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WineBanq - Release Notes

What's New

October 26, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.3.0.0

Errors Fixed

  • Importing a wine list from Excel was adding one additional bottle when the total quantity was > 1.
  • The program saves a lot of layouts which enables the application to restore to the state it was left in. If a config file becomes corrupted it was not possible to start the application without deleting the file. In the event of a corrupted config file, the file(s) are now deleted and the application continues to load. The files will be resaved when the application closes.
  • One ISP was inserting an unusual request into the outbound registration validation rendering the application unable to connect to the WineBanq server. This is now trapped and handled.
  • The image name for a wine was not being displayed on the Add/Edit wine form. The image was however still being displayed.
  • It was not possible to save a wine in the shopping cart if wine region was blank. This restriction no longer applies.
  • The alternate (card layout) view of the cellar and tasting notes was not allowing editing functions to work correctly.

Functionality Changes

  • When you have a filter on your cellar grid and go to either Reports or Charts, the current filter is automatically applied.
  • When entering data for a new wine, you no longer have to bring up additional screens to enter winery, region, variety etc. It is now possible to type directly into these fields and the data is saved automatically.
September 14, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.2.1.0

Errors Fixed

  • Subrange,Classification, Location 1 and 2 were not displaying previously entered values.
  • On Add/Edit Wine and Edit Bottle, the 100 point rating only went to 99.

Functionality Changes

  • Star rating previously was read-only and calculated based on the 100 point rating. You can now directly select a value if Rating has a value of zero. This means you do not have to use the 100 point system when rating wines.
September 12, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.2.0.1

Errors Fixed

  • Two DLL's were missed in the original build which will prevent Custom Reports from working correctly.
September 6, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.2.0.0

Errors Fixed

  •  Custom reports editor could not be invoked due to an error with a third party component.
  • Tasting Note grid display was resetting if you navigated away from the page.
  • Bottle size and reason removed no longer functioned correctly in Add/Edit Wine and Edit Bottle screens after recent changes.

Functionality Changes

  • Updating the grid row colours and legend text now automatically updates the main cellar grid. Previously the application had to be closed and restarted.
  •  The Bulk Update feature has been changed. It is now a dockable window which can be used in many of the data forms. Previously it was restricted to just the main Cellar.
  • Charting has been refactored and now renders more quickly.
  • Wine Cellar tasing note report has been improved and is also available from the main menu for the currently selected wine.

New Features

  •  A clear button has been added to dropdown controls.Previously only the Ctrl Del key combination worked.
  • New Field - A notes field has been added to the wine details. This is in addition to the notes that can be applied to each bottle.
  • Importing a cellar from Excel has been included.
  • Importing a cellar from Wine-Ark wine storage has been included.
May 4, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.1.0.0

Errors Fixed

  • The Winestate Magazine Tasting Note database was generating an error when the size is larger than 128mb. Note: The program will attempt to update the databases if they are of any earlier version. This activity may take a few minutes. Please do not shutdown or close off the application as this may cause data corruption.
  • A small bug was fixed in the Cellar Import (from version 8). Errors are now skipped and the process will continue.

Functionality Changes

  • Selectable checkbox lists (used in the Tasting Notes and other screens) now display the selected values when closed up.
  • The Grid Card View has been replaced by a new Layout view. This is an alternate way of viewing wines.
  • A Backup/Restore feature has been added. This allows you to take a snapshot of your cellar that can be restored at a later time. For disaster recovery purposes, we still recommend taking a backup of your data directory to some form of storage medium (CD, DVD, external hard drive etc).

 

March 16, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.7.1

Errors Fixed

  • The Winestate Magazine Tasting Note database was generating an error when the size is larger than 128mb. Note: This is a very minor update and is only relevant for customers who use the Winestate Magazine Tasting Notes.
February 17, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.7.0

Errors Fixed

  • Cellar Listing By Wine report did not display Quantity.
  • Wine Cellar Value did not display Quantity.

 

Functionality Changes

  • Data grouping has been removed from Custom Reports. This should be handled directly within the report.
  • Cellar Listing By vintage report has been added.
  • Reports can now be sorted on most of the data fields.
  • Reports can be sorted in Ascending or Descending order.
  • When adding new wine, it is now possible to specify the quantity of bottles purchased.

 

January 12, 2008

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.6.0

Errors Fixed

  • On rating wines, in some circumestances the default reason was not being saved.
  • Several small minor changes and fixes.

 

Functionality Changes

  • The error reporting mechanism has been improved.
  • New version of third party libraries.

 

December 11, 2007

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.5.1

Errors Fixed

  • An error was occuring when adding wine without having a wine selected in the grid first.

 

December 09, 2007

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.5.0

Errors Fixed

  • If the application icon was clicked quickly several times in succession, an error was thrown on startup.
  • Adding wines to a shopping cart from the tasting notes also add an extra entry into the cellar.
  • When adding wines to the cellar from Tasting Notes, images were not being copied over.
  • A number of other minor issues have been fixed.

Functionality Changes

  • When an edit list is invoked from a screen, the data that is currently in the drop down control is selected by default in the popup edit screen.
  • A new option has been added to Default Settings. You can now select one of three screens to dislay first when the application starts. They are 1/ Standard Main Screen, 2/ Your Cellar Listing, 3/ Tasting Note Listing.
  • Snapshot print is now available on the main cellar view. This will give you a 'What you see is what you get' print out of your cellar.
  • When navingating through the cellar, any images are now displayed in an image control to the right of the main grid.

 

November 08, 2007

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.4.0

Errors Fixed

  • Some customers experienced issues with the program reporting that it could not find an internet connection.
  • Editing a bottle did not funtion correctly.

Functionality Changes

  • A new system report has been added. This allows you to display a cellar listing by the Wine as well as showing the total number of bottles for each wine and their value. Additionally, the wines may be grouped by a particular value eg Vintage.
  • A dedicated Bulk Update feature has been added. From here you can select a range of wines and then adjust a selected column to a new value for all of the wines. Please view the help guide for more detailed instructions on this feature.

 

October 28, 2007

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.3.0

Functionality Changes

  • A download progress display is now shown for all downloads.
  • New display fields added for Tasting Notes. Rating, Tasting Notes and Images are now prominently displayed when navigating through the notes.

 

October 25, 2007

WineBanq /Home Winemaster v9.0.2.0

Errors Fixed

  • There was an occasional error (benign) on startup caused by a background worker thread being invoked more than once.
  • An error was generated if a grouped row was doubled clicked in the main cellar.
  • There was an occasional error in viewing the tasting notes.
  • Importing database from v7.5 was not functioning correctly
  • Help manual updated and missing text fixed.

Functionality Changes

  • Added Group By column to the following reports: Cellar Listing, Wine Spend, Wine Consumption
  • Removed ability to customise system reports. Customisation can only be done now by creating a custom report first and modifying the new custom report.
  • Removed ability to customise system charts. Customisation can only be done now by creating a custom chart first and modifying the new custom chart.
  • Added default titles to system charts.
  • System charts chanded to 2d types for better performance. For instructions on how to create 3d charts, please see the section on custom charts in the user guide.
  • Wine spend chart now correctly groups wines by month they were purchased.
  • Wine Comsumption chart now correctly groups wines by month removed from cellar.
  • Changing the Cellar Data selection was not working correctly on charts and reports.
  • Check for Updates now reports on new version availability.
October 9, 2007

WineBanq 2008 /Home Winemaster 2008 v9.0.1.0

Errors Fixed

  • Wines were not able to be saved that did not have a Wine Region entered.

Functionality Changes

  • On running the program for the first time, you are now promted to:
    • Select to use a blank database.
    • Select to use a database pre-populated with Winery, Region and Variety data.
    • Select to use a database pre-populated with Winery, Region and Variety data and several sample wine entries.
  • The program now better detects and reports on Internet Connectivity.

Known Errors:

  • There are known issues with the Help guide. This is being addressed and an update will be available soon.
October 1, 2007

WineBanq 2008 /Home Winemaster 2008 released

 

October 18, 2006

WineBanq and /Home Winemaster v8.5.1.542

Errors Fixed

  • Fixed - If the Grid column sizes were customised, they were not being restored correctly at the next session.
  • Fixed - When using a short date other than dd/mm/yy, you will receive invalid date messages when performing a number of actions.
  • Fixed - Program giftshop page not loading correctly. The program Now uses the WineBanq website Giftshop.
  • Fixed - Program updates page not loading correctly. The program Now uses the WineBanq website Download page.

Functionality Changes

  • Changed - When adding new wineries, regions,varieties and other list data, you can now choose to select a value to return from those screens. This mainly applies to adding and updating wines.
  • Changed - All "Find Keyword" searches can now activated by press the Enter key.

Additions

  • Added - The ability to create an unlimited number of shopping lists of wines.
  • Added - Store lists of favourite suppliers. Added - Store lists of wine delivery addresses.
  • Added - Store lists of different delivery instructions.
  • Added - Displaying a Wine Industry News feed from FirstPress. FirstPress is a new companion website to WineBanq.
  • Added - Saved searches (in both cellar and tasting notes) now have context sensitive menus.
  • Added - Toolbar positions now saved between sessions.
July 17, 2006

WineBanq and /Home Winemaster v8.1.5.493

Errors Fixed

  • Fixed - Occasional error message. Could not convert variant of type (Null) into type (String).
  • Fixed - Canvas does not allow drawing (this was caused by third party controls).
  • Fixed - Default removed from cellar not always displaying the correct value.
  • Fixed - Fields that used numeric values would generate an error message if null value entered.

Additions

  • Added - When adding a wine from the Winestate Tasting Notes. Now included the edition that the wine was reviewed in.
  • Added - Database backups can now be stored to user defined directory.
June 1, 2006

WineBanq and /Home Winemaster v8.1.4.470

Errors Fixed

  • Fixed - Backspace key not working when adding a new Vinote sequence.
  • Fixed - Primary key violation when attempting to add a vinote sequence that already exists.
  • Fixed - Vinote allocation occasionally duplicating.
  • Fixed - Minor adjustment converting from 100 point system to Winestate rating.
  • Fixed - Save button was not being enabled on Rate/Remove if only the notes field was changed.

Functionality Changes

  • Changed - Reason Removed and removed date are disabled on search if only looking at available wines in cellar.

Additions

  • Added - Persisting Vinote setting between sessions.
  • Added - Rating, State and Country to Quick Search.
  • Added - You can now click on Wines Removed from Cellar (on front screen) and the wine will now be displayed.
April 24, 2006

WineBanq and Home Winemaster v8.1.3.434

Errors Fixed

  • Fixed - Backspace key not working when adding a new Vinote sequence.
  • Fixed - Primary key violation when attempting to add a vinote sequence that already exists.
  • Fixed - Vinote allocation occasionally duplicating.
  • Added - Persisting Vinote setting.
April 9, 2006

WineBanq and Home Winemaster v8.1.2.427

Errors Fixed

  • Fixed - Erratic behaviour when adding new wines after adding wines to the cellar from Tasting Notes. Some fields were not editable
  • Fixed - Rate/Remove default remove reason was not displaying.
  • Fixed - Reports showing incorrect totals when Bottle Size and Purchase Date values not present.
  • Fixed - Backup/Restore was not working.
March 19, 2006

WineBanq and Home Winemaster v8.1.1.410

Errors Fixed

  • Fixed - Cellar grid was not displaying the Country value.
  • Fixed - Tasting Note list did not download correctly on expired subscription.
  • Fixed - Removed Cellar Date not working correctly in Quick Search.
  • Fixed - Removed Cellar Reason not working correctly in Quick Search.
  • Fixed - Correct program name now displays in Windows Task Bar.

Functionality Changes

  • Cellar Grid - Changed row grouping style for easier viewing.
  • Tasting Note Grid - Changed row grouping style for easier viewing.
  • Importing Home Winemaster - Now includes the ability to bring over wines removed from cellar.

Enhancements

  • Cellar Listing Reports - Both reports now include Bottle Size in the listing.

DataBase Changes

  • We no longer use the server version of Firebird. This was due to problems with installations when the logged in user did not have administrator privileges. The program now uses the embedded version but users will experience no change in performance.

Diagnostic

  • A new menu item has been added to the tools menu called View Logs. This allows some logging to be performed for diagnostic purposes during internet interaction.
January, 2006
Version 8.0 released