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What's New in Oracle's Siebel VB Language Reference, Version 8.1, Rev. A

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of the software.

Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel VB Language Reference, Version 8.1, Rev. A
Topic
Description

Size Limits of an Array

New topic. You can specify no more than 60 arrays in a parent array. The maximum total number of elements cannot exceed 65,536.

Specifying Individual Parts of a Custom Date Format

Modified topic. The week of the year is a number in the range of 1 through 53, where the first week of January is always week 1.

Get Array Upper Boundary Method

Modified topic. The minimum value for the lower boundary of an array is 0. The maximum value for the upper boundary of an array is 65,536.

How the Operating System Affects the Date Format

New topic. The date format depends on the format that the operating system uses. For example, if the operating system uses the mm/dd/yyyy format, then the input argument must use the mm/dd/yyyy format.

Using the DateValue Statement With the GetFormattedFieldValue Statement

New topic. To avoid a locale conflict, it is recommended that you do not use the DateValue statement together with the GetFormattedFieldValue statement.

Additional Changes

This version of Siebel VB Language Reference also includes structural changes to the content, such as topic organization and heading arrangement.

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