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New prerelease of LeftHand application server is available from http://www.lefthand.com.pl/download/snapshots/

Snapshot highlights:
* new JavaScript wrappers (including select constructors). A lot of changes in JavaScript: all dynamic and static methods have wrappers in JS; most of parameters' (and returned) types are converted to/from JavaScript types; ASP-to-code line translation reimplemented (produces correct line number info on error); creators marked with "scripted 1" are embedded as JS class constructors; constructors and method calls are wrapped in try {} catch {} and report error with reasonable info.
* due to converters implementation; boost library is required to compile class code_js.
* correct line number raported for ASP pages errors
* ap_include("page name") allows to include JavaScript library in ASP/JavaScript pages
* both ASP (<%...%>) and JavaScript can be used as ASP page (though ASP pages cannot be ap_included at the moment)
* ASP for script creation updated (You may create JavaScript pages using ASP interface)
simple ASP interface added for user management. * User can change passwords; multiple roles for user are possible (user can change active role for his/her login).
* new index management: method hasAutoIndex decides if index is updated automatically. isIndexable decides if object should be indexed. Still, indices have to be created by hand. ... read more