REVISION HISTORY BRIDGEMATE CONTROL SOFTWARE ============================================ Version 2.0.17 Date: 10-12-2009 --------------------------------------------- New: - Bridgemate II function: Pair number entry as part of declarer. - Setting for erasing original record of a deleted score. - Setting for automatically closing down BCS at end of session. - Menu "Read Bridgemate locally" removed when using Bridgemate II system. - At the start of the session, Bridgemate options can be shown and modified if required. - Delay added to update movement procedure to make sure records are loaded with correct movement information. - Possibility to change Bridgemate Pro settings at any time during a session. - Log file extended for manual movement update. - Bridgemate II setting for enabling/disabling Reset function key. Bugs fixed: - Fixed an incorrect "Wrong direction" notification when uploading scores to the server. Version 2.0.5 Date: 06-10-2009 --------------------------------------------- New: - Closing rounds feature added - Manual score corrections in Bridgemate Control are relayed back to the server and will be visible on the Bridgemates. - Show score points in result matrix. - Scoring programs can set the Bridgemate options separately for each section. - Support for Bridgemate II wireless scoring system. - Settings for Bridgemate II. - Firmware update for Bridgemate II. - Possibility to change Bridgemate II settings at any time during a session. - Option to remotely reset the Bridgemate II Changes: - Program name changed to "Bridgemate Control Software" - Extended information saved in the log file for movement update. - No error message when a table logs on that doesn't exist in the bws file. - Board monitor stays horizontally in position after new scores are recorded. - Improved routine for detection of communications cable. - Program won't freeze anymore when scores exist in the result list which are out of scope of the movement. - Movement information (menu Session - Edit movement) can be sorted on table or round. - Improved ability to close BCS when a server is not connected to the PC. - Program mode default changed to club mode. Version 1.7.60 Date: 13-02-2009 --------------------------------------------- New: - Club/tournament mode added. In club mode, there is only one client and tab "All tables" is removed. - Report screen is automatically closed after 1 minute. - Data retrieval function is always enabled and cannot be disabled anymore. - Trace & Debug function removed. - Toolbar removed. - Spanish language added. - Result maxtrix added. - In manual movement update, rounds prior to the starting round of the movement update can be skipped, which results in Bridgemates starting from the selected round. - Manually edited scores in BPC are recorded in the log file. - Port 1 to 20 are scanned for a connected server. Bugs fixed: - Movement update was occasionally not done correctly when the movement update was executed while one or more Bridgemates were logging on or off simultaneously. Functions for ACBLscore: - When a score is erased, the original record will be removed. Requires an updated default.bws file. - UpdateFromRound is set to 0 after adding tables at startup (thus eliminating the automatically invoked movement update due to value 1 which is set by ACBLscore). Version 1.7.20 Date: 22-05-2008 --------------------------------------------- New: - When reading results manually from a Bridgemate, the round number and NS and EW pair numbers will be correctly registered. - Pair NS and pair EW numbers can be changed for an individual score. Bug fixed: - AutoShutDownBPC feature produced an error when the Settings table was not created by the scoring program. Version 1.7.15 Date: 19-04-2008 --------------------------------------------- New: - When all Bridgemates have logged off from the server, the warning message will not appear anymore when the program is closed. A requirement is that ALL tables belonging to the client computer have logged on to the server and consequently have logged off. In case of a situation that not all Bridgemates have logged on in one single moment, the message will still appear. - AutoShutDown setting added. The scoring program can instruct BPC to shut down after the last table has logged off. - Support for Access2000 file formats. - Log files can be stored in a folder different from the folder where BMPro.exe is located. This is especially useful for Windows Vista which does not allow writing files to the Program Files directory. Bugs fixed: - Rare problem solved where Bridgemate Pro Control did not close correctly and remained active in Windows Task Manager. This phenomenon was usually preceded by an error 8018. Version 1.6.28 Date: 30-10-2007 --------------------------------------------- Bug fixed: - Data retrieval does not hang anymore when a table is logged on to/off from the server while the table record is missing in the database. Version 1.6.27 Date: 01-10-2007 --------------------------------------------- New: - Score retrieval is now by default forced to be continuously activated. It can be switched off from the Options screen. Version 1.6.26 Date: 15-09-2007 --------------------------------------------- Bug fixed (hopefully): - Incorrect execution of movement update in Swiss events which resulted in Bridgemates not going on to the next round. Version 1.6.25 Date: 04-09-2007 --------------------------------------------- Bug fixed: - Pressing Sort button with filter enabled but without a value entered in the filter box resulted in an error. Changes: - Minimize parameter at startup is not executed when no server is detected. Version 1.6.24 Date: 02-09-2007 --------------------------------------------- New: - All scores can be selected by pressing CTRL + A. - Selected scores can be copied to the Windows clipboard. - Scores can be sorted on Pair NS, Pair EW, declarer and NS/EW (direction of score) as well. - Function added to force data retrieval from server always being activated when session is active. Version 1.6.22 Date: 30-05-2007 --------------------------------------------- - Information of total number of boards and rounds added to server included in log file. Version 1.6.21 Date: 18-02-2007 --------------------------------------------- Changes: - Changed the DBgrid of Database-editor and Movement editor to True DBgrid. Removed file DBGrid32.ocx from the installation. - MemberNumber records are added to the database in case they have not been added by the scoring program. - Bridgemate settings tab shows the settings that come from the scoring program when scoring program is selected to specify Bridgemate settings. Version 1.6.20 Date: 22-01-2007 --------------------------------------------- New: - Processed flags can be set from the Change Score window. - Swedish language added. Version 1.6.19 Date: 15-01-2007 --------------------------------------------- New: - BPC can show results using total tricks won or American style result notation. Bugs fixed: - Manually entered PASS was not handled correctly in all languages. - "Not Played" was noted as "Wrong direction" instead of "Not played" when the NP on Bridgemate was entered in wrong direction (Dutch version of Bridgemate only). Version 1.6.16 Date: 30-11-2006 --------------------------------------------- - Error 91 fixed when updating movement procedure was executed and Bridgemate Pro Control wasn't the active program (did not have the focus). Version 1.6.15 --------------------------------------------- - Option that specifies which Bridgemate Pro settings to use has been made more clear. Version 1.6.14 --------------------------------------------- - Setting for board order verification added (requires server 1.2.3 and Bridgemate 2.2.1a) Version: 1.6.13 --------------------------------------------- - Turkish language added Version: 1.6.12 --------------------------------------------- - Internal firmware verification added to server - Support for server v1.2 (harmonized server for Dutch and international Bridgemates) - Non-sequential boards per round are supported - Window state is always maximized when movement is updated by scoring program - Ports 1 to 10 are scanned for server or data cable. - Repair function added on opening a corrupted db file. - American style of contract notation is supported. - Setting added to make entry of member numbers mandatory (blank numbers not allowed). Bug fixed: - when a new table was added to the session and the table tab was not selected, BPC reported an error when the table was logged on to the server. NOTE : SERVER 1.2 UPDATE AND BRIDGEMATE 2.2 IS REQUIRED TO MAKE FULL USE OF ALL FEATURES Version: 1.5.20 --------------------------------------------- - Round monitor added - Board monitor added - Sort feature added Version 1.5.16 --------------------------------------------- - French language added - small change to server detection routine Version: 1.5.15 --------------------------------------------- - Revision numbers of server and Bridgemate supported - minor language tweaks NOTE: REQUIRES UPDATE SERVER v1.1.3 Version: 1.5.9 --------------------------------------------- - German language added - Byte level log mode added - minor tweaks --------------------------------------------- date: Version: 1.5.0 - Multi-language support. Dutch language added. - Incidental abort of retrieving scores fixed. --------------------------------------------- date: Version: 1.4.0 - Database repair and database editor utilities added - Logfile extended with more information - Automatic movement update feature added - New Bridgemate options added: * enter results as total tricks won or tricks relative to contract * intermediate results tranmission * show/hide pair numbers at round info - Bridgemate settings can be controlled from scoring program. Option to override these external settings and use BM Pro settings. - Region selection for international radiofrequency support - Movement can be updated from any round. - Server recovery function added. - Bug "Bridgemate Pro Control is already running" solved. NOTE: REQUIRES UPDATE SERVER AND BRIDGEMATE 21-09-2005 --------------------------------------------- date: Version: 1.3.2 - removed create new database - removed read movement - Bug removed: multiple removal of the same board indicated the wrong board/result at the second or higher removal. - Bug removed: incorrect data storage when reading Bridgemate locally - All results in the server can be retrieved and saved to the session file from the "Show tables" function. --------------------------------------------- date: 27-06-2005 Version: 1.2.6 - improved support for multi-client environment - an occasional run-time error 9 removed --------------------------------------------- date: 25-06-2005 Version: 1.2.5 - improved verification on incoming datafeed. Data will not get lost if computer or network failure results in incomplete storage of data. - Data retrieval is automatically reactivated when data error occurs and the server is restarted. - Warning will appear when connection to the database is lost. NOTE: REQUIRES UPDATE SERVER 21-06-2005 1.2.4 ???? Zie desktop --------------------------------------------- date: 07-05-2005 Version: 1.2.3 - Scores can be edited and contain remark data of own choice. - BUG: NT contracts were sometimes not registered correctly. --------------------------------------------- Version: 1.2.2 - Recorder version retrieves data every 0.5 seconds instead of every 1 second for the normal version. - Autopoweroff time for the recorder version is standard set to 60 seconds. This will be a separate setting from the normal version. --------------------------------------------- date: 21-03-2005 version: 1.2.1 - Date/time values will change to current values when result is edited. - full support for recording of bidding and play - Option to set maximum results in overview - Option to group sections and calculate percentage as one --------------------------------------------- version: 1.1.4 - Server of recorder family type supported. - Bidding data registered --------------------------------------------- version: 1.1.3 - "read Bridgemate locally" now supports correct reading leadcard Bridgemate. - More information added to Bridgemate analysis. - Disable Server Detection function added (however, detection at startup is always performed). - Support for 8-channel server type added. --------------------------------------------- version: 1.1.2 - /r now always works when server is connected - /m parameter added to minimize screen at startup --------------------------------------------- version: 1.1.1 - server detection disabled when reprogramming Bridgemates - member number support, optional feature - lead card optional - show percentage of result - repeat overview of previous results --------------------------------------------- date: 08-01-2005 version: 1.0.2 - Program cannot be run more than once at the same time. --------------------------------------------- date: 05-12-2004 version: 1.0.1 - Direction of declarer can now be edited as either N, S, E or W only. --------------------------------------------- date: 02-11-2004 version: 1.0.0 Initial version