RAD Basic 0.5.93 Pre-Beta 4 - Release Notes

RAD Basic Pre-Beta 4 release (0.5.93.0)

Pre-release of Beta 4 Notes: This is an early access to Beta version.

• [IDE] Added Show Logs and Collect Logs operations under Help Menu for troubleshooting problems.
• [IDE] Added formatting check in numeric values of Option Dialog and Project Properties Dialog.
• [IDE] Added configuration of editor's font and font-size.
• [IDE] Support to add/edit/save/remove BAS modules.
• [IDE] Support to add/edit/save/remove Class modules.
• [Compiler] Add support to #If…Then…#Else Directive (conditional compilation).
• [Compiler] Add support to #Const Directive (define conditional compiler constants).
• [Compiler] Defined RADBASIC, Win32 and Win64 const directives.
• [Compiler] Add initial support for IO (Open, Close, Line Input statements).
• [Compiler] Initial support of Class modules compilation.

• [IDE] Remember last folder visited for saving new items.
• [IDE] Added more internal log to help troubleshooting issues.
• [Compiler] Improve managing of unexpected errors in runtime/usercode.

• [IDE] Fix Clickable error in output window for syntax errors.
• [IDE] Fix bug in String syntax highlighting.
• [Compiler] Fix compiling process of projects with items (Forms, Modules, …) in different directories.
• [Compiler] Fix compilation of procedures without explicit visibility (public/private).

• [IDE] Form Designer Grid: not drawn properly while user resizes form and some performance issues in certain edge cases.
• [IDE] FRX values (Icon, Pictures, ComboBox List, …) are readonly values in Form Designer, as there issues saving into FRX file.
• [Compiler] UDT only support basic types as members.
• [Compiler] Variant type is not supported.
• [Compiler] Option Explicit is mandatory. Source code without option explicit will be supported in followings releases.