News and Updates
Check in periodically to see what we are up to.
NEW FEATURE! You can now charge credit cards securely direct from the program. See details in the changelog.
NEW FEATURE! Search available pages in many issues.
NEW FEATURE! The ad files can now get automatically connected to the reservations; no manual labor needed to connect them!
NEW FEATURE! Do you ever forget to place an ad that came in? This new feature will scan the entire folder of the issue, and alert you if any ads in the folder were not assigned to a page.
Detailed Changelog
3.34
Run Save Data before Assign Ads
Fix "The load issue form search is searching issue identifier but not issue"
Save data before refresh (a setting in row 23 in additional_settings controls this)
Search for issue identifier when showing history (a setting in row 22 in additional_settings controls this)
11-Jan-25
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3.33
Fix display of dates in issue identifier in Change Issue form
Fix history showing in new/Edit form not using shared list of issues.
7-Jan-25
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3.32b
NEW FEATURE! Automatically connect files when name matches.
NEW FEATURE! Connect non-matching files in the matching folder seamlessly.
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3.32
Fix Reserve Ad when called from Customer Search, press OK, then click Reserve Ad. This was causing reconciliation log to think another Ad was changed.
Fix "Save Data" when additional setting "Save Data button with no processing" is set to "Yes". With fix it should be running a complete hard save of all data.
4-Jan-25
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3.31
Internal improvement/bug fix
1-Jan-25
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3.30
Fix switch pages for SPREAD Ads (second page was not redrawn)
Enhance performance for Add/Edit AD customer search combo when user enters type in the combo editbox
31-Dec-24
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3.29
Fixed Search using Issue identifier in "Change Issue"
Use Shared Issues List File "issue_settings.xlsx" in the same folder of the App Excel file if the setting in additional_settings (Row 21) is blank
Fix error "Page 1 cannot be swapped" when a page other than page 1 is swapped
Coloring error on expiring packages fixed
29-Dec-24
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3.28
Fix LoadResults (Articles excel file) bug causing log reconciliation error (ID was not unique)
Use shared file for issues list. Path of shared list file is set using a button in Additional_settings (Row 21)
28-Dec-24
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3.27
Add a checkbox in Ad/Edit for to not create an invoice number for the Ad. Do not export this Ad when exporting data.
24-Dec-24
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3.26
buttons in Settings sheet to navigate to db folder and id template
Invoice number to be stored in db folder by default without needing to be specified manually (Ignore Setting N73)
24-Dec-24
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3.25
Validate customer name combo in New/Edit form on Change rather than on Exit field (in version 2.24)
Ad confirmation form for delete Ad/Package
23-Dec-24
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3.24
Fix issue in Delete Package and AD logs
22-Dec-24
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3.23
Set Invoice Status column in Main List (Column P) as a combo dropdown, to manually enter payment status.
On delete Ad Prompt the user if the AD is in a package. Allow the user to delete the package or the Ad
Fix slow performance in customer name combo in New/Edit form
Add suffix to invoice number when creating a package of type "A" or a package with no letter designation. This will make the invoice number unique
19-Dec-24
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3.21
Add Search Pages (Check) in AD Edit/New form
NEW FEATURE! You can now charge credit cards directly to your stripe account. Cards are saved as secure tokens, that can be charged over and over without saving the actual card data.
NEW! We have entered into a partnership with cardknox, to save you money on your credit card charges. Stripe rates are 2.9% +.30¢ per transaction. With no monthly fees, we are offering our users the following rates: VI/MC/DS: 2.79% + $0.25 per transaction AMEX: 3.00 % + $0.25 per transaction. If you sign up for a traditional account, the rates are even lower. You can use the program with either stripe or cardknox, or blink in the UK. For UK users ask about specific UK rates that we can offer.
10-Dec-24
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3.20
Fix Issue of showing next invoice number for Ads with repeat
NEW FEATURE! Search available pages in many issues
8-Dec-24
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3.19
Set Email as default in New/Edit Ad AD form
Add Issue Identifier in Column Q in History Data
Add debug message in History Data Refresh to check why History is not changed
Default for Price in AD form not filled
2-Dec-24
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3.18
Fix issues on Mac running Parallels:
Repeat Ad saves repeat ID in wrong column
Default for Price in AD form not filled
Preview file giving "File not found"
28-Nov-24
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3.17
Assign pages: Add to log sheet and log text file
Fixed errors searching in the load issue form
27-Nov-24
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3.16
Fix indesign error for SPREAD pages
26-Nov-24
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3.15
Fix error editing SPREAD AD and save on same page No "The page is not empty"
Issue identifier column is not treated as TEXT - dates entered in the cell are handled as date
26-Nov-24
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3.14
DrawLayout in Reconciliation only if NewLayout sheet is active
26-Nov-24
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3.13
Addition_Setting "Save Data with Regular Excel File Save"
Set to yes
• Save excel
• Save issue text file
• Save issue log text file.
Set to no
• Do NOT save excel file
• Save issue text file
• Save issue log text file.
Fix issue of not Saving Data when Open Form
Fix issue of Error showing randomly
24-Nov-24
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3.12
Set expiry date for Application
22-Nov-24
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3.11
Log Reconciliation fixes
"Save Data" changes added to Log
20-Nov-24
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3.10
Use color column for Designer
17-Nov-24
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3.9
Add Check page for Page 1
14-Nov-24
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3.8
Draw page 1 in Layout - do not allow for swap AD, Switch Page, Delete Page.
Validation for repeat frequency in repeat form.
Comment Only the first page of SPREAD 2 pages in Layout
Fix Check Pages (Use Cell U1 in Layout for max Number of pages to check instead of P11)
11-Nov-24
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3.0
Vendor made some changes in CC module
9-Nov-24
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