This file accompanies version 4.2.0 of DataLoad Classic.
The files which should be supplied with this file are:
dataload.exe The DataLoad program.
commands.dat Commands definitions file.
droplists.dat Holds valid values for droplists.
readme.txt This file.
help Directory containing all the HTML help files.
spreadsheets Directory containing some example DataLoad files.
The 'help' directory contains a large number of HTML files and these make up the user guide.
This version of DataLoad is freeware, but the full license and terms and conditions are set out
in the file license.htm, which is supplied with the help files and can also be viewed on the web site.
The latest version of DataLoad can be downloaded from the following web site:
http://www.comstar.co.uk/dataload/
DataLoad 4.2.0 (05-November-2001)
DataLoad 4.2 adds a large number of new features plus some bug fixes.
Please check the web site for a full list of changes in this release.
DataLoad 4.1.0.1 (11-June-2000)
Bug Fixes
Decimal values could not be used in the delays form.
*SB command was incorrectly defined.
DataLoad 4.1 (21-March-2000) adds a large number of new features.
Please check the web site for a full list of changes in this release.
DataLoad 4.0.2 (01-July-1999) adds functionality and fixes bugs.
New Features
Automatically colour grid cells according to their contents:
Data Cells
Keystroke Cells
Command Cells
New load commands:
*FI Find.
*FA Find all.
*CW() Change target window
*QE Query enter
*QR Query run
*CL Clear field
*IR Insert record
Fill command (right, left, up, down), like Excel.
Columns can be automatically sized to fit the cell text.
Column widths are now saved in the .dld file.
Bug Fixes
DataLoad failed to open .dld files which used a decimal point separator different to the current system default.
TprogressBar property out of range error occasionally occurred at the start of a load.
Couldn�t copy & Paste to Window Name box.
There were a number of problems when selecting cells using the keyboard,
especially when adjusting a selection initially made using the mouse.
Deleting, inserting or clearing rows or columns didn't always turn on saving.
DataLoad 4.0.1.1 (3-June-1999) was a bug fix release.
Bug Fixes
A file name passed on the command line to DataLoad didn't open and caused an error.
Hourglass option wasn't saved in the .dld file.
The "NEW" command didn't reset any changes in the Delays and Options forms.
The "NEW" command didn't reset columns & rows to their default sizes.
DataLoad 4.0.1 (31-May-1999) was an minor update, which added functionality
and fixes bugs found in V4.0.
New Features
Mobile progress bar indicates load progress.
Title form changed to allow editing of all titles in one go.
Double clicking on header row opens title editing.
DataLoad can wait for a user defined duration while the cursor is hourglass
File save icon & menu item greyed out when there is nothing to save.
DataLoad prompts to save spreadsheet if it has changed and you are closing the spreadsheet.
Function to clear single, multiple or all titles.
Full Windows 98 compatability.
Bug Fixes
Paste sometimes caused divide by zero errors.
Double clicking on the fixed row or column caused problems.
On NT the grid selection was lost after the load completed.
The load duration did not display correctly on all PCs.
Security rules demo spreadsheet failed to set include/exclude properly.
Multiple line pastes occasionally lost the final line.
Copy added an extranious carriage return to the end of text copied to clipboard.
DataLoad version 4.0 was completely re-written as a standalone Windows tool.
Please see the help file for important information about this release concerning
new features and changes in functionality.