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SftMask/OCX 7.0 Support

Currently shipping 7.06ActiveX masked edit control - formatted input, validation and data entry.

Release status

  1. Shipping Version 7.06 The current release.
  2. Scheduled No update scheduled Changes that are already implemented are available as hotfixes below and ship with the next version.
  3. In the works Nothing announced

Release history

Version 7.06

  • Samples for Visual Studio 2019.

Version 7.05

  • Samples for Visual Studio 2015 and 2017.
  • No longer provides help documentation integrated with development tools in various custom formats - instead documentation is located at https://softelvdm.com/Documentation/SftMask OCX 7 0, which allows for continuous documentation updates without the need to release a new product version. Web access is required to access the product documentation.
  • Addresses an issue on Japanese Windows with "ANSI Code Page active for non-UNICODE applications".

Version 7.04

  • Windows 10 and VS 2015 support.
  • On multi-monitor setups, the popup menu would not appear on non-primary monitors that are located to the left of the primary monitor.

Version 7.03

  • Windows 8.1 and VS 2013 support.
  • Using the "(" mask character to display negative numbers with parentheses always showed a "-" instead.
  • Using a file mask, a crash could occur if the DefaultDirectory property was empty.

Version 7.02

  • When using $D $T with a drop down calendar, the default time was incorrectly set - it is now set to the current, local time.
  • Under certain circumstances, the Quick Setup tab on the property pages was blank.

Version 7.01

  • Windows 8 support.
  • Visual Studio 2012 support.
  • When clicking outside of the calendar window, the new date would not be saved. Pressing Return or clicking the drop down button would save the new date correctly.

Version 7.00

  • Initial product release.

Hotfixes

Hotfixes correct problems in the current version of a product and are made available to correct specific problems.

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7.021
Version 7.02 is required to install this hotfix
7.031
Version 7.03 is required to install this hotfix
7.033
Version 7.03 is required to install this hotfix
7.041
Version 7.04 is required to install this hotfix.
Addresses Japanese Windows with "ANSI Code Page active for non-UNICODE applications"
7.061
Corrects EntrySelectMouse (True) which didn't select the entire contents when EntrySelect (All) was set and the control was clicked without having the input focus. This was observed on Windows Forms only.
Version 7.06 is required to install this hotfix
7.062
Corrects the rendering of the control on Windows 11 when ThemeStyle == themeSftMaskBackColorOverride or ThemeStyle == themeSftMaskVB6StyleBackColorOverride is used.
Version 7.06 is required to install this hotfix.
7.063
Removes a debugging message box (shown when Ctrl-A is used).