Upgrade Guide - Prolifics

API ChangesActiveX ControlsFor ActiveX Controls, there is a new property category with three Pantherproperties: Control Name (control_name), CLSID (clsid), and RuntimeLicense (runtime_license). ActiveX controls are available in Web andWindows applications." To select an ActiveX control registered on your workstation:Under Active X, select the Control Name from the option menu. TheCLSID property is automatically filled." To use an ActiveX control unavailable on your workstation:Under Active X, enter the CLSID for the ActiveX control.An ActiveX control can have its own set of properties which you can accessat runtime using the syntax ax_property_name, which prevents namingconflicts between Panther properties and ActiveX control properties.For more information about ActiveX controls, refer to Chapter 19, “ActiveXControls,” in Using the Editors.Grid API ChangesNew Library Functions for GridsThere are new library functions associated with sorting data in arrays and grids:sm_obj_sortSort the object's occurrences according to the rules specified in the object'sSort Order property.sm_obj_sort_autoSort the object's occurrences according to the conventions for grids inWindows.New Properties for GridsThere are new properties associated with the use of grids:Column Click Action (column_click_action)For widgets in grids, under Format/Display, specify the action–sort or customfunction–that occurs when a user clicks on the grid column header.1-24 Upgrading to Panther from JAM 7