CSV Buddy v1.1 update

NOTE TO USERS OF CSV BUDDY v1.01: Please, disregard the message in v1.01 saying that you have the latest version. The version number was incorrectly encoded in this edition (it should have been encoded 1.0.1 - sorry about that). It is recommended to update to version 1.1 below.

A new version of CSV Buddy is now online. Update is recommended for data reliability (eliminate occasional file locking system errors) . What’s new:

2013-12-30 v1.1

  • filter by column: click on a header to retain only rows with the keyword appearing in this column
  • global filtering: right-click in the list zone to retain only rows with the keyword appearing in any column
  • search by column: find the next row having the keyword in this column and open it in row edit window
  • global search: find the next row having the keyword in any column and open it in row edit window
  • in edit row window search result, highlight the field containing the searched keyword
  • added stop and next buttons to edit row window when search in progress
  • added reload original file to the column menu and the list context menu
  • display the current edited record number in edit row title bar
  • add blnSkipConfirmQuit option in ini file to skip the quit confirm prompt, default to false
  • use ObjCSV library v0.4 for better file system error handling

 

CSV Buddy download, comments and support.

ObjCSV Library v0.4 with improved file system error handling

Working on CSV Buddy, I found occasional file system errors occurring when saving files. These error were related to file locking not detected by my library ObjCSV. So, I stopped my QA on the "soon-to-be-released" version of CSV Buddy and switched my effort to improve ObjCSV error handling. This new version 0.4 of the library is now available on GitHub (raw source of ObjCSV.ahk).

This upgrade is recommended for data reliability. Compatibility issue: you will have to review your code only if you check the ErrorLevel codes returned by ObjCSV functions.

See the library online documentation for more info.

ObjCSV Library links, comments and support.

CSV Buddy bug fix release 1.0.1

I found a small bug in the "Add row" dialog box where default values were presented when this dialog box should not have default values. Easily fixed in v1.0.1.

The new distribution file now include v1.0.1. But, since the minor release 1.1 should be ready in a few days only, I won't trigger the "Check for update" function in v1.0 now. Existing v1.0 users will receive the fix with v1.1.

CSV Buddy download, comments and support.

Road map for CSV Buddy

I'm now working on the next version of CSV Buddy. Here is a kind of road map for future versions.

Version 1.1 (to be released soon)

  • filter by column: click on a header to retain only rows with the keyword appearing in this column
  • global filtering: right-click in the list to retain only rows with the keyword appearing in any column
  • search by column: open in row edit window the next row having the keyword in this column
  • global search: open in row edit window the next row having the keyword in any column

Version 1.2 (don't know when, yet)

  • load a file from an FTP site
  • load a file from an HTTP address
  • save a file to an FTP site

Version 1.3 (one of these days)

  • manage load/save/export profiles: to avoid entering load, save or export options each time you load, save or export a file.
  • in Fixed-width export, auto-detection of max width of each field

If you have comments, ideas, suggestions, priorities, here is the wish-list! Use the comment form below.

 

FoldersPopup 1.01 is out!

As promised before Christmas, here is the first official release of PopupFolders. Download it here.

What's new in 1.0 and 1.01:

  • configurable mouse button and keyboard triggers in a new "Options" dialog box
  • new keyboard triggers (by default, Windows-K and Shift-Windows-K) in addition to mouse button triggers (by default, Middle mouse and Shift-Middle mouse buttons)
  • add "Run at startup" checkbox to "Options" dialog box to launch Folders Popup automatically at Windows startup
  • add "Display the startup tray tip" checkbox to "Options" dialog box to display or hide the Folders popup's tray tip
  • add "Display Special Folders" checkbox to "Options" dialog box to enable/disable navigation to special folders (My Computer, Network, Recycle bion, etc.) in popup menu
  • better formated startup help tray tip
  • close "Settings" dialog box with Escape key

It as been thoroughly tested but if you find anytihing wrong, let me know in the Support page. And suggestions and comments are alway welcomed.

PS: There was a bug in v1.0 (mouse and keyboard triggers were disabled in non-explorer windows). It has been fixed with v1.01 now online.

Interesting Folders Popup review and tutorial

Thank you to all bloggers for their review of my apps. This one from Syed Humza Shah about Folders Popup is very well written.

Welcome to my blog

This is my first "real" post. Other posts below were written earlier today and I re-dated them to reflect the history of my recent projects.

I'm now preparing the fisrt officiel release (1.0) of FoldersPopup, doing last tests and refraining from adding last minute changes that could result in... last minute bugs :-) The most wanted new features, configuring mouse triggers and adding keyboard triggers, will be there in a brand new Options dialog box. This should be posted "real soon now".