Thoroughbred 8.9.1 release notes

Version 8.9.1 is a maintenance release based on comments and suggestions we have received from the Thoroughbred community, both through the Thoroughbred mail-list forum and our support department. You can also download these release notes as a PDF.

Some highlights are:

• Introducing TSWebTerm, the new Thoroughbred Web Terminal, which replaces T-Connect.
• Introducing TS DataServer for MariaDB. TS DataServer for MySQL has been forked into two products.
• Ghost security: the number of ghost processes is now limited to the user count of the product. The number of ghosts can be changed with a ghost activation program or the -g option of the product’s install program.
• Support for OpenSSL 3.4 (Record Encryption 3.4), OpenSSL 3.5 (Record Encryption 3.5), OpenSSL 3.6 (Record Encryption 3.6) and OpenSSL 4.0 (Record Encryption 4.0).
• Security updates.
• Improved memory allocation.
• Code optimization for GCC 14 and 15.

Installation notes: VIP and TbredComm

When installing TbredComm or VIP, select the appropriate setup program:

• Setup_Tbcomm_11plus.exe installs TbredComm on Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025.
• Setup_VIP_11plus.exe installs VIP on Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025.

These setups first check whether any Microsoft prerequisites are needed on the target system. If they are, you will be prompted to install them; this is required. When this phase is complete, the TbredComm or VIP installation runs automatically.

Note

When installing VIP on Windows 10 and Windows 11, reboot the workstation after the installation has completed. This one-time reboot is only required when connected to a local Basic. It is not required when connecting through TbredComm.

There is only one install package for TS Environment for Windows, and one for TS Network Basic with DataServer. Neither is platform dependent.

Refer to the appropriate 8.9.1 manual for detailed installation instructions. The installation instructions have not changed since 8.9.0. All the manuals are in the documentation.

Reporting problems

When reporting problems, include the file version and the enhancement or problem reference number where applicable.

To see the Basic’s file version, type DUMP VERSION in Basic console mode and press Enter:

READY
>DUMP VERSION

Thoroughbred BASIC CLIENT Level 8.9.1 (05/01/26)
 Feature: Ghost Security
 Feature: Record Encryption 3.5
 Feature: Journaling
 Feature: ODBC Client
 File Version: 8.9.1.0501
Computer: INTEL x86_64
OS Name/Level: Linux 6.12.0

*** END OF DUMP

The file version of the Basic or any other Thoroughbred product is also available from the operating system command line with the whattb command:

user@system:/opt/tbred/basic$ whattb basic
         Thoroughbred BASIC CLIENT Level 8.9.1 (08/25/26)
         File Version: 8.9.1.0825
        Computer: INTEL x86_64   OS Name/Level: Linux 6.12.0

The OPENworkshop and Dictionary-IV version number and release date are in the Version Manager on the System Administration Menu. To check the build date of a specific program, list line 10 of the program.

Check the build numbers of VIP (client), TbredComm, TS ReportServer and Gateway for Windows at the executable level; don’t use the VIP Version Manager. Open the Tsi\Bin folder and hover the mouse over an executable to see its full file version, or right-click the executable, select Properties and then the Version tab.

Thoroughbred Basic

Enhancements

• Ghost security: the number of ghost processes is now limited to the user count of the Basic. When the user count exceeds the system ghost limit of 62, the number of ghosts is limited to 62. The number of ghosts can be changed by activation with ghostact.
• Support for OpenSSL 3.4 (Record Encryption 3.4), OpenSSL 3.5 (Record Encryption 3.5), OpenSSL 3.6 (Record Encryption 3.6) and OpenSSL 4.0 (Record Encryption 4.0).
• Security updates.
• Improved memory allocation.
• Code optimization for GCC 14 and 15.
• DEV line changes for the new SQL DataServer, TS DataServer for MariaDB.
• Passwords are now encrypted when sent to the TS Network DataServer.
• A program’s password is now encrypted when journaling an ENCRYPT.
• Windows only: code optimization for Visual Studio 2019.

Changes

• A problem journaling an ENCRYPT through the TS Network DataServer has been resolved.
• Problems journaling events after an ENCRYPT have been resolved.
• A problem where multiple XCALLs returned incorrect data has been resolved.
• A problem causing basic/tbredserv to crash when it cannot connect to a License Manager has been resolved. This fix has also been back-ported to 8.8.3 and 8.9.0.
• A problem preventing basic/tbredserv from releasing from a License Manager has been resolved. This fix has also been back-ported to 8.8.3 and 8.9.0.
• A display problem when DUMPing string variables in a ghost has been resolved.
• Problems causing Basic to crash when OPENing a LINK have been resolved.
• An error is now displayed on startup when an invalid DEV type value is specified in the IPL file.
• Windows only: programs are now built to be VAPT-compliant.
• Windows only: all the SQL DataServer login prompts now match UNIX and Linux.

OPENworkshop

Enhancements

• Changes to support TSWebTerm.

Changes

• Multiple fixes to CONNECT VIEW for MSORT.
• The interactive debugger now shows the correct variable information when a variable is over 78 bytes.
• Corrected error 41 when generating a list of more than 20 disks while selecting a disk to compile to in Source-IV.

License Manager

Enhancements

• Security updates.
• Ghost security: the number of ghost processes is now limited to the user count of the License Manager or WEB License Manager. The number of ghosts can still be changed by activation with tslicact -g or tslicactw -g.
• A verbose mode option, -v, has been added to the Heartbeat utility programs, tslicuhb and tslicuhbw. It cannot be combined with the daemon option, -d.
• The Heartbeat utility programs now try to reactivate unmanaged processes with a License Manager.

Changes

• Problems in the License Managers that caused the Heartbeat utilities to crash have been resolved. This fix has also been back-ported to 8.8.3 and 8.9.0.
• A problem where the License Managers updated the user or ghost count when releasing an unknown process has been resolved.
• Display issues in tslicadm when a section is missing from LICENSE.INI have been resolved.

DataServers

Enhancements

TS Network DataServer

• Ghost security: the number of server connections from a ghost is now limited to the user count of the TS Network DataServer. When the user count exceeds the system ghost limit of 62, the number of server connections from a ghost is limited to 62. The number of ghosts can be changed by activation with tsmgract -g.
• Added event logging for TCBSERV data security events.

TS ODBC DataServer

• Added error trap logging to help identify corrupt data.

All SQL DataServers

• Added a debug width option to set the width of the debug logging file. The default is 80.

Changes

TS Network DataServer

• A problem journaling an ENCRYPT has been resolved.
• Problems journaling events after an ENCRYPT have been resolved.
• A problem opening a device ID when TCBSERV data security is configured has been resolved.

TS ODBC DataServer

• A problem that prevented the Single-Tier driver from connecting has been resolved.

All SQL DataServers

• Problems with excess data being returned to Basic have been resolved.
• Problems with comments in the product’s ini file have been resolved.

TSI Suite applications

Enhancements

• All applications: programs are now built to be VAPT-compliant.
• TbredComm: the maximum Queue Size has been increased to 8192 (K).
• Workstation Manager: the maximum Queue Size on the TbredComm tab has been increased to 8192 (K).

Changes

• TbredComm: problems with the Queue Size have been resolved.