Array Binding and Array Fetching in ODBC Connects

On August 29, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Yuwei Li

Using array binding and array fetching can greatly improve the performance of many applications by trading buffer space for time.

The Glorp Object Relational Mapping Framework Using the Powerful Cincom® ObjectStudio® Development Environment Highlighted at ESUG

On August 12, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

Glorp is specifically designed to keep you moving fast where a legacy data requirement would be knocking others off the rails. We will show you how the graphical modeling and mapping tools of ObjectStudio let you understand the existing applications and fit the vital new features into them.

System>>whenIdleSend:to:args: – Blessing or Curse?

On July 18, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

Microsoft Windows has one thing in common with Smalltalk: It works by sending messages. A Windows message can also be “posted,” i.e., it is put at the end of the Windows message queue, and the sender doesn’t wait for a synchronous response. The idle queue in Cincom® ObjectStudio® classic was designed in part to mirror [...]

GLORP Database Converters

On June 24, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

While working on the new Cincom® ObjectStudio® mapping tool that generates code for the object-relational mapping framework GLORP, we built some GUI for handling database converters.

Setting a Startup Controller with the Runtime Packager in Cincom® ObjectStudio® 8.3

On May 20, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

This article describes a new feature that’s being introduced in the ObjectStudio 8.3 Runtime Packager and compares it to ObjectStudio 8.2.1 and earlier versions.

Controlling Load Order in Cincom® ObjectStudio® 8.3

On April 28, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

For ObjectStudio 8.3 we moved all Smalltalk source code that was still file based into Store, which gives us a much nicer source code control mechanism.

Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Cincom® ObjectStudio® 8.3

On April 23, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

We’ve done a lot of work for this release that we’re very proud of, and look forward to getting it out to you.

The Object Relational Persistency in Cincom® ObjectStudio®

On March 23, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

This article is an overview of our current work on a tool we are developing to help you in this work.

Support of Oracle PL/SQL REF CURSORs and Nested Tables

On January 25, 2011, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

From Cincom® VisualWorks® 7.8 and Cincom® ObjectStudio® 8.3, Cincom starts to support Oracle PL/SQL REF CURSORs and Nested Tables.

Cincom® ObjectStudio® Benchmark Framework

On December 10, 2010, in ObjectStudio, Windows-Centric, by Jeremy Jordan

A benchmark and observation tool that developers can use to monitor the performance of their application and also observe data to see what is actually happening within their applications.