Welcome and thank you for using Caché!
These
Release Notes provide an overview of the new features
in this release, information on getting started with Caché, and details on
upgrading from previous versions.
Please see the
Major New Features section
for a description of the important new features and enhancements included in this
release.
For information on installing Caché, refer to the following sources:
If you are new to Caché, you can refer to the
Getting
Started page which contains a variety of links to documentation organized
by topic.
If you are upgrading existing applications and databases from prior versions,
please read the
Upgrade and Compatibility chapter
for upgrade information and
limitations of
this release of Caché.
Caché 5.0 introduces a significant number of new features as well as
enhancements to existing features. These features are focused on:
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Maximizing Development Speed
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The new features are summarized here; for additional details refer to the cited
chapters or guides.
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Caché System Enhancementsthere
are a number of performance and scalability improvements in this release. Highlights
include a new distributed data management systemEnterprise Cache Protocol (ECP);
support for UNIX clusters; better support for multi-CPU (more than 10) systems; and
support for the
BMC Patrol system monitor.
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Caché Language Enhancementsthis
version of Caché introduces Basic as a native scripting language. Basic is
ready for use by programmers, but still subject to refinements based on feedback from
users. Using Basic, you can now implement methods in Caché classes, directly
access Caché globals and objects, and interoperate with Caché ObjectScript.
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Caché Objects Enhancementsthere
are new development features and enhancements pertaining to Caché Studio, XML
files, Class Compiler and the Caché object model. These include system management
of object references, faster compilation speed, and better runtime performance.
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Caché SQL Enhancementsthis
release of Caché includes many enhancements to the Caché SQL technology.
This includes support for highpowered bitmap indices and other performance
enhancements. In addition, there are new versions of the JDBC and ODBC drivers.
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Caché Java Enhancementsthis
release of Caché includes a number of new Java features including a new, higher-performance
Java binding; a new EJB binding; and support for Java methods within Caché
classes.
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Documentationthis version
of Caché includes an all-new, XML-based, online documentation system with significant
new content.
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