# ide **URL:** https://clarionhub.com/c/ide/9.md [Latest](https://clarionhub.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://clarionhub.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://clarionhub.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Clarion IDE](https://clarionhub.com/t/about-the-clarion-ide/13)
**Author:** [@brahn](https://clarionhub.com/u/brahn)\ **Replies:** 0
Somewhere to talk about the IDE! --- ## [C6 on Win11 x64 26H2](https://clarionhub.com/t/c6-on-win11-x64-26h2/9485)
**Author:** [@RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/u/RchdR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/c6-on-win11-x64-26h2/9485 "2026-11-06T01:24:53Z")
This is something I didnt expect to be able to do... run C6EE on Win11 x64 26h2 using WineVDM build 2712. --- ## [\#EXPORT(%DictionaryFile) to TXD or DctX fails writes empty file](https://clarionhub.com/t/export-dictionaryfile-to-txd-or-dctx-fails-writes-empty-file/9478)
**Author:** [@Johan\_de\_Klerk](https://clarionhub.com/u/Johan_de_Klerk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/export-dictionaryfile-to-txd-or-dctx-fails-writes-empty-file/9478 "2026-11-04T20:11:13Z")
Hi, Can someone that has Clarion 12 confirm if Softvelocity fixed this Template code: #CREATE('MyExport.TXD') #EXPORT(%DictionaryFile) #CLOSE('MyExport.TXD') Or is it still broken. Regards Johhan de Klerk --- ## [Clarion 12 beta refresh (14487)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14487/9438)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14487/9438 "2026-10-22T05:04:19Z")
Beta refresh build 14487 is up. The headline is the Dictionary Editor: tables group into categories and sort by any Table Properties value. Windows choose their font: an MS Sans Serif window now shows every script, new w… --- ## [Is this how Clarion 6 or earlier runs on Windows 11 x64?](https://clarionhub.com/t/is-this-how-clarion-6-or-earlier-runs-on-windows-11-x64/9437)
**Author:** [@RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/u/RchdR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/is-this-how-clarion-6-or-earlier-runs-on-windows-11-x64/9437 "2026-10-21T20:24:32Z")
Windows 95 used a hybrid 16-bit and 32-bit virtual memory architecture. It mapped all running 16-bit Win16 applications into a shared 2GB–3GB linear address space arena, relying on the 32-bit Virtual Machine Manager an… --- ## [Clarion 12 beta refresh (14438)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14438/9424)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14438/9424 "2026-10-12T22:10:48Z")
Beta refresh build 14438 is up. This drop is mostly IDE and tooling work from your reports: the report previewer toolbar UI is cleaner, the IDE has a debug-output pad and the Errors pad always shows the whole build resul… --- ## [Clarion 12 - new beta refresh build (14407)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-new-beta-refresh-build-14407/9410)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-new-beta-refresh-build-14407/9410 "2026-10-11T18:50:20Z")
New build is out, some nice new features and solid bug fixes. We are getting very close to GA (General Availability) release. A few highlights and link to the blog post: Composed date-time pictures: @C\[n\]\[D…\]\[T…\]\[~sep~… --- ## [Clarion 12 beta refresh (14373)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14373/9397)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14373/9397 "2026-09-25T18:08:48Z")
Plenty of fixes and finishing touches. Some nice improvements for the SQL drivers, and some very useful Template enhancements. We’re getting closer to a general release. --- ## [Warning: Clarion 12 Build 13999 Appears to Have Serious Template Generation Bug](https://clarionhub.com/t/warning-clarion-12-build-13999-appears-to-have-serious-template-generation-bug/9095)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Sarson](https://clarionhub.com/u/Mark_Sarson)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/warning-clarion-12-build-13999-appears-to-have-serious-template-generation-bug/9095 "2026-09-17T23:58:38Z")
Heads up to anyone using the Clarion 12 IDE day-to-day — I would strongly recommend holding off updating to Build 13999 for now. I’ve just run into what appears to be a major issue in the template generation process. T… --- ## [Clarion 12 beta refresh (14313)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14313/9368)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14313/9368 "2026-09-14T21:47:18Z")
Worth the 5 minute read; good progress and some nice new features --- ## [Clarion 12 beta refresh (14258)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14258/9349)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-beta-refresh-14258/9349 "2026-09-05T18:36:21Z")
Read the release highlights here: the post has links to the full Beta docs (updated with every refreshed build). --- ## [C12 beta refresh (14204) & (14234)](https://clarionhub.com/t/c12-beta-refresh-14204-14234/9316)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/c12-beta-refresh-14204-14234/9316 "2026-08-28T14:54:42Z")
The beta is moving pretty fast: read the release highlights here: the post has links to the full docs (updated) Anyone who would like to get into the beta, send an email to: clarion-beta@softvelocity.com Robert --- ## [New C12 Unicode release pending beta feedback - read the new Blog post](https://clarionhub.com/t/new-c12-unicode-release-pending-beta-feedback-read-the-new-blog-post/9273)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/new-c12-unicode-release-pending-beta-feedback-read-the-new-blog-post/9273 "2026-08-19T16:22:53Z")
A new C12 build is released for a short beta test while we finish the Help/Docs read about it here, USTRING — Unicode that feels like Clarion | Clarion the new build covers a lot of territory and the link in the blog: … --- ## [Clarion Unicode blog post v2 - Report EMF Page Files](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-unicode-blog-post-v2-report-emf-page-files/9287)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-unicode-blog-post-v2-report-emf-page-files/9287 "2026-08-18T21:47:32Z")
The new blog post is an update and links to the ‘Ustring testers guide’ with some more detailed Unicode explainers, and details on new work including the new TopspeedW driver with 512G max file size. the post also li… --- ## [Clarion Unicode beta refresh (14175)](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-unicode-beta-refresh-14175/9306)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-unicode-beta-refresh-14175/9306 "2026-08-18T20:39:53Z")
New release is out, some of the highlights here: --- ## [Clarion Unicode preview — refreshed beta build 12.0.14148](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-unicode-preview-refreshed-beta-build-12-0-14148/9296)
**Author:** [@RZaunere](https://clarionhub.com/u/RZaunere)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-unicode-preview-refreshed-beta-build-12-0-14148/9296 "2026-08-16T16:59:49Z")
Greetings! read the release highlights here: the post has links to the full docs, lots of good stuff --- ## [Clairon 12 13999 - ABFILE.CLW: increased buffer sizes for Pos, Hold, and Current:Position to STRING(2048) to hold POSITION()](https://clarionhub.com/t/clairon-12-13999-abfile-clw-increased-buffer-sizes-for-pos-hold-and-current-position-to-string-2048-to-hold-position/9128)
**Author:** [@CarlBarnes](https://clarionhub.com/u/CarlBarnes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clairon-12-13999-abfile-clw-increased-buffer-sizes-for-pos-hold-and-current-position-to-string-2048-to-hold-position/9128 "2026-05-23T18:03:22Z")
This discussion of POSITION() string size in code can be split to a separate topic since it also applies to all prior versions. This was STRNG(512) in C5. The intent of my original post was to note that 13999 had just t… --- ## [Dictionary Bulk Updates using the IDE's Dictionary Search and Replace feature](https://clarionhub.com/t/dictionary-bulk-updates-using-the-ides-dictionary-search-and-replace-feature/9127)
**Author:** [@Bruce](https://clarionhub.com/u/Bruce)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/dictionary-bulk-updates-using-the-ides-dictionary-search-and-replace-feature/9127 "2026-05-23T10:30:12Z")
So as more and more people are switching from a traditional driver to an object based driver, it’s becoming evident that most people don’t know how to do a bulk change in the dictionary (or indeed that the feature even e… --- ## [Clarion 12 Builds 13999 / 14000 – Maintenance Release and Critical Fix Update](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-builds-13999-14000-maintenance-release-and-critical-fix-update/9116)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Sarson](https://clarionhub.com/u/Mark_Sarson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-builds-13999-14000-maintenance-release-and-critical-fix-update/9116 "2026-05-21T19:22:29Z")
SoftVelocity have released Clarion 12 Build 13999 followed by Build 14000. Build 14000 fixes a regression introduced in Build 13999 in the template parser service, which could cause missing or incorrect code generation … --- ## [Clarion 12 is released](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-is-released/8167)
**Author:** [@Lindersoft](https://clarionhub.com/u/Lindersoft)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-12-is-released/8167 "2026-02-18T23:58:45Z")
Clarion 12 is released! Clarion 12 is released | Clarion! Friedrich --- ## [I made a powershell terminal addin!](https://clarionhub.com/t/i-made-a-powershell-terminal-addin/8907)
**Author:** [@John\_Hickey](https://clarionhub.com/u/John_Hickey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/i-made-a-powershell-terminal-addin/8907 "2026-01-18T21:24:37Z")
I made a powershell terminal addin, so you can run Claude Code right in Clarion IDE! See it in action at the first ClarionAI Workshop Code-A-Thon session tomorrow starting at 8am PST (same time as ClarionLive Connect!). … --- ## [Robert Zaunere posts about C12 from Clarion Newsgroups](https://clarionhub.com/t/robert-zaunere-posts-about-c12-from-clarion-newsgroups/8899)
**Author:** [@LANSRAD](https://clarionhub.com/u/LANSRAD)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/robert-zaunere-posts-about-c12-from-clarion-newsgroups/8899 "2026-01-12T06:53:55Z")
By request of Carl, here are Bob Z’s posts about C12 from the newsgroup server. I can’t seem to find the original message so I’m repeating myself here: There are two recent blog posts: It seems like the old NNTP … --- ## [Msbuild example for Clarion](https://clarionhub.com/t/msbuild-example-for-clarion/274)
**Author:** [@brahn](https://clarionhub.com/u/brahn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/msbuild-example-for-clarion/274 "2025-12-04T12:34:41Z")
I originally posted this as a gist but never wrote a blog or otherwise published it. Maybe someone here will find it helpful! msbuild example for Clarion This is an example of how to build a Clarion multi dll project f… --- ## [How to setup Clarion development environment in Git (BitBucket or GitHub)](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-setup-clarion-development-environment-in-git-bitbucket-or-github/8744)
**Author:** [@Rick\_UpperPark](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rick_UpperPark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-setup-clarion-development-environment-in-git-bitbucket-or-github/8744 "2025-10-30T23:05:42Z")
Create repository in Bitbucket/GitHub Go to Repository Settings -\> GIT LFS (or Repository Details). Enable LFS is it is not already enabled. Copy the Clone URL. On your workstation: Using Git tools or Git command … --- ## [C11 IDE Colour Modes Explainer](https://clarionhub.com/t/c11-ide-colour-modes-explainer/8452)
**Author:** [@RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/u/RchdR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/c11-ide-colour-modes-explainer/8452 "2025-08-05T08:45:41Z")
Not many to go but its tedious... https://github.com/Intelligent-Silicon/Clarion-11-IDE/blob/main/Clarion\_11\_IDE\_Colour\_Mode.md --- ## [Importing Tables from SQL/ODBC](https://clarionhub.com/t/importing-tables-from-sql-odbc/8266)
**Author:** [@Rick\_UpperPark](https://clarionhub.com/u/Rick_UpperPark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/importing-tables-from-sql-odbc/8266 "2025-06-11T11:44:18Z")
You can import tables from your SQL Server into your dictionary via the Import/Sync Wizard. Open your dictionary in the Clarion IDE, then pick the Import Tables button. You’ll be presented with a window to choose th… --- ## [To edit errors please Save or Cancel uncommited changes](https://clarionhub.com/t/to-edit-errors-please-save-or-cancel-uncommited-changes/8070)
**Author:** [@ThaDaSoft](https://clarionhub.com/u/ThaDaSoft)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/to-edit-errors-please-save-or-cancel-uncommited-changes/8070 "2025-04-08T15:14:35Z")
I recently reinstalled my computer, including Clarion - but now when I try to navigate to an error (without going back to the Application tree) I get the following error: Any way to disable this? I didn't have to do … --- ## [How to improve the Call Stack when your program GPFs to show Procedure Names in Stack Trace](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-improve-the-call-stack-when-your-program-gpfs-to-show-procedure-names-in-stack-trace/188)
**Author:** [@MarkGoldberg](https://clarionhub.com/u/MarkGoldberg)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-improve-the-call-stack-when-your-program-gpfs-to-show-procedure-names-in-stack-trace/188 "2025-01-26T03:34:07Z")
As shown on ClarionLive (2014, Sept 19) When you GPF you're given a stack trace with several fairly useless addresses However if you're in Debug mode and have %Bin%\\Debug\\ClaRun.dll in place then in addition to th… --- ## [Tip: Change Procedures without Touching Modified Date e.g. Change Call Tree](https://clarionhub.com/t/tip-change-procedures-without-touching-modified-date-e-g-change-call-tree/7133)
**Author:** [@CarlBarnes](https://clarionhub.com/u/CarlBarnes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/tip-change-procedures-without-touching-modified-date-e-g-change-call-tree/7133 "2025-01-25T00:05:22Z")
I use the Last Modified Date view of Procedures in an APP often to see what has recently changed. I had a Procedure that the APP Call Tree was wrong. It had Procedures listed on the Calls Tab that were no longer called … --- ## [\#IMAGE bug in Template language - Numeric File Names do not Display in C11](https://clarionhub.com/t/image-bug-in-template-language-numeric-file-names-do-not-display-in-c11/7741)
**Author:** [@LANSRAD](https://clarionhub.com/u/LANSRAD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/image-bug-in-template-language-numeric-file-names-do-not-display-in-c11/7741 "2024-12-15T07:21:53Z")
I just ran across an "interesting" bug in either the template language or the C11 IDE. We include logos on our template prompts and have done so for years. However if the filename of the image starts with a number inst… [Next page](https://clarionhub.com/c/ide/9.md?page=1)