When we first released the Iguana Translator, we were experimenting with a completely new approach to IDE development. Because of the fluid nature of interface design and the ever-changing parameters of integration, we knew that the right solution had to be powerful and customizable. We wanted to invent a comprehensive, easy-to-use tool that had no limit to its application.

Well, the experiment is a success! Not only have we succeeded in creating a robust scripting environment well suited to all levels of experience, but we’ve also managed to create an ever-adaptable tool that our customers are successfully using in ways we would never have predicted!

Now is the time to go back and double-down on our efforts. By partnering with our customers, we are learning more and more about all the different ways that Iguana can be applied. The result? We’ve taken what we’ve learned to refine features, enhance usability, and build upon our successes.  

Check out this video for a brief overview of Iguana 5.5’s major feature enhancements:

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NEW Iguana 5.5.7

Iguana 5.5.7 introduces improvements when using Internet Explorer 10 and when dealing with custom LLP delimiters. To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

NEW Iguana 5.5.6

Iguana 5.5.6 introduces two important bug fixes. To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

Iguana 5.5.5

Iguana 5.5.5 introduces several new features and some important bug fixes. To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

Major enhancements:

• New Iguana Demo
• Improved HTTPS Settings

Iguana 5.5.4

Iguana 5.5.4 introduces several bug fixes and new support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Windows 8. To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

Iguana 5.5.3

Iguana 5.5.3 introduces several important bug fixes. To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

Iguana 5.5.2

Iguana 5.5.2 introduces several bug fixes and some minor tweaks to our scripting functionality. To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

Iguana 5.5.1

To see the complete list of changes, feel free to browse the Iguana change log.

Major enhancements:

• Extensive new help system built right into the Iguana Translator
• Significant feature enhancements to our auto-completion tool
• New and improved database connection methods with new best practices:
  • Database Connection Objects, recommended best practices
  • Translator API Reference: db.conn – new database methods
• Improved sample data management tools
• Additional control over user access
• Adjustments to the user interface for improved usability:
  • New error and warning icons in the Dashboard
  • New milestone status icons in the Iguana Editor
  • Nested annotation blocks for loops
  • Color-coded annotation tree views
  • New auto-completion on/off toggle
  • Improved docking feature

Minor changes and bug fixes:

• Several bugs related to handling NULL and zero values in databases have been fixed:
  • Bug fix Iguana 5.5.1 – When zero was selected from a database, it was converted to NULL
  • Bug fix Iguana 5.5.1 – When nil values were saved to a database by db.merge, they were converted to zero
  • Bug fix Iguana 5.5.1 – When nil date values were saved to a database by db.merge, they were converted to 1899-12-31
• Sample message data can be included in a project zip file
• New help functions allow you to produce customized help
• You can now specify a base URL for email notification links
• The iguana.project.<xxx> variables have been changed to functions

Iguana 5.0.14

Some small enhancements and bug fixes.  See the Iguana change log.

• A database close function has, that allows you close DB connections, been added to the db component
• A bug was fixed where 0 or “” (empty string) was returned from a database as a NULL value – now 0 and “” are returned correctly

Iguana 5.0.13

Some small enhancements and bug fixes.  See the Iguana change log.

Iguana 5.0.12

Some small enhancements and bug fixes. See the Iguana change log.

Iguana 5.0.11

Some small enhancements and bug fixes. See the Iguana change log.

• Importing and exporting individual code files in the Iguana Editor
• Database transaction functions have been added
• Ongoing refinements to improve usability

Iguana 5.0.10

Nothing too major. Some small enhancements and bug fixes. See the Iguana change log.

• Iguana will now notify you of the latest updates
• The user experience in Internet Explorer is improved

New in Iguana 5.0.9

To see the complete list of changes you can browse the Iguana change log:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 9 are now supported
• Reading an empty repeat in an HL7 message no longer raises an error
• Iguana can now serve files from the web service (HTTP channel server) port

New in Iguana 5.0.8

• Stop button to terminate long running scripts
• Splitter control for the project pane

New in the Iguana 5.0.7 release

• Code Navigation added
• Brilliant new string annotations – Hex and Plain or Escaped Text
• Stack trace window for errors
• Support for embedded SQLite databases
• Docking of dialogs is here
• Improvements in the editor
• Error window improvement
• HL7 version 2.7 Library
• Search and Replace
• Support for DICOM

New in Iguana 5.0.5

Synchronized dialogs with Iguana 5.0.5 are here!

If you want to see the complete list of changes for each release please browse the Iguana change log.