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NEW FEATURES IN gINT VERSION 8

gINT Version 8 has over 100 new features in the following areas:


Data Design

Feature

Levels

Description

Caption property value changes object selector display All If at least one record has a value in the Caption property, the object selector list displays a column for Caption, in addition to Name, Date, and Description.
Cell Color option All You can set the background color for non-required, non-read-only fields in Input and Data Design.
Filling in empty parent records All In tables that have two keys for their Key Set property (for example, PointID,Depth), two additional properties appear on the Table properties dialog box. 
  Create missing records on Import 
  Create missing records in Input (1-1 only)
Group Name drop-down option All Displays a list of all groups currently defined in the database. To define a new group for the current table, type the name in the New Group field.
"Group Separator" property of component description library tables All Groups the preceeding components, up to the last group separator, into one group with a final separator.
Library table key field data types All Library table key fields can now have any of the following data types: 
       Currency 
       Date/Time 
       Double 
       Integer 
       Long 
       Single 
       Text (default) 
Previously only Text was supported.
Lookup list field association All Lookups may now be associated with any of the following field types: 
       Currency 
       Double 
       Integer 
       Long 
       Single 
       Text 
Previously lookups could only be assigned to Text fields.
One-to-one split screen child All One-to-one child tables may now be selected as a split screen child of its parent. Previously, only one-to-many child tables could be selected.
Position graphic lookup type All The new Graphic lookup type called Position  allows you to set posting positions for data on graph and site map reports.
Rules for Date/Time fields All The Field Rules dialog box for Date/Time type fields contains three options: Date and Time, Date Only, and Time Only.
Set Empty Sources to <<Omit>> button on the Correspondence Files tab All If clicked, all Default Source Table values that are not assigned are set to <<Omit>>. Only enabled in grid mode.
Tables > Point Sort Field menu option All Enabled only when the Point table is the currently selected table. It inserts or removes a system field named GintPointSort which will sort the PointIDs by the contents of this field.
User-defined project-level tables All User-defined project-level tables can be created within a project database.

 

Functions

Feature

Levels

Description

DateAdd All Allows you to add an interval of time to a specified date and returns the new date.
FormatDualDates All Formats a date range and eliminates duplicated parts of the resultant range.
GraphValue Pro The first argument of the GraphValue function can now support return of values from multiple plot sets on a graph.
Special use of SqlRange Pro SqlRange now supports extraction of data from specific plot sets on a graph.
UnionKeys All Used in correspondence files when you are importing from a non-gINT source (csv, xls, mdb) and the table group has multiple source tables.

 

General

Feature

Levels

Description

Access to manuals All The Manuals button on the opening screen brings up the list of PDF documents in the gINT docs folder.
Context menu in text boxes for expressions All In text boxes that allow you to write expressions, when you right-click a context menu is displayed.
Copy & paste grid cells All In grid screens you can copy and paste cells between gINT and Excel®, or Word (as a table).
Create new project at opening screen All A project may be started in the opening screen.
European numeric formatting with Format functions" property All Changes the formatting of numeric data using the Format and FormatSci functions to use the European decimal (",") and thousands separator (".").
File > Library List menu option All Returns a list of all gINT libraries contained in folders that had been accessed previously in gINT by the workstation.
Help > Manuals menu option All Brings up the list of PDF documents in the gINT docs folder.
Multiple WAN license servers All Multiple WAN servers can be specified and the program will search each for an available license.
New shortcuts All CTRL+F5 = Zoom Extent (giDraw) 
SHIFT+F5 = Zoom Previous (giDraw) 
ALT+F5 = Zoom Paper Outline (giDraw) 
F8 = Application properties dialog 
Ctrl+F8 = Application list dialog
Program prompts to save data All In the prompt to save message box, if you click the Don't show again option, the program no longer prompts, but saves automatically.
Web interface All Any file or Web page that can be displayed in a Web browser can be seen in a window on the opening screen.

 

gIDraw Application

Feature

Levels

Description

Copy/cut selected entities to buffer using the Select Entities command All Selected entities can be copied or cut to the buffer using the Select Entities command in gIDraw apps.
Floating toolbox All The gIDraw toolbox can now be floating and can be dragged to any of the five positions (top, left, bottom, right, floating) with the mouse.
Polyline Fill & Line Type Display menu option All If checked, polyline entities will display their actual line types and main fill while in design view.
Print Order recognized at design time. All The Print Order property of entities is now recognized at design-time.
Scroll bars added to gIDraw applications All The 2% and 20% scroll buttons in gIDraw have been replaced with scroll bars.

 

gINT Rules

Feature

Levels

Description

Before Command System oddt Logs+, Pro Allows you to specify a gINT Rule that is to be run before any command is executed.
CancelChanges property Logs+, Pro If set to True the current screen's data reverts to the last saved configuration.
CancelCommand property Logs+, Pro Forces the current command to be cancelled.
CurrentApplication property of  the gINTRules object Logs+, Pro This returns the current application when running code in the Before Command system oddt.
CurrentCommand property Logs+, Pro Returns the command identifier for the current command.
ExecuteProgram method of the gINTRules object Logs+, Pro Launches a program and optionally passes a file name to open by the program.
GintConfig.HideApplication property Logs+, Pro Hides the specified gINT application.
GintConfig.HideGroup property Logs+, Pro Hides the specified gINT application group.
GintConfig.UserName property Logs+, Pro Returns the name of the user currently logged onto the workstation.
GridData.FirstVisibleFieldPs property Logs+, Pro Returns the field position of the first field that is visible in the current grid.
Help Button Added to Code Tab Logs+, Pro A Help button was added to the Code tab of the gINT Rules dialog box.
HideTable method of the gINTRules.GridData object Logs+, Pro Hides or unhides a specified table in the current project.
LibraryFile property of the gINTRules.GintConfig object Logs+, Pro Returns the full path and file name of the current library.
On Library Open System oddt Logs+, Pro Allows you to specify a gINT Rule that is to be run on opening a library file.
On Open Project in Input System oddt Logs+, Pro Allows writing code that executes on opening a project in Input.
PointInsideArea property Logs+, Pro Returns True or False as to whether a specified X,Y coordinate pair fall inside the area defined by the PointInsideAreaInit method.
PointInsideAreaInit Method Logs+, Pro Initializes an area that will be used by the PointInsideArea property to determine if a specified X,Y point is inside the area.
Procedures Button Logs+, Pro Generates a list of all the procedures in the currently selected module.
SurfaceZValueFromXY property Logs+, Pro Given the name of a project surface and an X,Y coordinate, the Z value on the surface is returned.
UUID property Logs+, Pro Returns a Universally Unique Identifier which changes every time the property is called.

 

Import/Export

Feature

Levels

Description

Export in Geopak® GTD format Logs+, Pro More complete format than the CSV format for Geopak export.
LogPlot Tadpole support All The LogPlot® 2005 "Tadpole" data type is now recognized by gINT and associated data can be imported.
Support for tables with a record count of more than 65k All The Export to Excel option in Input now supports tables with more than 64K records.

 

Input

Feature

Levels

Description

Calculating the Friction angle and cohesion in Direct Shear tables All The automatic calculation of calculated friction angle and cohesion in the built-in Direct Shear tables in gINT lab testing recalculates the friction angle if the cohesion calculates to less than 0.
Copy and pasting cells between projects in Input All Cut or copied rows in INPUT can be pasted into another project and then, on returning to the original project, can be pasted again, if desired.
Input table remembered All On leaving Input and returning, control returns to the table that was current when the application was exited.
New > Tables menu option in INPUT All The Tables > New menu option in the INPUT application group allows you to add new tables without moving to the Project Database application.
Replicate All Child Data option All Performs the replication of all data associated with the currently select PointID. If unchecked, the command only replicates direct dependents of the POINT table. This was the previous behavior.
Resizing the child grid in a split screen All In a split screen with a child screen, the child grid can be vertically resized to take up more (or less) of the total screen.
Tables > Last Update Field menu option in Input All Tables > Last Update Field menu option allows you to add or remove the Last Update system field from the current table without having to move to the Data Design application.

 

Output

Feature

Levels

Description

Data Statistics option in Text Tables All Gives the median for each column that has more than 1 numeric value.
DateTime graph support for logarithmic scales Pro DateTime graphs now support a logarithmic scale.
File > Queries menu option in Output All Used to run a SQL expression against the currently selected project or projects.
Initial Baseline Distance field in Fences Pro Offsets the fence baseline distances.
Multi Project option for all Output formats All Multiple projects may be selected for output at one time.
Site Map Only checkbox in Site Maps All Forces the output of only the site map. PointID information is not plotted.

 

Report Design

Feature

Levels

Description

Don't Show Page Properties on Screen option for Graphs, Histograms and Site Maps Pro Suppresses the display of the data expressions specified in the report properties.
Expand Frame to Fit Scale option for Fences Pro Increases the frame width and/or height if scales are specified that require frame expansion. For DXF and gINT drawing file export formats.
Force Lines Through Origin option on Data Representation tab of Graphs Pro Affects only the Best Fit options. Gives the options of Never, Only if intercept is negative, and Always.
Foreign PointID Expression property on the Configuration tab of Log reports All Overrides the PointID that will be used in extracting data for the entity.
GraphicInput system data item for reports All Returns -1 (True) if the report is displayed in the Graphic Input View, otherwise returns 0 (False).
Grid Minor tab in report properties Pro Allows setting of grid lines or ticks between the major grid lines in Fence, Graph, and Site Map reports.
ID Text Position Expression on Data Representation tab for Graphs and Site Maps Pro Allows you to use an expression to specify the data position.
Layer properties Pro Properties for the placing of specific elements on named layers in Graph and Site Map reports.
Limits of Curves option from Equations graph report property Pro The limits of the curves generated by the Curves from Equations property of the Data Representation tab on the Graph report properties dialog box can now be set. Previously they extended across the full graph range.
Number of Additional Pages Expression in Logs report properties All Forces additional pages to print after the log data pages.
Overflow Option list on Data tab for Histograms Pro Specifies what to do with data values that are outside the specified data minimum and maximum limits.
Display Report Properties on Graphs, Histograms and Site Maps Pro Double-clicking in the data frame displays the properties dialog box.
Background Fill tab on Bar Chart entities for Log and Fence reports All Allows you to set background fills and colors that can be hard coded or made variable with expressions. You can also apply an output condition that specifies when the fill is output.
Boundary Depth Expression option on Plot vs Depth entities All Expanded capabilities that gives control over plotted values at specified boundaries.
Column Header Height option on Log report Column  and Lines tab required value message All When creating on column entity, if the report Column Header Height is not defined, a dialog box is displayed prompting you for a Column Header Height value. If a value is not supplied, the column entity drawing command is canceled.
Draw > Shapes > True Rectangle menu option All This new entity defines a rectangle with either fixed or variable width and height properties.
Force PointID to Center option of Site Map entities in log reports All Forces the current PointID to the center of the site map rectangle.
Site Maps > Zones menu options All Allows definitions of zones (closed areas) on a site map. In Output applications you can then filter on specific zones.
Show with No Site Map option on Configuration tab of Site Map entity in Log reports All If selected, the site map entity is output odd if no site map exists.
Suppress Horizontal Lines option on the Range Lines tab of Text vs. Depth entities All Suppresses the printing of the horizontal lines between ranges. Only the arrows and vertical lines will print.

 

Scripts

Feature

Levels

Description

Execute Program menu option All The Execute Program option on the Scripts menu allows you to launch another program or view a file in another program.
Exporting to a RockWorks file using a script All The File > Import/Export > Export to RockWorks File command in Input can be executed using a script.
Scripts feature available in multiple applications All Scripts can be run from the main menu, Output, Input and Utilities application groups. Previously they could only be executed in Output.

 

Site Map

Feature

Levels

Description

Convert Closed Polyline to Zone menu option All Converts a selected closed polyline to a zone entity.
Go to Zone menu option for Site Maps All Prompts the user to select a zone using a picklist of all the zones currently defined in the Site Map.
New Zone menu option in Site Maps All Inserts a new zone entity on the site map.
Project Data in Site Map All Now only shows the tables in the project where data exists for the selected borehole. Previously, all tables were shown whether there were data or not.

 

User System Data

Feature

Levels

Description

Histogram_Median Pro Returns the median value of the data reported by the histogram report.
LogContTextTopDepth All Is only used by the Text vs Depth and Text vs Depth Column entities in log reports. Returns the top depth of the layer that was continued.
Omit Logs+, Pro When used in the Separator field of a component description table in Library Data application of DATA DESIGN omits any separator.
OutputKeys Pro Returns the key list of all records that are output in the form <keys1>,<keys2>, and so on.
OutputZoneFilter All Returns the zone filter specified at output time in a comma delimited list.
Random All Returns a random number between 0 and 1.
RecordNumber Pro Returns the record number of the current plot record in Graph reports.
SymbolHeightGTWidth All Returns True if the bitmap symbol Height is greater than the Width.
UserName All Returns the name of the user currently logged onto the workstation.

 

Utilities & More

Feature

Levels

Description

Hide associated applications All This property of the Secure Library command will hide all locked applications in a locked library.
Print Object Lists export functionality All You can use the Print Object Lists application in Utlities to export to any of the program's supported export graphic formats.
Grid Spacing All Gives the spacing between grid lines in the East and North directions.
Caption column displayed in object selector drop-down All If at least one symbol has a value in the Caption field, the object selector list displays a column for "Caption", in addition to "Name," "Date," and "Description."

 

gINT Levels:

  • All = gINT Logs, gINT Logs Plus and gINT Professional
  • Logs+ = gINT Logs Plus
  • Pro = gINT Professional
 

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