News and review

09 / 06 / 2009 - Basic4ppc v6.80 released
13 / 10 / 2008 - Basic4ppc v6.50 released
14 / 05 / 2008 - Basic4ppc v6.30 released
27 / 12 / 2007 - Basic4ppc v6.01 released
01 / 11 / 2007 - Basic4ppc v5.80 released
14 / 08 / 2007 - Basic4ppc v5.50 released
22 / 07 / 2007 - Review by Ben Stanley (Smartphone magazine)
18 / 05 / 2007 - Basic4ppc v5.00 released
03 / 02 / 2007 - Basic4ppc v4.05 released
25 / 12 / 2006 - Basic4ppc v4.0 released
20 / 08 / 2006 - Basic4ppc v3.0 released

Version 6.80 includes many improvements such as:

- New AutoScale compilation mode which allows the program to scale automatically according to the device screen resolution.
- All internal controls are compatible with high resolution screens.
- VGA device IDE is included.

New keywords:
- ScreenScaleX / ScreenScaleY - Returns the relation between the screen dpi and QVGA dpi. Returns 1 for QVGA screens and 2 for VGA screens.
- SenderFullName - Returns the full name (including module) of the control that fired the current event.
- AddHashtable - Adds a Hashtable at runtime.
- AddStack - Adds a Stack at runtime.
- New Hashtable collection.
- New Stack collection.
- Label supports transparent mode.

Device IDE:
- New Find dialog.
- Edit functions use the standard clipboard.

Desktop IDE:
- New 'Go to line' dialog.
- Highlighting of selected word in document.
- SQL library updated to SQLite v3.6.3.
- SQL library support encrypting and decrypting databases.