This directory contains the setup for MDS-Nx 12.2.3 Just click on the SETUP.EXE to install. The SETUP.ZIP is just a zipped version of SETUP.EXE for emailing purposes. If you have 10.1.0 or later installed then you just need the winmds.exe file. Changed from 12.2.1 to 12.2.3 1.Bug fixes Changed from 12.1.10 to 12.2.1 1. Menu, Find and History panels have been merged together. 2. Charts, Key Indicators and Tasks have been merged together. 3. AutoSetups have been changed to save as the Acct-User instead of just Acct. 4. Additional web browser logic has been added. Changed from 12.1.9 to 12.1.10 1. Added a green plus button next to Click Here for a New Session on the session manager. 2. Modified to kill the current session process when you close out using the Red X in the corner of the form. Changed from 12.1.7 to 12.1.9 1. Added ability to move the shortcuts by dragging and dropping. 2. Updated Browser control debugging 3. Added a message when the user kills a session in the session manager. Changed from 11.5.17 to 12.1.7 1. Added new session manager and resume screen and features. 2. Modified to save and read encrypted passwords. 3. Fixed an issue when loading a bad history record in the dashboard. Changed from 11.5.15 to 11.5.17 1. fixed issue with not being able to resize MDS NX with mouse CHanged from 11.5.9 to 11.5.15 1. Fixed issue with temppath when viewing files and using odbc Changed from 11.5.6 to 11.5.9 1.Fixed issue with FillAList routine error 5 Changed from 11.5.3 to 11.5.6 1.Added Visual C++ 2015 to installation to support WebKit 2.Modified to use a 10 digit random record key when displaying form archive files. 3.removed extra tab on dashboard. Changed from 11.3.5 to 11.5.3 1. Changed odbc setup programs to create missing config files instead of erroring out. 2. Changed to add a new browser control in a new browsing pane. Add programming to allow communications to and from the browsing control. 3. Added new version of the twain (scanner) control to allow for inbound scanning with newer scanners. Changed from 11.2.8 to 11.3.5 1. Added support for Catalog Master to Product Lookup 2. Added additional support for new menus, ability to right click to add a shortcut. Changed from 11.2.5 to 11.2.8 1. Fixed an issue when searching on multiple terms in multiple columns. Changed from 11.1.5 to 11.2.5 1. New menu system support. 2. Fixed issue with using an AND in the Product lookup when searching on Desc 1 and Desc 2 Changed from 11.1.3 to 11.1.5 1. Fixed issue with Lookup reloading each time it opened from the panel. 2. Added new Filter check boxes to lookups, turning them off will cause the Lookup Options sql filter to not be applied. Changed from 11.1.2 to 11.1.3 1. Fixed issue with Product Sort when you used a column with a space in the heading it was aborting. 2. Modified the Refresh Dashboard button to no longer load the lookups, to refresh the lookups you will need to use the refresh button in the lookup. 3. Changed the autosetup to look in the users Downloads folder for the autosetup.ini file. Changed from 11.0.10 to 11.1.2 1. Fixed issue with products not all loading in the product lookup, added a call to FilterProdRows in the fetchcomplete event. 2. Fixed the issue with the Product lookup not sorting by the first column. 3. Added support for an autosetup.ini file. Changed from 11.0.7 to 11.0.10 1. Fixed issue with clicking on the product lookup and having the click also sent to the fields behind the lookup. 2. Moved Find menu to the right of the menu and combined it on the task panel. 3. Modified the lookups to read the SQL Filter clause from the MDS Lookup Options Maintenance so it can be customized if needed. 4. Added the Operator to the status bar. Changed from 11.0.3 to 11.0.7 1. Fixed issue with data being cutoff on small fields. 2. Fixed issue with double clicking on a drop down and having it also see a click on the fields behind the drop down. Changed from 10.5.20 to 11.0.3 1. Changed the field display control to use a label control instead of a pushbutton to improve performance. 2. Removed extra logging from display and input routines to improve performance and help with a problem where performance would degrade over time. 3. Made other changes to timers and coding for performance. Changed from 10.5.18 to 10.5.20 1. Fixed issue with the date defaulting to 6/15/2015. Changed from 10.5.16 to 10.5.18 1. Added small, medium and large sizing buttons to the lookups they will allow different size lookups when the lookup is floating and will get saved as your default when you click the save button on the lookup. 2. Changed the timing on the resize timer to improve performance. 3. Added a new default option to skip the logon popup and just log directly in. This can be turned off in communications settings if desired. 4. Added the ability to see the MDS Release# on the Help/About panel. This will only display if the account has release 12.91506 or above. Changed from 10.5.14 to 10.5.16 1. Fixed the Sales Lookup to sort by descending Invoice Date on the initial Load. 2. Fixed the Invoice Date column to sort correctly when clicking on the column heading. 3. Made another performance fix to increase speed from field to field. Changed from 10.5.8 to 10.5.14 1. Fixed performance issue that was introduced in 10.5.8 by the resizing timer. Modified timer logic and removed extra screen scaling checks. Changed from 10.5.6 to 10.5.8 1. Fixed an issue with 132 column screens in graphics mode. 2. Fixed issues with resizing the screen and causing the scaling to go off and fields to be cutoff. It will now resize as you change the screen size with your mouse. Changed from 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 1. Fixed an issue where the Click For Price button wouldn't work if you manually moved the columns around. Changed from 10.5.4 to 10.5.5 1. Fixed a display issue with the previous screen showing while the current screen is displaying. 2. Modified to copy the registry settings from HKCU to HKLM if needed when opening a named session. Changed from 10.5.2 to 10.5.4 1. Fixed an issue with the screen scaling incorrectly when going back and forth to TCL/terminal. Changed from 10.5.1 to 10.5.2 1. Added registry permissions in installshield to set HKLM/The Systems House open to Everyone with child inheritance. Changed from 10.4.5 to 10.5.1 1. Modified menus and screens to remove extra resizes and improve performance. 2. Modified input routines to remove MDS input sequence and use a different model to improve keying performance. 3. Added fixes for Click For Pricing. 4. Fixed issue with the fields shrinking when going back and forth to terminal mode. 5. Modified the MDS NX install to include a manifest file so that all registry settings will be kept in HKey_Local_machine instead of using virtualization. Changed from 10.4.4 to 10.4.5 1. Fixed an issue with clicking on the Chart drill down button , it was not using the correct path for the Crystal report. Changed from 10.4.1 to 10.4.4 1. Fixed a problem with the shortcuts tab where it would not be able to save your shortcut if you had multiple sessions to different accounts running. 2. Fixed issues with the Product Lookup running pricing even though the option was turned off. 3. Added the option for Click For Pricing to the product lookup. Changed from 10.3.7 to 10.4.1 1. Added history tab to show the last 20 menu items that a user accessed. 2. Modified to show display only fields with a transparent background 3. Modified the shortcut pane to allow you to add text lines for organizing your shortcuts. Changed from 10.3.6 to 10.3.7 1. Fixed a problem with sorting and displaying numeric fields in the Customer and Vendor grid lookups 2. Fixed an issue with the dashboard menu pane popping up in terminal mode and hiding the terminal pane. 3. Changed the Customer Lookup to not select customers who are set to Inactive Y. Changed from 10.3.5 to 10.3.6 1. Fixed a problem with clicking on a Key indicator to drill down. Changed from 10.3.4 to 10.3.5 1. Fixed a problem where it would display an extra window next to the application. 2. Changed it not to say "Disconnected" in terminal mode in the caption Changed from 10.3.3 to 10.3.4 1. Added support for Telnet negotiation to Redhat servers. 2. Fixed a problem with the Terminal pane not showing up when starting MDS in terminal mode. Changed from 10.3.2 to 10.3.3 1. Fixed a problem with the Date input where it could delete a date field if typing ahead too quickly. Changed from 10.3.1 to 10.3.2 1. Added a trap for Error 91 to see if it would fix the issue of getting an Error 91 while loading. Changed from 10.2.21 to 10.3.1 1. Changed the input process so that it receives a transaction# for each input from SSS. Then when the send data program tries to return the input the transaction# is checked before sending to fix a problem where hitting return or tab too fast would cause the wrong data to be filled into the wrong field. Changed from 10.2.19 to 10.2.21 1. Modified the Sales History lookup to clear and refresh the grid when you come in from Order Entry with a new customer#. Changed from 10.2.18 to 10.2.19 1. Added support for the Product History Flag to the Product Lookup. 2. Added the ability to tab from filter to filter in all the lookups. Changed from 10.2.17 to 10.2.18 1. Fixed a problem with more than 32768 items in the Customer and Vendor and Sales.4 lookups. Changed from 10.2.16 to 10.2.17 1. Fixed a problem in the scrollbox (old style lookups) where if you highlited the line and the clicked on the Green arrow to choose, it would return the wrong line number. Changed from 10.2.15 to 10.2.16 1. Fixed a problem where it would crash if there were more than 32768 items in the lookup. Changed from 10.2.14 to 10.2.15 1.Fixed a problem with using the Keyboard to select items from list lookups, it was returning the wrong item. Changed from 10.2.11 to 10.2.14 1. Fixed a problem with MDSNX crashing when doing a Find from the Find tab in the menu. 2. Fixed a problem with the Page Up/Page Down keys in Terminal Mode. 3. Fixed some issues with Saving your lookup parameters using the Save button on the lookups. (* Note requires MDS case 13384 ) Changed from 10.2.9 to 10.2.11 1.Changed Customer Product and Vendor lookups to hide themselves after choosing a selection in MDS. Changed from 10.2.8 to 10.2.11 1. Fixed a problem with the Customer and Vendor lookups not returning the customer/vendor number correctly. Changed from 10.2.6 to 10.2.8 1. Added new MDS NX status bar, added logging to show what's happening as things are loading, logging on etc. 2. Fixed bubble text feature , you can access it by checking Display Bubble Text in your settings and then hovering over the data field for a second. 3. Modified filter algorithm to allow for filters to do multiple text strings separated by a " " for OR and a "+" for AND. 4. Modified Customer and Vendor Lookups to use the new filter algorithm Changed from 10.2.5 to 10.2.6 1. Fixed the Debug On menu button to be Debug with a check box, removed Debug Off menu button. Fixed problem with showing the Debug Log. 2. Added the ability to have a CUST_ITEM column in the Product Lookup showing the Customer Item for the current Customer. 3. Added a Save Layout button to the Product, Customer and Vendor lookups to allow you to move and resize columns and save the changes to your operator. (* Note requires MDS case 13384 ) Changed from 10.2.3 to 10.2.5 1. Changed default Terminal font to Lucida. 2. Fixed a problem with resizing the terminal window. 3. Fixed a problem with pasting text onto a linux system. 4. Added capability for Line type charts 5. Changed backround color on charts to match dashboard color 6. Changed MDS NX progress bar to codejock control. Changed from 10.2.2 to 10.2.3 1. Fixed a problem with loading tasks. 2. Fixed Customer and Vendor Lookups to sort initially by the first column. 3. Fixed issues with Cutting and Pasting Text in Terminal mode. 4. Fixed a problem with Shortcuts sorting when there are more than 10 shortcuts (requires base case 13371) Changed from 10.2.0 to 10.2.2 1.Added new Timing Log with the ability to send to TSH file or download to text file. 2.Fixed a problem with abort when using Page Up/Page Down in a Scroll Box. 3.Fixed a problem with the refresh button in product Lookup. 4.Fixed a problem with passing heading variables in Crystal Reports Interface. 5.Changed Customer and Vendor lookups to have the last load time on the tab. Changed from 10.1.12 to 10.2.0 1. Fixed issue with Keep Alive setting not saving. 2. Revamped Product Lookup filtering to be more efficient and save time. Changed from 10.1.11 to 10.1.12 1.Fixed filters to work correctly with timer control 2.Fixed a problem with the sales/product tab not showing in the lookup. 3.Added code to pass Crystal Formula Fields to use for passing parameter values to show in headings. Changed from 10.1.9 to 10.1.11 1. Modified the lookup filter boxes to remove a problem where it would skip letters if you typed too quickly. 2. Added the ability to click on the task# in task list and have it bring up Task Maintenance onthe task. 3. Fixed a problem where two charts could show on top of each other when adding a new chart. 4. Fixed a problem with type ahead where the previous fields data could get entered in the next field. 5. Fixed a problem with the Pricing feature in the Product Lookup, it was showing the product# instead of the price. Changed from 10.1.6 to 10.1.9 1. Modified the filter boxes in the lookups to not do a search immediately upon clicking into the text box, only search if the text is changed. 2. Modified Crystal Reports to be able to pass an SQL command instead of individual parameters. 3. Modified the procedure to open a Universe file (eg pdf) to allow it to accept a file name other than FORM.ARCHIVE. Changed from 10.1.5 to 10.1.6 1. Added Outlook button to Task List and made the scrollbar visible. 2. Cleaned up the text field on the TSH About screen. 3. Modified the Menu to set scrolling to smooth so it doesn't jump when you click on the bottom entry. 4. Fixed the Key Indicators to show the correct MTD and YTD. 5. Fixed the Product Lookup to sort correctly on numeric fields. Changed from 8.14.9 to 10.1.5 1. Major upgrade of user interface and dashboard: a. updated dashboard for new pane style look and feel b. integrated new grid style lookups for Customer, Vendor and Product. c. Reprogrammed Shortcuts, Tasks, KPIs and Graphs to look better and to be easier to use and update. d. Created new Blue and Tan themes to replace the complicated color/font customization screen. e. MDS Cases are required for some of the new lookup and pricing functionality, the cases are 13141,13129,13012, and 13005. Changed from 8.14.8 to 8.14.9 1. Replaced PrintScreen routine to accomodate wider screens. Changed from 8.14.7 to 8.14.8 1. Fixed a problem where the Product Lookup would return the wrong product after sorting on a column. Changed from 8.14.6 to 8.14.7 1. Corrected to sort by Product Number when first loaded. 2. Corrected to only execute the search on the Customer Field when you press Enter instead of on every letter like the filters. 3. Made lookup forms resizable Changed from 8.12.33 to 8.14.6 1. Changed the grid lookups to use the CodeJock ReportControl instead if Microsoft FlexGrid, this fixes a Microsoft bug that could return the wrong item from the lookup list. Added the CodeJock .ocx files to the installation setup. 2. Changed the WiNMDS installation to include all of the necessary UniVerse ODBC files and registry settings so that ODBC does not need to be separately installed. 3. Removed the "Use IBM Driver" options and modified WinMDS to install the correct Driver Name (Universe ODBC Driver) to the odbc sources in the registry and changed WiNMDS to filter out the IBM from any existing legacy DSN files. Changed from 8.12.32 to 8.12.33 1. Fixed a bug in the grid lookups where it would return the wrong item after a null search was performed. Changed from 8.12.31 to 8.12.32 1. Modified Product, Customer and Vendor Lookup to pick up a partial number as the first filter value. 2. Modified to add extra error reporting to DISPLAYDATAFORM for debugging purposes. 3. Modified to add an option to each filter to specify whether the data field must begin with the filter value or just contain it. 4. Fixed a problem where it wouldn't save the order of the shortcuts when you moved them up and down. Changed from 8.12.30 to 8.12.31 1. Modified to disconnect recordset. 2. Modified to use the Login popup box to change the password and allow you to save it from there (Remember Me checkbox) Changed from 8.12.28 to 8.12.30 1. Added error logging code to odbc load programs in the new lookup screens. 2. Modified the new lookups to close out and set the recordset to nothing, this closes out the odbc process on the server immediately instead of leaving it hanging and using up a license. Changed from 8.12.27 to 8.12.28 1. Modified to read the default fields for lookups from the DEFAULT record in MDS LOOKUP.OPTIONS Changed from 8.12.26 to 8.12.27 1. Modified to build handle the Use IBM Drivers flag without having to install any MDS Cases. Changed from 8.12.25 to 8.12.26 1. Added a new option for "Use IBM Drivers". When Unchecked this will tell WinMDS to look for an ODBC driver called "Universe ODBC Driver" instead of "IBM Universe ODBC Driver" in the ODBC driver list. ***Note***: To use the New U2 (Nov 2011) ODBC Drivers, you will need to have case 12873 installed on your MDS Account and SETUP.ODBC needs to be run one time only to prepare the necessary DSN files in Reports. In Communications set "Use IBM Drivers" to be unchecked and the UNIDK Path to C:\U2\UNIDK. Changed from 8.12.24 to 8.12.25 1. Fixed the dashboard graph pushbutton to call the crystal report using uvobjects instead of odbc. 2. Modified the winmds distribution to install the Nov 2011 version of uvodbc. 3. Modified the winmds distribution to install 2 registry keys to make the new uvodbc work in Crystal Reports. Changed from 8.12.22 to 8.12.24 1. Fixed a problem where the spell checker could cause WINMDS to crash. Changed from 8.12.21 to 8.12.22 1.Fixed a problem with the function key display in 100 and 132 column modes. Changed from 8.12.20 to 8.12.21 1. Fixed a problem that would print an error message when closing the product lookup when called in pop up modal form. Changed from 8.12.9 to 8.12.20 1. Modified to read Lookup settings from the database and assemble Lookups on the fly based on the operator's settings. Changed from 8.12.8 to 8.12.9 1. Fixed bug with the Dashboard Menu disappearing when the menuframe is moved around on the screen. 2. Fixed bug with the Dashboard resize button being overwritten by the Dashboard input box. 3. Fixed bug with the Dashboard Dashmenu Help button not positioning correctly when the menu is resized. Changed from 8.12.7 to 8.12.8 1. Fixed a problem where the function key toolbar would be too small on higher resolution screens. Changed from 8.12.6 to 8.12.7 1. Fixed a problem where if you started out in terminal mode, it would cause the function key toolbar to send out WP commands instead of the std function key commands. (had to make sure wpdatainput control was disabled on startup) Changed from 8.12.5 to 8.12.6 1. Changed the lookup box to no longer be modal as it caused problems. Changed from 8.11.3 to 8.12.5 1. added new grid style lookups as options 2. added new help buttons to the dashboard *** Please note you will need an MDS patch to be able to utilize the new product lookup , we added several ODBC fields to support this*** *** The case #s are 12273 and 12197 **** 3. made the lookup box a modal form. Changed from 8.10.9 to 8.11.3 1. Fixed a problem with calling crystal reports. 2. Added the "tsh" version of the uvodbc.dll 3. upgraded the Simplechart to a new version 4. fixed problem with doing a &SAVE on the dashboard 5. added new Help button to the dashboard and gui menu to get help on a menu item Changed from 8.10.7 to 8.10.9 1. Fixed a problem that caused an "Unexpected Error" when the release was installed on certain pcs. Changed from 8.10.6 to 8.10.7 1. Fixed a problem in File Uploads where the loaded item didn't display until you clicked on another field. Changed from 8.10.3 to 8.10.6 1. Resolved Error 5 errors. 2. Fixed issue where you could click on the blank area of the menu in the dashboard and it would choose option 1 on the menu. 3. Added more descriptive errors if Universe cannot connect via UniObjects. 4. Upgrade SimpleChart to release 2.2 Changed from 8.10.2 to 8.10.3 1. Added a Send Keep Alive option. If this is turned on then WinMDS will send a keep alive command to the server at a set interval. Changed from 8.10.1 to 8.10.2 1. Added ability to run a Crystal Report in the background and save a pdf copy of it. Changed from 8.9.7 to 8.10.1 1.Modified the Scan popup to use std VB buttons to try as solve the "disappearing" acquire image button. 2.Modified SaveUVFile to CLOSE #1 before opening it to solve ERROR 55 File Already open problem. 3.Added new Parameter passing structure for Crystal Reports. Changed from 8.9.5 to 8.9.7 1. Modified the Acquire button so that it will stop you from clicking it again before the scan is completed or cancelled. 2. Modified the Acquire and Save buttons to reset them to visible to try and solve a problem where they were sometimes not showing. 3. Modified the Save button to not allow a save if there are no images present. Changed from 8.9.3 to 8.9.5 1. Modified the Image scanning interface to allow up to 100 images to be scanned into a pdf, the old limit was 20. 2. Fixed a problem with the messages that report when a scan is successful or unsuccessful. Changed from 8.9.2 to 8.9.3 1. Modified so that when a file is opened from MDS, it will check and if the file starts with HTTP: HTTPS: or MAILTO: then it will open the file directly rather than trying to copy it from the MDS Account. 2. Modified to use an upgraded version of WODTELNETDLX. 3. Modified to set TIMEOUT to 0 and KEEPALIVES to 60 when it creates a Telnet session. Changed from 8.8.19 to 8.9.2 1. Modified to include the latest Universe ODBC Client setup in the package (10.3) 2. Modified to allow you to turn off the skin control using system appearance settings. 3. Modified to include the correct Crystal license code for Windows 7 installations. 4. Modified to include the Crystal Licensemanager.exe program to set the Crystal license code in the event of an installation issue. Changed from 8.8.18 to 8.8.19 1. Fixed bug where Field Tag fields could get "erased" using the mouse if they were set to borderless text type in appearance. Changed from 8.8.17 to 8.8.18 1. Modified the Installshield install to support Windows 7 properly. 2. Modified the install to install the Universe ODBC installation files to C:\Program Files\MDS for Windows\ODBC. This way it is easy to install ODBC on demand from WinMDS. 3. Modified WinMDS to store odbc passwords as a string to fix a problem with storing a totally numeric password with a leading 0. Changed from 8.8.15 to 8.8.17 1. Modified the universe objects file copy process to open and close the universe objects session every time a file is copied. 2. Removed the old PDA option from the WinMDS menu. Changed from 8.6.1 to 8.8.15 1. Modified uploads and downloads to use Universe Objects instead of samba paths. 2. Modified the ODBC checking procedure to use Universe Objects to copy files instead of samba paths. Changed from 8.5.5 to 8.6.1 1. Fixed a problem where the input could get hung when typing toO fast and you would have to click on another field to free it up. 2. Fixed a problem when calling a popup screen where fields on the back screen would get cleared out on subsequent calls to the popup screen. Changed from 8.5.2 to 8.5.5 1. Fixed a problem with using the mouse wheel to scroll in a menu. 2. Fixed a problem with displaying a scanned image using the image loading tool. 3. Fixed a problem with setting a theme in appearance settings. Changed from 8.5.1 to 8.5.2 1. Fixed a problem with an error when mouse clicking on a data field. Changed from 8.4.5 to 8.5.1 1. Added new Flexcell grid control, to be used in later MDS versions. 2. Fixed a problem where the F7 inquiry box would show up in the incorrect position. 3. Added new highlite colors, 20 colors that can be chosen in SSS and used to highlite fields with different colors in WinMDS. Changed from 8.4.4 to 8.4.5 1. Fixed a problem where a word processing text popup window would be too small for the text and wouldn't wrap properly. 2. Fixed a problem when adding a task to the task calendar in the dashboard. Changed from 8.4.3 to 8.4.4 1.Fixed a problem where entering a key too fast would cause WinMDS to send extra entries to SSS and cause data changes. 2.Fixed a problem where images/documents would not display properly when attached to popup screens because Winmds was not adding the popup offset coordinates to the mouse coordinates it sends back. Changed from 8.4.2 to 8.4.3 1.Fixed a problem with the Edit menu where clicking on Insert Copyright, Trademark etc. did not work. 2.Fixed a problem with displaying prompts where sometimes the prompts would not appear on the screen. Changed from 8.4.1 to 8.4.2 1. modified the prompts to display correctly , in certain cases like popups the prompt might appear in the incorrect position or truncated. 2. modified to use the checkzz logic when entering a menu (previously it only checked if you were already in a menu which caused a problem on gluck) 3. fixed a bug where you would get a property error when doing an inquiry on a date field. Changed from 8.3.30 to 8.4.1 1. Changed the Data connector to store the MDS.ODBC.DSN in the My Documents\Reports folder instead of Program files. 2. Added new Print and Folder buttons to the dashboard menu so you can click the Printer directly to run crystal reports or listings. 3. Added a new "find" button to the dashboard which will run Find_Menu 4. Changed the Shortcut bar to use the new WinMDS menu structure (Screen.menu.item) Changed from 8.3.29 to 8.3.30 1. modified the operator password prompt to mask the entry 2. fixed a problem where the last character would get cut off when viewing help in SSH mode. 3. fixed a problem where hitting return too many times could result in a WinMDS error in dashinput_keypress 4. fixed a problem with minimizing WinMDS while it is updating 5. fixed a problem where the listbox might get stuck on the screen and not disappear properly after choosing an entry. Changed from 8.3.27 to 8.3.29 1. fixed a problem that would throw an error in Updatedataform in certain cases when prompting for Text data input (WP) Changed from 8.3.26 to 8.3.27 1. Fixed a problem with inquiry popups. 2. Fixed a display problem. 3. Fixed a problem with printing in Crystal Reports. Changed from 8.3.25 to 8.3.26 1. fixed default for UniDK path to be : C:\IBM\UniDK Changed from 8.3.24 to 8.3.25 1. added the ability to store the UniDK path as a setting so that it can be variable, it will still default to C:\IBM\UniDK\Config 2. rearranged the comm setting screen to use all frames Changed from 8.3.21 to 8.3.24 1. fixed a bug which caused clicking on fields to not always return the correct field number. 2. added an option to force display of a screen when G2 is received , this is used in SSS when a screen and then a popup are displayed without a prompt in between 3. made the data display box width slightly smaller by multiplying by .99 , this is to try and fix problems where two fields next to each other wouldn't show a separation line 4. fix a bug where the justification was defaulting to left on all fields. 5. add net use command to odbc setup so that it connects to the network if necessary Changed from 8.3.20 to 8.3.21 1. fixed a bug when left clicking on fields where you get get an error 2. changed installation to work with Vista Changed from 8.3.19 to 8.3.20 1. made terminal history an option that is turned off by default 2. made a fix to the WheelMouse routine to not hook the mousewheel when the dashboard is not up. Changed from 8.1.6 to 8.3.19 1. New communications scheme, MDS will send detailed information on each field as it is displayed. 2. New storage scheme on WinMDS, uses a much faster method of storing data to use less memory. 3. Ability in SSS to have the field size different than the field width. (ie. show and edit 30 characters in a 25 character wide box) Following are the new features of 8.1.x (see below for notes on earlier releases) Changed from 8.1.5 to 8.1.6: 1.fixed a bug with "Error 30016: Fixed rows ..." when loading a dashboard with no tasks. Changed from 8.1.4 to 8.1.5: 1.Fixed a bug with minimizing the form in dashboard mode. 2.Fixed a bug with editing a task. Changed from 8.1.1 to 8.1.4: 1. Fixed a bug when adding a task without choosing a time. 2. Fixed a bug when resizing a dashboard module to a very small frame. 3. Updated WinMDS to use crystal reports 11 engines instead of crystal reports 10. 4. Added a default color scheme to the dashboard 5. Allow the key perfomance indicators and charts to be optionally removed from the dashboard 6. Allow the individual dashboard frames to be moved around and resized. Changed from 7.12.8 to 8.1.x: 1. Added new Dashboard front end. The Dashboard has the following new components : a. Key Performance Indicator Module - allows the ability to display a customizable set of key performance indicators on the dashboard. b. Calendar and Task Module - adds a calendar and time/date display to the dashboard. Also adds the ability to store to-do tasks by clicking on the calendar. The tasks are integrated with the MDS Task List system. c. Menu Module - the main MDS Menu is displayed as a scrollbox right on the MDS Dashboard, provides all of the old functionality but with a brand new look and feel. d. Menu Shortcuts Module - Personally customized menu shortcuts can be added right from the MDS menu. Shortcuts can be easily maintained right on the dashboard. e. Charts - Easily generated SQL charts can be added to the dashboard and customized by operator. ************************************************************************************************************ 7.12 and below under this line ************************************************************************************************************ Changes from 7.10.5 to 7.10.6: 1. fixed problem where error messages were getting cleared off the screen before you could see them Changes from 7.10.4 to 7.10.5 : 1.extended width of F7 drop down boxes so that they would truncate the last couple of letters. 2. added support for passing justification so that right justified fields show up properly even when filled. Changes from 7.10.2 to 7.10.4 : 1.fixed problem with scanner control , was not displaying image properly and throwing and error. 2.extended help window because sometimes the help would get chopped off at the end. 3.modified errors to display properly in popups, this requires MDS fix as well. Changes from 7.10.6 to 7.10.10 : 1.modified text control to word wrap on large text entry 2.modified drop down inquiry to use arrow and enter keys Changes from 7.10.10 to 7.10.12 : 1.fixed problem with the text control word wrap , where it wrapped even if the line was not a complete line. 2.fixed problem with the drop down inquiry where function keys were getting ignored. Change from 7.10.12 to 7.11.4 : 1.new communications control , allowed addition of SSH and SSL as transport options in Communications Setup. This means we offer "secure" communications. 2.new "flow control" feature , you must have VERSION 12.80904 OR PATCH 7503 in order for the flow control features to be active otherwise winmds will still work but without the "flow control" feature. 3.changed the SSS.PROMPT.BOX (multiple prompt popup) to use a fixed font so the prompts will line up properly. Changes from 7.11.4 to 7.11.6 : 1. fixed problem with headings in F7 drop down inquiries. 2. added ability to change # Terminal Rows in the appearance screen. 3. fixed problems with VI editor and Smit, * note need to change terminal rows to 24 for VI and SMIT to work properly as AIX has hardcoded row positions. Changes from 7.11.6 to 7.11.8 : 1.fixed problem with help when closed using X instead of OK 2.added support to return Shift PageUP and Shift PageDown 3.fixed a problem in the flow control when going from gui to terminal mode (specifically discovered in Report Capture, caused incorrect listing when returning to report capture summary from viewing a report)+ Changes from 7.11.8 to 7.11.9 : 1.changed down arrow to send ^015 instead of ^010. This fixed the problem of having to hit down arrow twice. 2.fixed problem with clicking on the description of a field when on another field to move to it. 3.fixed problem with clicking on Cancel button instead of pressing the F8 to exit from a drop down. 4.add insert feature for special characters from the edit menu, ie TM, Copyright , Registered and Euro. Changes from 7.11.9 to 7.11.10 : 1. fixed problem with help when closed using End Help 2. fixed problem when pressing multiple returns (type ahead) it would delete values 3. fixed problem with displaying "&" in gui. Changes from 7.11.10 to 7.11.11 : 1. fixed problem with dates not always showing the calendar button on input. 2. fixed problem with arrowing through a date field 3. fixed problem with data input box passing the mask back to SSS in certain cases. Changes from 7.11.11 to 7.11.12 : 1. added ability to specify a "field header" font and color, along with the SSS change to highlite field headers this allows the user to control how the field header is displayed. 2. fixed the trademark/copyright/euro symbols on the edit menu drop down to work properly with the word processing input box.(they originally only worked in the normal data input box) 3. added the ability to specify the height of a word processing data input box to SSS and modified WinMDS to pass and use this specification. Changes from 7.11.12 to 7.11.16 : 1. change the mousepointer to hourglass when MDS is processing. 2. change field heading hilite to not change on mouseover 3. change listbox selected default to salmon color 4. fix copy and paste for the WP data input 5. add ability to Ctrl C and Ctrl V for cut and paste 6. modify wp data input box to prompt "Save text" when a shifted function key OR TAB is pressed while in the text box Changes from 7.11.16 to 7.11.18 : 1. a few fixes to the wp data input box to do with the "save" feature and various key combinations 2. addition of 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 as symbol entries on the Edit Menu. Changes from 7.11.18 to 7.11.24 : 1. Fix a problem with clicking on headings to get to a field. 2. Fix a problem with losing the highlite on a heading field after clicking on it. 3. Added new "sky" theme. Changes from 7.11.24 to 7.11.25 : 1. Fix a problem with the menu highlite not moving properly. 2. Fix a problem with clicking on a date field from another field, would return "Invalid Date". 3. Fix a highliting problem when clicking from field to field. Changes from 7.11.25 to 7.11.28 : 1. Modify to get the Case flag and force upper case in Datainput and WPdatainput boxes if it is set to U. Changes from 7.11.28 to 7.12.2 : 1. Fix a problem with text boxes losing their text when the form is minimized. 2. Add new "text box display" which displays an optional text box to the right and below each text box to be used for cutting and pasting text from non-entry fields. 3. Add Spell checking feature which optionally checks spelling on text as you type. 4. Add 100 column capability to work with SSS 100 column screens and allow choosing different fonts for 80/100 and 132 column screens. 5. Add the feature to automatically install Universe ODBC and a file DSN whenever a Crystal Report is run. Add fields for ODBC User and Password to the communications setup screen. Changes from 7.12.2 to 7.12.4 : 1. Modify the new "text display" boxes to only appear after the mouse hovers on the field for 1 second. 2. Fix some problems with error messages in the ODBC setup process that runs when a Crystal Report is run from MDS. 3. Add the ability for WinMDS to display tooltips on function keys. 4. Fix problem with MDS Order Entry "TEXT" line entry. Changes from 7.12.4 to 7.12.6 1. Add ability to spell check a text box using the "Check" button. 2. Add ability to add words to a custom dictionary. 3. Fix problem in crystal viewer to set shared and MDS paths properly. Changes from 7.12.6 to 7.12.8 1. Add control character filtering to the input box so you can't enter things like Ctrl D