Last updated on 2 April 2023 --> Version 13, also known as the 25th Anniversary Edition has been obsolete for over 5 years and is no longer available. --> Version 15 is now available and would cost most version 13 users $20 to upgrade. --> See http://evsoft.us/upgrade.shtml for details. ---------- --> The topmost listed version is the current inclusive release, which contains all updates listed below it. 13.50.1320.2 - Resolved issue where deleted animals could be shown on Kin screen - Fixed spelling error on Summary Screen 13.50.1288.2 - implemented further changes to speed Summary Screen loading when user has many active animals 13.50.1287.2 - fixed issue where program was very slow loading on start-up if user had many active animals 13.50.1277.2 - removed extraneous 'non-numeric' message when exiting pedigree printout screen. 13.50.1276.2 - improved sizing of picture on pedigrees so it can be bigger when using the custom 2 format. - sped up the loading of the Pedigree Printout Setup Screen and Business Card Screen, now 4 to 5 times faster - program now remembers if you resize the Kin Screen - Resolved issue where error could appear when attempting to print inventories. - Fixed issue displaying Growth charts/graphs when user is outside the US - added code to automatically update true age displays when the user leaves the program running overnight - resolved issue where SpeedFill did not correctly fill name field - resolved issue where some pedigrees exported from V12 and earlier might not import due to a change in a Windows System date function - resolved issue that program would sometimes refuse to import XPEDX file with compression version of 4.3 - resolved issue where defective converted data could cause program crash on initial startup - Resolved issue when importing pedigrees created on a computer located in a different country than the importer's country - resolved issue where highlight icons did not always align properly 13.31.1215.2 - resolved issue where chronological age could be in error. - added ability to view 5 years of litter data on the Master Breeding List, for breeders looking to see season variations in breeding. - resolved indexing error when merging animals - added breeder name field to pedigree display screen - resolved 'element 1 does't exist' error when attempting to expand litter - fixed issue where animal buyer might not be recorded when adding buyer, then immediately viewing pedigree from Detail Screen - added View Pedigree icon to Detail Screen - removed superfluous question when entering weights on Detail Screen - fixed tab sequence when entering data on Expand Litter Screen 13.31.1194.2 - added ability to import more formats of Kintraks pedigrees - changed export data compression routine, now at compression version 4.2 - added code to warn user when exporting pedigree that contains a deleted animal - resolved issue when there is a conflict between an animal's parents' name/tattoo and the actual data held in the parent's record - added several custom data format lines (e.g., Ear Size, Ear Length, Breeder) to Summary Screen list - changed receipt printing routine to handle Uganda's long currency expressions. - added ability for users with 800x600 screens to select larger program font 13.30.1175.2 - changes to facilitate registering software and updating user's name/address info. - added ability to have 4th sort parameter on Summary Screen list - added ability for program to remember if user doesn't want to use abbreviations for show names - added ability to print image of signature on pedigrees 13.10.1167.2 - fixed further issue with animal selection when preparing show entry - introduced simplified method for doing address updates 13.07.1166.2 - fixed bug that prevented selecting animals when preparing a show entry - improved sorting of tattoo/ear number field when when numbers and letters are interspersed - resolved issue when importing Kintraks pedigrees with names longer than 36 characters - improved finance data user interface 13.07.1155.2 - added ability to enter buyer/seller info at the same time an animal is entered. - removed redundant test for animal uniqueness when adding new animal. - removed extraneous warning when preparing show entry, if user had previously selected animals - added ability to use png images - made minor improvements to backup interface - resolved issue where the default winnings display rank would be set to low, even though it showed as medium on screen. - changed code to remove flicker when switching to pedigree machine on slower computers. - added ability to simultaneously add an animal and its pictures - added ability to select a block of animals and mark them as not showable. - redesigned the Enter Litter screen (and others) to no longer use a Microsoft product that could produce an error depending upon user's version of that product - fixed issue where program might not remember previous backup destination 13.07.1115.2 - fixed error introduced in 13.07.1106.2 that can cause overflow error on startup if user has ear numbers that begin with a number followed by the letter D or E! 13.07.1111.2 - resolved issue when attempting to edit from Pedigree Screen 13.07.1110.2 - resolved issue where breeder name might not show on pedigree 13.07.1107.2 - enabled ability to delete medical history records - improved readability of on-screen pedigrees 13.07.1106.2 - added Lowe Recessive White and Black Pearl varieties - resolved random errors that would sometimes arise when editing winnings via the Detail Screen. - sped up pedigree display - Fixed issue that caused medical note list to not update correctly when user cancelled edit of chore. - updated financial calculations to fix issue where financial data converted from early versions of our program would not sum with data entered in V13. - sorted show list on show entry preparation screen - added ability to mask animals ear/tattoo number on exported pedigrees - improved update speed on list of incomplete winnings entries - added SpeedSearch: on Summary Screen, when sorted by Ear or Name, if user types selected line moves to the first matching animal - on Summary Screen, tattoo column now sorts more logically - removed comments field length restriction - fixed rare round-off problem with balance due when printing receipts - added ability to import several more varieties of Kintrax pedigrees - simplified ability to edit weight charts from Detail Screen 13.07.1044.2 - resolved issue where number weaned would be reset if user edited existing litter record - changed the 'For Sale' filter to preclude showing archived animals - allow selection of larger program font size on some monitors - changed program to gracefully handle defective show winning 13.07.1030.2 - resolved 2 issues on Summary Screen: columns were neither initially autosizing nor showing Age Class - added more speed enhancements - resolved issue where defective picture file name would crash detail screen 13.07.1023.2 - Introduced speed enhancements. It will be most noticeable upon startup, for breeders with more than 100 breeding females and 1000 total animals - resolved issue where defective picture file name would crash detail screen 13.07.1014.2 - changed to prevent randomly occuring error message when entering buyer info - widened sire/dam name fields on inventory printouts - limited length of show location field on show entries to prevent error on very long location names - added code to handle export/import file corruption when sender is using compression vesion 4.01 13.06.0992.2 - changed program so user can delete date of previous animal while entering pedigree - formatted Enter Litter screen to better show comments - resolved issue introduced in 13.06.0973 on June 15, 2015 that prevents exported pedigrees from being imported. - changed litter data comments to allow unlimited amount of data - added ability to read second Kintraks pedigree format 13.06.0974.2 - added test to Expand Litter function to notify user if they forgot to enter the number of males in the litter. 13.06.0973.2 - changed exported data format to promote better linkage when imported. - resolved issue when DOD is entered as > 3000 years in the future - put in test to catch when user types a dash after a number when entering varieties - neatened Expand Litter screen and removed crash when using Standard Data Format 13.06.0956.2 - fixed error in expand litter function. 13.06.0955.2 - improved formatting of cage labels 13.06.0951.2 - resolved issue with displaying litter data - resolved rare issue with error message on startup 13.06.0949.2 - fixed issues when batch printing pedigrees while viewing all breeds - added memory of previous seller to simplify when purchasing multiple animals from same breeder - added the ability to print cage labels that are 6/page: Avery 5164 - improved ability to import pedigree from clipboard - fixed issues during Add Pedigree if user attempts to edit pedigree after having entered last animal - improved medical note interface - added memory when entering recent winnings singly, so user doesn't have to re-enter from animal to animal 13.05.0941.2 - Introduced 100X speed-up to the Highlight Related Animals function - resolved that ancestors entered using Add Pedigree were always going to Archive 1 13.05.0933.2 - reworked business card formatting of bottom line so as to be more aesthetic. - resolved issue where some showable animals were not showing on the Show List screen. - made change to trap error on Mac computers under Parallels when doing automated backup. - simplified filtering selections on Contacts screen. - made program remember sort order on Contacts screen 13.05.0921.2 - made minor speed improvement to the 'highlight related animals' function on Summary Screen - added ability to import KinTraks html pedigrees. - resolved issue where Comments or Other Winnings on the Winnings Entry Screen would not always be recorded on some computers 13.05.0912.2 - fixed problem where weight chart weights were recorded with current date instead of weighing date - enabled printing of second custom format line on pedigrees - made change to pedigree import function to broaden reliability and ensure list of importable files stays on screen during import - improved sorting of Sire/Dam Summary Screens - added Pending column to Sire/Dam Summary Screens, so pending litters are not counted as missed 13.05.0905.2 - fixed miscalculation on Sire/Dam Summary Screens - removed concurrency violation when editing medical notes. - added capability to the screen that shows winnings by the judge or show - added ability to print most documents to the XPS Document Writer (similar to PDF) 13.05.0899.2 - added ability to use jpeg files (as well as jpg) images in program - resolved issue that prevented user from pasting images from clipboard into the program - resolved issue that caused picture most recently added to an animal not to be initially displayed on work screen. - improved sizing and centering of image on 4 generation printed pedigrees - modified positioning of forms on screen to ensure they would appear on the desired monitor on a multi-monitor computer 13.05.0892.2 - moved Customize Table button to right, so more-often-used buttons would be more accessible on small screens. - made changes to business card formatting to give user more control - added XPS document writer to printer options for show entries - restored ability for program to remember last-used picture folder - adjusted tab sequence on bulk weight entry screen - added ability to select date span for the Herd/Litter Summary Screen 13.05.0886.2 - Fixed issue where Finance Screen couldn't accept the new year - added ability to export multiple pedigrees at a time 13.05.0882.2 - added ability for program to remember multiple show locations per club - added ability to automatically update an animals weight-of-record when bulk-entering weights - expanded ability to update litter data information when a sire/dam is edited. - removed limitation on show name lengths and capitalization 13.05.0871.2 - resolved issue that could prevent editing of a current winning - Added 1.33" x 4" labels as cage card option - resolved issue when cancelling out of adding winnings via Add Pedigree - made it easier to change image on business cards. 13.01.0856.2 - The program now verifies all data during a backup. 12.04.0853.2 - reduced date warnings when entering litter data - corrected wording on pedigree import instructions - resolved crash when user accidentally enters a date born over 900 years ago - made color/variety entry screen remember user sizing/position - clarified captions on medical screens - set default days for breeding date calculator to typical for this species - resolved potential issue when entering winnings during add pedigree 13.04.0817.2 - resolved issue when attempting to print Hypothetical Pedigrees 13.03.0798.2 - fixed bug introduced in previous version that caused crash when editing Detail screen 13.02.0794.2 - added ability to store multiple pictures per animal. - added ability to enlarge photos on-screen - revised the Segregate Chins by Breeder option to store chins under proper breeder. - fixed alignment of weight entry boxes on the Bulk Weight Entry screen. - changed program to automatically update animal's weight-of-record when entering growth weights 13.02.0777.2 - added ability for user to position image on pedigree screen. - restored storage of shows/judges when entering winnings by the animal instead of by the show. - added new cage label size: 2 x 4 inch. - made changes to 'enter wins by show', which was not functioning properly. - made pedigree printouts slightly larger, fonts too. Changed printing so that GC/Legs line will show on 4 gen portrait orientation pedigrees. - added ability to print pedigrees on paper w/ a pre-printed border. - added ability to adjust postioning of pedigrees on printed page. - improved distribution of pedigree across entire page - restored ability to print pedigrees colored by variety 13.02.0758.2 - added ability to add litter data via Find Critter screen - improved sort groupings when sorting by date 13.02.0746.2 - resolved issue where fix introduced in 743 did not work under Windows Vista and newer 13.02.0743.2 - fixed issue when using Add Cavy where program wouldn't detect that animal was already in database. - enabled Cancel button when entering medical notes. - fixed several places where ampersand in buyer name would not display on screen. - restored ear # to list on screen used to enter winnings from a recent show - restored ability to color the 'I hereby certify..." info in a different color than the body text on printed pedigrees - added code to prevent crash when loading the Recent Shows screen if there is a defective record 13.02.0731.2 - fixed error introduced in 0729 that prevented weights from appearing on printed pedigrees. 13.02.0729.2 - added message to user and trapped error when computer security is preventing deletion of old backup files. - improved usability of button that allows user to move animals out of cross-breed into purebred. - fixed cursor positioning issue with SpeedFill. - restored the "No update needed" message when user with current version checks for updates 13.01.0708.62- made cage number field easier to edit. - fixed bug which prevented editing during Add Pedigree if attempted on last animal - add SpeedFill to the Add Pedigree screen - changed default update notification frequency from never to 30 days - added ability for program to hold one more breeder name, bringing the total to 8 13.01.0704.2 - removed rare, random null brush error when viewing pedigrees - deleted animals no longer show on Matching Data Processor 13.01.0697.2 - backup now remembers path to previous backup - enabled deleting of contacts - detail screen now updates sire/dam info when an animal's name or ear number is changed. - updated registerable pedigree code 13.01.0695.2 - added database repair tool to Data Management screen. - ensured that active/archive drop-down menu retracts after user selection 13.01.0694.2 - increased font size on pedigrees - made further changes to ensure user's SpeedFill choices were remembered. - improved formatting of cage cards/labels 13.01.0688.2 - Fixed issue where user-specified SpeedFill entries were not being remembered. - Fixed issue where expand litter would sometimes count females incorrectly 13.01.0686.2 - Resovlved issue introduced in 0681 where Add Pedigree didn't lace together the animals 13.01.0683.2 - Fixed error introduced in version 13.01.0681 that caused Add Pedigree to not function correctly. 13.01.0682.2 - updated Detail Screen to prevent error when editing animal 13.01.0681.2 - updated Add Pedigree function to prevent sporadic error when attempting to complete a pedigree. 13.01.0676.2 - Added ability to merge 2 animals - fixed issue where detail screen might show the same animal for both parents 13.01.0673.2 - fixed issue where deleting a parent could make the program crash when editing an offspring of that parent. - enlarged font size on 3rd generation of 4 generation pedigree. - made fonts on cage cards scale up for larger cards 13.01.0667.2 - all previously entered animals in a litter will now show on the Expand Litter screen. - resolved issue where old data with Y2K problems could cause a crash in Financial Data - resolved error message on startup in UK version of the software 13.01.0658.2 - simplifed the interface when viewing information on sold animals - resolved issue where integer purchase/sale prices could prevent editing buy/sell information. - changed storage of backup date information to prevent non-US users from getting an error when exiting program - Changed winnings boxes on pedigree screen to show wins in same order as printed on pedigree 13.01.0650.2 - restored ability to edit judges' names. - added ability to mark as unknown buyer with single click when entering animal sales - changed program to suppress address when exporting pedigree if suppressed on printed pedigrees 13.01.0647.2 - resolved issue where exporting pedigrees might crash 13.01.0645.2 - adjusted Add Pedigree screen to better handle screens with low vertical resolution. 13.01.0643.2 - user can now set margins to 0 on cage label printouts - resolved issue when importing V8 - V12 pedigrees - resolved issue where non-US program might show weird date in date weaned column of litter data 13.01.0638.2 - added 9 label/page format to cage labels - resolved issue where show entry wizard would hang if no animals selected. 13.01.0637.2 - directed program to new,simplified web page when updating software - changed program to ensure litters would properly show on cage cards, and litter counts would be correct on Program Statistics screen. - Ensured that when adding additional animals from a litter via the Detail Screen, that the DOB is carried forward - Fixed cage cards for sires so that when displaying litter data, the dam's ear number is shown. - added autosizing to name field on printed pedigrees - implemented sorting of winnings by date and rank on Winnings Screen - corrected tool tip wording on Winnings Screen - added comments column to litter data screen - fixed issue where sometimes an imported pedigree would not link in some of the sires. 13.01.0627.2 - resolved potential problem when printing pedigrees or data sheets for animals with no weight. - revised pedigree printouts to not print winnings that the user wanted hidden - added ability for user to totally erase database - formatted all landscape pedigrees to be slightly smaller to handle Windows 8 printing issues - removed debug message when importing pedigrees 13.01.0625.2 - fixed error when printing data sheets. - updated data conversion routine to handle foreign date formats - changed pedigree printing to ensure hidden wins would not be printed - reduced size of 4 gen landscape pedigree to better fit on page 13.01.0619.2 - ensured pedigrees will print default logo when no picture for animal exists - resolved issue with processing backup dates when date format is not MDY order 13.01.0615.2 - prevented overlap of DOB and DOD boxes on Detail Screen. - changed sorting initialization in effort to prevent random mis-sorting by age on program startup - changed Prepare Show List screen so that unshowable animals do not appear. - fixed error on Dam Summary screen that might cause crash or wrong animals to be displayed. - persisted user-defined category on financial data entry screen. 13.01.0610.2 - removed unused cross-breed checkbox from Detail Screen 13.01.0609.2 - Added email & web addresses to header when using custom formats on printed pedigrees 13.01.0608.2 - widened captions on Active/Archive Settings screen. - more changes to formatting litter data on 3x5 and 4x6 cage cards - removed archived sires from Sire Summary Screen 13.01.0605.2 - Improved formatting on 3x5 and 4x6 cage cards when printing litter data - resolved issue when viewing Sire Summary Screen and sire has no name or tattoo 13.01.0603.2 - made Enter key activate Yes button on Matching Data Processor 13.01.0601.2 - reduced font size on screens below 800 pixels tall. - fixed error importing pedigrees when no weight specified. 13.01.0599.2 - fixed error when changing # of generations shown on hypothetical pedigree 13.01.0598.2 - improved accuracy of Inbreeding Coefficient calculations - expanded ability to edit data while in Add Pedigree mode. 13.01.0596.2 - fixed error where displayed winnings on pedigree differed from those selected by the user. - removed references to legs and GC # that were a carry-over from the Rabbit Register 13.01.0594.2 - fixed error introduced in .0590 that prevented added a new animal. - fixed error when user specified d-m-y format in the US 13.01.0592.2 - resolved issues importing V8-V11 litter data - resolved issues printing receipts 13.01.0590.2 - enabled View Kin function on Search screen - added ability to specify age in days on Breeding Date Calculator 13.01.0586.2 - further changes to accommodate foreign date formats - fixed null field error when entering litter data that was introduced in 13.01.0581 13.01.0582.2 - changed so new litter carries dam's cage number when entered via Litter screen - fixed missing weights when importing from version 12 and earlier - resolved issue on Detail Screen where clicking Edit button 3 or more times could cause crash. - further changes to detail screen to avert concurrency error - ensured that deleted animals would not appear on matching data processor screen 13.01.0578.2 - fixed bug added in .0574 that caused error when adding animal via Detail Screen. 13.01.0576.2 - Changed Summary Screen Double-click to allow user to select View Siblings or View Offspring. Removed ambigiuous View Kin 13.01.0574.2 - ensured Status button displayed correct value when editing an animal - fixed problem where specific weight data values could cause a concurrency error message - silenced annoying message about moving an animal to the archives that could appear while editing. 13.01.0573.2 - added code to place program closure under user control - restored ability for user to select to confirm before exiting - set active/archive button when adding animals - added ability for user to specify color of frame around Summary List - fixed concurrency error when user attempts to edit same animal twice in a row from Pedigree Screen 13.01.0571.2 - fixed concurrency error when editing animal's storage area on Detail Screen. 13.01.0570.2 - fixed error if user attempts to replace animal while using Add Pedigree 13.01.0568.2 - fixed error when expanding litters 13.01.0567.2 - improved add pedigree function. 13.01.0556.2 - resolved issue converting litters from versions 8 thru 11 13.01-0551.2 - added code to speed loading/updating of Summary List 13.01.0549.2 - Updated winnings choices to reflect current show awards for both ECBC and MCBA - fixed bug where some info for the root animal wouldn't be saved during Add Pedigree. 13.01.0546.2 - corrected default color for males and females on printed pedigrees 13.01.0545.2 - made corrections to winnings entry and display 13.01.0544.2 - removed extraneous message box from show entry preparation, weight error and changed ECBC captions 13.01.0540.2 - fixed error when selecting variety on Detail Screen. 13.01.0539.3 - Initialized Pedigree Setup screen to be set to non-sale pedigree 13.01.0538.2 - fixed dam summary screen, which was showing males instead of females. 13.01.0537.2 - - Fixed bug when sorting by age. 13.01.0536.2 - Added ability to see either ARBA list of judges or users list of judges when entering winnings 13.01.0534.2 - resolved issues when attempting to edit animal data during the Add Pedigree process - fixed bug when exporting pedigrees of animals w/ no ear number and illegal character in animal name. 13.01.0529.2 - made further changes to user interface when adding pedigrees 13.01.0528.2 - made dates easier to enter on frmPedigree 13.01.0526.2 - resolved issue when user had no age column showing, but was sorting by age. - put in code to truncate item description fields that are too long. - changed pedigree export function to resolve issue where some users' computers were incorrectly formatting data 13.01.0525.2 - Formal release of 25th Anniversary Edition of the Chinchilla Register