ProPath 5.0 is now available with Clarion 12 support!

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See the full documentation online at GitHub:
https://clarionproseries.github.io/docs/ProPath/

Clarion Developers,

• Stop worrying about where to put your files on Windows 11, Windows 10, or any modern Windows Server edition.
• Forget about all the file and path problems you may have had in the past.
• Laugh when you hear horror stories about Windows UAC and data virtualization.
• Quit worrying about the day your customers upgrade to a new version of Windows.
• Easily support single or multiple data sets, including SQLite and Firebird databases.
• Deploy demo or training data into UAC-safe locations at runtime with FirstDeploy.

Get ProPath Today - only $69.95 USD

ProPath is the Ultimate Path Manager for Clarion and the only Template/Class set that you need to get the job done!

ProPath makes it easy to:

• Solve your path problems in minutes with just a few mouse clicks
• Manage single or multiple data locations, even on a Network
• Control file paths with Known Folders, the Windows Registry or External Control Files
• Use First Run Technology to let your users confirm or select a data path on startup
• Test your program or troubleshoot customer data with the Developer Mode
• Automatically manage the Application INI as well as 3rd Party or other INI files
• Control the location of CapeSoft’s FM2/FM3 UPG.TPS file with just one mouse click
• Let your users browse your data folders in Windows Explorer

In addition to these standard features, ProPath brings two new exciting major enhancements:

ProPath 5 introduces several major enhancements that make it future-ready and more powerful than ever:

* Migration from CSIDL to Microsoft Known Folders

ProPath 5 replaces the old CSIDL system with Microsoft’s modern Known Folder API. 
CSIDL is now deprecated, and as Windows 10 reaches end of life, this change ensures your Clarion applications remain fully compatible with Windows 11 and future versions.

Known Folders give ProPath dynamic access to system directories at runtime and allow you to open or retrieve any folder using either templates or class calls. 
This keeps your applications current and compliant with modern Windows standards.

* Support for CapeSoft File Driver Kit

ProPath 5 includes full support for CapeSoft’s File Driver Kit, with compatibility for the current SQLite2 driver and the upcoming Firebird2 driver. 

This allows developers to take advantage of modern database technologies while still benefiting from ProPath’s path and dataset management.
Your data remains portable, organized, and under control across all supported Clarion versions.

* SQLite and Firebird Database Management

ProPath 5 adds complete support for both SQLite and Firebird databases. 

You can manage single or multiple datasets with ease, allowing your users to create and switch between multiple databases at runtime. 

This feature is ideal for developers who need to provide demo or training data, archive older datasets, or maintain separate environments for development, testing, and production. 

Firebird support includes seamless switching between embedded and client/server connections, while SQLite offers compact, self-contained data management with zero setup.
 

* Support for Multiple Data Sets

The Multiple Data Set Support in ProPath makes it absolutely trivial for your users to create and switch between multiple data sets at runtime. You can use this feature for such tasks as providing "demo" or "training" data with your application and then allowing the user to create "live" data sets and switch between them. It is also a great way for your application to support cyclic data sets such as "2010 Data" and "2011 Data" and then allow the user to switch between the active and archive data sets with ease. 

Data sets can reside on the local PC, the network, or a combination of both. When combined with a security tool or software protection, it can also make it easy for your users to transition between "demo/training" and "live" data after they purchase your product without installing to multiple locations or losing the existing data.

* FirstDeploy Technology

FirstDeploy Technology makes it simple to deploy files into UAC approved locations "at runtime".  This is essential for developers who want to provide demo data or training data.  Far more than just a copy routine, FirstDeploy uses a standalone application called the ProPathLoader (source included) to bundle files into groups and package them into deployment "container" files. 

These files get placed in your application directory by your elevated installer (such as SetupBuilder). Then at runtime ProPath will automatically deploy them into the non-elevated UAC safe locations. This is an important part of making your programs UAC compliant and Windows 8 ready.

FirstDeploy can work as a rules based system, deploying files at program startup under such conditions as "Always", "Once Only At Startup", or "On Startup If Files Don't Exist". 

There are also #CODE templates that allow you to deploy files "On Demand" (which is great for "repairing" damaged or missing files that you provide with your application).  You could even use it to deploy data files that convert a "demo" version of your program into a "live" version.

You can even deploy entire data sets when you are using FirstDeploy with the Multiple Data Set feature.  This makes distributing "demo" or "training" data absolutely trivial.


Get ProPath 5 today and future-proof your Clarion applications.

Pricing:

New license: 69.95 USD

Upgrade from any previous version: 29.95 USD

See the full documentation online at GitHub:
https://clarionproseries.github.io/docs/ProPath/

“No matter what tools you own or what you think you know about path management, nothing is as fast and easy to implement as ProPath!”

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• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C12 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C11 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C10 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C9 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C8 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C7 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C6 releases
   
• ProPath is compatible with all Clarion C5.5 releases
   

NOTE: ProPath works fine with C8 - C5.5 but only the last four versions of Clarion are actively supported
 

• ProPath is for the ABC Template Chain ONLY