Visual DataFlex 12.0 is a world-class Windows and Web development system.  The centerpiece of version 12.0 is an all new Studio / IDE that delivers the key features that developers in any environment expect and need including...

• Easy for new users to learn, adopt and use quickly
• Instantly more productive for existing users
• Operationally fast, simple and intuitive
• Intelligent - it "discovers" information from application source code and uses it to aid the development process and the developer
• Visually attractive
• Extensible - it forms a solid foundation for the future
• More suitable for team development
• Backward compatible, easy to upgrade
• The clear choice for building business solutions - fast & easy.

Features of the new Visual DataFlex 12 Studio

• New, Customizable Interface -- All new menus, toolbars and docking windows support all the features you would expect from an enterprise class development environment:
  • Nested Grouping
  • Tear Off Tabs
  • Sliding Auto Hide
  • Pinnable Windows
  • Float and Dock
  • Drag-n-Drop Positioning
  • Remembers all settings when closed
  • Extremely configurable

• Code Editor -- The new Code Editor supports a wide range of new editing features, including:

• CodeSense is a set of Studio features that intelligently assist you in writing code, providing lists of context sensitive options and information
• Always shows “live” source (no source view vs. outline mode)
• “Go to Definition" allows you to jump to the source location where the class, method, variable, constant, etc is defined.
• Undo/Redo (unlimited levels)
• Incremental Search
• Font size zooming
• Visible control and expression blocks

• Integrated Debugger -- Debugging is fully integrated in the Studio and all of the debugging widows are fully configurable. When the Studio is in Debug mode, your program is either running (executing), or in break mode. All debug windows are available when the Studio is in any of these debug modes, and accessible from the Debug menu.
  • Always shows "live" source code (no special debugger view)
  • Drag-able watches (expressions and variables)
  • Tree view for structs and arrays
  • Remembers all breakpoints and watches

• Workspaces -- Workspaces are easier to use and configure and many of the restrictions have been completely removed.
  • A new Studio Worskspace file
  • No requirement for workspaces to be registered
  • No registration of components within a workspace
  • Library workspaces simplify the sharing of class libraries
  • Sub-directory support to allow for better organization of source code files

• Other New Windows in Studio
  • Output Panel
    • Displays compiler output
    • Interactively shows other studio activity (configuration errors, etc.)
  • Problem Resolution Panel
    • Notifies of problems for a file and a project
    • Dynamically refreshed as errors occur and are fixed
  • File Navigator
    • Displays all open files in a workspace
    • Used to select a new current file
  • Find Results
    • Shows the results of the last multi-file find operation

• Web Services Enhancements
  • Low level SOAP Header support
  • Support for more WSDLs (union, import)

• ...and a long list of user suggested improvements and bug fixes

For a full list of Visual DataFlex Studio;s features, see About Visual DataFlex | Studio /IDE.