What’s New in UniPlot 5.0.0

This page describes the changes made to UniPlot 5.0 since version 4.2.x.

Important changes to UniPlot 5

• UniPlot 5.x can be used with Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

• UniPlot 5.x and UniPlot 4.x can be used on the same computer parallely . More information about using UniPlot 5 and 4 is covered in the next chapter.

• The file format (.IPW) has been changed in UniPlot 5. UniPlot 5 can read all former UniPlot file formats, but older UniPlot versions cannot read the UniPlot 5 file format.

• A new license key is necessary for UniPlot 5.0. The 4.x license key is invalid for UniPlot5.x. If you have purchased UniPlot 4.x or an update to 4.x after January 1, 2005 you can receive a new license key free of charge. Please send an e-mail with your current license key. If you purchased your license or your update before January 1, 2005 will would be happy to send you a quote for an update.

New Features

• Up to version 4.2.x UniPlot used an 8 bit character set. Beginning with UniPlot 5 UniPlot uses Unicode (see http://www.unicode.org and http://www.unicode.org/standard/WhatIsUnicode.html).

• Two new Addins to access ASAM-ODS databases have been added to UniPlot 5.0. See ASAM-ODS Browser (RPC) and ASAM-ODS Browser (CORBA)).

  

• Text objects and table objects have been extended by automatic word wrap.

• Text clipping has been added to text objects.

• Improved batch mode: If UniPlot is set to batch mode the display of dialog and message boxes is suppressed (see AppSetBatchMode). Error messages are written to a log file (see log_error).

• In stacked diagrams clipping of single y axis can be switched on or off. (Default: clipping is off). See Stacked diagrams with multiple y axes.

• The axis title position can be modified using the mouse. To switch on this option, double click on the axis title and set the option “Free Position” in the Position and Size dialog page.

• Polar-Diagram: The drawing direction can be set clockwise or counter-clockwise. The angle origin can be set relative to the 3 o’clock position. See Diagram=>Layout=>Polar.

• DialogBox: The dialog template can contain radio buttons.

• UTX-Import: The filter is not an addin any longer. It will be loaded at start up.

• New Addin “Map-Calculator”. See Map Calculator.

New UniScript Functions

	New Functions in UniPlot 5.0
AppGetBatchMode	AppGetBatchMode returns the batch mode flag. If batch mode is enabled the display of dialog and message boxes are suppressed.
AppSetBatchMode	AppSetBatchMode sets the batch mode flag. If batch mode is enabled the display of dialog and message boxes are suppressed.
DdeAdvise	DdeAdvise starts or stops a DDE advise loop with a server (Hot-Link).
DdeCallback_Advise	DdeCallback_Advise is called by the server to send data to UniPlot.
DdeServiceName	DdeServiceName The DdeNameService function registers a service name for UniPlot as a sever. The default service name is "UniPlotSL".
LayerGetPolarConfig	LayerGetPolarConfig returns the polar diagram configuration.
LayerIsAxisTitleFreePos	LayerIsAxisTitleFreePos returns TRUE (1) if the axis title position can be modified using the mouse.
LayerSetAxisTitleFreePos	LayerSetAxisTitleFreePos specifies if the position of the axis title can be modified using the mouse.
LayerSetPolarConfig	LayerSetPolarConfig set the polar diagram configuration.
MapCopy	MapCopy creates a copy of the given map object.
TBConfigDialog	Displays the text object configuration dialog box.
TBIsClipText	TBIsClipText returns TRUE (1), if clipping is enabled.
TBIsWordWrap	TBIsWordWrap returns TRUE (1), if word wrap is enabled.
TBSetClipText	TBSetClipText enables or disables clipping.
TBSetWordWrap	TBSetWordWrap enables or disables word wrap.
XYZSetData	XYZSetData sets the xyz-coordinates of a dataset.
aop_closeenv	aop_closeenv ends a session.
aop_getapplinf	aop_getapplinf returns the application structure of an ASAM-ODS database.
aop_getattr	aop_getattr returns attribute information about an application element.
aop_getinstattr	aop_getinstattr returns instance element attributes.
aop_getinstref	aop_getinstref returns the instance references.
aop_getpar	aop_getpar returns the value of parameters.
aop_getsecuritylevel	aop_getsecuritylevel returns the security-level of the specified element id.
aop_getval	aop_getval returns the values of application elements.
aop_getvalattr	aop_getvalattr returns channel attributes of one or more partial matrices.
aop_getvalinf	aop_getvalinf returns information about a submatrix.
aop_getvalval	aop_getvalval returns the values of a measurement (AoSubMatrix).
aop_openenv	aop_openenv creates a new session.
aop_putval	aop_putval writes data for an instance to the database.
aop_setinstref	aop_setinstref set instance references.
aop_setpar	aop_setpar sets properties.
aop_setpassword	aop_setpassword sets a new password.
fclearerror	fclearerror resets the error flag for the given file handle.
ferror	ferror checks if the error flag for the given file handle is set.
log_add_logger	log_add_logger adds a logger to the list of loggers.
log_error	log_error writes a log message.
log_get_filename	log_get_filename returns the log file name or an empty string if logging is disabled.
log_get_level	log_get_level returns the output level for the given logger.
log_get_logger_names	log_get_logger_names returns a string vector with all logger names.
log_is_active	log_is_active checks if the given logger is enabled.
log_set_active	log_set_active enables or disables a logger.
log_set_filename	log_set_filename sets a file name of the output file for all loggers.
log_set_level	log_set_level sets the output level for the given logger.
mem_dump	mem_dump prints a string as a memory block into the command window.
mem_pack	mem_pack converts a 16 bit string (UTF 16) to an 8 bit string.
mem_unpack	mem_unpack creates a string from the given input byte string.
rpc_clnt_create	rpc_clnt_create creates an RPC client pointer.
rpc_clnt_destroy	rpc_clnt_destroy frees the RPC client pointer.
text_file_read	text_file_read reads unicode and ANSI text files.
text_file_write	text_file_write writes text into a file using a given character encoding and newline format.
utf_from_locale	utf_from_locale creates a Unicode string from an 8-Bit-ANSI string using the current local code page.
utf_to_locale	utf_to_locale creates an 8-Bit-ANSI string from a Unicode string.
zip_list	zip_list returns information about a given zip archive.
zip_unzip	zip_unzip unzips a zip archive.
zip_unzip_buffer	zip_unzip_buffer copies a file from the zip file into memory.
zip_zip	zip_zip copies files in a new or existing zip file.

Modified UniScript Functions

	Changed Functions in UniPlot 5.0
GetTempFileName	GetTempFileName creates a name for a temporary file.
IsFileText	IsFileText checks if a file is a text file (ASCII File).
MapLoad	MapLoad loads a map from a file, that was created with the MapSave function.
MapSave	The MapSave function saves the data elements of a map in a file.
RegisterFunction	RegisterFunction registers a function from a dynamic link library (DLL) to the UniScript symbol table. After a function is registered, the function can be called directly by UniScript.
XYZInsertLabel	XYZInsertLabel lables isolines with their z-values.
base64_encode	base64_encode encodes data into the base64 format
binary_decode	Is replaced by base64_encode.
binary_encode	Is replaced by base64_encode.
fgetline	The fgetline function reads a string from the input file and stores it in a string.
fopen	fopen opens a file.
fread	fread reads data from a file.
loadiclib	loadiclib loads a UniScript library which contains UniScript functions in binary form.
md5	md5 calculates the MD5 check sum using the algorithm http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1321.html, MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm (RFC 1321).
mem_alloc	mem_alloc creates a scalar string of the given length.
mem_compress	mem_compress compresses a string which may contain 0-characters.
mem_get	mem_get reads bytes from a string and converts the data.
mem_len	mem_len returns the length in bytes of a scalar string or a matrix of strings.
mem_set	mem_set sets the bytes in a string to values of a specified data type.
obj_save	obj_save saves an object as an XML file or as an binary file on the hard drive or as a string.
saveiclib	saveiclib saves all loaded UniScript functions in an UniScript Library file.
sort	sort performs a sort from a real, complex or string matrix or vector.
sorti	sorti sorts a real, complex or string matrix or vector in ascending order and returns an index vector of the sorted matrix.
strCharToOem	strCharToOem translates a string from the Windows character set into the OEM-defined character set.
strOemToChar	strOemToChar translates a string from the OEM-defined character set into the Windows character set.
strchar	strchar creates a string from a vector from numbers.
strcode	strcode returns the code values (numbers) of the given string.
utf8_encode	utf8_encode converts an ANSI string to an UTF8 string.

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