As @Andrei Veselov just wrote in the MapInfo Pro Community, we have made MapBasic v2021 is available for download:MapBasic v2021 Download.
Here's a list of the new and enhanced features for MapBasic v2021 divided into a few groups:
Functions and statements for the ribbon interface
Create Ribbon Tab statement: This statement creates a MapInfo Pro ribbon tab.Create Ribbon Context Tab statement: This statement creates a MapInfo Pro ribbon contextual tab.Create Ribbon Context Tab Group statement: This statement creates a MapInfo Pro ribbon contextual tab group.Set Ribbon Tab statement: This statement updates a MapInfo Pro ribbon tab.Set Ribbon Context Tab statement: This statement updates a MapInfo Pro ribbon contextual tab.Set Ribbon Control statement: This statement updates a MapInfo Pro ribbon control.Set Ribbon Clear statement: This statement removes any tabs, contextual tab groups, groups and controls added to the ribbon by a running MBX.Set Ribbon Context Tab Group statement: This statement updates a MapInfo Pro ribbon contextual tab group.RibbonInfo() function: This function returns a property value of a ribbon control.RibbonItemInfo() function: This function returns a property value of a collection item under a control.Execute Ribbon Control Handler statement: This statement executes the MapInfo Pro ribbon control handler.
Tasks
TaskInfo() function: This function returns the ID of a running or completed background task.Set Task Statement: This statement executes an operation on a task with the given task ID.
Regular Expressions
RegExReplace$() function: This function replaces all or single RegEx matches in a string.RegExMatch$() function: This function matches the given RegEx pattern with the input string.RegExSearch$() function: This function gets the index of first the substring matching the given RegEx pattern with the input string.
Date/Time functions
DateAdd() function: This function adds or subtracts a value in date units from the date variable.DateTimeAdd() function: This function adds or subtracts a value in date/time units from the datetime variable.TimeAdd() function: This function adds or subtracts a value in time units from the time variable.DateSnap() function: This function snaps or rounds the date as per the given date units.TimeSnap() function: This function snaps or rounds the time as per the given time units.Age() function: This function returns the calculated age in the specified unit.CurrentAge() function: This function returns the calculated age in the specified unit based on a given input date/time/datetime argument with respect to the current time period of the front time-series enabled map window.FormatDateTime$() function: This function formats the input DateTime value into a specified format and Locale.StringToDate() function: Added two new optional parameters to specify the Date Format and the Locale.StringToDateTime() function: Added two new optional parameters to specify the DateTime Format and the Locale.StringToTime() function: Added two new optional parameters to specify the Time Format and the Locale.FormatDate$() function: Added two new optional parameters to specify the Date Format and the Locale.FormatTime$() function: If the string parameter is passed as empty, MapInfo Pro time format would be the default time format.
Adornment and Smart Text
Create Adornment statement: Added a new Smart Text Clause.Set Adornment statement: Added a new Smart Text Clause.
Tables and Data Access
Register Table statement: You can now register OGR files.Commit Table Statement: Has a new token: Background Export Statement: Now allow exporting a table in an OGR file and exporting in the background.TableInfo() function: Added one new attribute.
Maps and Layers
Set Map Statement: Add a new Filter Where clause that applies a filter condition to a layer in a map. Added a new Time clause for time-related map properties.LayerInfo() function: Added three new attributes for the map layer filter. Added thirteen new attributes for time-related layer properties.MapperInfo() function: Added 30 new attributes for time-related map properties.
Layouts
LayoutItemID() function: Updates to the frame parameter properties.LayoutItemWinID() function: Updates to the frame parameter properties.
Miscellaneous functions
- MapCad Tools: MapCAD Tools that are executable using the MapBasic
Exec() function
SessionInfo() function: Has new attribute parameters: SESSION_INFO_TOKENS_ALL and SESSION_INFO_TOKENS_RESERVEDCommandInfo() function: Has new attribute parameters for ribbon controls: CMD_INFO_NAME and CMD_INFO_FULLNAMEFormatNumber$() function: Adds a new parameter, precision. You can now format a float number as per the precision value.Select Statement: You can now update a WHERE clause condition of a query and also refresh the query without recreating a new query table.IsNull() function: This function determines if a value is null
We hope you find these new functions and statements useful. If you have any questions, please ask!
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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
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