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You can find out more information about this support in Mainframe - Technical notes.
CAST
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Some changes have been made to switch downloads to the "next generation" CAST Extend service (https://extendng.castsoftware.com). This new CAST Extend service is a replacement for the existing CAST Extend Service which will be phased out in due course. Note that to use https://extendng.castsoftware.com, you will need to register a new account (https://extendng.castsoftware.com/register) - accounts from the existing CAST Extend service have not been transferred.
Installing CAST AIP ≥ 8.3.16 from scratch
When installing CAST AIP ≥ 8.3.16 from scratch when no previous release of CAST AIP exists, the following server will be pre-configured for extension downloads (the server will be ticked and enabled):
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Installing CAST AIP ≥ 8.3.16 when a previous release of CAST AIP already exists
When installing CAST AIP ≥ 8.3.16 and a previous release of CAST AIP already exists (more specifically if the %PROGRAMDATA%\CAST\CAST\Extensions\ServerList.xml file exists) then the following will occur:
- https://extendng.castsoftware.com/api will be added as CAST Extend v3 and will be ticked and enabled
- https://extend.castsoftware.com:443/V2/api/v2 will be deleted
- All other servers will be remain as they were previously.
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Database Extractor
The CAST Database Extractor now supports:
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