03/27/24 - USP 6.1.01 Development filePro released
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We have released the next version of our Update Subscription release. There are some exciting new features. Please review the new feature listing for this USP version.
12/05/23 - 6.0.XX.18 and 6.1.XX.03 Update Revisions Released
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Bug fix revisions for versions 6.0 and 6.1 have been released. Please be sure to update your systems before reporting any issues to support.
NOTICE: Customers running OpenServer or UnixWare will need to be running Definitive 2 moving forward. The required packages can be found Here, specifically, Xinuosgcc-rtlibs is required. The libraries will run on non-definitive versions of the operating systems, but doing so is unsupported.
04/27/22 - USP 6.0.03 Development filePro released
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We have released the next version of our Update Subscription release. There are tons of new features. Please review the new feature listing for this USP version.
All versions of 6.0.XX have been restored. Links in the previous news items reame files apply.
10/07/20 - 6.0.XX downloads suspended
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We have suspended all downloads until further notice as there was a major bug introduces that was not discovered prior to release. Please accept our appologies and we will notify you via this medium when things are running again.
10/05/20 - USP 6.0.02 Development filePro released
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We have released the next version of our Update Subscription release. There are tons of new features. Please review the new feature listing for this USP version.
We have installed the proper website certification for our website to now meet the new https standards protecting your data. Please let us know if you run into any issues.
2018
12/16/18 - 6.0.XX.01 update revision released
News Details
A .01 bug release revision for all 6.0 versions has been released.
We have updated the wishlist with items that have been completed. Be sure to check out any new items that you may not have yet voted on so we get a gauge on each wishlist's importance. The wishlist is available from your log in menu.
11/01/18 - filePro Version 6.0.00 released
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We are pleased to annouce the release of the new filePro version 6.0.00.
There is a new revision for all version 5.8 compiles that address a few issues.
Task #1469 (All)
CREATE / WRITELINE was failing or throwing garbage to the screen
Task #1470 (All)
SHOW POPUP not working
Task #1471 (All)
Encryption Error (Encrypted file / Grace Period Mismatch) when trying to access an encrypted file.
12/27/17 - 5.8.XX.09 Bug Fix Revision released
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A bug fix revision has been released for filePro version 5.8 The revision is .09 Please make sure you have updated your version of 5.8 to the latest revision before reporting any issues to support.
Due to XP no longer being support by Microsoft, we are unable to compile any version after 5.8.00.06 for that platform. The latest compile for Windows XP can be found at this address:
We have activated the wishlist module on our website.
This option will appear in your customer options after you log in to our website.
You can add new wishlist items and you can vote on any wishes already entered by yourself or others.
12/01/16 - December Sales Special
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Effective December 1st to the 31st The entire month of December.
- Take an extra 5% off any filePro upgrade from any non-supported version. Non-supported versions would be 5.6 and older.
- If you purchase an annual Update Subscription Program, take an extra 10% off the first year.
11/29/16 - Quote module available
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We are please to announce that you can now get new and upgrade quotes on-line.
If you do not log in, when you go to our Products/Pricing Page there is an option called Get A Quote. This will bring up a page where you can select the version you wish and the quantities on the products you wish and then get a calculated quote for that configuration.
Also, after you log in to the customer area of our website, you can now select the quote button from your License Listing and then select the platform, version and quantities to get a calculated quote for a specific license.
Contact sales if you have any questions.
11/17/16 - 5.8.XX.06 Released
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Maintenance release version 5.8.XX.06 has been released.
We did a quick release of 5.8.XX.05 due to a problem found in field encryption. dcabe and dclerk would not pass the syntax checking. This was corrected in all versions.
10/18/16 - 5.8.XX.04 Released
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We have released the latest version 5.8.02 in the Update Subscription Program as well as the latest 5.8.XX.04 update revision. Please make sure you keep your filePro updated.
Several years ago John Esak created a wonderful tutorial series on learning filePro programming. When John retired he decided to offer it to fPTech and of course we jumped at the chance. We are now making the three tutorials available to old and new filePro users and developers. We also decided that it was so important for potential new filePro users and programmers to be supported that we made the Beginners Tutorial series Free for anyone that visits our website. It is also available to everyone that logs in to our website located on their Customer Main Menu. Customers should contact sales to purchase access to the Intermediate and Advanced Tutorials for a great price of only $ 295.00 each. Those that have already purchased them can vouch for their quality and completeness. John did a great job and he has our heart felt thanks for all the work he has done in the name of filePro through the years.
The other important thing that we wanted to mention is that we have a Developer and Re-seller Listing for customers to be able to search for local or industry support and programming. We would like to list as many of our developers and re-sellers as possible so if you are interested in promoting your filePro services, please contact us. We did a bulk email asking for confirmation of your desire to remain on the list. We didn't get that many replies and some we have contacted said they did not see the email. We thought it best to mention it in this newsletter so that anyone who did not receive the email can contact sales. There are industry categories that you can select from to have your company listed. If you have a specialty industry that is not on our list, please let sales know and they will consider adding it. The only thing that we ask is that you reciprocate and list us (fPTech or filePro) and have a link to our website on your web pages. Any images on our website are free to be downloaded and used on your site. This is a great way to cross promote both your company and filePro as we continue to grow in this new world of database management systems.
07/05/16 - New Website is launced
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To all our filePro customers.
Our website has a new look. www.fptepch.com We have tried to make it user and mobile friendly. There are some pages that don't format quite to our liking on a cell phone but overall it is a big improvement. If you have a customer number and password it is the same for this site as it was for the old site. Please take a look and let us know what you think. Send an email to support@fptech.com if you have any comments or questions.
Please note the price page. There has been a change in pricing for GIserver and single session fileProGI clients. GIserver now is supplied FREE with the purchase of any quantity of fileProGI client connections and we have even reduced the price on single session connections. That is a $ 445.00 savings over old single connection license pricing.
We are also very pleased with our FAQ section where you can search for key words to retrieve any matching FAQ Questions or Answers. We will be maintaining the data in this file on a daily basis to build the best possible resource for you, our valued customers. Remember to check this area first so as to avoid any incident charges if you are not on an annual Support or Update Subscription contract.
One area that we hope you will take advantage of is the Support Incident login. From your regular account login you can add users to the support system. This allows you to add a user to our system that can report and track support issues but does not have access to your master account login. The support area allows you to review all the open and closed support incidents, review notes, and add new notes. This creates a great history of conversations and resolutions for you to review at any time. Please use this area of our website to start any new support incidents.
Also, you can set up users for your master customer account. When you do this you can select what options are available to the user. For example, you may want an employee to review and download installs and licenses but not see anything else. In that example you would only check the License box giving them authorization.
03/01/16 - New FAX Phone Number
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fP Tech has a new FAX phone #. Please do not use the old one as we will not receive those faxes. NEW FAX # is 813-354-2722
02/19/16 - 5.8.XX Bug Fix Release
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All versions of 5.8 have had a bug fix release on 2/19/2016.
We are pleased to announce that 5.8.01 has been released. This is an interim release to 5.8.00 for those who are participating in the Update Subscription Program (USP). We have had many more customers join the program after its launch for the 5.7 release. Contact sales at 800-847-4740 or sales@fptech.com for more information on how to join the USP.
New features in 5.8.01 are:
Dual Write/Mirror - this will write a specified filePro database file out to another separate location controlled by PFDIR2 and PFDATA2 set in your configuration. An example would be having a customer file in C:\appl\filepro written out to W:\fpmirror\filepro concurrently.
Automatic Index Selection Set - dxmaint now allows for an attached selection set to a specific index. All filePro programs will honor this selection set when adding, deleting, or modifying records to determine if the record belongs in an index. This is similar to a demand index selection set except it now applies to an automatic index. An example would be having an index.A built on the zipcode but the selection set filters it for only state equal to "Texas"
PFPQ=ON - Acts as if the "-PQ" flag was passed to *clerk/*report.
2015
02/16/15 - 5.8.00 Has been released
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filePro 5.8.00 has been released.
Lots of new features and now available in 32 and 64 bit versions.
09/17/14 - Information regarding the filePro Forum
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fP Technologies is sad to announce the filePro Forum has been discontinued. The site had become inactive and was not proving to be of value for the costs involved.
The filePro email list is still very active and the best way to get filePro related questions answered in a public forum. Please sign up for the filePro email list if you have not already done so.
fP Technologies is proud to announce the release date of filePro version 5.7.04
Version 5.7.04 and all previous 5.7 revisions will be released on 12/15/2012
There have been many new features and enhancements done for the update subscription releases of filePro since the widely accepted 5.7.00 release. This is our 4th release of a new version since the successful release of 5.7.00 in June of 2011 Remember that all subsequent releases are only available to those that have paid annual subscriptions to the core product group.
So that it doesn't get lost at the bottom of this list, PDF output directly from filePro is the latest and most anticipated feature of this release. See the following links for sample printings.
The following is a list of post 5.7.00 features and enhancements.
========= Features new to 5.7.04
Browse Lookups are now suppored in dreport and report
New command line option to p.exe/runmenu: p menuname -Xn -- Execute menu choice 'n' and exit.
(PDF output only) You now have the option of placing the grand totals at the beginning of the PDF document.
Printer destinations can now include "%ENVNAME%" to specify an environment variable.
New flag to OPEN() -- "A" for append mode. Anything written to the file will be appended to the end of the file.
USER is now supported on Windows.
New parameter to CREATE() - handle = CREATE(filename [,mode] )
where "mode" represents the permissions give the file that gets created. For convenience, if the number starts with a zero, the rest of the number is treated as octal. The binary value corresponds to the 9 bits in the Linux directory listing "rwxrwxrwx". Note that Windows systems only use the top two bits of the value. The rest are ignored.
New "hash-based message authentication code" (HMAC) hash function:
result = HMAC_HASH(method, data, key [,method2[,length]] )
where "method", "data", "method2", and "length" correspond to the same parameters in HASH(), and "key" is the HMAC key.
New splash screen logic. Appears once per user per day and times out.
FPML/PDF output. PDF document creation from within filePro with new printer type fpml.prt
========= Features new to 5.7.02
New socket licensing.
Now releases license on SOCKET CLOSE
========= Features new to 5.7.01
Encrypted filePro files.
New Commands:
PFREADONLYWARNING=OFF
If: LOCKED(-) support has been added.
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NOTE: Remember that the new features listed after the initial 5.7.00 are only supplied to those who have annual update subscriptions.
New features of the core 5.7.00 release can be found at http://www.fptech.com/News/2011/20110501.shtml
All 5.7 releases including 5.7.00, .01, .02, .03 and .04 contain all the latest bug fixes. The list of bug fixes can be found at http://www.fptech.com/Products/Docs/rmfp5704.txt
Please remember that all previous versions of filePro prior to 5.7.00 are now considered obsolete products and are no longer supported by fP Technologies.
For more information, please call 1-800-847-4740 today.
"Have a Safe Summer!" FROM THE STAFF OF fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc.
2012
12/15/12 - filePro Plus 5.7.03 Release
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filePro Plus 5.7.03 Release Information
fP Technologies is proud to announce the release date of filePro version 5.7.03
Version 5.7.03 and all previous 5.7 revisions will be released on 12/15/2012
There have been many new features and enhancements done for the update subscription releases of filePro since the widely accepted 5.7.00 release. This is our 3rd release of a new version since the successful release of 5.7.00 in June of 2011 Remember that all subsequent releases are only available to those that have paid annual subscriptions to the core product group.
So that it doesn't get lost at the bottom of this list, PDF output directly from filePro is the latest and most anticipated feature of this release. See the following links for sample printings.
New splash screen logic. Appears once per user per day and times out.
FPML/PDF output. PDF document creation from within filePro with new printer type fpml.prt
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NOTE: Remember that the new features listed after the initial 5.7.00 are only supplied to those who have annual update subscriptions.
New features of the core 5.7.00 release can be found at http://www.fptech.com/News/2011/20110501.shtml
All 5.7 releases including 5.7.00, 5.7.01, 5.7.02, and 5.7.03 contain all the latest bug fixes. The list of bug fixes can be found at http://www.fptech.com/Products/Docs/rmfp5703.txt
Please remember that all previous versions of filePro prior to 5.7.00 are now considered obsolete products and are no longer supported by fP Technologies.
For more information, please call 1-800-847-4740 today.
"HAPPY HOLIDAYS!" FROM THE STAFF OF fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc.
2011
12/15/11 - filePro Plus 5.7.01 Release
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f.P Technologies of Ohio, Inc. is happy to announce the release of 5.07.01 "File Encryption" for filePro Plus as of December 15, 2011. This is an enhanced "FILE ENCRYPTION" feature that is required by some financial institutions and governmental agencies that will allow you to encrypt an ENTIRE DATA file. Field level encryption has been included since 5.6; however, you may now encrypt an entire file with a NEW OPTION under "DEFINE FILES".
In DEFINE FILES, you will use the "O-options" dialog to set up both the encryption key and a license list. Note that Define Files forces the current license to be listed, and you cannot change that. In order to allow encrypted data to be MOVED BETWEEN SYSTEMS, without the need for re-encrypting, the file can not be tied to a specific filePro license; therefore, you must enter all other Licenses that need access to the file.
Example: An "Employee Name" file is used in Personnel,Payroll and other files; therefore, the file needs to be encrypted yet usable to the other applications on the various networked servers with different license numbers. The filePro license listing will allow this file to be accessed by any authorized license included within "Define Files" for that file. This list can only be changed in Define Files, and only after supplying the encryption key. If the current license doesn't match one on the list, filePro will refuse access to the file. Should the client switch developers, they can remove the old developer license key, add the new one, and change the encryption key.
To take advatange of this new feature, you will need to be on 5.7.00 with a current Annual Subscription.
For more information, please call 1-800-847-4740 today.
"HAPPY HOLIDAYS!" FROM THE STAFF OF fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc.
12/15/11 - filePro Plus 5.7.02 Release
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f.P Technologies of Ohio, Inc. is happy to announce the release of 5.07.02 filePro Plus.
This minor revision brings new socket licensing with improved license releasing on SOCKET CLOSE.
To take advatange of this new feature, you will need to be on 5.7.00 with a current Annual Subscription.
For more information, please call 1-800-847-4740 today.
05/01/11 - filePro Plus 5.7 Release
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fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc. is happy to announce the release and shipment of version 5.7 of the filePro Plus database product. You will find many enhancements and various changes in how the product is sold, priced and bundled for distribution. We feel that these offerings will provide the filePro Developer several options that have never been offered before. Here are some of the new features of the product:
Runtime Licenses are now ADDED to your Development License count. Example: You purchase a five (5) user Development License plus ten (10) additional RT licenses for a total user count of fifteen (15) runtime licenses.
Update Subscription Program includes: all updates, bug fixes and enhancements to the current filePro products during the term of your subscription. Your "wish list" requests will also have priority attention. No more waiting for a new Release but take advantage of new features as they are available. NOTE: New products may not be included.
2010
04/16/10 - fP has a new Corporate Name
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As of June 1, 2009 fP Technologies, Inc. (Indiana) has been renamed to fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc. This move was made in the best interests of the filePro community and reduces the outstanding liabilities of fP Technologies, making it a much more stable company. fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc. will continue to be committed to insuring that the filePro software will remain the product we have all come to appreciate. Mr. William Randall will continue to handle the sales and support of the product while Ken Brody and Ron Kratch handle the programming. Copyrights, Trademarks, etc. have been passed on to fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc; therefore, our customers will not see any change in purchase or support procedures
Supported versions are 6.0 and 6.1
- Current Release is 6.1.00.04
- Update Subscription is 6.1.01.04
- fileProWeb is V374