Fixed a couple of cosmetic problems when running under Leopard, (Mac OS X 10.5).
Windows and Linux full installs now include the Java 6 runtime. This improves OS integration under Vista.
Fixed a problem with missing images in the report writer. The spacing images used by some of the templates were missing after the change in the report generation location introduced in 2.983. The images are now in the correct location.
The Select All button on the Column Selection page of the Auto-Update wizard now correctly sets the state of the Next button after selection/de-selection.
Fixed a problem with the way ReaderwareAW handled 13 digit UPCs.
When you select either the Web->UPC/Barcode or Web->Basic search menu items ReaderwareAW now preloads the UPC/Artist in the search page making it much easier to look up an existing item or similar items at any supported web site.
ReaderwareAW is now packaged with Java 1.5.0 Update 11 for Vista compatibility. Windows Vista users should make sure they download the full version to get both the ReaderwareAW and Java updates.
Fixed a problem under Windows Vista, the database backup could fail with an access error.
The splash screen under Windows Vista was flashing black because that is now the default desktop background color. Background color no longer set under Vista.
Added Drag and Drop support for CD Universe
Added a new backup option to include a date stamp in the backup file name. This means that by default separate backup files are now created for increased data security
Changed backup and restore wizard instructions and error messages to include more specific information on any problems.
The default database and backup file locations are now in your Documents folder under both Windows and Mac OS X. This will affect new installations only, users with existing preferences will continue to see their current folder selections.
The report writer now checks the report exclude option and omits records excluded from reports.
The report writer now creates the temporary report file outside of the installation directory.
The Web->Display at menu item was not always enabled after a UPC search.
A problem exporting certain columns to an iPod is fixed.
The Delete button was sometimes enabled incorrectly when the database was in read only mode.
Fixed a problem with Edit menu items not always in the correct state.
Fixed an exception that could occur after opening a new database and then using drag and drop.
Text that is too big to display in an entry field is now left aligned. It used to be right aligned so that the beginning of the field was truncated instead of the end.
Copyright update
Importing past Amazon purchases now working again with updated Amazon web site.
Fixed amazon.fr drag and drop problem, some URLs contained special characters that were not handled correctly.
Fixed an exception when creating a new database while the detail view was displayed.
Fixed a loan tracker problem, a deleted borrower could get recreated.
Fixed an exception importing a file with more than 30 tracks.
Default buttons are now correctly highlighted on Mac OS X
Changed the location of the Browse button in the import, export, backup and restore dialogs. It is now to the right of the filename field. Click on the Browse button to select a file. The button used to be located near the bottom of the page and users were not seeing it.
Cleaned up Help menu keyboard shortcuts, some were duplicated.
The Updated by Last Wizard search was missing from the search by drop down list, it is now back. This was also causing problems with the first user defined column search, you would get the last wizard search values. The first user defined column search is now working correctly.
Fixed a problem with the scraper update, the manifest file was being copied first which could mean that ReaderwareAW erroneously considered the scrapers up to date if an update failed. Now if the scraper update fails, ReaderwareAW will try again next time it is started.
Due to a sudden batch of URL changes at several sites, the extraction URLs are now stored in the scrapers directory allowing them to be updated remotely along with the scrapers. This means that a URL change will no longer require a Readerware upgrade.
Fixed a CSV export problem, Readerware was outputting the formatted ISBN instead of the raw ISBN. Now ISBN hyphens are removed during a CSV export like other exports.
Added new Tell-A-Friend item to the Help menu.
New Borders URLs, the site changed and auto-catalog was failing.
New Chapters [CA] URLs, the site changed and auto-catalog was failing.
New Amazon [UK] URLs, Amazon broke their UPC search in their recent site redesign and auto-catalog was failing.
Added auto-catalog and drag and drop support for Fishpond [AU].
Fixed a problem that could sometimes result in a duplicate database record being added if you maintained one of the list columns in the detail view, i.e. you added or deleted a list entry.
Fixed a problem with importing past purchases if your login password contained special characters like a percent sign. ReaderwareAW was not encoding special characters correctly.
Changed cookie handling, ReaderwareAW no longer loads cookies at startup. This means that cookies exist for the current session only which is all that is really needed. This was done to address a cookie problem at some Amazon sites.
Fixed a networking problem that could cause a slow response time at Amazon, (alternate Windows build only).
The ReaderwareAW Windows executable no longer redirects stdout and stderr to a file. This was causing problems if ReaderwareAW was installed in a read only directory.
Fixed a problem with the command line server running on a headless Linux system. There was some GUI access which normally wasn't a problem as long as there was a desktop installed even if it wasn't running, but it would fail if there was no desktop installed.
Fixed a problem with restore, database files were not named correctly.
Fixed a loan tracker problem. If New Loan was selected the existing loan terms were used rather than the default loan terms.
Fixed a URL problem at www.bookcloseouts.com
Print dialog is now sized correctly on all systems, it was too small on some systems.
Fixed a Windows installation problem, only newer files were being copied which could result in partial installations on some systems.
Fixed a Windows classpath problem which could cause web extraction to fail on a few systems.
Fixed a problem opening a database from the Windows command line.
Fixed an iPod export problem, on some Macs you were not able to select a folder. When exporting to an iPod, ReaderwareAW expects a user to select the iPod Notes folder. This was not possible on some systems.
iPod® support. You can now carry your database with you on your iPod. ReaderwareAW includes a new iPod export that creates files you can use with the iPod Notes facility. Requires iPod 2.0 software.
New thumbnail view, all your cover art is displayed with a popup window to display full details on the selected item. Full keyboard and mouse navigation.
ReaderwareAW now supports multiple column sorting. Click on the first column to sort. Hold down the sort modifier key and click on additional columns to add then to the sort. Click a second time on any column to toggle the sort sequence. The sort modifier key is the Control (Ctrl) key on Windows and Linux and the Apple or command key on Mac OS X.
New drag and drop modes. By default if you drag and drop a URL, ReaderwareAW adds the new item to the database. Now you can hold down the Control and Shift keys while you drop and ReaderwareAW will display a popup menu asking you what you want to do. You can:
The Readerware Server can now run as a Windows® service without the need for additional utilities.
- Add a new record to the ReaderwareAW database
- Replace the current selection
- Update the current selection
- Get a new image for the current selection
New non graphical command line Readerware server. The server is configured using a control file and all output is to a log file. It is available on all platforms and can be automatically started at system boot time. Runs as a Windows® service.
Fixed a network time out problem that could cause ReaderwareAW auto-catalog to hang. ReaderwareAW will now time out a connection if the server does not respond.
Selection is now tracked in the table view. For example select an item in the table view and go to the detail view. Go forward three rows in the detail view and then return to the table row. The last accessed record is now selected.
Improved the multiple mapping dialog, it now includes the UPC for easier matching.
Added new menu items and keyboard shortcuts to the Edit menu to improve accessibility and keyboard access. You can now edit an item in the current view or the detail view, delete rows and check items in and out.
The Escape key (Esc) cancels all dialogs.
Cancel button is no longer the default button on some wizard panels. This could cause accidental cancellation of auto-catalog for example if the user hit Enter by mistake. On most platforms this wasn't a real problem as a confirmation dialog was displayed before aborting the operation, but due to a bug with nested dialogs on Mac OS X, the confirmation dialog was not displayed.
The export wizard now remembers the column order between sessions.
Custom extraction documentation now customized for each product.
User defined columns and Keyword columns are now displayed as links in the table view for searching.
Fixed a problem with the Internet connection error dialog buttons not working on some systems.
Fixed a problem where the Delete Image button could be disabled in the detail view preventing image deletion.
Fixed a restore problem, you could not restore to a database path that contained a period.
Fixed a problem with wildcard format searches, you could not search for *LP* in ReaderwareAW for example.
Fixed a problem with "Accept Invalid ISBN without confirmation" option. If selected invalid ISBNs were rejected.
Fixed an import problem with list columns. Trailing spaces would trigger a duplicate error and import would fail.
Fixed a statistics problem with calculating the total value of a collection on European systems. ReaderwareAW now correctly handles European values formats, i.e. 1.000,00.
Fixed an import problem, fields containing a single quote or double quote were causing an exception.
Fixed a problem with the toolbar delete button sometimes not working.
Fixed a problem with displaying disc and track listings in ReaderwareAW Client/Server Edition when the database was in read only mode.
Fixed an problem problem in ReaderwareAW when importing after switching databases.
Dutch ISBNs are now formatted to include hyphens.
Brushed metal look and feel now works correctly on Mac OS X 10.3 or better.
New Windows installers. Windows Server 2003 is now supported. The upgrade installer will now work on any Windows system providing a smaller download for upgrading users.
Mac installers no longer use Stuffit as Apple removed Stuffit support in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Installers are now compressed using the zip format which will work on any version of OS X. Just double click on the downloaded file to decompress.
New Linux distributions. Full and Upgrade installers are provided.
Readerware distributions now include Java 5 on Windows and Linux.
New image positioning preference added. You can now choose where to display the image in the detail view. The image and data portions of the display have independent scroll bars and you can size each section separately. You can easily hide each section temporarily and display just data or images as needed. In addition to allowing the user much greater control of the image display, this also means that ReaderwareAW can handle large image sizes.
New batch mode scanner upload in auto-catalog. Click on the Upload button and the new batch upload dialog is displayed. You can select the scanner type and upload an unlimited number of scans. Designed to better support LaserChamp/Flic scanners but can also be used with conventional scanners. The data is captured and then validated once you click the OK button. This provides for uninterrupted high speed batch transfers from barcode scanners.
Improved barcode and UPC error handling. When ReaderwareAW detects a problem handling a barcode or UPC the full input is displayed making it easier to determine the problem. You have the option of accepting or rejecting the input. You can opt to remember this choice for all data in the current session. You no longer have to handle each error individually. This applies to both auto-catalog and file imports.
Added copy/paste support for barcode and UPC lists. You can now paste a list of barcode scans or UPCs into auto-catalog for example.
The loan tracker is now user based. You can select borrowers from the list. Just enter a new borrower and a new list entry will be created automatically as the loan is created. Use the popup menu to maintain the borrower list. This works like any other Readerware list.
ReaderwareAW now remembers the number selection in the detail view. By default ReaderwareAW selects the UPC when you display the detail view.
New Image Filename column added. ReaderwareAW will now display the full image filename as a column in the table view. Primarily intended for use when exporting data. You can now export the image filename to TAB delimited and CSV files. You can also view and print the image filename.
Fixed a problem with list field searches looping. A list search like Category could loop if the list had been updated or an entered value exactly matched an existing list item.
Fixed a problem calculating the loan due date when the default loan period was set to 28 days or longer. The loan tracker would display the wrong due date
The default tree view was including an old database column that is no longer used, this has been removed from the view.
The exit dialog now has a Cancel option so that you can return to the program.
Fixed a server hang at close if the control port was blocked.
The Readerware server no longer tries to close a database that failed to open. This was causing errors to be displayed at exit.
Readerware Client/Server documentation has been updated with a new connection problems section to help in resolving client/server connection issues.
A new sample userexit script to stop ReaderwareAW from adding the category during auto-catalog is now included in the distribution. It is called awuserexit_nocat.py. For more information refer to the custom extraction documentation.
Added drag and drop support for eil.com, a great site for vinyl music collectors.
Fixed a problem with the checkpoint function on Turkish systems.
Added new display product function. You can now display the current product listing for the selected item. ReaderwareAW will open your browser and display the item at the preferred web site. Select the Web->Display Product menu item or double click on the row selection icon, the first icon on each table row. The product page is then opened in your browser.
ReaderwareAW now detects firewall and internet connection problems during auto-catalog and displays an appropriate error dialog with suggestions on how to fix the problem.
Readerware products now support the Flic Bluetooth and tethered scanners and the C-Pen text and barcode reader.
ReaderwareAW can now handle barcode readers that add leading zeros to 12 digit US UPC codes. ReaderwareAW now recognizes these and strips the leading 0 when required by a web site.
Added new Web->Delete Cookies menu item. Sometimes cookies can cause extraction problems. Some users may also prefer to delete cookies periodically due to privacy concerns.
Improved database statistics, new display format, counts now include multiple copies. Help specific to each product explains the values in each field.
New report writer keyword modifiers added:
Added new DEWEYLABEL keyword to the report writer. It will remove The Library of Congress extensions from the Dewey Decimal number and output the standard format.
-U Display the value in uppercase -L=n Limit the value displayed to at most n characters -S=n Display the value starting at the nth character. This is relative to 0.
The report writer now removes unused keywords when using the INCR_READERWAREAW command and the output does not fill a page.
Added drag and drop support for Real Groovy [NZ]
Fixed a bug with the wild card list field searches. If a full entry was typed in rather than selected, the program searched for the first selected list item.
Fixed an exception when updating preferences with a read only database.
Auto-Update and Delete buttons were enabled when the database was in read only mode. These buttons are now disabled if the database is read only.
ReaderwareAW HTML export now produces valid HTML and passes the W3C validator.
Fixed some SQL statements that were causing problems on Turkish systems.
Readerware Server would sometimes fail to open one of the databases at startup.
Readerware Server now displays an error if one of the ports is already in use. Improved debugging support.
Fixed some bad error messages in the Readerware Server. If a database failed to close, sometimes the wrong database name was included in the error message.
The Readerware Tutorial can now be run from the CD.
Added support for the GTK look and feel. Primarily intended for Linux users but it may be available on other platforms.
Fixed a problem launching the default browser on some Linux systems.
Improved Linux installer, applications now added to desktop by default. Scripts can now be run from anywhere when using the default installation path. PNG icons provided with distribution.
Fixed a problem with the Readerware Server not remembering preferences settings on Linux.
Fixed a problem launching the browser from the report writer on the Mac. It was not working if the Readerware installation path contained spaces.
Toolbar mnemonics removed on the Mac, was causing problems when entering international characters.
Readerware products can now import your past purchases from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. Select Web->Import Past Purchases from the ReaderwareAW menu bar. All the CDs you purchased are added to the ReaderwareAW database automatically.
In addition to drag and drop you can now paste a URL into ReaderwareAW and it will catalog the CD. Copy the URL from your browser and right click on the yellow bulls eye icon in the top right hand corner of the main ReaderwareAW window. Select Paste from the popup menu. Mac OS X users should control click. Handy if your browser does not support drag and drop.
Added an allow duplicates option in the replace wizard. You can now scan the same UPC more than once. This can be used to reduce available copies of sold CDs.
Fixed a problem with the Loan Tracker, updates would not work correctly if the borrower name contained a single quote.
Fixed a problem launching Readerware products on new Apple G5 computers.
Updated online help to document the scraper and report template locations on Mac OS X.
Fixed a problem launching the default browser in Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
Fixed a restore problem, the restore would throw an exception if the backup file was empty.
Changed the way the view log file is implemented, fixes problems displaying the log on some systems.
You can now save UPC lists in the wizards before running them. You can use this feature to capture data and run the wizard later. For example you can scan barcodes at a remote location without an internet connection. ReaderwareAW will validate the UPC as it is entered, so you know the data is good. You can save the list and run auto-catalog when an internet connection is available.
New value options are now available. Using the Web Import preferences tab you can direct ReaderwareAW to extract the list price, the retail price, the used price or the collectible price.
Improved portable barcode reader support, you can now reset the scanner to factory default settings from the Scanner Upload Dialog. If the scanner is not configured correctly, ReaderwareAW can have problems getting the data from the scanner. This gives you an easy way to configure the scanner.
Scanner Upload Dialog tooltips added.
Updated Barnes and Noble URLs, some Barnes and Noble domains are being shutdown.
ReaderwareAW export now correctly handles carriage returns in the comment field.
Mac OS X users can now delete entries from the auto-catalog list using the Delete key.
Added new starting row number option for ReaderwareAW databases. This is an advanced option not normally needed. Some users are using the ReaderwareAW row number as a catalog number. Because each database uses the same row numbers, this could lead to duplicate catalog numbers. You can now set the starting row number for each database to ensure unique row numbers across databases.
Fixed a database in use error that could sometimes occur following a system crash.
Fixed a database access exception thrown by the server at startup.
Fixed a problem displaying preferences in ReaderwareAW Client/Server Edition when the database was set to read only.
ReaderwareAW now catches exceptions caused by bad fonts on Mac OS X. Printing now works even when there are bad fonts. The report writer will fail. Apple is aware of the problem, right now they report the only workaround is to delete the invalid fonts. Unfortunately there is no easy way to find which fonts are invalid. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 is known to install bad fonts on OS X.
Fixed some dialog problems on Mac OS X. Sometimes the Quit menu can become disabled because a closed modal dialog is not deleted. Apple is aware of this bug, but there is no fix yet. This release works around the problem but if the Quit menu ever becomes disabled, you can close ReaderwareAW using the window close button.
Fixed a tooltip problem on the splash screen, the tooltips were not displayed correctly.
Added new ready to use report templates, these are full page detailed reports.
Fixed a delete bug, sometimes the wrong record could be deleted. Display the detail view from the table view, then use the navigation buttons to display another item, then delete it. The item first selected from the table view was deleted instead of the current item.
Fixed the wrong database version error. Sometimes after a system crash one of the database control files was empty. This no longer causes a problem, the file will be rebuilt.
Fixed a sorting problem, ReaderwareAW would sometimes not sort the results correctly after an artist search.
Fixed a problem launching the browser from the Report Writer under Mac OS X. The application would sometimes hang.
Fixed a registration problem on Mac OS X. Sometimes after registering, the Quit menu item, was disabled and you could not close the application.
Java version now displayed in exception dialog.
Added new Enter Code button to splash screen to make registration easier.
Fixed an import problem. If one of the required fields was defined in the mapping line but the field was empty in a particular record, the record was rejected. The record will now be added with the default value for the field.
Added Amazon [CA] to auto-catalog and drag and drop
Added Family Christian Stores to auto-catalog and drag and drop.
The Online Help and the Tutorial are now available in PDF format. You can easily print all or parts of both documents. The PDF files are included on the Readerware CD and can be downloaded from the web site.
ReaderwareAW now includes Java 1.4.1 on all platforms for improved performance and platform feature enhancements. Windows and Linux users should download the full install to get the updated Java. Mac OS X users should get the Java 1.4.1 update from Apple using the software updater.
Fixed a problem showing/hiding columns im the ReaderwareAW tracks table.
Fixed copy/paste shortcut problems on Mac OS X.
Fixed a UPC check digit validation problem. ReaderwareAW would report that 13 digit UPC codes were invalid.
CSV and TAB delimited files will now default required fields. This means that you can import a file that does not contain a title and use ReaderwareAW auto-update to retrieve it.
Barcode scans can now be included in CSV and TAB delimited files in place of the UPC.
Added support for the new Sam Goody sites.
Fixed Amazon cookie problem, auto-catalog would sometimes fail at Amazon due to a cookie issue.
Added missing tool tip on report writer save button.
Fixed a shopping cart problem, it would not open if the vendor/price field was hidden.
Fixed an expiration problem in the Palm evaluation versions. They could report that the program had expired before 30 days were up.
Fixed a problem with the loan tracker dialog, it would not open if the copies count was non numeric.
Fixed a problem editing copies, if the value is erased, ReaderwareAW now sets the copies count to 0. This ensures that the field contents are numeric.
Fixed an import problem, if copies was specified as an input field but no value is provided, ReaderwareAW now sets the copies count to 0.
ReaderwareAW now turns off graphics acceleration under Mac OS X. This actually improves GUI performance considerably. Much faster scrolling, fewer screen flashes etc.The double scrolling problem under Mac OS X has been fixed.
Fixed filtering problem in Mac OS X file open dialogs. This made it difficult to select some file types.
UPC codes are now validated when entered in auto-catalog etc. Both length and check digit are validated. Some users were entering incomplete UPC codes.
New copies editor in the replace wizard. You can now set, increment or decrement copies by the entered amount. Useful when recording sales, use the replace wizard to scan in the barcodes and decrement available copies. Copies will never go below 0.
Restore wizard database creation dialog now uses the save dialog. It was using the open dialog which caused problems on some platforms.
Corrected the titles on the backup and restore file selection dialogs.
Restore now corrects the case of image file names. It was difficult to transfer a ReaderwareAW database from a case insensitive file system like Windows to a case sensitive file system like Linux.
Backup now works if there is no valid image share. There was a problem backing up a Readerware server database from the client when the images were not being shared. Obviously no images will be backed up, but all data is now backed up.
Verified that ReaderwareAW browser integration works with the new Mac OS X Safari browser from Apple.
Fixed a problem that caused a false unsaved changes prompt when you updated a user defined field.Fixed a problem with the CS-1504 upload, ReaderwareAW would sometimes terminate the upload early and only transfer some of the barcodes.
The portable barcode reader upload now displays the number of barcodes received from the scanner.
Fixed a problem with multiple Skin look and feel buttons in the preferences dialog. A new button was added every time the look and feel was changed.
Some components were using the metal look and feel even when another look and feel was set.
Changed the standard reports to print the text in black rather than dark gray. The text was too light to read on some printers.
Fixed a problem with standard reports, the break option was not working
An image share is now optional when connecting to the Readerware server. If omitted, images do not display.
Added Search item to popup menus on the location and series fields for easier searching.
Search field contents are now selected after a search. This makes it easier to change the search.
The report writer templates display now excludes folders and hidden files.
Mac OS X version now uses standard Mac file dialogs.
The Mac file dialogs no longer go into a package when selecting a program.
Fixed a problem invoking the browser from the report writer window on Mac OS X.
ReaderwareAW now checks for the availability of Mac hooks. It was assuming that the preferences menu hook was present. On early versions of Mac OS X it wasn't and this caused ReaderwareAW to quit at startup on older systems.
ReaderwareAW now supports much larger databases.Fixed a problem adding user defined fields to a ReaderwareAW database. Due to a schema error, the data was not entered into the correct field. Existing data is not moved, but all new columns will be added correctly.
Fixed a problem with CSV and TAB delimited imports. The disks table was not created correctly which would cause a database search to not return these items.
ReaderwareAW now remembers the image selection directory when manually adding images.
Added explicit error message when backup runs out of space.
Added explicit error message when a bad path is specified on a restore.
Added edition and registration information to the about window. You can now easily tell which edition you have licensed.
Added new [[$CURRENTDATE]] keyword to the report writer, you can now include the current date in custom reports.
Fixed a problem with ReaderwareAW auto-catalog. It would stop if the accept duplicates option was checked and the database copies field was empty.
Unsaved changes in user defined fields would not trigger the warning dialog when leaving the detail view.
Clarified the description on the item input page of the auto-catalog wizard. Some users were trying to use the Upload button to get barcode scans from a CueCat. This is only for portable barcode readers.
User defined fields now support an automatic wildcard search.
ReaderwareAW exception dialog now includes full version information for remote debugging.
Fixed a problem selecting images manually. Images would not always appear on systems with case sensitive file names (Mac OS X, Linux)
Fixed a problem changing the look and feel on Mac OS X.
Fixed a problem displaying images in the report writer on Mac OS X.
Fixed the menu shortcuts on Mac OS X.
Moved Preferences to the Application menu on Mac OS X.
Table header popup menus now work on Mac OS X.
Added loan keywords to the ReaderwareAW report writer and added a new sample loan report template. You can now include loan information in any report.Fixed a server database connection problem, the server would sometimes fail to connect to the database because of a timing issue.
ReaderwareAW server now correctly saves preferences at close on Mac OS X 10.2, (Jaguar).
ReaderwareAW server was not shutting down normally on Mac OS X 10.2, (Jaguar).
Fixed a problem waking up portable barcode readers, you should now be able to upload more reliably.
Fixed a problem with uploading a large number of barcodes from a portable barcode reader. You can now upload the full capacity of the scanner.
When the data entry detail view is invoked from the menu or toolbar, the contents are always cleared. The current contents would be left in the detail view if it was already displayed.
Fixed a detail view keyboard problem. Alt-N will now display the next item when paging through the search results.
Fixed a problem with the overdue loan search. The ReaderwareAW overdue search will now correctly return overdue items based on date.
Fixed a shopping cart problem. If the Vendor/Price field was moved it was not displayed as a drop down list.
You can now drag and drop from Netscape 7/Mozilla on Mac OS X. The drag was being rejected.
Preferences were not saved on Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)Shopping cart price checks would not work if UPC column moved
Replace wizard would stop if UPC not found.
All Readerware products now support the Symbol CS-1504 and CS-2000 portable barcode readers. You can upload barcodes from either device directly into Readerware. Readerware works with these barcode readers on all supported platforms, Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. See the Readerware web site for more information on using these scanners with Readerware. Important note: The AirClicker is NOT supportedReaderware now extracts unadulterated images from Amazon, no more 30% off images.
Upgraded to Java Help 1.1.3.
Upgraded to Skin Look & Feel 1.2.2.
New report template that demonstrates how to insert page breaks in a report. See PageBreakExample.html in ReaderwareAW
Improved logging and added new view log button to wizards.
ReaderwareAW 2.72 fixes the following:
The Readerware Server now removes open connections left behind after a system crash or power failure. The open connections could cause a database open error when the server was restarted.The CSV export file used to format fields as "author", "tittle". The space after the comma was causing some programs to have trouble importing the file. Readerware now omits the space, as in "author","title".
Readerware imports were not handling long fields correctly. Fields that exceed Readerware maximums will now be truncated. The truncation will be reported in the import log.
Readerware auto-catalog performance improved, the automatic update check is now more efficient.
Fixed a mapping dialog parentage problem, the dialog would sometimes not respond to mouse input.
Improved backup error handling. Readerware automatically remembers the backup file name. If folders were moved or deleted this could result in an invalid backup path. Readerware was displaying an exception dialog rather than a clear error message.
Skin Look & Feel has been removed from the Mac OS products. There were issues with it and who needs skins when you have Aqua.
When returning to the table view, ReaderwareAW now remembers the table position and selection.Readerware 2.71 fixes the following:ReaderwareAW auto-catalog, auto-update and replace wizards now display added/updated rows once the wizards complete. This makes it much easier to review and edit new items.
A new search now allows you to display items added/updated by the last wizard run, (auto-catalog, auto-update and replace). This is done automatically when the wizards complete, but you can also return to the last updated records at any time.
The Replace wizard now identifies those items really updated. Previously it would mark an item as changed if it was included in the wizard run. Now it is only marked if a change was actually made to the item.
Added Alphacraze to all products, auto-catalog and drag and drop.
Added AllMusic.com to ReaderwareAW (Drag and drop support only)
Added AllClassical to ReaderwareAW (Drag and drop support only)
Added new backup and restore wizards to make the backup and restore functions much easier to use.
Added backup prompt at exit. This can be turned off in preferences.
ReaderwareAW now initializes all scraper variables. This makes writing custom extraction scripts easier because you know that the variable exists.
Readerware shopping cart now tracks availability. It will only display the price if the title is available. Out of stock items will list as "Not Available".
Readerware will now extract "new" marketplace pricing, list price and buyer waiting information. Readerware will extract this information from all sites that provide it. These are optional columns and need to be moved to a user defined database column using custom extraction.
Includes new Sun Java Runtime version 1.4.0_01
Fixed a drag and drop bug with freedb.org. Due to a cookie problem, drag and drop support would only work once per session.Fixed a preferences bug. If the table view is narrower than the window, clicking in the table header area outside of the table would generate an invalid table sort.
Improved error handling, more descriptive errors. Fixed problems with modal error dialogs in the wizards.
Fixed an auto-catalog problem, it would sometimes stop without completing the run when an error was detected. ReaderwareAW auto-catalog should now always go to completion.
Rewrote import/export help.
Fixed a focus problem in the auto-catalog wizard. The default focus was not being set on the item input field due to a Java bug. When scanning a barcode this could cause the wizard to close.
ReaderwareAW for Windows and Linux now ships with the Sun Microsystems Inc. Java 1.4 runtime environment, (JRE). This new version offers performance improvements, support for the mouse wheel, new file selection dialogs and other new features. You must download the full install to get the JRE 1.4 update. To verify which version of the JRE you are running, select the Help->About ReaderwareAW menu item.The wizard progress dialogs are now integrated into the wizards. They no longer obscure the results list or icon keys.
ReaderwareAW auto-catalog now has an option to increment the number of copies when it detects a duplicate UPC. With this option on you can also enter the same UPC into the auto-catalog wizard multiple times.
Added a user number search.
Fixed a problem with the Ctrl-V paste command, it would paste twice into the comments field.
Numeric fields now sort correctly, value, copies etc.
ReaderwareAW no longer selects the field contents when a field gets focus. A number of users reported it was too easy to accidentally delete the contents. Double click in a field to select the current word, triple click to select the full contents.
The report writer now uses separate directories for each product rather than storing all report templates in the same location. If you have existing report templates, you must move them from your readerware\reports directory to readerware\reports\AW.
ReaderwareAW now displays an error if the report writer could not save the requested file.
Added an option to display the report writer output directly in your default browser, bypassing the ReaderwareAW report writer window.
Major performance improvements in report generation, large reports could be very slow.
Fixed a valuation problem, ReaderwareAW could produce an invalid total if some values contained non numeric data.
New line characters in text fields are now suppressed. They would sometimes cause the field to be expanded changing the display format.
Fixed a problem backing up a database on Mac OS X. If rows contained fields with new line characters, these rows would not be restored. Please make sure you create a new backup after installing this release.
Fixed a date problem in the Palm version. The product would expire after just 1 day in evaluation mode.
Corrected a keyboard shortcut, Undo is now the standard Ctrl-Z (Windows)
Fixed a startup problem, sometimes ReaderwareAW was started with the wrong VM.
Added a shutdown hook so that the ReaderwareAW database is always closed cleanly.
ReaderwareAW now checkpoints the database at close to ensure it is in a good state before running the internal backup.
The userexit.py script is now always run even if the main scraper fails. This ensures that any settings you make in your customized scraper are always applied.
This version will work with the Apple Java 1.3.1 Update 1. (Mac OS X only)
Fixed a problem with the global replace wizard. The function to change "A Title" to "Title, A" was translating other titles to uppercase.Fixed a problem in the Palm version. The search would crash when the search string was longer than a title.
Fixed a problem with Mac generated UPC list files. ReaderwareAW was not recognizing the Mac end of line correctly.Fixed a problem with ReaderwareAW report writer templates, $END_READERWAREAW_TRACKS was not always handled correctly.
Improved evaluation expiration dialogs, direct link to online ordering page now included.
Fixed a printing problem under Mac OS X, only the first page of a report was printed.Mac OS X version no longer displays Readerware print progress dialog as OS X provides one.
Statistics dialog now includes a disc count.
Used and collectible counts now extracted from Amazon. As these are not regular database fields you must use a custom extraction script to add these fields to user defined database fields. A sample script can be found at http://www.readerware.com/scrapers/userexit_prices.py
New comment extraction - All Readerware products now extract reviews, edition information etc. from major sites. This information is added to the database comments field. Works with both auto-catalog and auto-update so comments can be added to existing databases.ReaderwareAW 2.60 also fixes the following problems:New user number generator - The Readerware search and replace feature can now add user defined numbers. Simply define a pattern, starting number and increment and Readerware will number all or parts of a database.
New price calculator - The Readerware search and replace feature can now adjust prices in an existing database. So for example you could easily set your prices to 75% of the existing or extracted price.
New price extraction option - Readerware can now extract the regular, used or collectible price from web sites. Primarily designed for use with Amazon. Using Readerware auto-update you can easily revalue your database at any time.
New title editing - The Readerware search and replace feature can now globally change title formats and uppercase titles.
ReaderwareAW auto-catalog and auto-update now support Amazon.
Table view now cleanly displays first line of comments. Long comments no longer cause a display slowdown.Shopping cart now handles hidden columns, hiding columns could cause the shopping cart to not open.
New auto-update and replace help pages included, they were missing from earlier distributions.
Skin L&F support has been updated and a new Windows XP L&F is included.
ReaderwareAW loan search now works correctly.
ReaderwareAW image search now correctly returns all images.
ReaderwareAW table view sorting now works after an image search.
Fixed a problem displaying the table viewFixed a problem that could cause the product to become unregistered after upgrading to 2.50
Fixed an import problem, not all columns included in the imported file were imported
Fixed a problem with backup, it could hang if the backup file was placed in the thumbnails directory
Fixed a problem with backup, it could fail if there were sub directories in the thumbnails directory.
New auto-update, you can now update your existing database from the web. Add images, additional information, update prices etc., automatically.ReaderwareAW 2.50 also fixes the following problems:Auto-Catalog now has an option to merge data from multiple web sites. Readerware can scan all the sites you specify, extracting as much information as possible and merging the data to create a more complete database.
Auto-catalog now has a new option to save an auto-catalog list.
You can now use the Delete key to remove items from the auto-catalog list in the wizards.
New global search and replace feature, you can now update any database field in the entire database or a group of items.
All products now support Half.com, you can use Half.com with auto-catalog and auto-update as well as the drag and drop interface and the shopping cart.
Fixed a drag and drop problem with Netscape 6.When paging through your database with the detail views, updated data is now correctly displayed
Fixed a problem with the shopping cart, sometimes the price check results were not displayed.
You can now drag and drop https URLs
Fixed a problem with database creation. Sometimes the duplicate check failed and Readerware would not display an error when you tried to create a new database with a name that was already in use.
Fixed a problem launching the tutorial on some Windows systems
By default all items added to your database using the drag and drop interface, are also added to your shopping cart.
Added a tutorial to guide new users through Readerware auto-catalog and drag and drop support.Fixed problem with buttons not responding on error dialogs in the auto-catalog wizard.
Improved ISBN handling, can now handle 2 digit publisher codes.
Auto-Catalog is a lot faster with a large number of items (1500+).
Fixed a memory leak in Auto-Catalog which would cause Readerware to run out of memory when processing a large number of items (1500+).
Upgraded from JPython 1.03 to Jython 2.0.
New command line options.
Corrected problems with column tooltips. The wrong tip was sometimes displayed. Some columns did not have tooltips
Fixed a problem with saving an invalid search as the default search. Readerware would allow you to save an incomplete search as the default search. This would create problems displaying the database at startup.
Fixed a problem with sorting table columns in descending sequence. If Readerware was closed with the sort in descending sequence, you could not display the search results when Readerware was restarted.
Readerware now displays a confirmation dialog when you change the default search. You could accidentally save a new default search without realizing it
Fixed an import/export problem. 2.25 changed the export file column header row to uppercase which was causing problems on import..
Fixed a problem with the tree view and multiple authors
Tree view table icons were wrong. Readerware now correctly displays the selection and edit icons.
Fixed a problem with table edit mode. If the first column was not editable, you could not enter edit mode.
The tab key in table edit mode now skips over non editable columns.
Detail view Update button no longer disabled when an add fails.
Detail view update no longer clears the source field.
Fixed a database naming problem, (Mac OS X only). Databases were named incorrectly and Readerware would not automatically open some databases.
New installer, (Mac OS X only). Readerware now uses the Apple package installer under OS X.
Tested with Mac OS X 10.1
Readerware 2.25 adds:
New image search, search for items with or without cover images.Readerware 2.25 fixes:New View preferences dialog, you can now define, change and delete your views using the view itself or the new view preferences dialog.
New Delete Database menu item, you can now easily delete a Readerware database and all images.
New Delete row feature. The Readerware table views now support multiple selection, you can select any number of rows and delete them all at the same time.
New loan reporting, you can now add loan fields to any view for display and printing. As with all fields you can sort the view by any of the loan fields, due date for example.
Report writer template expanded to allow flexible track reporting and web page generation.
Borders is back! Following the Borders/Amazon partnership the Borders database was temporarily inaccessible. Readerware auto-catalog can now access the original Borders database again. It's a great resource for those hard to find items.
Added CDDB support, you can now drag and drop from the CDDB, (gracenote) database.
Added freedb support, you can now drag and drop from the freedb database.
Fixed some problems importing images to existing books. The new image could be added to the wrong book if the view was not in the default sequence.Fixed a problem replacing images, the new image could be ignored if the image type was different.
Report writer output is now in sorted order.
Eliminated duplicate search results on multi disk sets.
Fixed some URL problems with Chapters.
Escape key will cancel wait pointer.
Updated distributions to JRE 1.3.1_01
All user logs are now consolidated into one, rwuser.log. This can be turned on or off from preferences.
New system level logging to allow Readerware support to diagnose problems.
The Readerware web search page now handles
ISBNs with and without hyphens.
Readerware 2.2 adds:
New browser integration mode, catalog a book, CD or video using drag and drop. Simply drag from your regular browser, (Netscape or IE etc.), to Readerware. The item is cataloged!Readerware 2.2 fixes:New Readerware search pages, easy to use web based search feature, includes support for the CueCat® barcode reader.
New BookHound export feature, easily export from Readerware and import into BookHound from Bibliopolis.
Help engine upgraded to JavaHelp 1.1.2.ZeroG InstallAnywhere installer upgraded to 4.0.
Menu images now an option. By default they are turned off. The images were causing the CPU to go to 100% on some systems.
Fixed problems in ISBN error handling.
Last accessed database preference is now updated after an open failure.
Readerware Server now displays exceptions in the console window and includes a new log file, rwServer.LOG.
ReaderwareAW now supports BMG Music Service. BMG CDs use a proprietary numbering system so a regular UPC lookup will fail. BMG CDs can now be cataloged from the BMG site.
Readerware products on Mac OS X now integrate with the Mac application menu. Quit removed from the Readerware File menu and the application Quit menu now closes the application saving preferences etc.
Data was sometimes truncated when editing in the table viewDatabase name was incorrectly formatted (Mac version only)
Database preferences now shows the correct database size
New Java 1.3.1 runtime (Windows version only, full install required)
The Mac menu bar included the wrong program name
Table view has new case insensitive sorting option
ReaderwareAW 2.12 fixes the following problems:
Detail view popup menus now work.Fixed a hang updating records without track info
When adding not found items, ReaderwareAW now sets the include in reports and export flags to on
Threading improvements in browser
Import wizard browse button now brings up open dialog, was using create dialog
Include in reports/export was set to off in auto-catalog, now set to on again.
Some dialogs used by the wizards did not respond to mouse input.
Auto-Catalog wizard reload button rejected some entries
Sort by row number now users a numeric sort so that rows are displayed in their correct sequence.
Added version information to Server console
Wizards are now threaded
Popup menu was not always displayed correctly in the browser window
Known Issues:
Some of the search pages are still not loading in the Mac OS X version of Readerware products. This is only an issue with the Aqua look and feel. This problem is still under investigation. If you want to use the Readerware browser for manual searches, you need to switch to the metal look and feel.