in Inmagic tagged, delimited ASCII, and XML formats. You can also import documents (for example, Microsoft Word documents).
Important! This section applies to clients upgrading from version 14.5 or earlier. Please read the entire section carefully.
Textbases created or upgraded using version 16.0 are not compatible with any Inmagic product prior to version 15.0. You will need to upgrade DB/Text WebPublisher to version 16.0 before you will be able to use it with a version 15.0 or later textbase. When you open an existing version 14.5 (or earlier) textbase with DB/TextWorks version 16.0, you will be prompted to upgrade the textbase. If you upgrade the textbase, you will not be able to access the textbase with any Inmagic product prior to version 15.0.
For example: If you use Inmagic Genie, you will need to open each Genie textbase (GenieKey, Catalog, etc.) in DB/TextWorks to upgrade it to 16.0. If your textbase includes any Link fields, you will need to open the secondary/associated textbases directly (File>Open) to upgrade them to 16.0. If your textbase uses the Thesaurus feature, you will need to open the thesaurus textbase directly (File>Open) to upgrade it to 16.0. And so on.
Form Scripts that use the "formatting signal" discussed in the "Box Object" topic in the Help must be updated. The length has changed from 13 characters to 23 characters. Any Form Scripts that use the script snippet in that topic will need to be modified to use the new length.
Notes for WebPublisher
A change must be made to the WEB.CONFIG file for InmagicBrowse. Please see the installation notes for more information.
WebPublisher Edit Screens now use WPP_Edit.aspx instead of a .ASP page (iwpp-edit.asp or icsw-edit.asp). You will need to re-export any HTML edit screens. And if you have made any customizations to the old .ASP pages (rare), you'll need to transfer those customizations to the new .ASPX page.
If your WebPublisher reports look different than they did in previous versions, they probably include Raw HTML or Inline Images. Open the form in the Form Designer, choose Tools>Form Properties, select the HTML tab, uncheck "Use Cascading Style Sheets to preserve formatting", save the form, and try the report in WebPublisher again.
Notes for Inmagic Genie
You will need to open each Genie textbase with DB/TextWorks to upgrade it to 15.0 or later.
You will need to open the WebPrint form in the DB/TextWorks Form Designer to choose Tools>Form Properties, select the HTML tab, and uncheck "Use Cascading Style Sheets to preserve formatting".
You may (or may not) need to add an option to the ICSWEB.INI file for DB/Text WebPublisher. Please see the "DBTWPub.INI (ICSWeb.INI) File" topic under "WebPublisher PRO Configuration" in the Help Contents, and click the bottom link in the topic ("Whether specific characters (trademarks, smart quotes, etc.) are HTML-encoded, primarily for use with Inmagic Genie").
Each enhancement is discussed briefly here. The Inmagic issue number follows each item listed.
Sorting – When specifying sort fields, you now have the option to sort empties last. Before, records where the sort field was empty could only be listed first or omitted. Since this option does not change the perceived number of records in the report, it is also available for the textbase Default Sort Order and for WebPublisher reports. [2725]
Form Designer – WebPublisher reports can now easily link from a small image on a web page (a thumbnail) to the full size image. The new option is on the HTML tab of the Picture Box Properties dialog box. [6130]
Adding/Editing Records – When editing a Link field, a new type of box permits you to browse the values in a field other than the Link field, making it easier to select the record you want to link to. For example, you can display the list of Borrower Names, and clicking a name will paste that user’s employee ID into the Link field box. [7548]
Select All (Ctrl+A) – This keyboard shortcut now behaves as it does in nearly every other product. You can use it to select all the text in a box, all the boxes on a form or screen, all the text in the Command Query window, or all the annotations on an image. In previous releases, Ctrl+A was used for Redo. Redo now uses Ctrl+Y. [8036]
Edit Textbase Structure – The Edit Fields dialog box has two new features:
Sort Field List by – This feature permits you to sort the Field List by Field Name, or by Field Type. [8070]
Hide <Deleted> Fields – This option permits you to hide the <Deleted> items so they do not clutter up the display. [8046]
Note: Both are display-only features to make it easier to find and work with the fields you want to modify. Neither affects the actual field order specified in the structure.
These issues are specific to WebPublisher:
Images – WebPublisher reports can now easily link from a small image on a web page (a thumbnail) to the full size image. The new option is on the HTML tab of the Picture Box Properties dialog box. [6130]
Browse Choices – The buttons have been optimized; for example, we’ve added an "Add & Close" button so that users no longer need to click "Add" then "Close". [7672]
The following features are no longer available in DB/TextWorks as of version 15.0.
WebPublisher Multiple Textbase Query. Presto for DB/TextWorks provides a much more robust ability to search across multiple textbases and display these results. Note: This feature is unrelated to Link fields. Textbases can still be linked together (e.g., Loans linked to Borrower).
Scan Image. Note: The ability to use existing images has not been affected. The Scan Image feature permitted you to use DB/TextWorks to scan an image with your scanner.
Textbase-Specific Help. Microsoft has dropped support for the .HLP format in modern versions of Windows. You can use a script button or the Applications menu to launch a textbase-specific help document.
Email – MAPI Support. Microsoft has begun deprecating MAPI features in Windows. See the new features for SMTP e-mail, which allow the inclusion of Additional Message Text and a Signature.
The following issues are addressed by this version. The applicable Inmagic Software Problem Report (SPR) number is enclosed in [square brackets].
Print Images – If a textbase has multiple Image fields, and you print only the images from a specific field, blank pages are no longer printed for any images specified in the other fields. [6970]
Report window – Addressed an issue with the records sometimes not being visible past the first page when you held down the mouse scroll wheel then dragged the mouse. [8022]
Send Report as Mail – Improved the handling of multiple email addresses when using the "Mail to addresses specified in records" feature. [8060]
Textbase Information – Addressed an issue where longer short date formats caused the year to be truncated in the "Current date" specified at the top of this display. [8061]
Toolbar icons – The icons for Vertical Tile and Horizontal Tile were backwards in previous releases. This issue has been corrected, and the options have been renamed to "Show Windows Side by Side" and "Show Windows Stacked" to make their behavior clearer. [8067]
Form Designer – Addressed an issue with the Box Properties dialog box crashing when a box included an extremely large Fixed Text or Added Text string (usually HTML). [8073]
Textbase Information – Removed Windows Group Memberships from Textbase Information and "About this Computer System". [8079]
In Print Preview, Rich Text fields appear to use tiny fonts. Print does use the correct font sizes.
The following documentation and help resources are available. Please check the Documentation subfolder of the main installation folder, or click the Product Documentation link on the Customer Extranet page.
Support Matrix for Inmagic DB/Text for SQL v16.0 [DBTextWorksSQLSupportMatrix.pdf]. Lists requirements for DB/TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO v16.0 on the SQL platform.
Inmagic DB/Text for SQL v16.0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions [DBTforSQLInstallationNotes.pdf]. Explains how to install or upgrade DB/TextWorks for SQL and WebPublisher PRO for SQL.
Inmagic DB/Text for SQL Administrator's Guide [DBTforSQLAdminGuide.pdf]. Describes ongoing administrative and maintenance tasks that should be performed by the DB/Text for SQL administrator, including how to back up and restore a textbase.
Inmagic DB/Text for SQL Textbase Importer Service v14 User's Guide [dbimpsrvSQL.pdf]. Explains how to use the Importer service provided with DB/Text for SQL.
Converting to the Inmagic DB/Text for SQL Platform [ConvertingToDBTforSQLPlatform.pdf]. This document is intended for customers who are moving from the non-SQL platform to the SQL platform of DB/TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO.
Online Help. Covers both DB/TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO. To open the help file, start DB/TextWorks and press F1, or choose Help>Help Topics from the DB/TextWorks menu bar.
Knowledgebase. Use the Inmagic Technical Support knowledgebase on the Web to search for solutions to common problems and explanations for error messages. To access the knowledgebase, click Support Knowledgebase on the Inmagic Customer Extranet page.