CATVids - Changes

8.21.02 - February 8, 2010

FIXED: Browse list: Not possible to click on Title Sort column heading to
change sort order.
FIXED: Database Properties: Record count numbers not right-justified if using Windows 7 or Vista, or XP if "large fonts" were enabled.
FIXED: Data Server: XSLT processing instructions not read when generating HTML pages.
Various minor fixes.

8.21.01 - January 8, 2010

Data Entry: Memo: You can now set up a default text color (Tools=>Options=>Memo).
Explorer: Now always possible to change the personal rating even when no rating was previously set.
Report: Added two new want list reports.
Search: Quick search will now search the Barcode field.
Export: HTML: Updated default templates.
Data Server: Fixed some issues with connecting to a running instance of CATVids.
Explorer window opens faster.
The main window opens faster.
FIXED: Export: HTML: Sometimes problems exporting crew role fields (eg. Director).
FIXED: Export: XML: Error if output folder did not exist.
FIXED: Download from Internet: Default value/template value sometimes overwritten with an empty value if data not available online.
Various minor fixes and enhancements.

8.21 - December 10, 2009

Data Entry: Added a Delete button on the toolbar in the main window.
Data Entry: Added shortcut to open the Contents Template window: Ctrl+Shift+T.
Data Entry: Contents Edit window: Added back the Template button on the toolbar.
Data Entry: Add Record Link: You can now select search operator (Is equal to, Contains, or Begins with).
Data Entry: Add Record Link: The last selected record is automatically selected the next time you open the window.
Browse List: You can display the IMDb rating in the video list.
Browse List: You can display the File and Web Link fields in the list.
Loan: Send e-mail notifications: Added support for TLS ("Transport Layer Security"). This makes it possible to send e-mail via Gmail. For more information see the FAQ.
Loan: 'SMTP Server' window: You can now test the setup by clicking the Test button.
Export: HTML: You can define a margin below the heading row and the first row on list pages.
Export: HTML: You can set up a background color for field data (both list and detail pages).
Export: HTML: You can now add a custom page footer.
Export: Text: You can now export the cover filename (external images).
FIXED: Download from Internet: Problem with series download.
FIXED: Explorer: Problem with person credits page if series title included "extended" characters.
FIXED: Report: "Class TFnpRptDBImage2 not found" error when opening report.
FIXED: Close button in 'Database Properties' and 'Report Properties' windows not visible on Vista and Windows 7.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.20 - October 30, 2009

The setup program now asks if you want to install the updated explorer templates (if you click Yes, the old templates are automatically backed up).
Video View: You can now display most of the contents level fields in the video list (for example Production Year, Genre, Aspect Ratio or Studio). Screenshot.
Database: Added the ability to set a main genre. The main genre is shown in bold in the data entry window, and is available via the Main Genre field. You can group on this field, display it in the browse list, include it in reports, search/filter on this field, etc. For more information, see the FAQ.
Data Entry: After downloading tv series episodes, it is now faster and easier to assign the episodes to the correct disc. For more information, see the FAQ.
Data Entry: When entering data in the Events field, you can now right-click and choose "Paste Events" from the popup menu to paste a list of events into the field.
Data Entry: Memo: You can now set up a default font for all memo fields under Tools => Options => Memo. This font is used when adding new records, both during manual entry, and when downloading data, and importing data.
Added shortcuts for OK and Cancel buttons (Alt+O and Alt+C) in all data entry windows (new databases only). To update existing databases you can use this little utility: SetBtnShortcuts.exe.
Download from Internet: You can now download episodes from multiple seasons. Screenshot.
Download from Internet: You can now specify the first and last episode to search for if you don't want to search for all episodes in the specified season.
Download from Internet: When downloading tv-series episodes you can now set up a template with additional contents data that will automatically be assigned to all the new episodes you download.
Download from Internet: If you don't want to download the person image when using the Download function in the Person Edit window, you can now disable this in the Options window.
Grid: Thumbnails quality is now better if the thumbnail is scaled.
Explorer: Video View: When a video with multiple contents items is selected you can now click the index number to open edit Contents Edit window. Screenshot.
Explorer: The person credits page now shows all tv series episodes below the movies. Screenshot.
Explorer: Added a link to go directly to the discussion forum at IMDb.
Explorer: Contents View: Cover art is now displayed in the explorer pane.
Explorer: The Index template now displays the number of linked audio and video files.
Explorer: Setting the personal rating from the explorer is now faster since the page no longer needs to be regenerated.
Explorer: Added a Ctrl+E shortcut in the Explorer window to edit the current record.
Explorer: Added a template to display the preview pane to the right in the Want List View.
Images: Default thumbnail size has been increased from 42x64 to 100x150 (Video table) and 42x42 to 100x100 pixels (Contents and Person tables). If you would like to update the thumbnail size in an existing database, change the size from the 'Database Setup' window, then choose Tools => Database Maintenance => Regenerate Thumbnails.
Report: When setting up report groupings you can now force each new group to begin on an odd page. This can be helpful for duplex reports where groups need to be started on the front side of the next page.
Report: Quality of printed images is now better if the image has been scaled down.
Report: Archive File: Default file extension changed from "rar" to "crar".
Report: Changed the default code font in the 'Edit XSL Code' window to "Consolas" (if available).
Views: Added a Reset button in the 'List Layouts' window. Click this button to delete all existing layouts, and add the default layouts.
Views: Added a Reset button in the 'Sort Orders' window.
Views: Added a Reset button in the 'Filters' window.
Views: Added a Reset button in the 'Grouping Definitions' window.
Views: Added a Reset button in the 'Views Setup' window.
Views: You can now create a custom want list view setup.
HTML Export: You can now use the code "%date%" to insert the current date into the title.
HTML Export: You can now export the File Links field.
HTML Export: All contents level fields now available when creating a video type export.
HTML Export: Added two new setups. Modified the layout of some of the old setups.
Database Setup: You can now use the standard navigation keys (F5-F8) to navigate in the table/field list.
Data Server: You can now choose to either connect to a running instance, or start a new instance.
Data Server: New method: GotoRecord: Pass a record id of -1 to only activate a specific view without changing the active record.
Data Server: New method: Explore. Call this method to explore data in the Explorer window. See the FAQ for more info.
Data Server: New method: EditRecord. Call this with the table name and record id to edit the record in the standard data entry window.
Data Server: New method: ActiveRecord. This returns the record id of the active record in the browse list according to the table you specify.
Data Server: New method: CloseEditWindow. This will close the open data entry window. Any changes are automatically saved.
Data Server: New method: RefreshView. This refreshes the specified view.
Data Server: New property: EditWindowOpen. Returns True if a data entry window is open.
Help: Updated screenshots in help file.
FIXED: Download from Internet: UPC not transferred to Barcode field.
FIXED: Data Entry: Sometimes error when trying to set the default value of numeric fields from the data entry window.
FIXED: Data Entry: "Range check error" when opening Contents Edit window if the Genre table contained an empty element.
FIXED: Shortcuts for Search => Show Previous/Next did not work.
FIXED: Report: Problem with bottom margin in label reports.
FIXED: HTML Export: Memo: Error if memo text contained control characters.
FIXED: HTML Export: Problem with the Aspect Ratio field.
FIXED: Thumbnail cleared when regenerating thumbnails if link to image file was not valid.
FIXED: Problem with web links if url contained spaces.
FIXED: Problem filtering on Leading/Supporting Role.
FIXED: Data Server: Problem with parameters passed by reference.
More than 50 other smaller enhancements and fixes.

8.15.02 - June 19, 2009

Data Entry: Added two new input formats for the Length fields: HHH:MM:SS and HHH:MM.
Updated menu bitmaps.
FIXED: Download from Internet: "Access violation" when downloading data if switching from CATVids to another application and then back.
FIXED: HTML Export: Problem with lists spanning multiple pages.
FIXED: HTML Export: Problem with top menu if 'Sort by' was not checked on the Index tab.
FIXED: Data Entry: Changes not automatically saved when choosing File=>Use Default Layout.
FIXED: Fixed a couple of problems with the global search.

8.15.01 - May 18, 2009

FIXED: Database Maintenance: Replace Memo Font: Did not work if the memo contained hyperlinks.
FIXED: Data Entry: Problem updating Audio field with a contents template.
FIXED: Data Entry: Sometimes error when selecting "Add to Collection" from the Want List View.

8.15 - May 11, 2009

Download from Internet: When an updated dll file is available the file is now automatically downloaded and installed. You no longer have to download the setup file, close CATVids, install the updated dll and finally restart CATVids to continue downloading data.
Download from Internet: TV-Series: Added buttons to "Check All" and "Uncheck All" episodes.
Download from Internet: TV-Series: The program can now download episodes listed as "unknown season" online. Simply set "Season" to "0" before clicking Search.
Download from Internet: Cast & Crew: The program now handles name variations better (persons with the same imdbid number are linked to the same record in the Person table).
Internet.dll version number now displayed in the About window.
Various enhancements when parsing downloaded data.
You can now right-click the browse list and choose "Clear Filter" to deactivate the current filter (or simply press Shift+Ctrl+C).
If you don't want to store a link to IMDb in the Web Links field, you can now disable this in the 'Options - Download from Internet' window (uncheck "Add web link").
Added the Genre and Keyword fields to the special searches.
Database Maintenance: Replace Memo Font: In addition to the font name, you can also update the font size.
Explorer: If a memo field contains formatted text, the correct font as specified in the edit window is now always used. Previously the default explorer font was sometimes used (no longer necessary to set the .memofieldfont style in Style.css).
Images: For images stored externally, you can now right-click the image field and choose Goto Folder to go to the folder the image file is located.
File Links: You can now right-click and choose Goto Folder to go to the folder the file is located.
Added support for Windows 7.
FIXED: Data Entry: The left/top position on the Priority field (Want List window) was incorrect under Windows Vista.
FIXED: Data Entry: Opening the 'Contents Edit' window was slow if the Genre list contained many items (100+).
FIXED: Data Entry: Pressing Alt+1 to 9 to select image did not work.
FIXED: Export: HTML: Problem with 'Overview' export if title contained an "extended" character.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.11 (Build 2) - April 7, 2009

Download from Internet: Fixed various problems.
FIXED: On some systems error when opening the HTML Export window.
FIXED: Download from Internet/TV-Series: Search button not enabled if Series field was empty when the window was opened.

8.11 - March 31, 2009

Query Internet: You can now specify which type of synopsis you want to download. There are two types of synopsis available: "Plot summary" (shorter) or "Plot synopsis" (usually longer, more detailed). You can download only one type, or both types. If multiple synopsis texts are downloaded, select which one to use in the 'Download from Internet - Preview' window.
Report: You can now add a "%filter%" code to text labels in order to print the current filter (will include both field, operator and value).
Explorer: Added "CMD:GOTORECORD" command.
Data Server: Added a GotoRecord method. Call this method to select a record in the browse list. The correct view is automatically activated. For more information, please see the FAQ.
FIXED: Explorer: When setting the personal rating from a recordset list page, the current page is now kept active.
FIXED: Various problems with this capitalization feature
FIXED: Fixed some problems with generating sort name.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.10 (Build 3) - March 20, 2009

Query Internet: The barcode is now always downloaded.
Quick Locate: Works faster when typing directly into the browse list.
FIXED: Query Internet: Problem querying by barcode.
FIXED: Database Maintenance: Replace memo font did not always work.
Various minor fixes.

8.10 (Build 2) - March 4, 2009

Export HTML: Added a "Show Sort by" property for "name" fields (Leading Role, Support Role and Crew).
Export HTML: List page: Changed the default column heading colors.
Export HTML: The tab titles in the export window are now underlined if the tab contains data.
FIXED: Export HTML: Page links did not work if grouping on another field than Title.
FIXED: Export HTML: Error when grouping on custom lookup fields.
FIXED: Data Server: Would not start if not logged in as administrator.
FIXED: Fixed some problems with the capitalization feature.
Various minor fixes.

8.10 - February 20, 2009

HTML Export: The HTML Export module has been completely rewritten. Instead of having to manually edit xsl templates, you can now easily set up everything from within the program without having to even look at the xsl templates! Screenshot.
The 'Download from Internet' window now includes a separate list for the video data search result (similar to version 7). Screenshot.
Increased the length of the Crew Role field from 50 to 150 characteres.
When entering data in date fields, you can now press "Y" to automatically select the year part of the field, "M" to select the month part and "D" to select the day part. This will speed up the data entry process.
Added a shortcut to clear the current quick search (Ctrl+Shift+F12).
Added a shortcut to open the 'Search and Replace' window: Ctrl+L.
You can reset the form layout from the data entry window without having to open the Form Designer (File->Use Default Layout).
Redesigned the Page Setup, Print Report and Edit Sort Order windows.
The memo fields are now available in the Contents Template window.
You can now turn of the creation of dynamic role fields (Tools->Options->Miscellaneous->Create dynamic role fields). Turning this off is useful if the program is slow when opening field selection lists.
As long as you don't edit the Sites menu, the entries on the Sites menu will now always default to the standard sites (previously added to the menu the first time you ran CATVids). In the 'Edit Sites Menu' you can now click the Reset button to reset the menu to show the default sites.
As long as you don't manually edit the Report menu, the program will now automatically scan the Reports folder and dynamically add all reports to the menu. This means that you don't have to manually add the report to the menu when you create a new report (just make sure you save it in the appropriate folder in the Reports folder). In the 'Edit Report Menu' you can now click the Reset button to reset the menu (rescan the Reports folder).
As long as you don't manually edit the Search menu, the program will now automatically scan the Search folder and dynamically add all saved searches to the menu. This means that you don't have to manually add the search to the menu (just make sure you save it in the Search folder). In the 'Edit Search Menu' you can now click the Reset button to reset the menu (rescan the Search folder).
Explorer: Changed the Back/Forward shortcuts to Alt+Left/Right.
Added back the Format Group field.
FIXED: Download from Internet - Update: Genre field not updated.
FIXED: Fixed some problems with the capitalization feature.
FIXED: Fixed some problems with auto-generating sort by names.
FIXED: Data server: Version property not properly implemented.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.05 - November 29, 2008

Data Entry: Genre: Selected genres are now shown first in the list.
Data Entry: Image: When removing a link to an external image file you now have the option to also delete the image file.
You can now edit the default text ("Yes" and "No") for check box fields displayed in the explorer, reports, grouping list, etc: Tools->Options->Miscellaneous->'Text checkbox fields'.
Added a button to clear the selected field in the grouping, filter and search windows, and to clear the active grouping definition and active filter in the main window.
Grid: You can now globally disable alternate row coloring (Tools->Options->Miscellaneous->'Disable alternate row coloring').
Data Entry: Record Links: You can now select multiple titles in the 'Add Link' window. And the program will now automatically create backlinks (that is, a link back from the title you are linking to). If you want to disable this, chooseTools->Options->Data Entry, and uncheck "Record links: Add backlink".
Data Entry: Record Links: When you remove a link the program will automatically remove the backlink. If you want to disable this, choose Tools->Options->Data Entry, and uncheck "Record links: Remove backlink".
Loan: When checking out titles from the 'Check Titles In/Out' window, you can now select multiple titles in the 'Search for Title' window.
Capitalization: Various enchancements.
Export HTML: Added the Synopsis field to detail templates.
Updated help file.
FIXED: Download from Internet: Problem querying by barcode number.
FIXED: Problem with the 'Find by Barcode' function.
FIXED: Opening the 'Contents Edit' window was slow if the Genre list contained many genres.
FIXED: Sometimes error when trying to add links to other titles.
FIXED: Problem with duplicate records in browse list if subset was active when editing records.
FIXED: Print List: 'Hide grouping fields' setting didn't work.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.01 (Build 2) - October 15, 2008

FIXED: Download from Internet: Sometimes "List index out of bounds" error when downloading movie details.

8.01 - October 13, 2008

Download from Internet: Improved the cover art download feature.
Download from Internet: The aspect ratio is now downloaded.
Download from Internet: The original title is downloaded (if available and you search by the translated title).
Download from Internet: Added a 'Do not download movie details' setting (works like the 'Contents/Do not download' setting in version 7). When this box is checked the program will only download video data like cover art, but not movie details (cast and crew, certification, keywords, etc).
Download from Internet: You can select the site to download covert art from in the 'Options - Download from Internet' window.
Data Entry: Assign Template: Added buttons to check/uncheck all titles below the list.
Some adjustments to how the capitalize text feature works.
FIXED: Vista: If list layout font was set to Tahoma 8pt, the font was reset to 9pt the next time you opened the database.
FIXED: Download cover art: Canadian and French sites mixed up.
FIXED: Search/Replace: Problem searching for empty multivalue fields (eg. Special Features or Keywords).
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.00 (Build 3) - September 29, 2008

Updated help file.
Fixed some issues when running the program on Windows Vista.
FIXED: Quick Search sometimes slow in the Contents View.
FIXED: Last Modified not set when editing memo field from the explorer.
FIXED: Import text: Genre not imported.
FIXED: "Invalid stream" error when verifying backup.
FIXED: Not possible to set a default value for the following fields: Audio, Dialog Language and Subtitle Language.
FIXED: Query Internet: Scan DVD: Not possible to select dvd drive if multiple drives were available.
Various other fixes and enhancements.

8.00 (Build 2) - September 8, 2008

You can display the Genre field in the Video View browse list.
You can use the Set Field Value function to update the Length field.
FIXED: Data entry: Edit memo: Blue color of hyperlinks sometimes removed when changing font.
FIXED: Explorer: Refreshing the explorer home page was very slow.
FIXED: Error when sorting on date fields.
FIXED: Download from Internet: Barcode number not saved.
FIXED: "List index out of bounds" error when converting database.
Various minor fixes and enhancements.

8.00 - August 28, 2008

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