What’s new in version 8.0.1 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 8.0 (Features and Bug Fixes)

Helix 8.0 Technotes (New Features in Detail)

What’s new in version 7.0.4 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 7.0.3 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 7.0.2 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 7.0.1 (Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 7.0 (Features and Bug Fixes)

Helix 7.0 Technotes (New Features in Detail)

What’s new in version 6.2.4 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 6.2.3 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 6.2.2 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 6.2.1 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 6.2 (Features and Bug Fixes)

What’s new in version 6.1.x (All changes since 6.0.1)

Helix 6.0.1 Release Notes (All changes since 5.3.2)

Helix 5.3.2 Release Notes (All changes since 4.5.5)

The Helix Reference (Comprehensive Reference Manual for Helix 4.5.5)

What’s new in version 5.3 (Changes since 5.2.1)

What’s new in version 5.2/5.2.1 (Changes since 5.1.1)

What’s new in version 5.1/5.1.1 (Changes since 5.0.2)

What’s new in version 5.0.2 (Changes since 5.0.1)

Helix and macOS 10.15 (Catalina) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.14 (Mojave) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.12 (Sierra) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Compatibility

Helix and macOS 10.7 (Lion) Compatibility

Compatibility notes for older versions (and older products) are found on our system requirements page.

Helix System Requirements

Enabling Helix Products

Helix Demo Mode

Integrated Structure Checking

Editing Preferences in Helix

Intel Native System Version Note

The Save Changes dialog

AEL: Abacus Expression Language

R6153: Button Naming Precedence

The macOS Quick Query

The macOS Form Query

The macOS Power Query

AppleScript Design Suite Dictionary

AppleScript Error Codes

The new ‘Apply Structure’ Dialog

The revised ‘Delete Records’ Dialog

Property List for Helix Icons

R6939: AutoConnect & AutoOpen Preference Interaction

Keyword Indexing in Helix 6.1 and Later

TS6405: Page Setup, Page Scaling, and More

Changes to View Types

List Selection Spec Changes

Default & Invalid Field Shading

Understanding Font Resizing in macOS

Designing Views for macOS

BZ929: Picture Display Size in Classic vs macOS

R6112: Printing Unentered Records (With Post On Print Caveats)

Post All and the Max Tile (Posting Summary Data)

Sequence Behavior Changes in Various Versions of Helix

Changes to the use of custom data formats

BZ814: Windows Menu Placement in macOS

Obsolete Technologies (Publish & Subscribe, AppleTalk…)

Using an ImageWriter with macOS

More notes on the FAQ page

Helix Server Access Configuration Guidelines

Helix Client Access Configuration Guidelines

Remote Access Options

TCP/IP Implementation Notes

Changing Esoteric Preferences in Helix Server 6

Monitor Helix Server to Keep It Running

Helix Server Activity Animations

Understanding Client/Server Communications

How to Report Crashes in macOS native Helix

Backing Up

Relational Database Definitions

FAQ: TCP/IP and Helix Server 6 FAQ page

FAQ: TCP/IP and Helix Server 5.x FAQ page

TS484: Configuring a TCP/IP network for access through a firewall (Helix 5.2.1 or earlier)

TS1048: Helix Client via TCP/IP configuration notes (5.2.1 or earlier)

Helix Classic Only: Understanding and Setting up RAMJet™ and Customized Caches

Entering a New Registration Key (6.2 and later)

Entering a New Registration Key (6.1 and earlier)

Helix Client Access Configuration Guidelines

International Resources (Collection Localization)

Global Lookup Problems

Open an Icon from within Get Info dialog

Helix Relation Icons

Selection and Display Modes

User Global Relation

When to create a new Relation

How Can I Easily Load a Bunch of Documents into Helix?

Create Evaluation Applications

5.2 Fixed Point Field Bug Reference

Number Format Note

Uses for Inert Fields

Using Lookups in Dynamic Popups--a Caveat

Abacus Format

Bar Codes

Data Import

Delete Duplicate Records

Delta Hours Tile

Dividing by Zero in Helix

Field Validation

Generating Page Numbers in Printouts (i.e., "Page 4 of 7 pages")

Mailing Label Abacus

Numbering Items on a Subform

Lookup & Positional Tiles and Undefined Fields

Range Validation

Rounding in Helix

Round with Percentages

Select a Field, Abacus or Relation

Undefined Values and If-Then Else Logic

Undefined Values and And/Or Logic

Understanding Time in Helix

Validate Specific Fields on Replace

Validation to Prevent Carriage Returns

Variance and Standard Deviation

Fragile Index

Query Optimization Note

Subform Index

Arrow Buttons

Custom Grids

Dynamic PopUps

How to Open a Subform Template from a Host Template

Removing a Subform Template from a Host Template

Use Background Pictures

Using Lookups in Dynamic Popups--a Caveat

When is an abacus calculation unavailable to a Use/From tile?

Understanding Page Visibility & Numbering

Field Shading in Helix Applications (New: July, 2006)

Restricting the Number of Records on a Subform

"Priming" a Delete Dialog in Design Mode (Classic RADE)

Optimization of Lists Using the Shade Invalid Fields Command

Quick Lists and Quick Entry Forms

Use only one Entry Form in a Relation

Conditional Posting

Duplicating Records

Forcing the order of Posts

Limit Views for a Specific User

Option and Triplet Posting Sections

Order of Posting Events

Post On Export Notes (New: May 2007)

Store Text in Upper Case

Quick Query Options

User Global Relation

Resetting User View Sizes & Positions

Sequence Dialog Options

Structure Only Copy of Collection

General Questions about the Diagnostic Utilities

All About Helix Maintenance Manager

Helix Update Collection

Helix Utility

Helix 6.2 Integrated Structure Check

Collection Damage: Repair Procedure

Collection Damage: Lost Resource Fork