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Version Date What's new
2.6.7 21/03/2005 Major improvements:
  1. Extract CD-Audio titles from Freedb.org CDDB;
  2. Calculation of audio track duration and CDDB disk ID;
  3. Calculation of real "disk used size";
  4. New disk properties (barcode and price);
  5. "Search file" speed seriously increased;
  6. Support for custom-builds (for affiliates net);
  7. CD Cover integration - sending disk to CD Cover from search result. Radical optimization of sending speed;
  8. "Micro CD Sticker" renamed to "DiskToHTML". "DiskToHTML" new v1.4 - print the alt. names, template HTML-file, saving parameters, disk statistics.
Errors fixed:
  1. GoTo from search result doesn't work to file with alt. name;
  2. Phantom files in empty folder;
  3. Can't navigate by file list then tree lost the focus;
  4. Overwrites the manual disk description in adding disk dialog (then "Description by templates" used).
Minor & interface improvements:
  1. "Folder uppercase" check box in the "Export list" report;
  2. New menu item "Help > Online information";
  3. All "Input String" dialogs redesigned;
  4. "CD cover" submenu moved to "Disk utilities" main menu;
  5. Many new hotkeys for usual commands added;
  6. Execute command (start the selected file) now asking for required disk;
  7. New design for Add disk and Edit disk dialogs;
  8. Cover image preview in disk properties. Copy-paste pictures from/to cover image preview;
  9. Scrolling tab pages by mouse wheel (in Add disk, Disk properties, Options and Reports);
  10. New menu item "Base > Retrieve CDDA info".
Exclusions:
  1. WinAmp CDDA reader disabled (we have the plan to developing the FreeDB.org reader);
  2. CDDA plugins removed from "Group Alt naming".
2.6.6 17/02/2005 Major improvements:
  1. New command - search the disks in base.
  2. CD Cover integration - full file list exporting now supporting. See "Tools|CD Cover|Micro" command for example.
Errors fixed:
  1. Fixed error - can't sort the big files by size in search results.
  2. Fixed small error - some forms doesn't saving maximized position.
Minor & interface improvements:
  1. Compact Disk Preview panel with Disk Description and Cover image.
  2. Disk loaning length (days) variable in Options.
  3. Search optimization (search speed increased).
  4. Filter by borrowers in View loans dialog.
2.6.5 07/02/2005 Major improvements:
  1. Scanning and cataloging the hard drives (Options|Allow to scan hard drives).
  2. Support for physical disk locations (assign, search, report).
Errors fixed:
  1. In search dialog (doesn't disable some parameters when proceed).
  2. In properties dialog (wrong file properties when start from search results).
Interface improvements:
  1. Options dialog redesigned.
  2. New zooming tool for cover images preview.
  3. Precise file size in properties dialog and Quick Info.
  4. Full text search in the help.
  5. External Analyzers now can export the CD Base to XLS files without any plugins
2.6.4 Beta 21/01/2005 Testing the hard drives scanning.
2.6.3 16/01/2005 Changes in View all loans dialog - filter by disk, viewing disk loan history.
2.6.2 14/12/2004 Alternative file names are displaying in file list now (instead original file name or with user template - see Options). Earlier it was displaying only in property or in Quick info panel.
Alternative names are useful for naming the numerated track from CD Audio, giving the comment for file and so on. You can enter it from "Tools > Group alt. naming" menu (by manual type or by import from WinAMP CDDA base).
Files with alt. names are marked by underlined font.
"Use translated help" options.
WinAMP CDDA can now copy selected disk parameters to clipboard.
2.6.1 06/12/2004 More useful Borrowers list (editing with keyboard Insert, Enter and Delete etc).
Some other interface improvements.
2.6.0 01/12/2004 Fixed error - search by file storage by text fragment was case sensitive.
Some interface changes (View all loans).
Support for External analyzers - export CD base to xls format (Menu Tools).
2.6.0 BETA 19/11/2004 Fixed bugs - doesn't clear some import parameters when scheme changed.
Sorting in search results. "Clear all parameters" button in search window.
Extracting text from RTF files.
Support for difference license - LITE and Professional license (see help topic "Ordering CD Bank\Features comparison table").
2.5.2 BETA 16/11/2004 Search Files or Folders only.
Simple WinAMP CDDA reader plugin. You can find them in the "Group alt. naming" dialog window.
2.5.1 15/11/2004 Import schemes editor (menu Tools). New scheme creation, editing file ranges.
    Fixed bugs:
  1. missing Cover images then disks moved to another group
  2. some links in help
  3. executing the files (for example, pictures with ACDSee 7.0)
  4. in new disk template (cut last chars)
Little interface improvements (panel constrains, saving active preview page position etc.)
Many new elements now open for translation.
Common File Types list extended (Music files, Source code files).
ADDING_MODE macro in new disk description template.
2.5.0 12/11/2004 Storing and viewing the Cover images for disks (some scanned or optional picture).
Preview area show disk description, cover image, file preview (if exists).
Saving last viewed group position.
2.4.5 09/11/2004 Searching file in storage by text fragment. Searching by disk description fragment.
New "Help > Keyboard" menu item open "Hot keys" help topic.
Command "Drop file storage" for disk for freeing disk space.
New context menu in preview area. Copying images from preview to clipboard.
Preview area show disk description (if no preview for selected file exists).
Fixed bug in "Copy to desktop" from search results.
2.4.4 01/11/2004 New search parameter - by disk name fragment.
Quick search for a file name starting with specified letters (like Explorer).
Fixed some interface errors - info line doesn't refresh when disk leaving, can't GoTo file from search then disk is in second level group etc.
MP3 Tag - extract the MPEG information (bit rate etc.)
HTML text extractor now get first 3 kb of text (not all file).
2.4.4 BETA 19/10/2004 Thumbnails creation - added Portable pixel/gray map (*.ppm, *.pgm, *.pbm) images.
18/10/2004 Report, save to RTF - now with tables. Execute report after save.
Thumbnails creation - added Truevision .tga images. Mp3 tag extractor - added Duration. HTML preview - simple text extractor (strip all html tags).
Text preview - font selection, wordwrap mode.
2.4.3 BETA 15/10/2004 Customized disk descriptions for new disk (like e-mail templates in the mail clients)
Url extractor - extract InternetShortcut from URL files from disk.
2.4.2 13/10/2004 More useful IMPORT: reading and storing the text files, exe version information, MP3 tags, thumbnails creation for .bmp .jpg .jpeg .gif .pcx .png .tif .tiff images. Thumbnails is a small images (up to 100 pixels), stored in CD Bank base and used for picture preview.
Reading ZIP archives.
Easy using the import rules – simple check import rule from list when you need it.
Demo Micro CD Sticker included into distributive.
Fixed bug - changing the import scheme doesn't take effect while restart.
2.4.1 22/09/2004 Batch cover print. CD Bank now can print the covers for the list of disks.
Optimized "Edit loan" dialog.
2.4.0 19/09/2004 Updated help - 43 topics added and rewritten.
Simple CD cover editor.
2.3.4 06/06/2004 Little improvements:
Assigned hot key Ctrl-Q for preview mode
Fixed bug in report and preview: can't display international charsets (thank to LeNgHoSt)
Improved work with many CD-ROM drives on one computer ("Execute" command, thanks to MGR)
2.3.3 03/06/2004 New report - "Disk space usage"
2.3.2 01/06/2004 Fixed serious bug - program can't start then some third-party dll on PC is missed.
2.3.1 30/05/2004 Improved work with many CD-ROM drives on one computer (thanks to Skumble).
Internal previewer can show most popular image formats (BMP, JPG, WMF) now.
2.3.0 24/05/2004 Exchange of disks (loans).
Reading file/folder descriptions (readme.txt, files.bbs and other). Import files (txt, pictures and over) at scanning disk for search and preview. Creating thumbnails and previews. Reading version info.
Quick preview for text files.
Many little bug-fix.
2.2.4 15/03/2004

Assigned hot key for "Search in selected branch" in group tree - Alt-F3
Search file by mask (wildcard "*.*", "*.exe", "track???.*")
Saving history of file name mask in search parameters
Bugs fixed: date condition in search parameters is still active when unchecked, prevent blinking when "Look in" combo box dropped down, dbl-click on disk icon expands wrong branch sometime.
2.2.3 12/03/2004 Small interface improvements
2.2.2 10/03/2004

Bug fixed: Under Win XP can't change the column width in search results
Improved list of standard search file extension
Drag&drop many disks to new group (from disk list)
2.2.1 08/01/2004 Some help correcting (thanks to ricky x).
2.2.0 08/01/2004 "Scan only folders" options (thanks to Jack Winberg for idea).
2.1.0 28/12/2003 Alt. name for files (for example, CD-Audio tracks).
Interface improvements (saving sizes for all forms, etc).
2.0.10 24/12/2003 [Common.Controls] section in lng-files for easy translation.
2.0.9 22/12/2003 Bug fixed: When CD has no label, all info in 'Quick Info' window are moved up. Thanks to Piotr Zembrowski for this message.
"Copy to" dialog window is now sizeble (for supporting wide captions in some language).
2.0.8 18/12/2003 Continuous disk adding (adding CD, opening CD-ROM, waiting for next CD).
2.0.7 17/12/2003 Report "By disk": added new parameters (Disks Size, Disks Count), and switches (Group Name By All Lines).
2.0.6 15/12/2003

New, major version of CD Bank Cataloguer:

  1. Reading floppy, zip, dvd and cd disks.
  2. New reports (saving in html,txt,xls,rtf formats).
  3. Many interface improvements.
  4. Some bugs fixed.
1.4.2 26/08/2003 Fixed some bugs.
1.4.1 25/08/2003 Fixed bug with translated help files.
1.4.0 24/06/2003

Files with translated user interface is placed out from distribution kit.
Fixed some small bugs.
1.3.9 20/06/2003

Portuguese (brazilian) user interface (translated by Miguel Angel Hernandez Torres)
Bug fixed in all lng files (missed some text). Great gratitude for Agostini Sébastien (again!).
1.3.8 18/06/2003 French user interface (translated by Agostini Sébastien)
1.3.7 04/06/2003 Small bug fixed (code, help).
1.3.6 27/05/2003

Polish user interface (translated by Marek Jakubowski).
German user interface (translated by Karsten Edler).
Bug fixed (help&text). Great gratitude for John White and all our friends.
1.3.5 07/05/2003 Small bug fixed (code, help).
1.3.4 28/04/2003 Small interface changes: saving columns width in files list, and over.
1.3.3 22/04/2003 Fixed bug: can't switch to second CD-ROM drive
1.3.2 21/04/2003 Spanish user interface (translated by Ricardo José Giménez García)
1.3.1 09/04/2003 Rewrited help topic "Translating the program interface"
1.3 07/04/2003 Supporting for Windows XP interface thems
1.2 03/04/2003

Compound groups (tree of CD categories)
StartUp window with brief instructions
1.01 05/01/2003 Interface improvements
1.00 22/12/2002 First release

In plans

Date of planning Description Version of released
19/03/2005 Database synchronization (network version)  
Retrieving disk information from movie database (imdb, Amazon etc.)  
Search file by alt. name  
Thumbnails view mode  
Export cover images to Disk Utilities  
14/11/2004 Handling the CD Autoplay.  
11/11/2004 Reading WinAMP CDDA disk/track list. 2.5.2
Disk (not file) search. 2.6.6
Saving reports to PDF.  
Reading AutoCAD DWG/DXF files (property, preview).  
Editable descriptions for groups.  
07/11/2004 Storing and viewing the Cover images for disks (some scanned or optional picture). 2.5.0
30/05/2004 Command "Delete all file data for disk" for freeing disk space 2.4.5
25/05/2004 More powerful preview:
  • Preview text
    		•  2.3.0
  • Preview text (word wrap, international codesets, search in text etc.)
    		•  2.4.5
  • Preview images
    		•  2.3.1
  • Preview HTML, RTF, DOC, XLS etc.
    		•   
    15/05/2004 Report "Disk space usage" 2.3.3
    Templates for html-reports in work
    Support for switchable icons sets  
    Source code for users converters for file import (supporting for new file formats) in work
    Import scheme editor 2.5.1
    13/03/2004 Import files (txt, pictures and over) when scan disk for search and preview. Creating thumbnails and previews. Reading version info. 2.3.0
    Search in imported files. 2.4.5
    07/03/2004 Search file by mask (wildcard "*.*", "*.exe", "track???.*") 2.2.4
    24/12/2003 Naming the CD audio tracks. 2.1.0
    Loading audio tracks from freedb.org CDDB. 2.6.7
    16/12/2003 Exchange of disks (loans) 2.3.0
    Tool bar adjustment  
    Continuous disk adding (adding CD, opening CD-ROM, waiting for next CD). 2.0.8
    10/10/2003 Reading the floppy-disks 2.0.6
    20/06/2003 Set of translated interfaces (with installer) 1.4.0
    06/05/2003

    Readng archive then scanning disk (arj, zip, rar...)

    		 2.4.2 (ZIP)
    Reading file/folder descriptions (readme.txt, files.bbs and other) 2.3.0
    22/04/2003 Saving column width (file list, search results) 2.2.3
    Dbl-click sets optimal width (like Explorer) in work
    21/04/2003 More usefull work with many CD-ROM drives bug fixed 1.3.3
    improved 2.3.1
    07/04/2003 Supporting for Windows XP interface thems 1.3
    03/04/2003 Simple CD cover editors 2.4.0
    02/04/2003 Export file list to txt, Excel (and other formats?).

    2.0.6
    07/02/2003 StartUp window with brief instructions 1.2
    05/01/2003 Compound groups (tree of CD categories) 1.2