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Conference ucrow::desktop_acms

Title:	DECtp Desktop for ACMS

Moderator:	UCROW::GIBSON

Created:	Mon Sep 24 1990
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	859
Total number of notes:	3034

858.0. "Support for VB 5" by TAV02::GODOVNIK (Haim Godovnik) Wed May 21 1997 01:41


Hi,


Customer questions:

1. When will VB5 be supported by Desktop ACMS as the new version 2.3 does not
   support it.

2. What is the approximate time frame from releases of new versions of MS
   software until they are supported by ACMS .


Thanks,

Haim G.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
858.1	general release cycle	UCROW::KNEELAND		`Wed May 21 1997 16:01`	27
	ACMS Desktop's release cycle has primarily followed the ACMS release cycle, which in turn follows the OpenVMS release cycle, which ranges from 6-12 months depending on functionality delivered etc. Looking over the last four release dates, 12 months is the average release cycle. Regarding Visual Basic V5.0 (VB5) support....Although VB5 may of been released during the Desktop V2.3 for OpenVMS release cycle, the committment for V2.3was to support 32 bit VB4 and if time permitted support VB5. Unfortunately time constraints and customer support issues prevented the VB5 support work from occurring during the V2.3 release cycle. VB5 support will be considered for the next release currently in requirements planning phase. If you need VB5 support sooner or have any specific support issues regarding VB5 or other layered products, you may want to direct them to the Desktop product manager, Jerry Hershey. Email: TPSYS::HERSHEY in order that they be given the proper attention. Regards, Colette
858.2	recent VB5 usage under V2.3	UCROW::KNEELAND		`Thu May 22 1997 13:29`	11
	Recently Tom used VB5 to reproduce a VB4 related problem and achieved the expected VB4 behaviors using Desktop V2.3. In short, VB5 may work without additional helper DLL support requirements, however more testing of VB5 would be necessary before official support is available. If there is urgency to do so, please forward the need to product manager Jerry Hershey. Regards, Colette
858.3		TAV02::GODOVNIK	Haim Godovnik	`Sun May 25 1997 05:04`	13
	Colette, Thanks for Your help. I have explained the customer the policy on release of new Desktop ACMS versions. He is not going to upgrade VB to version 5 yet. If it will become an issue I will contact product management. Thanks, Haim G.