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Data Transport Agent: Version History

Version 4.21, Released 17 Jan 2008

  • Minor update to error logging within File Copy routine

Version 4.20, Released 15 Jan 2008

  • Switched fonts to fixed-point size instead of adopting the 'world' coordinates

Version 4.18, Released 20 Sep 2007

  • Updated log file system to create a different synch-centric log each month. This reduces potential clogging problems with high-activity items
  • Fixed bug in 'Email Log File' function which failed on multiple email addresses

Version 4.17, Released 8 Aug 2007

  • Extended Email Notification system with SMTP authentication and port specifications
  • Upgraded mail system to System.Net.Mail classes

Version 4.16, Released 24 Jul 2007

  • Updated the auto-update engine

Version 4.15, Released 10 Jul 2007

  • Added ability to email the log file to the administrator, directly from the System Settings form or main console trace window
  • Added SQL Server Timeouts to the Execute SQL and Backup Database functions

Version 4.03, Released 19 Jun 2007

  • Updated popup control with integrated .Net web browser control

Version 4.00, Released 18 Jun 2007

  • Upgraded engine to .Net Framework 2.0

Version 3.40, Released 18 May 2007

  • Added support for multiple clients to reference the same Synchronization Module across a network. Modules lock to prevent concurrent access
  • Extended file synchronization module allowing the user to specify whether they want all files archived or just those that have changed since the last archive
  • The error notification system can now send to multiple recipients

Version 3.37, Released 2 Apr 2007

  • Updated DSN Synchronization function to accept a general connection string instead of a DSN name
  • Fixed problem with DSN Synchronization Clear Transport Log functionality
  • Added ODBC support for INTEGER and DOUBLE column types
  • Fixed bug in Copy function which meant the new version was referring to the old transport log until the application was restarted

Version 3.36, Released 24 Feb 2007

  • Updated main console to show the 'system working' status when it initially loads, thereby preventing the rare occurance where the user cannot stop a working background process`

Version 3.35, Released 13 Dec 2006

  • Improved System Tray Error Notification Balloon to use a single system tray icon

Version 3.34, Released 1 Dec 2006

  • System remembers the sort order of the synchronization list, and restores the next time the application loads up
  • Microsoft Access module defaults the workgroup file to that in the current user's Application Data folder
  • Updated FTP engine to recognize directory names beginning with ./. The system no longer attempts to recreate existing directories if returned in this format
  • Added preview functions to File/FTP modules
  • Removed bug in the File Transfer regular expression filter - transfers now break if expression fails
  • Extended File Transfer regular expression filter to allow expression to exclude the matching files
  • Activity log now saved for each synch item, accessible via Settings Form
  • Tabs on the various Settings Forms are now dynamically inserted immediately after the generic Name/Timing tab, instead of at the end after the Notifications and Activity Log. This makes the tabs ordered in terms of importance, which is more intuitive

Version 3.33, Released 25 Sep 2006

  • New 'save to XML file' option for database synchronizing
  • Improved notification messages for database synchronizing to show the number of records updated/deleted

Version 3.32, Released 14 Sep 2006

  • Fixed bug whereby the FTP username was not being saved under rare circumstances
  • Changed FTP start directory function to allow directories without a preceding backslash

Version 3.30, Released 22 Aug 2006

  • All files and HTML content is now displayed as Unicode, including the Popup Form

Version 3.29, Released 5 Aug 2006

  • User may specify the size of the popup window

Version 3.28, Released 1 Aug 2006

  • System now prompts for new skin if unable to merge master skin file

Version 3.27, Released 31 Jul 2006

  • Fixed bug with application not closing under some conditions
  • Removed heading of each Synch, when shown in the Popup Form

Version 3.26, Released 25 Jul 2006

  • Improved Regex entry
  • Popups may now be configured to continue displaying until the user clicks on them

Version 3.25, Released 21 Jul 2006

  • Acceptance of new licence type, allowing users to create unlimited transports of any type. Licenses available by requesting a licence via the Key Request page at www.blackballsoftware.com

Version 3.24, Released 20 Jul 2006

  • Fixed bug with popup notifications not showing under some circumstances
  • Link to extensions and plugins website
  • System tray now has different tooltip when application is working

Version 3.23, Released 10 Jul 2006

  • Removed bug which sometimes stripped the lead characters from the FTP start directory
  • Updated compressed FTP-transfer to save to start directory
  • All skins now merged to create new master skin
  • Updates to Skin Manager and About Form to reflect new master skin format

Version 3.22, Released 6 Jul 2006

  • Popup notifications
  • Extensions allowing third party developers to install their own synchronization/transport modules

Version 3.21, Released 29 May 2006

  • Built in update checker
  • Added email notifications on success and error
  • New settings panel for global configuration
  • Ability to supress trace form
  • Ability to limit transports to a certain number, each time the application runs
  • Moved various default components into seperate assemblies
  • Extended Regex Library with optional replace function
  • Improved usability of settings form by merging tab pages where the sub-control consists only of a single tab control
  • Grouped transport types by group name, on New context menu
  • Additional 'Download Web Page' synchronization now installs with default library

Version 3.20, Released 10 May 2006

  • Extended synch interface implementation, allowing extensions by third party developers
  • New built in synch interface allows database information to be transported as an XML document via FTP
  • Improved installation
  • Updated skins functionality with new HTML field, allowing extensive customization of the DTA for registered customers
  • Abstracted FTP and HTTP settings controls to dynamically inject according to synch interface type

Version 3.13, Released 22 Mar 2006

  • Implemented case-insensitive matching on file and ftp transfers, meaning the system now preserves case when transporting
  • New error log mechanism with system tray notification
  • Updated compression utility to store only relative paths. This now allows Windows-Zip to identify compressed files correctly

Version 3.12, Released 11 Mar 2006

  • Link to .Net Framework 1.1 in installer

Version 3.11, Released 27 Feb 2006

  • Resolved cache clearing bug on selected database-related transports
  • Updated New Transport menus upon skin change

Version 3.10, Released 21 Feb 2006

  • Added support for extending the transport mechanism of the SynchronizeDatabase() classes
  • Reduced size of popup trace form

Version 3.01, Released 1 Feb 2006

  • Updated file transfer module to created temporary zip file and then copy to destination, avoiding problem where the destination file was overwritten by the zip file which subsequently failed to copy
  • File transfer module now clears the cache if the zip file fails to copy, thus forcing a full attempt the next time the transport runs
  • File transfer module now aborts if any file fails to compress to the archive. This avoids situations where a compromised archive overwrites a previously backed-up 'complete' archive

Version 3.00, Released 5 Jan 2006

  • First public release
  • Multi-transport capability
  • File Backup Pro sub-product released with free licence

Version 0.90, Released 7 Aug 2004

  • Initial release, subscribed customers only
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