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. 13.50.1277.3 - removed extraneous 'non-numeric' message when exiting pedigree printout screen 13.50.1276.3 - 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 - 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 - fixed tab sequence when entering data on Expand Litter Screen - 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 - changed receipt printing routine to handle Uganda's long currency expressions. - added ability for users with 800x600 screens to select larger program font 13.30.1175.3 - 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 to print image of signature on pedigrees - 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 - 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. - made change to mobile sync screen to prioritize list of Ethernet connections when computer has more than one in use. - added ability to use png images - resolved issue where TaskMaster would become confused if a litter had a date born, but no date bred - improved TaskMaster's ability to automatically mark off chores as done - fixed crash when user enters data via Growth screen and then immediately attempts to edit same animal via Detail screen. - made minor improvements to backup interface - 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. - added ability to edit/delete growth info. Improved user interface on Growth screen - fixed issue that prevented printing of mileage data on financial screen - 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 13.07.1115.3 - fixed error introduced in 13.07.1106.3 that can cause overflow error on startup if user has tag numbers that begin with a number followed by the letter D or E! 13.07.1111.3 - resolved issue when attempting to edit from Pedigree Screen 13.07.1107.3 - enabled ability to delete medical history records - improved readability of on-screen pedigrees 13.07.1106.3 - 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. - fixed issue where future litter chores were NOT removed if user entered # born = 0, but did not enter a date of birth - added ability to view MBL for ALL dams, not just actives - added ability to mask animals ear/tattoo number on exported pedigrees - 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 - changed MBL printing routine so comments field expands to fill unused page width - improved removal of new breeding chores when user decides to not rebreed - added ability to import several more varieties of Kintrax pedigrees - simplified ability to edit weight charts from Detail Screen 13.07.1044.3 - resolved issue where number weaned would be reset if user edited existing litter record - changed the For Sale' filter to preclude showing archived animals - changed variety on mobile app to include 'Broken', where appropriate - changed TaskMaster to ensure males of the dam's breed were always shown by default when specifying sire on breeding chore - allow selection of larger program font size on some monitors - resolved issue on mileage chart where cumulative mileage would increase as chart was scrolled - resolved issue with weight units selection on Pedigree Printout Control Screen - resolved 2 issues on Summary Screen: columns were neither initially autosizing nor showing Age Class - introduced speed enhancements. It will be most noticeable upon startup, for breeders with more than 100 breeding sows and 1000 total animals - added ability to view weight charts of multiple animals at a time. - resolved issue where defective picture file name would crash detail screen 13.07.1014.3 - changed to prevent randomly occuring error message when entering buyer info - widened sire/dam name fields on inventory printouts 13.06.0992.3 - changed program so user can delete date of previous animal while entering pedigree - Formatted Enter Litter screen to better show comments and chores - Added ability to track ear size over time in Lop breeds - Resolved issue introduced in 13.06.0973 on June 15, 2015 that prevents exported pedigrees from being imported. - added compaction of database to database repair function - expanded ability to import more Kintracks pedigree formats - added ability to selectively delete all data for a single breed. - changed litter data comments to allow unlimited amount of data - added ability to read second Kintraks pedigree format - resolved issue where sold animals might still appear on chore list - added test to Expand Litter function to notify user if they forgot to enter the number of males in the litter. 13.06.0973.3 - changed exported data format to promote better linkage when imported. - resolved issue when DOD is entered as > 3000 years in the future - neatened Expand Litter screen and removed crash when using Standard Data Format 13.06.0956.3 - fixed error in expand litter function. 13.06.0955.3 - improved formatting of cage labels - mileage table now sorted by date - changed to allow editing of defective manual chores. - prevented defective record from causing crash when viewing MBL 13.06.0951.3 - resolved issue with displaying litter data - resolved rare issue with error message on startup 13.06.0949.3 - fixed issues when batch printing pedigrees while viewing all breeds - corrected caption on the Mileage table - 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 - Introduced 100X speed-up to the Highlight Related Animals function - resolved that ancestors entered using Add Pedigree were always going to Archive 1 13.05.0933.3 - made mileage records conform to IRS record-keeping requirements - added ability to print mileage records - 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. 13.05.0923.3 - made program remember sort order on Contacts screen - 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 - 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 - fixed miscalculation on Sire/Dam Summary Screens - removed concurrency violation when editing medical notes. - added ability to specify breed of ancestors when adding pedigree - resolved issue where MBL would show some weaned litters on the Viable Unweaned Litters chart - added ability to print most documents to the XPS Document Writer (similar to PDF) 13.05.0899.3 - 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 - resized MBL to try to work around bug in Windows that causes mis-sizing of form contents - Widened date field on printouts to ensure 10 point font would show all digits - modified positioning of forms on screen to ensure they would appear on the desired monitor on a multi-monitor computer - added code to ensure that litters that have been weaned are removed from the active litters display - 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 - adjusted tab sequence on bulk weight entry screen - added ability to open program in Show All Breeds automatically - added ability to select date span for the Herd/Litter Summary Screen 13.05.0886.3 - Fixed issue where Finance Screen couldn't accept the new year - added ability to export multiple pedigrees at a time 13.05.0882.3 - 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. - improved formatting/captioning of TaskMaster printouts - resolved issue where couldn't exit program if a wi-fi connection had been made then broken - fixed sporadic problem where checking Do Not Rebreed might not remove next breeding from TaskMaster - removed limitation on show name lengths and capitalization - resolved issue where checking Don't Rebreed didn't remove future breeding chore from TM - added Open Doe display to Master Breeding List 13.05.0871.3 - simplified use of breed hybridization screen - Added 1.33" x 4" labels as cage card option - Sped up TaskMaster load time when user has LAN but not Internet connection. - fixed crash when a user-defined breeding chore is skipped. - added ability to make pedigree data boxes transparent for use when printing over a full-page image. - Initial public release of TaskMaster Android interface 13.01.0856.3 - The program now verifies all data during a backup. - User can now update multiple chores per litter on mobile device. - resolved several concurrency issues on pedigree screen, and others that would result in program error. - Removed annoying warning when entering litter data and attempting to edit Date Born. - reworded instruction in the pedigree import function - limited characters that could be entered into item and category fields in financial records, to prevent field too long for database 13.04.0817.3 - resolved issue when attempting to print Hypothetical Pedigrees 13.03.0798.3 - fixed bug introduced in previous version that caused crash when editing Detail screen 13.02.0794.3 - added ability to store multiple pictures per animal. - added ability to enlarge photos on-screen - revised the Segregate Deer by Breeder option to store deer 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 13.02.0777.3 - added ability for user to position image on pedigree screen. - added new cage label size: 2 x 4 inch. - 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 13.02.0758.3 - reduced time it takes to switch breeds - added ability to add litter data via Find Critter screen - improved sort groupings when sorting by date - refined unweaned litters filter on MBL - added ability to search across all breeds or just one breed. - added ability to view all unweaned litters in last 12 months on Master Breeding List. 13.02.0746.3 - resolved issue where fix introduced in 743 did not work under Windows Vista and newer 13.02.0743.3 - fixed issue when using Add Deer 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 ability to color the 'I hereby certify..." info in a different color than the body text on printed pedigrees 13.02.0729.3 - 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 13.01.0708.72 - 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 13.01.0704.3 - removed rare, random null brush error when viewing pedigrees - enabled ability to delete mileage records. Improved ability to edit mileage records - deleted animals no longer show on Matching Data Processor 13.01.0697.3 - 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. 13.01.0695.3 - added database repair tool to Data Management screen. - ensured that active/archive drop-down menu retracts after user selection 13.01.0694.3 - increased font size on pedigrees - corrected caption on single-breed inventory screen - made further changes to ensure user's SpeedFill choices were remembered. - improved formatting of cage cards/labels 13.01.0688.3 - Added ability to keep mileage records 13.01.0686.3 - Resovlved issue introduced in 0681 where Add Pedigree didn't lace together the animals 13.01.0683.3 - Fixed error that caused Add Pedigree to not function correctly. 13.01.0682.3 - updated Detail Screen to prevent error when editing animal 13.01.0681.3 - updated Add Pedigree function to prevent sporadic error when attempting to complete a pedigree. 13.01.0667.3 - all previously entered animals in a litter will now show on the Expand Litter screen. - ensured that selling animals would remove them from chore list. - added Viable Unweaned Litters as a filter choice to MBL 13.01.0661.3 - cleaned up TaskMaster display when animal is marked as Don't Rebreed. - made adding DOD or changing cage # be reflected on MBL and TaskMaster 13.01.0658.3 - simplifed the interface when viewing information on sold animals - resolved issue where integer purchase/sale prices could prevent editing buy/sell information. - added ability to print whole inventory either each breed separately or all breeds together. - added ability to see breed of each animal while on pedigree screen. - changed storage of backup date information to prevent non-US users from getting an error when exiting program 13.01.0650.3 - 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 13.01.0647.3 - resolved issue where exporting pedigrees might crash - resolved issue where Master Breeding List might crash 13.01.0646.3 - fixed crash when viewing sold animal list. 13.01.0645.3 - adjusted Add Pedigree screen to better handle screens with low vertical resolution. - user can now set margins to 0 on cage label printouts - added 9 label/page format to cage labels 13.01.0637.3 - 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 - added comments column to Master Breeding List - added new filter to Master Breeding List, to show only latest unweaned litters - fixed issue where sometimes an imported pedigree would not link in some of the sires. 13.01.0627.3 - resolved potential problem when printing pedigrees or data sheets for animals with no weight. - 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 13.01.0625.3 - fixed error when printing data sheets. - updated data conversion routine to handle foreign date formats - reduced size of 4 gen landscape pedigree to better fit on page 13.01.0619.3 - 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 13.01.0615.3 - 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. - removed unused cross-breed checkbox from Detail Screen 13.01.0609.3 - Added email & web addresses to header when using custom formats on printed pedigrees 13.01.0608.3 - widened captions on Active/Archive Settings screen. - fixed issue when expanding litters that an animal might not be assigned to the current breed - more changes to formatting litter data on 3x5 and 4x6 cage cards - removed archived sires from Sire Summary Screen 13.01.0605.3 - 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 13.01.0603.3 - added ability to store AI information on Litter Entry screen - made Enter key activate Yes button on Matching Data Processor - prevented sire information from being lost when editing litter data directly from Master Breeding List 13.01.0601.3 - reduced font size on screens below 800 pixels tall. - fixed error importing pedigrees when no weight specified. 13.01.0599.3 - fixed error when changing # of generations shown on hypothetical pedigree 13.01.0598.3 - improved accuracy of Inbreeding Coefficient calculations - expanded ability to edit data while in Add Pedigree mode. 13.01.0594.3 - fixed error introduced in .0590 that prevented added a new animal. - fixed error when user specified d-m-y format in the US 13.01.0592.3 - resolved issues printing receipts 13.01.0590.3 - enabled View Kin function on Search screen - added ability to specify age in days on Breeding Date Calculator 13.01.0587.3 - fixed error in status message if user has all 3 types of TaskMaster tasks pending 13.01.0586.3 - further changes to accommodate foreign date formats 13.01.0582.3 - changed so new litter carries dam's cage number when entered via Litter screen - adding new breeding now clears program's old projected breeding date. - resolved issue on Detail Screen where clicking Edit button 3 or more times could cause crash. - added ability to view projected rebreed date and suppress rebreeding on Litter Entry Screen - further changes to detail screen to avert concurrency error - ensured that deleted animals would not appear on matching data processor screen 13.01.0578.3 - fixed bug added in .0574 that caused error when adding animal via Detail Screen. 13.01.0576.3 - Changed Summary Screen Double-click to allow user to select View Siblings or View Offspring. Removed ambigiuous View Kin 13.01.0574.3 - 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. 13.01.0573.3 - 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 13.01.0571.3 - fixed concurrency error when editing animal's storage area on Detail Screen. 13.01.0570.3 - fixed error if user attempts to replace animal while using Add Pedigree 13.01.0568.3 - fixed error when expanding litters 13.01.0562.3 - Made changes to Master Breeding List and Litter screens to suppress empty data rows 13.01.0561.3 - Formal release of 25th Anniversary Edition of the Deer Register