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23.02.2010 | Wireless Communication Library 6.7.3.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.3.0 version:

fixed issue with WidComm freezing on EnumServices when dongle has been removed during operation;
new BluetoothConsole demo for C++ edition shows how to use WCL in console applications and threads;
fixed issue with WidComm 5.5.0.7000.

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June 1, 2009 - Soft Service Company, a major developer of wireless communications software, has released the new version of Wireless Communication Library (also known as Bluetooth Framework). Wireless Communication Library 6.5.8 is a VCL, MFC and .NET components library for software developers, which allows adding Bluetooth, IrDA and Serial support to applications and thus facilitates the development. It also features a remarkable component, designed specially for Bluetooth Proximity Marketing applications.

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19.02.2010 | TextBlue 6.7.3.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.3.0 version:

message processing has been fixed;
API change notification has been added/fixed;
Drag&Drop;
fixed issue with WidComm freezing on EnumServices when dongle has been removed during operation;
fixed issue with WidComm 5.5.0.7000.

30.01.2010 | Wireless Communication Library 6.7.2.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.2.0 version:

fixed issue with BlueSoleil 5.x and high and Virtual COM Port creation;
wclVirtualCOMPort destroys when API unloaded;
issue with not releasing Toshiba Virtual COM port has been fixed;
new demos for .NET Edition (ServiceDemo);
new error constant WCL_E_USER_DEFINED, user defined errors for derived classes should start from WCL_E_USER_DEFINED;
message processing for wclProximitySender has been fixed;
API change notification has been added/fixed for wclProximitySender;
new events (AfterOpen and BeforeClose) has been added to wclVirtualCOMPort;
minor changes in VirtualPort demos;
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 100% compatable tested.

03.01.2010 | TextBlue 6.7.1.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.1.0 version:

Toshiba 6 compatable;
Toshiba 7 compatable;
issue with freezing on disconnecting with BlueSoleil 5.x has been fixed;
issue with data transfer does not work after reconnect on BlueSoleil 5.x has been fixed;
reading address of a remote device on BS 6.x has been fixed;
connection to remote device on BS 6.x has been fixed;
simultanious connections synchronization on BS 6.x has been fixed;
BlueSoleil 6.4.289.0 compatibility has been tested.

02.01.2010 | Wireless Communication Library 6.7.1.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.1.0 version:

issue with SetPort link error for wclClientSerialParams has been fixed (C++ Edition);
issue with CwclVirtualCOMPorts link error has been fixed (C++ Edition);
MFC has been removed from C++ Edition;
name of WCL MFC Edition has been changed to WCL C++ Edition;
Toshiba 6 compatable;
Toshiba 7 compatable;
issue with freezing on disconnecting with BlueSoleil 5.x has been fixed;
MFC has been removed from .NET Edition;
issue with data transfer does not work after reconnect on BlueSoleil 5.x has been fixed;
reading address of a remote device on BS 6.x has been fixed;
services enumerating on a remote device on BS 6.x has been fixed;
connection to remote device on BS 6.x has been fixed;
simultanious connections synchronization on BS 6.x has been fixed;
BlueSoleil 6.4.289.0 compatibility has been tested.

30.11.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.7.0.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.0.0 version:

Issue with service not found in BluetoothOPP demo (Delphi) has been fixed;
Issue with not finishing sending to BlackBerry device with using ProximitySender has been fixed;
WidComm Pairing issue has been fixed;
VCL Edition for Delphi 2010 and CBuilder 2010;
BlueSoleil version detection fixed for switching between old and new BlueSoleil API;
New Tested Device: BlackBerry 8120;
WCL .NET works on SharpDevelop 3.1;
VirtualSerialPort VB 6 Demo has been fixed (pairing before creation is required!!!).

30.11.2009 | TextBlue 6.7.0.0 has been released

What's new in 6.7.0.0 version:

Issue with not finishing sending to BlackBerry device with using ProximitySender has been fixed;
WidComm Pairing issue has been fixed;
BlueSoleil version detection fixed for switching between old and new BlueSoleil API;
New Tested Device: BlackBerry 8120.

16.11.2009 | TextBlue 6.6.9.0 has been released

What's new in 6.6.9.0 version:

Sending not finished on BlackBerry devices issue has been fixed;
Default value for Reject Retry has been changed to 1;
Default PIN setting has been added;
Ignore timeout not saved issue has been fixed;
Remote device' name reading has been improved;
XP Manifest has been improved;
Autostart with Windows has been added;
Autostart sender when application starts has been added;
Filter for showing only connect local dongles for Licence Manager has been added;
Multi select when adding devices to the White List has been added;
Multi select when adding devices to the Black List has been added;
Multi language support has been added.

09.11.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.7.0 has been released

What's new in 6.6.7.0 version:

Access Violation exception when trying to connect to device with using WidComm stack has been fixed;
Issue with reading devices name on BlueSoleil after discovering has been fixed;
Discovering on BlueSoleil 6.4 has been fixed;
Reading remote device's properties on BlueSoleil 6.4 has been fixed;
Pairing and unpairing with remote device on BlueSoleil 6.4 has been fixed;
Reading/writing Discoverable and Connectable property for BlueSoleil 6.4 has been implemented;
Only one WidComm stub DLL;
Concurent connections for WidComm;
Removed manifest, you can find it on FAQ section.

09.11.2009 | TextBlue 6.6.7.0 has been released

What's new in 6.6.7.0 version:

Access Violation exception when trying to connect to device with using WidComm stack has been fixed;
Issue with reading devices name on BlueSoleil after discovering has been fixed;
Concurent connections for WidComm;
Remote device's name reading issue has been fixed;
Freezing issue has been fixed.

04.11.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.5.0 has been released

What's new in 6.6.5.0 version:

issue with repairing request when connecting to a device with Authentication = true has been fixed;
new parameter MIME has been added to OBEX Client Put operation;
fixed issue with freezing on widcomm stack;
CEUTIL - fixed;
fixed issue with ProximitySender freezing.

02.11.2009 | TextBlue 6.6.5.1 has been released

What's new in TextBlue 6.6.5.1:

Issue with application freezing on some dongles has been fixed;
Issue with ceutil.dll not found message has been fixed;
Minor changes and fixes.

11.10.2009 | TextBlue - Bluetooth Proximity Advertise

Complete out of the box Proximity Marketing application has now been released with the very latest Wireless Communication Library 6.6.3.0.

The software can be installed onto Windows XP , Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The new features of the TextBlue Proximity Software powered by Wireless Communication Library include among the already feature rich features:

Multiple Dongle and Driver support (Microsoft, Bluesoleil, Toshiba and Widcomm stack);
Automated wizard for campaign creation;
White List for sending to specified list of mobile numbers;
Send files to specific mobiles;
Advanced reporting.

For more information, please visit Bluetooth Proximity Marketing page or visit the vendor directly TextBlue Ltd.

11.10.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.4.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.6.4.0 version:

Fixed issue with enumerating services on a device which requires PIN code;
Fixed issue with sending OBEX content to BlackBery devices;
wclAuthenticator for WidComm;
Fixed issue with enumerating services on Microsoft stack when quering for specified service;
Issue whith non-stopped timer for WidComm stack is fixed;
Buffer cleaning in Disconnect;
Some optimization of work with memory buffers.

23.09.2009 | Non Commercial Licenses

Non Commercial Licenses for the Wireless Communication Library are now available. The prices were reduced for these licenses:

Lite - $100;
Personal - $175;
Developer - $250.

Non Commercial Licenses Limitations:

These licenses can not be used for developing commercial applications;
These licenses do not include any source code;
These licenses do not provide any free updates (even for Personal and Developer Licenses).

19.09.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.3.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.6.3.0 version:

New vcredist;
OnDisconnect event now fires for serial transport connection;
Issue with freezing when serial port is not availbale (USB->COM, Virtual Bluetooth COM) has been fixed.

14.09.2009 | Issue with message "Could not load file or assembly"

On some PCs running wcl.dll .NET Edition may cause an issue with "Could not load file or assembly, error 0x800736B1" error messages. It may happen because old vc redist file was used. Please, visit the forum's F.A.Q. board to find out the solution.

13.09.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.2.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.6.2.0 version:

Some minor fixes in wclGetErrorMessage and wclShowError functions;
New error codes for WiFi;
Architecture of the WiFi classes was reviewed and changed;
WiFi events: Opened, Closed, Connected, Disconnected;
WiFi Bss list has been added;
WiFi networks list has been improved;
Reading of a current connection status has been implemented;
Connection to a WiFi Network with using profile has been improved;
Connection to a WiFi Network with using network parameters has been added;
Connection to a WiFi Network with using temporary profile has been added;
Serial ports monitoring;
Some changes in properties of wclSerialDevice and wclIrDADevice classes.

06.09.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.1.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.6.1.0 version:

Issue with local radio name changing under WidComm Bluetooth stack has been fixed;
New error code WCL_E_CONNECTION_TERMINATED has been added for OBEX based clients;
New error code WCL_E_PROXIMITY_FILE_UNAVAILABLE has been added for Proximity Sender;
The name of the wclBluetoothRadio.Assigned method was changed to wclBluetoothRadio.Assign (.NET Edition);
Issue with Put operation (sending hangs up with some phones) has been fixed;
DecodeCOD function has been added: the function decodes ClassOfDevice COD into usable value;
Bluetooth Client Demo application has been changed to allow you to select service;
SetName for local Bluetooth radio fixed to make it working under Win 7;
Icon for TwclWiFiManager (VCL Edition);
Documentation for COM Edition;
Documentation for .NET Edition;
Bluetooth Virtual COM Ports;
New WidComm stub dll (wcl2wbt2.dll) for support features which were removed from the latest WidComm SDK.

17.08.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.6.0.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.6.0.0 version:

Fixed issue when OnOBEXXXXComplete is not called when remote device disconnected;
Multiconnect issue fixed for proximity sender;
Microsoft Bluetooth radio name changing is fixed;
WiFi support has been added (beta).

26.07.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.11.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.11.0 version:

Issue with pairing on WidComm 5.5.0.3200 when PIN request dialog box appears has been fixed;
OPPThread sample added. The sample shows how to use Wireless Communication Library in threads (.NET Edition);
WidComm stack detection on Vista platform has been fixed.

24.06.2009 | Hot fix for Wireless Communication Library 6.5.10.0 Has Been Published

Hot fix fixes issue with wclClient and its descendant components/classes crashes with Toshiba drivers when disconnect operation.

Support for Wireless Communication Library 6.0 and 6.2

We will stop support for Wireless Communication Library 6.0.x and Wireless Communication Library 6.2.x since 1, July 2009. All the files of those versions of the library will not be available for download since that date.

We strongly recomend to update to the latest version of WCL.

20.06.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.10.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.10.0 version:

TwclServer.Name property changed to TwclServer.DeviceName property (VCL Edition);
TwclOPPServer.Name property changed to TwclOPPServer.DeviceName property (VCL Edition);
wclOPPServerDemo fo CBuilder is fixed;
wclServer.Name property changed to wclServer.DeviceName property (.NET Edition);
wclOPPServer.Name property changed to wclOPPServer.DeviceName property (.NET Edition);
wclServer.GetName() method changed to wclServer.GetDeviceName() method (MFC Edition);
wclOPPServer.GetName() method changed to wclOPPServer.GetDeviceName() method (MFC Edition);
wclServerX.Name property changed to wclServerX.DeviceName property (COM Edition);
wclOPPServerX.Name property changed to wclOPPServerX.DeviceName property (COM Edition);
Toshiba connection issue on Vista fixed.

18.06.2009 | Summer Discounts Start

We are glad to announce our Summer Discount Program. Till 01.07.2009 you can get Wireless Communication Library with 30% discount.

If you would like to do so please use this coupon code: SUMMER_2009.

08.06.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.9.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.9.0 version:

New function wclGetErrorMessage. The function returns error text by its code;
Issue with reading remote device address and name with BlueSoleil server is fixed;
Issue with reading remote device address and name with WidComm server is fixed;
Fixed problem with BlueSoleil server (remote device unable connect to).

21.05.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.8.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.8.0 version:

New error codes for wclProximitySender;
wclClient crushes when disconnect with Toshiba stack - fixed;
Bluetooth Chat Demos for .NET Edition;
Bluetooth Chat Demos for COM Edition;
BlueSoleil pairing issue fixed;
vCard Parser (for VCL Edition);
Proximity Sender demo has been fixed (issue with using wclAuthenticator).

12.05.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.7.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.7.0 version:

Fixed problem with registering Bluetooth services in MS stack;
New Bluetooth Chat demos for VCL and MFC editions;
Fixed issue when Toshiba client connection is locking;
Invalid result code for OBEX connect with WidComm driver issue has been fixed.

03.05.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.6.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.6.0 version:

New property ObjectName (GetObjectName()) added for wclOPPServer. The property contains the name of the currently receiving file;
BuildSDP routine has been fixed for build correct SDP records for Microsoft and Toshiba servers;
Reading remote device address and name for servers has been fixed;
Fixed issue when WidComm server crashed with AV when closing;
SE W350i has been added to the Tested Devices List.

20.04.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.4.0 Has Been Released

What's new in the 6.5.4.0 version:

Fixed bug in MFC BluetoothFTPClient demo;
Fixed Server Disconnect issue for Toshiba drivers;
MFC shared/MFC Static library usage - 2 Lib/DLLs;
Toshiba server port allocation problem (Internal Driver Error) fixed;
wclAuthenticator works with Toshiba now.

19.04.2009 | Some fixes for Wireless Communication Library 6.5.3.0

What's new in the 6.5.3.0 version:

Fixed problem with crrupted file when sending/receiving file to/from device with using OBEX in COM Edition;
New example applications added for COM Edition;
Toshiba client crush - fixed (for Toshiba 5.X >);
"OSLoder deadlock" exception for .NET Edition fixed.

08.04.2009 | Wireless Communication Library 6.5.3.0 Has Been Released