Dear List.
We have released a new test releases of EpiData Manager and EpiData EntryClient.
Since we released version 1.0 of Manager and EntryClient a number of issues have been raised by users. We have addressed most of these issues and we encourage you to download, test and give your feedback to the list on whether you find the issues resolved or not.
In addition to these bug fixes, we are planning for a new release schedule of our programs. This is because we wish to reflect our development cycle in how we release the programs.
What does this mean? For most parts: not much. But it gives us a possiblity to release updates faster and respond quicker to new reported issues. It also gives those of you who wishes to see the latest and greatest features being developed right now, a chance to test and try the programs in an early alpha stage.
The release of software is devided into three stages (show here in reverse development order): 1) Stable: This is the version we have tested, tried and generally consider to be stable for for production/read projects. If a bug is reported finding the cause and fixing it has highest priority in the development. This will be available for general download on http://www.epidata.dk/download.php
2) Beta: This version is based on the stable version, but with reported bugs from the stable version fixed. Usually no new features are included. This will be available for general download on http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php
3) Development/Alpha: This version is a direct copy of what is being developed at the moment. There is NO guarantee this version will be backward compatible and could break other dependancies. However, this gives you as a user the oppertunity to try out the latest and greates features we are developing at the moment. Although this is in general considered an unstable release, we do still aim for it to be working at all times (and hopefully backward compatible.)
Todays release is a Beta release and hence is placed in the testing page http://epidata.dk/testing.php of our website. If no major bugs are reported we will release the this beta version as a stable release in a short period of time.
Changes from version 1.0 (Stable) to 1.1.1 (Beta):
Manager and EntryClient: * Fixed bug where non-US path/filenames causes save/load errors on Windows OS. * Fixed bug where config file failed to save on non-US Windows OS. * Fixed bug where version information in XML file was incorrect (was 0 should be 1). * Fixed bug where using jumps with boolean field would cause error on load of file. * Fixed bug where saving data on rare occations could create invalid XML syntax in .epx file.
Manager: * Fixed two bugs where program could cause access violation when closing a project. * Fixed bug where importing data files could cause crash. * Fixed bug in importing .rec/chk files, where value part of a valuelabel was surrounded by quotes (") * Added import of floating-point valuelabels from .rec/chk files.
EntryClient: * Auto calculated fields did not mark a record as modified * Fixed bug in search where clicking "Find" did not find any records. * Fixed bug where colours chosen in settings were not saved. * Fixed bug where "recent files" were not case sensitive on Linux and Mac OS X. * Changed default colours for active field. * Changed search List/Find to not include initial value of Repeat/DefaultValue field. (Result is that clicking Ctrl+L on a new record gives a complete list of the dataset)
Kind regards, Torsten Bonde Christiansen. Jens Lauritsen.