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Version 1.2.0

Estimated Release Date: 2nd Quarter 2009

The next release of Longbow 2008 will include some or all of the following;

  • The facility to record tournament results and publish documentation.
  • Integration of Longbow 2008 with our new Archery Club Website that is currently under development. For more details, check out the new dynamic and database driven Bowmen of Lyme website.

Version 1.1.0

Release Date: 19/01/2009

Bug Fixes

The list below illustrates the bugs that were present in the previous version of Longbow that have been fixed in this release.

Functionality Bugs

  • When a newer version of Longbow 2008 was installed, the preferences set by the user in the previous version would not be carried forward. This issue has now been fixed and all preferences from the previous version will be brought forward to the latest version.
  • When you try to print recordsheets on the main screen, users will have been presented with an error. This issue did not effect the 'Print in Grid' option. The issue has now been fixed with the introduction of the new reporting solution.
  • There was an error in the Rounds.xml document that related to the Stafford round. This resulted in users being unable to enter valid scores for this round. This has now been rectified.
  • The Recordsheet Search facility contained an error where the discipline was not used as a filter unless a bowstyle was also selected. This issue has now been corrected and the search facility works as intended.
  • When the user selects the automatic backup facility, the application would error on closing. This has now been fixed and the backup facility works as intended.
  • One user reported a very high RAM usage (300-500MB) when viewing MyRecords on the main screen. This issue has now fixed and memory usage across the application has been improved.  As a result of this fix, some users may find that when viewing MyRecords on the main screen the archer column no longer displays a caption.  To correct this, open the Choose Details screen, untick the item with no caption and tick the column marked 'Archer'.
  • Deleting multiple recordsheets at the same time within the main screen would result in some records being deleted and some not.  This issue has been rectified.  The routine is also now performed on a separate thread which makes the user experience better on single core CPUs and gives greater performance on Dual and Quad Core machines.
  • While testing the new data import facility with a large dataset of information, a bug was found with the way that club records were being calculated.  When records were being added out of chronological order, the flag to indicate if a record is current was not being updated correctly and as a result, the club dialog was showing past records as well as current records.  This issue has now been fixed and all club records are calculated correctly and any database errors will be rectified when the new version of Longbow is installed.  As a result of this change, performance has also been increased when adding and deleting large amounts of recordsheets.
  • A bug was found that related to the Handicap and Classification Reviews. The bug only effects Indoor Target reviews and would result in the reviews not be carried out correctly. This issue has now been recitified and all reviews are correctly calculated and re-calculated where necessary.
  • Within the MyClubs Dialog, the Club Records list would show more than just the current club record. This was a result of a flag not being set correctly on individual club records. This issue has now been corrected and all necessary database corrections will be carried out upon installation of this version of Longbow 2008.

Vista Fixes

  • Longbow is no longer required to run as Administrator and the CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database 'master' should no longer present itself on new or upgraded installations. Although Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005 is now no longer required, we still advise all our customers to ensure that the latest service pack is applied to this product.
  • Longbow now fully supports the Vista Operating system as all the remaining issues have been rectified.

Cosmetic Bugs

Additional Functionality

The list below illustrates the additional functionality that has been added into this release.

  • New Recordsheet Import facility from a csv file. This allows you to quickly import recordsheets that you have stored in alternative electronic format.
  • New Club Record History. This allows you to view and browse the history of a ClubRecord, ie. who broke it, when it was broken and with what scores.
  • New Application Logging facility in place enabling you to send your errors directly to MDESystems.  This will enable us to be proactive in solving application bugs and improve usability of the product.
  • New Archer Performance Report.

Altered Functionality

The list below illustrates any functionality that has been changed in this release.

  • All reports have now been moved onto SQL Server Reporting Platform.  This has resulted in a smaller installer file and increased performance.
  • The Advanced Tab on the System Control Dialog has been altered so that the buttons reflect the current status of the server.

Version 1.0.5

Release Date: 11/09/2008

Bug Fixes

The list below illustrates the bugs that were present in the previous version of Longbow that have been fixed in this release.

Functionality Bugs

  • A bug was introduced in version 1.0.4 that would prevent the correct agegroup being selected on the classification tab on the recordsheet recordcard. This bug has now been fixed.

Cosmetic Bugs

  • If a user selected to create a new recordsheet and then attempted to delete a recordsheet that had not been saved, the user would be prompted with the delete confirmation. If the user selected yes to delete, the user would then again be asked if they wanted to save the changes. If the user clicked yes then an error would be presented even though the deletion had taken place. This bug has now been fixed and the second message will not be displayed to the user.

Additional Functionality

  • Longbow will now save the last screen location of each of the three main dialogs, those being MyArchers MyClubs and MyRecords. This facility can be useful when transfering data from say an excel spreadsheet into longbow. The spreadsheet can be positioned on the left hand side of the screen and the recordsheet dialog can be positioned on the right. Each time you create a new recordsheet, the dialog will appear in the same location on the screen as the previously opened dialog.

Version 1.0.4

Release Date: 12/08/2008

Bug Fixes

The list below illustrates the bugs that were present in the previous version of Longbow that have been fixed in this release.

Functionality Bugs

  • Master Reset button on system control dialog would result in an error when clicked.
  • There was an issue with the classification reviews where scores were entered from a previous season AFTER the review had been performed.  This would have only impacted juniors who had changed age groups.
  • When trying to save a new role to the database, users would be presented with an error.
  • There was an issue when trying to save existing club records entered into the club record recordcard.  The club records would not be saved to the database unless other details were also changed on this recordcard.
  • On the club record recordcard, although the user is warned that details are invalid, users were able to save club records that had scores greater than the maximum possible.
  • Users may have experienced an error when moving from one view (MyArchers, MyClubs, MyRecords) to another when a column had been clicked.  This issue has now been fixed.
  • When trying to run the personal best report for an individual archer, users would be presented with an error.
  • The performance of the list on the main screen has been dramatically improved.

Cosmetic Bugs

  • New handicap notifications were not being shown when an archer first gets a handicap. a message box will now be displayed with their new handicap.
  • Font changed on Address Line 5 field on Archer Recordcard
  • "Do you want to save your changes" message box used to show after you had asked to save and close. This has now been removed.
  • Roles were not sorted into alphabetical order.
  • All Club Record Reports amended to give a better print out.
  • New Handicap notifications were not being shown when an archer first gets a handicap. A message box will now be displayed with their new handicap.
  • When creating a new recordsheet, when a user tabs through the fields and selects a discipline, if a default bowstyle has been set, focus used to go to the total score.  Control focus now moves correctly to the Round drop down list.

Additional Functionality

The list below illustrates the additional functionality that has been added into this release.

  • When you click to find either a photo for an archer or for your club, your preferences (ie which folder to look in first) are now saved.
  • PDA Data Import functionality now included due to Bow Buddy Support of this feature.
  • 'Suggest and Append' has now been added to the drop down controls in the Recordcard Search Facility.
  • New current handicaps report has been added to the club recordcard dialog. This will give a print out of all the clubs members current handicaps.

Altered Functionality

The list below illustrates any functionality that has been changed in this release.

  • Entering Total Hits for a club record on the club recordcard screen is no longer a mandatory field.

 

Version 1.0.3 - Initial Release