10/18/96 History file Page 1 Version Job Description --2.9b2-(beta 2)---------------------------------------------------------------- 2.9b2 FIX Fixed what I believe to be source of some (the majority?) of the QIF import oddities -- not cleaning up record pointers, etc. after every import. 2.9b2 FIX Cancelling a memorized recall would still prompt for split inclusion if splits were found. 2.9b2 FIX New records added to transaction container no longer disappear below container window. 2.9b2 problem seems to have gone away - waiting 2.9b2 FIX Memorized splits were being lost on reconciliation. 2.9b2 CHG Widened date field in transaction dialog a little. 2.9b2 FIX Calculator would generate error messages on close under Merlin and FP22. Fixed? 2.9b2 NEW Added '/noscan' parameter to calendar so that it can be launched from ET's desktop folder. 2.9b2 FIX Memorized records weren't being updated if any of their contents (except particulars/payee) were subsequently changed. 2.9b2 CHG QIF importer now silently scans from top of file if EOF is reached before the desired section. 2.9b2 FIX Recalling memorized splits would display actual records rather than copies. 2.9b2 NEW Saving new or edited records from transaction dialog is now threaded. 2.9b2 CHG Expanded allowable cheque ceiling from 32768 to 2147483648 2.9b2 NEW Added cautionary message on 'Append' selection in QIF converter. 2.9b2 NEW Added cheque number monitoring on a series basis. Series based on 1000 cheques, e.g. 1-999, 1000-1999, ... 999999001- 999999999. Although numbering has a ceiling in excess of 2 million, monitoring wraps at 999999999 back to 1. 2.9b2 NEW Invoking Settings notebook now displays miscellaneous page if called from an Account Book and if, from the Service Desk, an account is selected. 2.9b2 CHG Invoking transaction dialog from Service Desk now returns focus to desk upon dismissal. 2.9b2 NEW Next available cheque in a series (or in the following series) is now available in the 'Number' field and subject to line- completion, e.g. pressing '1' could expand the entry to 101. The '!' key to assign the next number remains. 2.9b2 FIX Restore reported nothing on backup drive to restore. 2.9b2 CHG The query dialog regarding adjusting a cheque number that does not correspond to the next in the series has been replaced by a monitoring system. 2.9b2 CHG Changed 'Credit', 'Debit' descriptive text in trans. dialog to 'Credit / Purch.', 'Debit / Pay' respectively as a visual reminder for credit card accounts. 2.9b2 CHG Auto-recall of memorized records and line completion in Particulars/Payee field in transaction dialog disabled while editing an existing container record to avoid inadvertently overwriting data. 2.9b2 FIX Budget actuals weren't being updated in every instance on every new or edited record containing a valid category. 2.9b2 CHG Changed combination box in 'List' Settings notebook page to an entryfield and listbox to facilitate the changing of item names. 2.9b2 CHG Cheque number prompt of memorized record recall moved to 'Append' button click event from entryfield focus loss for smoother integration. 2.9b2 FIX One instance of an error being raised when writing a new record during QIF import. Added a loop to increment (max 10) the key number on such an error and tidied up possible error in pool module. Fixed? 2.9b2 FIX QIF converter was not reversing amounts on credit and liability accounts to conform with ET's method of handling such account transaction amounts. 2.9b2 FIX Starting ET on a non-WPS system would fail silently (under FileBar) or with a violation (under PC2). 2.9b2 CHG Added query dialog when closing the transaction dialog while there are still records in the container, to avoid inadvertent loss of unsaved data. 2.9b2 FIX Account management notebook would behave erratically when closed using OD1.5's X close button. Fixed? 2.9b2 FIX Updated postdated records were not updating the account's ending balance properly. 2.9b2 FIX QIF Converter would end with violation if incorrect date format was selected and the month portion exceeded 12. Converter now ends gracefully on such an error. 2.9b2 FIX Credit limits were being ignored by QIF Converter. 2.9b2 FIX Reconciliation dialog was not observing system date order. 2.9b2 FIX Negative amounts less than $1 were improperly formatted and confused the reconciliation tabulations. 2.9b2 NEW Added budget report and graph to Service Desk. 2.9b2 NEW Added express report to Account Book. --2.9b3-(beta 3)---------------------------------------------------------------- 2.9b3 NEW Added 'Void' and 'Restore' option to account book 'Records' menu. Voided transactions are represented as dark-green, underscored entries in the account book. 2.9b3 NEW Added Cheque Usage report to list cheques within a date range in reverse numerical order along with skipped/duplicate cheque reporting. 2.9b3 NEW Added QIF exporter. 2.9b3 NEW Added Search & Replace function. 2.9b3 NEW Added Transaction Fees report to subtotal transaction codes / month and report on the estimated cost, based upon the parameters defined in the Settings notebook's Fees page. 2.9b3 NEW Added Transaction report with subtotalling by week, 2 weeks, half-month, monthly, quarterly, yearly, category (family), category (single), class, and payee. 2.9b3 NEW Added Unreconciled Records report to list transaction that have not been cleared for from the beginning of the database to a specified ending date. 2.9b3 FIX Cleaned up the account book display (deleted items no longer have extra long or extraneous lines). 2.9b3 CHG Moved budget report to report module. 2.9b3 CHG Moved memorized recall options from popup menu to Records menu. 2.9b3 FIX QIF converter no longer automatically creates records for links that could not be resolved; instead, these are logged to a window whose contents can be saved or printed. This has fixed the erroenous amounts/counts & odd import order behaviour. 2.9b3 CHG Removed 'Date' recall option. 2.9b3 CHG Reworked to calculator by incorporating the tape and display and exchanging the multiline entryfield for an owner-drawn listbox. Tape contents can be saved manually. Negative calculations (-1 + -2) now work. Colour scheme change for better readability. 2.9b3 CHG Separated date & time status line fields, and added a 'Status' field to denote the status of the last selected item: uncleared, cleared, deleted, void, or postdated. 2.9b3 CHG Transaction dialog's credit/debit column headings now reflect the type of account, e.g. Purchase/Payment (credit); Receive/Purchase (cash); etc. 2.9b3 FIX Editing category names sometimes resulted in confused parent- child relationships. 2.9b3 FIX Budget graph window's location was not being preserved after a move. 2.9b3 FIX Clashing subcategory names (e.g. Auto:Fuel, Motorcycle:Fuel) would result in much end-user aggravation. 2.9b3 NEW The '!' next-cheque hotkey has been made user-definable to any one-character alpha-numeric key (Misc Settings notebook page). 2.9b3 FIX QIF import log file failed on card backup because the filename did not adhere to the 8.3 DOS rule. 2.9b3 FIX The budget settings notebook page was inaccessible as a result of an over-sized button. 2.9b3 2.9b3 2.9b3 NEW Completed net worth. 2.9b3 NEW Completed updated version of cheque printer (print multiple cheques / page). 2.9b3 FIX Entering a transaction amount less than 1 dollar, using the comma decimal separator incorrectly reported a non-zero value by transaction dialog. 2.9b3 FIX Editing a cash <-> bank link (from cash) resulted in duplicate amounts in each account rather than an expected reversal. 2.9b3 NEW Added print preview to all printing functions (except cheque printing) 2.9b3 NEW Completed transaction fee module (Settings notebook) 2.9b3 CHG Removed Express report in favour of Transaction Report. --2.90a------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.90a FIX Ctrl+Click on Search magnifying glass did not always initiate replace. 2.90a FIX Creating new categories on search & replace did not prompt for income/expense type. 2.90a NEW Added ability to rebuild card's entries in etdeskf.ini directly from 'Restore' rather than have the user call 'restini.exe' manually. 2.90a NEW Added ability to restore a deleted card directly from the backup drive or diskette. 2.90a FIX Record enumeration could sometimes fail if the starting month did not contain at least one transaction. 2.90a FIX The etdeskf.rc file would lack sum, date, and count data when generated during the backup process. 2.90a FIX Balance forecasting did not work as expected. 2.90a CHG Forecasted balance entries are now sorted by date, including expanded postdated entries. 2.90a FIX The calculator memory button (M, Mr, Mc) now works correctly. 2.90a NEW The calculator now draws negative totals in dark red rather than black. 2.90a NEW Codepage support has been added to the Print Preview and reports; at least that's what my meagre tests have shown. 2.90a CHG Record memorization in Transactions dialog is now updated/created with every addition, rather than when new records are actually written to file as was previously the case.