PxPlus Releases

PxPlus 2026 expands the .NET Interface and the Visual Studio Code Extension with new capabilities, adds the ability to modernize your UI with rounded controls, and updates security.

Major New Features

• Updated PxPlus Security modules:
• OpenSSL 3.5.6
• Curl 8.19.0
• Updated CA Root Certificates
  
  
• Updated to the latest version of Chromium (*browser)
  
  
• Updated the PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver and PxPlus SQL Server to use OpenSSL 3.5.6 and added Data Dictionary Hide Table support
  
  
• Introduced new control properties, Corner Radius and Focus Rectangle, to support the creation of rounded UI elements and improve the overall visual presentation of both NOMADS and non-NOMADS applications
  
  
  
  
• Refreshed the Light and Dark mode toolkit themes with updated visuals and new UI elements
• The Copy Theme utility makes it easy to create your own customized Light and Dark themes.
• How to Copy a Theme

• Enhanced the Visual Studio Code Extension with WindX connectivity, code navigation, expanded program tooling, and richer Auto Complete capabilities
• How to Set Up PxPlus Visual Studio Code Extension

• Updated the .NET Interface with new index access methods, a new array conversion utility program, the ability to select system DLLs and objects from a dialog, and improved .NET exception messaging
  
  
• Added new options for creating .NET External Controls in NOMADS, making it easier to browse and select .NET components
• .NET DLL Name now supports expressions
• New Browse System DLLs button helps users select a DLL and object
• Object Name includes a query that displays all objects for the entered DLL
• How to Create a .NET Button (NOMADS)

• Added Authenticator App verification to Two-Factor Authentication in NOMADS and iNomads
  
  

Enhancements

Directives

• BUTTON, CHECK_BOX and RADIO_BUTTON directive option
• Added OPT="x" setting to add a tab close button for a Button, a Check Box (with an image) and a Radio Button (with an image)
  
  
• DEF_OBJECT directive enhancements
• Added the ability to List Available .NET System DLLs and then Objects via "[.NET]*" and to List Available .NET Objects for the Given DLL via "[.NET]dllname,*"
• Introduced new Properties and Methods to the .NET interface
  
  
• MULTI_LINE directive option
• Added OPT="m" setting to vertically center text

Properties

Properties can be used to specify settings for NOMADS and non-NOMADS applications.

Note: To use the new Corner Radius properties, 4D mode is required.

• CBCornerRadius$ property added to support rounded corners
• Check Boxes: Sets the corner radius for standard Check Box controls
• Tri-State Check Boxes: Sets the corner radius for standard Tri-State Check Box controls
  
  
• CornerRadius$ property added to support rounded corners for controls
• Buttons: Sets the corner radius for Button controls
• Check Boxes: Sets the corner radius for Check Box controls with an image
• Drop Boxes: Sets the corner radius for Drop Box controls
• List Boxes: Sets the corner radius for all types of List Box controls except Report View and Variable List Boxes
• Multi-Lines: Sets the corner radius for Multi-Line controls
• Radio Buttons: Sets the corner radius for Radio Button controls with an image
• Tri-State Check Boxes: Sets the corner radius for Tri-State Check Box controls with an image
• Variable Drop Boxes: Sets the corner radius for Variable Drop Box controls
  
  
• FieldHeight property added for Drop Box and Variable Drop Box controls to set the height of the drop box input and drop area (in pixels)
  
  
• FocusRect property added to suppress or display the dotted focus rectangle on controls (set by control type)
• Buttons: Suppresses or displays the focus rectangle around the Button text
• Check Boxes (with and without an image): Suppresses or displays the focus rectangle around the Check Box text
• Drop Boxes: Suppresses or displays the focus rectangle around the Drop Box selected text except for Variable Drop Boxes
• List Boxes: Suppresses or displays the focus rectangle around the selected row for all types of List Box controls except Variable List Boxes
• Radio Buttons (with and without an image): Suppresses or displays the focus rectangle around the Radio Button text
• Tri-State Check Boxes (with and without an image): Suppresses or displays the focus rectangle around the Tri-State Check Box text
  
  

OPTION Mnemonics

• New Corner Radius options for creating rounded controls
• CornerRadBtn: Option to set the corner radius for all Button controls
• CornerRadCB: Option to set the corner radius for all standard Check Box and Tri-State Check Box controls
• CornerRadCBImg: Option to set the corner radius for all Check Box controls with an image
• CornerRadDB: Option to set the corner radius for all Drop Box and Variable Drop Box controls
• CornerRadLB: Option to set the corner radius for all types of List Box controls except Report View and Variable List Boxes
• CornerRadML: Option to set the corner radius for all Multi-Line controls
• CornerRadRBImg: Option to set the corner radius for all Radio Button controls with an image
  
  
• New Focus Rectangle options for suppressing or displaying the dotted focus rectangle on controls (set by control type)
• FocusRectBtn: Option to suppress or display the focus rectangle for Button controls
• FocusRectCB: Option to suppress or display the focus rectangle for Check Box controls and Tri-State Check Box controls (with and without an image)
• FocusRectDB: Option to suppress or display the focus rectangle for Drop Box controls except Variable Drop Boxes
• FocusRectLB: Option to suppress or display the focus rectangle for List Box controls except Variable List Boxes
• FocusRectRB: Option to suppress or display the focus rectangle for Radio Button controls (with and without an image)
  
  
• New Tab Button Close options for customizing the tab close icon
• TabBtnCloseHoverIcon: Option to set the path of an icon to use when hovering over the close button on a Button, a Check Box (with an image), or a Radio Button (with an image) where OPT="x" is set
• TabBtnCloseIcon: Option to set the path of an icon to use when hovering over a Button, a Check Box (with an image), or a Radio Button (with an image) where OPT="x" is set
  
  Note: The above options can be read using the FIN( ) function.

Functions

• TCB ("compiled_osver") now displays Linux/Unix operating system version

Objects

• New Parse URL Object: Parses values from a specified parameter of a provided URL
  
  
• *Browser Object: New method added to handle POST requests
• Post(url$ [,postData$ [,headers$]]): Sends an HTTP POST request and displays the resulting web page
  
  
• Array List Object: New methods added to help with data manipulation
• Clone( ): Returns a handle to an array list with identical values
• Get(index1, index2): Gets a subsection of the array list, returned as an array list handle
• Pop( ) / Pop$( ): Gets the last value in the array list and then removes it
• Print( ): Prints the string representation of the array list
• Remove_range(index1, index2): Removes the values within the given range
• Reverse( ): Reverses the order of the array list
• Set(array): Sets array list values to that of the given array list
• Shift( ) / Shift$( ): Gets the first value in the array list and then removes it
• String$( ): Returns a string representation of the array list
• Swap(index1, index2): Swaps the values at the given indices
  
  
• *Secure Object: New methods and property added to support the Authenticator App
• Secret_Code$(user_email$) method: Generates a QR code and produces a Base32-encoded secret
• Totp_Calculation$(secret$) method: Returns the time-based one-time password (TOTP)
• Secret_Encoded$ property: Contains the generated Base32-encoded secret

.NET Interface Enhancements

• Seamless integration between .NET and PxPlus arrays
• New conversion utility *Tools/DotNetConvert handles bidirectional conversion between PxPlus and .NET arrays
  
  
• New extended methods for indexed array access across multiple data types (numeric, string, and .NET object handles)
• PvxGetAt method added: Returns the value at the specified index from the .NET object (equivalent to myArray[index] in .NET)
• PvxSetAt method added: Assigns the given value to the element of the specified index of the .NET object (equivalent to myArray[index]=value in .NET)
  
  
• Enhanced accessibility to system DLLs and .NET objects
• Ability to list available .NET system DLLs and their objects
• Ability to list available .NET objects for a specified DLL
• PvxDllName$ property added: Returns the current DLL name
• PvxObjName$ property added: Returns the current object name
• Extended similar access capabilities to NOMADS when creating .NET external controls
  
  
• Improved .NET exception error messages
• .NET object construction errors now provide expanded details via the MSG(-1) function
• PvxException$ property added: Returns the last .NET exception message

Visual Studio Code Extension Enhancements

• Added support for WindX plug-in connections
• Improved support for Linux and macOS
• Added Code Navigation support for labels, functions, classes and methods
• Ability to Compile text PxPlus programs to binary/tokenized format
• Ability to List binary/tokenized programs to text format
• Added support for Comparing binary/tokenized programs
• Added the ability to View Properties of binary/tokenized programs
• Auto line numbering for programs with line numbers
• Enhanced Auto Complete to include PxPlus language elements (directives, mnemonics, system functions, system parameters, and system variables), along with context from the current document

Enhanced IDE, NOMADS and Toolkit

• All toolkit dialogs are now round
• Improved rendering of rounded Rectangle Shapes by adding GDI+ support
• Enhanced the Progress Bar display to use the new rounded Rectangle Shape
  
  
• New Corner Radius attributes for creating rounded controls
• Buttons: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a Button control
• Check Boxes (without an image): Check Box Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a standard Check Box control and Tri-State Check Box control
• Check Boxes (with an image): Button Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a Check Box control and a Tri-State Check Box control drawn as a button when an image is added
• Drop Boxes: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a Drop Box control and a Variable Drop Box control
• List Boxes: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a List Box control (all types except Report View and Variable List Box)
• Multi-Lines: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a Multi-Line control
• Radio Buttons (with an image): Button Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for a Radio Button control drawn as a button when an image is added
  
  
• Multi-Line attributes added or modified
• Vertically Center Text attribute added: Centers text vertically within the Multi-Line control
• Center Text attribute renamed to Horizontally Center Text
  
  
• .NET External Controls enhancements
• Added the ability to define the .NET DLL Name as an expression
• Object Name field now includes a query button for choosing a .NET object from a list of objects within the selected DLL
• Simplified system DLL Name and Object input by adding a Browse System DLLs button for easy selection of system DLLs and system objects

*IT - Integrated Toolkit

• Enhanced GoTo functionality with new toolbar buttons for navigating to previous and next GoTo interactions entered through the GoTo dialog or selected from sidebar Statement Labels

Ed+ Program Editor

• Added GoTo capability with new toolbar buttons for navigating to previous and next GoTo interactions entered via the GoTo dialog or selected methods or labels from the Bookmarks sidebar
• Added an Enhanced Format (Listing) option in Web Editor Preferences to automatically reformat programs without line numbers by applying proper indentation when loaded
• Goto option renamed to Goto Line Number to clarify that only Goto line numbers can be entered

Themes and Visual Classes

Note: To use the new Corner Radius properties, 4D mode is required.

• Button properties added
• Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for Button controls
• Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the Button text
  
  
• Check Box properties added
• CB Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for standard Check Box controls
• Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for Check Box controls created as buttons when an image is added
• Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the Check Box text
  
  
• Drop Box properties added
• Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for Drop Box controls
• Field Height: Sets the height of the drop box input and drop area (in pixels)
• Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the Drop Box selected text
  
  
• Folder properties added
• Tab Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for the tab buttons
• Tab Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the tab button text
  
  
• List Box properties added
• CornerRadius$: Sets the corner radius for all types of List Box controls except Report View and Variable List Boxes
• Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the List Box selected row
  
  
• Multi-Line properties added or modified
• Corner Radius added: Sets the corner radius for Multi-Line controls
• Vertically Center Text added: Centers text vertically within Multi-Line controls
• Center Text renamed to Horizontally Center Text
  
  
• Radio Button properties added
• Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for Radio Button controls created as buttons when an image is added
• Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the Radio Button text
  
  
• Shape-Rectangle property added
• Rounded Corner Radius: Sets the radius value for rounded corners
  
  
• Tri-State Check Box properties added
• CB Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for standard Tri-State Check Box controls
• Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for Tri-State Check Box controls created as buttons when an image is added
• Focus Rectangle: Controls whether a dotted focus rectangle displays around the Tri-State Check Box text
  
  
• Variable Drop Box properties added
• Corner Radius: Sets the corner radius for Variable Drop Box controls
• Field Height: Sets the height of the drop box input and drop area (in pixels)

Data Dictionary

• Data Dictionary Maintenance enhancement
• Hide Table from ODBC: New option for native (PxPlus) file types only that excludes the selected table from the ODBC driver file list

Data Class Definition

• New Corner Radius attributes for creating rounded controls
• Check Boxes (without an image): Check Box Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for standard Check Box controls and Tri-State Check Box controls
• Check Boxes (with an image): Button Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for Check Box controls and Tri-State Check Box controls created as buttons when an image is added
• Drop Boxes: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for Drop Box controls and Variable Drop Box controls
• List Boxes: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for all types of List Box controls except Report View and Variable List Boxes
• Multi-Lines: Corner Radius attribute sets the corner radius for Multi-Line controls
  
  
• Multi-Line attributes added or modified
• Vertically Center Text property added: Centers text vertically within Multi-Line controls
• Center Text attribute renamed to Horizontally Center Text

Security

• Two-Factor Authentication now supports Authenticator App verification
• Users can be verified during logon via an Authentication Code sent via email, SMS text message, or Authenticator App

Utilities and Commands

• *Tools/DotNetConvert utility added: Supports seamless conversion to and from PxPlus and .NET arrays
• *Web/Base32 utility added: Encodes and decodes data in Base32 format
• File View Utility enhancements
• Added support to copy the data in the grid
• Added Use Ruler check box to display a ruler indicating character positioning within the Value column

PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver and PxPlus SQL Server (Version 8.20.0000)

• Updated to use the latest OpenSSL 3.5.6
• Added support to hide tables from ODBC based on the Data Dictionary Hide Table from ODBC setting

PxPlus AI Assistant

• Introduced a new UI with expanded selection options and enhanced reasoning capabilities

Other Changes for Reference

New How To Tutorials

• *IT Integrated Toolkit
• How to Use the Navigation Buttons in *IT Program Editor
  
  
• Webster+
• How to Create a Top Menu Bar with Sub-Menus
• How to Create a Webster+ Web Page Using a Text File
• How to Work with Styles in Webster+ (CSS)