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Summary of Changes in PC Access for Windows 4.20

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[How to Determine your Build Number] [How to Obtain the Latest Version of PC Access] [Version 4.30] [Version 4.20] [Version 4.10] [Version 4.00] [Changes to Version 4.20]

As more people use PC Access for Windows , we sometimes find problems with the program. Some of these problems occur only to certain hardware setups, and some of them apply only to certain host system (MLS) differences. To solve these problems we make small changes to PC Access. Some of these changes are invisible to most users, while others require us to add new program features or setup items. After we accumulate a few changes and are ready to distribute them, we release a new Build of PC Access for Windows. This document describes the changes in each Build of PC Access for Windows since we began shipping the product.

How to Determine your PC Access Build Number

If you need to determine your PC Access Build Number see:

How to determine your PC Access Build Number.

How to Obtain the Latest Version of PC Access

As you read this page, you may find that a particular Build of PC Access introduces a new feature you need or fixes a problem you are having. If that Build number is higher than the Build number of your copy of PC Access, you will need to update or upgrade your copy of PC Access.

The PC Access for Windows Update Wizard can direct you to the best update option for your version of PC Access. You can also find the latest updates to PC Access here: PC Access for Windows Download Files.

As of April 10, 2000, the current version of PC Access for Windows is 4.30.158.

Changes to Version 4.20

Build 134: Tuesday, June 1, 1999

Public Release

Problem Fixes

Changed telnet connection to use non-reserved ports.

New Features

None.

Build 132: Wednesday, May 12, 1999

Public Release
This is the first public non-beta release of version 4.20 that is Year 2000 Compliant. All builds of version 4.10 and version 4.30 are Year 2000 Compliant.

Problem Fixes

Fixed tag number truncation when editing a tagged MLS number.
Fixed comdebug playback pause under Compass emulation.
Fixed problem handling corrupted entry in devices section of WIN.INI file when setting up printers.
Fixed the Compass text report printing 2.25 inches down the page.
Fixed the agent unique id that was introduced in build 126.
Fixed the agent-specific Terminal Screen Colors. The agent controls these settings here: Terminal Screen Colors (Agent Setup) .
Fixed Compass welcome screen editor.

New Features

JPEG is now the default format for saving photos from the Adjust Photo window.
Copy button on the Terminal window now copies the mouse selected text by the user. If no text is selected, Copy button copies the Terminal window as a graphic image as it did in prior versions.
Added keyboard and mouse lockout during "zoom to full" function under Compass emulation.
Changed Auto Wrap default on Maestro emulation to unchecked.

Build 131: Thursday, October 22, 1998

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed the stalling problem with Flyer download in Compass

New Features

None.

Build 130: Friday, October 2, 1998

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a cosmetic problem where the tool tips would sometimes pop-up outside the window area.

New Features

Added tool tips to Maestro and Compass emulations.

Build 129: Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a Maestro Capture File problem which generated a floating point error during capture.
Fixed Flyer launch to execute FLC2FLY if FLC files exist from Compass download.

New Features

None.

Build 128: Tuesday, June 16, 1998

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a bug that resulted in some Compass images printing upside down.

New Features

Added the Flyer download functionality for Compass systems.

Build 126: Monday, April 20, 1998

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

None.

New Features

Added support for the PC Access Flyer.

Build 125: Tuesday, June 16, 1998

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed the date-handling in the sendtoday script command. This fix makes PC Access build 125 (and all later builds) Year 2000 Compliant.

Fixed the Edit/Add Tag window to accept longer tags. It will now accept tags up to 24 characters long.

Fixed GPF caused when attempting to view photos after downloading and extracting a Flyer Sheet data packet.

Really fixed the GPF fault caused by double clicking the Print Screen button on the Terminal Window.

Fixed the Geografix map name in the message bar.

Fixed the autoscripting inputbox and messagebox problem where the quote characters were being escaped improperly.

Fixed the Compass Auto Print All Flyers function to not skip the last listing on every summary page.

Fixed a photo repaint problem seen in Compass emulation if View Photos During download was unchecked.

Modified the Tag List send function to remove blanks from tagged MLS numbers when sent to the host.

Fixed a bogus "User already logged on" warning when selecting functions from the Main Menu while connected. This warning only appeared in network installations.

Fixed a bug that caused PC Access to not ask for the agent's password at start up if there was only one agent set up on a broker copy.

Fixed a Speed Button remapping issue when control characters were sent in a speed button under Compass emulation - summary display.

New Features

Enhanced the Auto Zmodem Download to support end-of-line translation during Maestro downloads.
Enhanced Maestro mouse clicking to support multi-column list boxes.
Added "quick paste" feature to Master, Maestro and Compass emulations.
Compass emulation now supports display of additional full photos when a listing has more than one full photo.
Added Agent Setup item to control quality of photos downloaded for Accessories.
Changed "Script stopped" message to "Login script complete" for the Login script.
Made the ESC key act like the F10 key in the Summary Display report under Compass.

Build 124: Tuesday, October 21, 1997

Public Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a Compass Summary Photo Report problem where turning on Page Headers caused the text lines to print with uneven spacing.
Fixed a printing problem that kept photos from printing on the second and later pages of a multipage report on some printers. This eliminates the user's need to set the Job Timeout to zero.

New Features

Updated VT terminal emulator to support "application mode" on the keypad. Application mode is used by the sign-on editor in Compass.
Update StopCopy to allow relaxed mode protection. Note: This relates to initial installs of Build 124 copies.

Build 123: Wednesday, September 24, 1997

Public Release

Problem Fixes

Made a change in photo printing which corrects printer drivers that don't print photos any page but the first page.
Changed the way PC Access loads support files to eliminate the Unable to Load LT????.DLL messages.

New Features

Shift BACKTAB now works correctly on all Compass hosts.
Telnet TCP/IP protocol was updated to allow photos to correctly work when connecting to Compass systems.
All Compass reports can use Auto-Bold. Prior to Build 122, only the Flyer report and Summary Listing report would Auto-Bold.
Compass reports now more intelligently eject the page when a report has completed on the host.
The Stop Printing function is now always available from the Terminal window tool bar. This allows Compass users to turn off printing capture while performing a file capture to disk.
Corrected a bug in Slide Show: "Setup | Dump" function that appeared in March, 1997 with support for Compass photos.
Corrected a bug in Slide Show: "Slide | Delete Current Slide" function that appeared with support for Compass photos.
Added support for new 132 column compressed reports in Compass.
Note: This feature is available for Compass sites that have the capability of producing 132 column reports.
Corrected a problem where the Compass function Auto Print all Summary Listings did nothing if the user was viewing the first page of summary listings.
Added a Save Full Listing/Photo function to Compass summary mode and full mode. This function allows the user to save both the full listing and text with one mouse operation.
Added a Save All Gallery Photos function to Compass gallery mode. Now users can save multiple listing photos with one mouse operation.
In Compass, the PAGE DOWN key can now be used to advance to a new summary page when viewing the last summary photo page.
Mouse is now properly disabled on the Compass Gallery Mode display to prevent erroneous operation and screen display.
In Maestro, the DELETE key now deletes the character under the cursor in data entry fields.
In Maestro, Partially dashed lines do not Auto-Bold now.
In Maestro, The Print Scaling feature now works correctly when host "compressed font" reports are printed.
Auto scripting is smarter about large amounts of line drawing characters. Previously, some Maestro host screens could confuse the auto script during playback.
There is now a Send a Date function for auto scripting. This function allows the user to send a date to the host which is relative to the current day. This is very useful for automating hotsheet reports which require varying date information to be sent during playback of an autoscript.
The Disk Capture function has been expanded to include appending to an existing capture file.
There is a new Pause Capture function which allows the user to stop and start capturing of data within a single file.
Auto-Bold is smarter about not bolding time values e.g. 9:45.
Added the VISTAinfo Update Server feature for downloading PC Access for Windows updates.

Build 120: Friday, June 27, 1997

Public Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a bug in Maestro host initiated capture.

New Features

None.

Build 119: Tuesday, June 17, 1997

Public Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a potential GPF in the Tag List window when closing the window a second (or later) time.
Zoom 2X on a small Compass photo now requests the larger photo from the host.
Autoscripting now properly handles quote (") characters.
VISTAinfo download function now handles strange EOL combinations found in some Resource download files.
PC Access now properly handles non-sequentially numbered photos on Compass listings with multiple photos.
Compass Emulation - PC Access was incorrectly sending F10 instead of a CR when the ENTER key was pressed on the full photo display screen.

New Features

None.

Build 118: Thursday, June 5, 1997

Beta Release

Problem Fixes

None.

New Features

The Register PC Access window now does not require the user insert disk 1 to permit PC Access to back up the license file.

Build 117: Tuesday, June 17, 1997

Public Release

Problem Fixes

Fixed a bug that allowed blank agents to show up in the Agent List.
Added exception logging and logging level.
Fixed a bug in the Print Scaling that would cause PC Access to use compressed print if your normal font was set smaller than 10 pt and a Maestro host requested PC Access to set the current font to the normal font.
Fixed a bug which caused new agents to disappear from the Agent List in Network versions only.
Fixed a bug on the Add/Edit Printer window which would crash PC Access if you clicked on a font button without selecting a printer.