• Migration Guide
• Preface
• Notices
  • Trademarks
• About this book
  • Who this book is for
  • What's new?
    • VAST Platform 2021 (version 10.0.0)
  • Conventions used in this book
  • Tell us what you think
• Introduction to Migration
• Preparing for Migration
  • Merge applications from the existing library to the new library
  • Merge the new library into your existing library
• Migrating from VisualAge Smalltalk V3.0 or earlier
  • Obsolete Code
    • Obsolete VisusalAge code
      • Morphing Tables
    • Obsolete IBM Smalltalk code
  • Migrating applications from VisualAge Smalltalk Standard
    • Generating runtime code
  • Using the migration tool
    • Running the tool
  • Migrating database applications
    • Loading database migration support
    • Database Manager
      • Migrating your application
    • Database Access Set Runtime
    • Dynamic to Static
  • Swapper
    • General migration
    • API maintained for compatibility
    • Dumping, loading, and the Common File System subsystem
      • Example: Unloading using CfsFileDescriptor
      • Example: Loading using CfsFileDescriptor
  • Other migration concerns
    • Enabling applications from Version 1.0 or 2.0 for packaging
    • Promoted features of a Container Details View
    • Updating connections
    • References to pool dictionary CwConstants, AbtCwConstants, or EwConstants
    • AbtNormalGraphic constant used in nonvisual parts
    • Web Connection
    • Extensions of Decimal class
    • Applications that use OSObject subclasses
      • Migrating OSObject subclasses
      • Migrating code that instantiates OSObject directly
    • View wrappers that use attribute-to-attribute connections
    • Migrating the default font for Report Writer reports
    • Packager warning 'No implementors of fixupNlsPool'
    • EwIconTree migration may cause walkback
      • Solution
    • Shortcut keys eliminated from Buttons
• Migrating from Version 4.0, 4.01, or 4.02
  • Packager changes
    • Symbol and class reference adjustment API
    • Priority for packaging rules
    • Problem and rule policies
      • Problem policies
      • Rule policies
  • Migrating distributed applications
    • Distributed Smalltalk infrastructure
      • Object space
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Communications
        • Description
        • SST Equivalent
      • Marshaling
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Logical process
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Activation
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Security
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
    • Distributed development tools
      • Remote Workspace
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Remote Transcript
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Remote file dialog
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Distributed Inspector
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Distributed Debugger
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Distributed garbage collection
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Distributed load
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Name server
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Event profiling (method calls)
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • VA Smalltalk Parts
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Distribution menu
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
    • Distributed runtime APIs
      • Basic remote object API
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
        • Porting guidelines
      • Object copying API
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
        • Porting guidelines
      • Parallel processing API
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
        • Porting guidelines
      • Name server
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
        • Porting guidelines
      • Event callbacks (connect/disconnect)
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
        • Porting guidelines
      • Distributed exceptions
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
        • Porting guidelines
      • Object space management
        • Description
        • SST equivalent
      • Porting guidelines
      • Distributed runtime APIs
        • DS-API
        • DT-API
  • Other migration concerns
    • Using VA Smalltalk features in server applications
    • Runtime code for nonvisual parts in server applications
    • Headless runtime applications
    • Signalling events with arguments
    • Ending server applications
    • MVS applications that reference subsystem type 'TM'
    • Smalltalk error message in a CICS workstation environment
    • Search path for multiple images of Smalltalk using CICS classes
    • Snapshot files
• Migrating from Version 4.5
  • Formatted Text Field part
  • Enhanced shared library support on AIX
  • Server applications using .mpr files
• Migrating from Version 5.0
  • Some base features no longer available
  • Some separately priced features no longer available
  • Hiding Java packages and projects in browsers
  • Providing a customized splash screen
  • Migrating control files
  • Importing feature code
  • Migrating method mappings to JDK 1.2
  • Changes in Server Workbench
  • Current code page support is inconsistent on supported platforms
  • AbtConnectionSpec >>#targetCodePage: expects a String argument
• Migrating from Version 5.5
  • Elimination of required map links in configuration maps
  • Low-level configuration map reorganization
  • Time class shape changed
  • Default XML serialization methods added for Date and Time
  • Changed behavior of millisecondClockValue on OS/390
  • Behavior change in handling negative system time
  • Behavior change in creating FileStreams
  • Packager 'do not reduce' rule behavior changed
  • EMSRV startup parameter changes
  • SST HTTP Servlet API changed
  • POSIX Migration on OS/390
  • Behavior changes for Application Builder parts
• Migrating from Version 6.0
  • AbtPortableNotebookPageView inconsistent behavior
  • ScaledDecimal>>#hash changed
  • Subtle change to Compiler
  • Using ‘Class Variable Initializer’ packaging rules for IC packaging
  • Removed unused method #abtXmlPrintOn:namespaces:
  • Suppress serialization of nil attribute values when attribute mapping specifies Required=”false”
• Migrating from Version 7.0
  • Windows theme support interferes with some testing tools
    • Change
    • Action Required
  • SST HTTP Server access log
• Migrating from Version 7.5
  • Modifiable splash screen on Windows
  • Consolidate EtToolsVendorExtensionsApp and VisualAgeVendorExtensionsApp
  • Server Smalltalk (SST) feature definition changes
  • Merge ENVY/Image Controls apps into other maps
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Changes to the AbtTimestamp class
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • New testing and conversion CLDT API methods
  • Manifest file changes some GUI appearance on Windows
  • Merge AbtCwControlsEdit and AbtCwControlsRun apps into other maps
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Change to SstHttpServletRequest>>#getContentType
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.0
  • Changes to the UNIXProcess class
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Change to default RMI stubProtocolVersion
    • Reason for the change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Change to exception handling
    • Reason for the change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Change to Dictionary>>#copy behavior
    • Reason for the change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • AbtWaitApp moved from IBM Smalltalk, ALL - UI Run to IBM Smalltalk, ALL - Headless configuration map
    • Reason for the change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • New testing CLDT API methods
  • Object>>#initialize method added
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.0.1
  • Grease Core and Grease Core Tests maps are obsolete
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • EsString>>#subStrings: changed to be ANSI-compliant and portable
    • Reason for the change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Random class and methods referring to it have been removed
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • SequenceableCollection>>#beginsWith: and #endsWith: have been replaced
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Duration>>#milliseconds changed to be portable
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • IdentitySet class added as replacement for EsIdentitySet
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Color class promoted from WbKernel to Kernel
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • SortedCollection private methods #sorted and #sorted: renamed
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.0.2
  • Object>>#value added to CLDT
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Icon management classes have been reworked
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Mastering ENVY/Developer Configuration Expression Prompter configuration map removed
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Changes to ScaledDecimal>>#printOn: and #printString
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Changes to TrailBlazer Browsers
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.0.3
  • Consolidation of EsbBenchmarksES subapplication
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Change Float and Scaled Decimal 32-bit hash for better distribution
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • INI file changes introduced by Preference Settings Framework
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Change to CgScreen class>>bitmapPath and Locale class>>nlsPath
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.5
  • Changed specification of ODBC dll or shared object in .INI file
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Changed PlatformConstants::Error to PlatformConstants::Errorregion for Windows
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Added 2 Parameters to the socketAppender Setting in the ini File
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Changed default settings for VA Assist Pro
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Abt Hover Tooltip text now left-aligned by default
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Class definition template changed in standard browsers
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.5.1
  • Parameters in the [log4s] stanza of the .INI file should not be enclosed in parentheses
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Time Zone Support Introduced
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Prerequisite ICs changed in many IC packaging instructions
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • String>>asInteger has been removed from EsLoggingFrameWorkApp
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.5.2
  • EsLogManager class>>error: and EsLogManager class>>info: have been removed from EsLoggingFrameWorkApp
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Signal>>#description changed for compatibility with class-based Exceptions
    • Reason for change
    • Change
      • Examples
    • Action required
  • EsTimeZone class has changed
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.6
  • Deprecate and replace classes AbtBase64Coder and SstBase64Coder
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
      • Encoding
      • Decoding
      • Other
  • Deprecate and replace incorrect Windows code page conversion API wrapper methods
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Object>>#triggerEvent: added to AbtCLDTAdditions for portability
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Print methods added to Integer and Float in CLDT for portability
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.6.1
  • Deprecate classes OSHostent, OSProtoent, and OSServent
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • EmCompressor compression/decompression algorithm changed
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
    • Detailed Description
  • Move SequenceableCollection>>#swap:with: to CLDT for shared use by RBBrowserUIApp and SeasideCoreApp
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Dictionary now implements #= and #hash
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Multipart Forms Processing Now Removes Only the Trailing Cr/Lf Leaving Whitespace Intact At the End of the Content
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • SSL Version 2 & 3 Protocols Have Been Deprecated
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • OpenSSL Libraries are no longer distributed with VA Smalltalk
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.6.2
  • Changed representation of socket address in OSSocketAddrInet and SciSocketAddress
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
  • Cryptography methods modified to support OpenSSL 1.1
    • Reason for change
    • Change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 8.6.3
  • PlatformFunction and EsEntryPoint parameter/return type accuracy requirement changed
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • PlatformFunction and EsEntryPoint type #handle should not be used
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Restrictions on nested use of #lockThreadIn:
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 9.0
  • AbtWaitApp changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • EsCompressionStreamsApp changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
      • ZipWriteStream
      • ZipReadStream
      • Deflate/Gzip Streams
  • EswStreamExtensions changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Async Queue Overflow default policy change
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Character conversion default policy change on Unix
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Stream nextLine changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 9.1
  • EmAttachments changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • SstImap4Communications changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • SstSMTPCommunications changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • NeoJSON WriteStream extension changes
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Manifest file changes some GUI appearance on Windows
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
      • How do I disable HiDPI?
  • General database changes related storing handles
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Server Runtime’s (SRT’s) are now self contained
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • HiDPI impacts class side OSWidget level extent methods
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • HiDPI impacts fonts
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Deprecate AbtConditionalWait>>#setDefaultWaitValues
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 9.2
  • Transcript search results sorted
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • HiDPI requires default font change
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
• Migrating from Version 9.2.2
  • Non-Inheritable Handles by default on Windows
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Default OpenSSL PlatformLibrary Name Mapping Update
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
  • Exponential notation will now always answer a Float instance
    • Reason for change
    • Action required
• Deprecated Classes and Methods
• Migration Tools
  • Library Importer Tool
    • Logging
  • Export/Import Passive Image Properties

Migration Guide

Export/Import Passive Image Properties