The DataFlex 2025 Alpha1 release is now ready for you to test out and preview the new features being delivered in this latest release!

The DataFlex 2025 release extends the leading mobile, web and Windows desktop application development platform with new features for improving end-user experiences, security, and developer productivity.
 

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New Features

Navigation Designer

This new panel in the Studio helps with the development of drill-down applications by visualizing the navigation paths between the views and widgets of an application. It also allows the generation of new views by dropping them from the palette onto the designer, configuring navigations through the Properties panel, and more.

Dashboards

Create dynamic dashboards in DataFlex WebApps or via FlexTron in Windows applications that are customizable by end users and consist of configurable tiles / widgets that work individually. The Studio’s WebApp designer is able to model widgets, and templates are available for the dashboard and widget.

Composite Classes

The new Composite class simplifies development when using the cWebDynamicObjectContainer and the development of widgets for the new cWebWidgetContainer. It combines the nesting syntax of objects with reusability of classes and is fully supported in the Studio.

WebApp Designer is not a panel anymore

Instead of being a dockable panel within the Studio, the WebApp Designer is now shown as a tab. It behaves the same as the Windows designer, so a file can be toggled between the editor and the designer using F7.

New Start Center and Workspace Dashboard

DataFlex 25.0 brings a more modern look and easy-to-navigate Start Center and Workspace Dashboard.

JavaScript Engine migrated to ES6 Classes

All the JavaScript code of the WebApp Framework has been refactored into actual JavaScript ES6 classes. Previous versions of the framework used so called ‘pseudo classes’ which has been deprecated with modern browsers. It is recommended to migrate all custom controls to the new format.

Standard Password Encryption

The cWebSessionManagerStandard has been extended with default password encryption. A new cPasswordHasher class has been added that uses a modern password hashing algorithm. The password hashes are versioned allowing updates to the algorithm to be done seamlessly in the future.

Codejock 24.0

The recently released Codejock 24.0 is used and included in this release of DataFlex. It includes bug fixes, Windows 11 themes, among other features.

And more...

Numerous bug fixes and other improvements are also delivered in this latest release.  Get a preview of what’s coming by downloading and installing the Alpha1 build of DataFlex 2025 and joining the testing community!

To get started with DataFlex 2025 Alpha 1

• Download DataFlex 2025 Alpha 1
   
• Watch the What’s New in DataFlex 2025 (pre-release) Learning Center course, where the new features are highlighted
   
• Read the What’s New in DataFlex 2025 section of the online documentation that details all the latest changes in this pre-release build
   
  
•  Share your feedback in the DataFlex 2025 Testing forum to help us to release the best business application development software possible!
    

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