The start of the year 2024 has seen a huge evolution concerning Open Abal.

  1. Open Abal is now available for the following operating systems and open-source database engines:

    • Ubuntu 20.04
      • MySQL
      • MariaDB
      • PostgreSQL
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 9.3
      • MySQL
      • MariaDB
      • PostgreSQL

     

    These versions are all available for deployment in the cloud using the Amenesik Enterprise Cloud.

     

  2. A new feature has been added to the Open Abal language allowing the declaration of SQL COLUMNS ( OPEN ABAL KEYS ) and SQL INDEXES (OPEN ABAL LINKS ) on the PRIMARY INDEX of SQL TABLES ( OPEN ABAL MULTIPLE INDEX SEQUENTIAL INDEX FILES ).

    The full collection of KEY types are available for definition of KEY/LINKS on the PRIMARY INDEX.

    • KA : declares a traditional BINARY string COLUMN/KEY.
    • KB : declares a traditional BCD (binary coded decimal) NUMERIC COLUMN/KEY.
    • KD : declares a numeric Y% M# D# formatted DATE COLUMN/KEY.
    • KF : declares a four byte FLOAT or 8 byte DOUBLE COLUMN/KEY.
    • KH : declares a 64 bit integer COLUMN/KEY.
    • KL : declares a 32 bit integer COLUMN/KEY.
    • KS : declares a UTF8 string COLUMN/KEY.
    • KT : declares a numeric H# M# S# formatted TIME COLUMN/KEY.