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          Read Before Installing Compaq DECforms for OpenVMS Systems,
          Version 3.2

          Whether you are a new or existing Compaq DECforms customer,
          please take time to read the following information about your
          product.


          1  KIT NAME:

          FORMSAN032 or FORMSAAN032 (Full Development)
          FORMSRTAN032 or FORMSRTAAN032 (Run-time)



          2  OLD PRODUCT:

          DECforms V2.1B or DECforms V2.1B ECO1 or DECforms V2.1C



          3  NEW PRODUCT:

          DECforms V3.2


          APPROXIMATE BLOCK SIZE:

          VAX:

          Full Development (FORMSAN032) - 67,700 blocks
          Run-time (FORMSRTAN032) - 6,200 blocks

          Alpha:

          Full Development (FORMSAAN032) - 78,900 blocks
          Run-time (FORMSRTAAN032) - 10,400 blocks

          DECforms Asian V3.2 Kit Description

          This kit updates DECforms V2.1C.

          o  Added translation of a logical, called FORMS$STACK_SIZE,
             which is used to override the default size of a thread's
             stack at run-time. If not set, the default value for a
             thread's stack is 37 on VAX and 75 on Alpha. Internally,
             these values are then multiplied by 512 to get the actual
             stack size. If you are using ACMS or using threads in a DEC-
             forms application, you may exceed the default size for stack
             space allocated to your process. If so, define the logical

 






             (at SYSTEM level when used with ACMS) with a value somewhat
             higher than the default. You will have to restart the ACMS
             terminal system to recognize the new setting. It may take
             a few times to find a value that prevents the problem from
             reoccuring.

          o  Modified code in FORMS$MANAGER.EXE that prevents a session
             from being deleted if the request that was in progress when a
             "terminal hangup" occurred was a refresh event.

          o  Modifies the handling of date input to allow for interpre-
             tation of two digit years inside a specified "sliding date
             window".

          o  Corrects the looping problem and hang in HIB state within
             applications using the DECforms Motif Interface.

          o  Corrects the event log problem, where the event log file is
             not closed and remains locked by an CMS CP process when a
             session is abruptly terminated.

          o  Corrects the panel field problem, where panel fields not rel-
             evant to the active panels were being displayed incorrectly.

          o  Corrects the fatal error problem when an undefined function
             key is pressed while inputting in Kana mode on VTs.

          The following is a summary of the problems corrected in the
          DECforms Development environment:

          o  Corrects the long string corruption problem when back trans-
             lating forms that contain long multi-byte strings.

          Installation Overview

          This kit installation will perform a complete replacement of all
          existing DECforms components.

          To install V3.2 invoke the VMSINSTALL command procedure, as
          outlined in Chapter 3 of the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual,
          and follow the instructions in the DECforms Installation Guide
          for OpenVMS Systems.

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