Updated Features

• API Updates

• Port Updates

• Other Updates

API Updates

The API was not updated for this release.

Port Updates

Views 6.2.1 provides support for Visual Studio 2017, both in 32 and 64-bits. The names of these new ports are x86_.net2017_15.0 for the 32-bit version and x64_.net2017_15.0 for the 64-bit version.

IMPORTANT: In the next major release of Views the following platforms will be dropped. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your Account Manager or support.

• Windows 7

• Windows Server 2008

• Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 dropped from Windows platforms

• Red Hat 5

• SUSE 10

• HP-UX/ PA RISC

• Sun Studio 11 will be dropped from Solaris 10

In addition to the platforms, the following Databases will be dropped in Data Access and Maps version 7.0. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your Account Manager or support:

• Oracle version 11.2

• DB2 version 9.5 and 9.7

• MySQL version 5.6

• Sybase version 12.5

• OLEDB will no longer be supported

• Informix will no longer be supported

Other Updates

No other updates were performed for this release.