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This page contains information about beta-version of CD Bank Cataloguer and over our software. Beta-version mean - this version is under work, and doesn't go to distribute. You can use it for you own risk for only target of beta testing.

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2.7.0 build 210 10/08/2005

CD Bank Cataloguer Beta

cdbanksetup.exe

1440 kb

Simple install it over the previous version. No additional actions are required.

Download testing database for CD Bank Cataloguer

Testing database for CD Bank Cataloguer (600 disks)

db600.zip

470 kb

What's new

2.7.0 Beta build 210 10/08/2005

DiskToHTML - file size format.
New! Add-ons: Favorites and Meta Search Catalog (menu Tools \ Add-ons).

2.7.0 Beta build 208 08/08/2005

New option - "Check folders in search".
Fixed error - overwrites the inputted disk parameters then update.
Support for physical disk copies management (disk specimens).
Fixed error - in loan view table shows the random time beside date.

2.7.0 Beta build 202 04/07/2005

New commands - "Crop same" and "Search selected file in catalog".
New option - "File context menu by left click".

2.7.0 Beta build 199 20/06/2005

Additions in help (how to..., search, etc.)
In search results - small hint now shows the full group name where founded file was placed. Thanks to Roger Hou!
Fixed error in date displaying with current format. Thanks to Steve Lipofsky!

Goals

CD Bank should be more customizable. It means database placement, colors and fonts, icons, toolbars etc;
CD Bank should stay small and downloadable (at most 1 mb);
CD Bank should work fast (as fast as now, and little more faster);
CD Bank should understand more file formats;
CD Bank should stay easy-to-use, clear, and obvious;

And we'll get it...

Gratitude

Best wishes to all our translators and testers!

Good luck!

CD Bank Beta history

2.6.9 Beta build 196 15/06/2005

Fixed error - can't read sizes for files above 2 GB.
Loan disk dialog shows count of days for loaning.

2.6.9 Beta build 194 29/05/2005

Read Report #3 (29/05/2005).

Disk import now updates older disks.
Report by disks prints the full group path.
Prevents the group tree flickering on start.
Search modes - search in results only, add new results to existing.
New macros for disk description template - FILE_SYSTEM.

2.6.9 Beta build 190 23/05/2005

Support for exchange - export and import disks.
New Search menu.
Save and load search queries.
Build number shows in About.
Update message shows the current disk group.
Fixed error in Search - Look in (for LITE License only).
Fixed error - sorting big disks by size (in files list).
New Remove selected command (in search results).

2.6.9 Beta build 185 19/05/2005

Delete improved - several disks deleting. Thanks to CocaColaKid!
Changes in "Search - Look In" and "Disk Property - Group" group combo - more handy selection by click.
Usual dates list in Search.
Changes in alt. names displaying - output track number and duration (for CD Audio tracks).

Select all;
Crop selected (in search results).

2.6.9 Beta build 180 14/05/2005

Error fixed:

Fixed CDDB retrieving function - doesn't work under Internet Explorer 6. Thanks to Quang Anh and Knightcrawler!
Corrected misspelling in Query Builder dialog. Thanks to Quang Anh!
Fixed shortcoming in file date criteria. If user set the date period length to 1 day (from 10 May to 10 May), then program does not find anything;

"Base\Search file in catalog" command improved.

2.6.9 Beta build 176 12/05/2005
Search file in catalog command (menu Base).
This command allow you to search the file from disk in your catalog.

2.6.8 Beta build 174 11/05/2005
DiskToHTML now prints the full folder index.
More handy size criteria in search dialog (bytes-Kb-Mb combo, mouse wheel support).
Copy Name command now copies the file path to clipboard (from search results).
GoTo from search results now select the founded file carefully.

2.6.8 Beta build 172 03/05/2005
Searching queries and Query Builder.
Read Developers report #2 (03/05/2005).
Hot track, auto-expanding tree, auto-selecting file. Showing context menu by one left-click for files.
New commands:
* copy names of items from files list to clipboard (by Ctrl-C);
* in tree context menu - "Add Disk Here";
* in Options - delete temporary files, files color adjustment.

2.6.8 Beta build 166 25/04/2005
Loading time radically optimized. Tested up to 10000 (ten thousands) of the disks.
Read Developers report #1 (25/04/2005).
Fixed error - registration shouldn't store in base archive.
New option - show/hide "Disk utilities" & "Start macro" menus.

2.6.8 Beta build 165 18/04/2005
New command: "Options \ Maintenance \ Delete search history";
Improve in "Start macro" - form conditions (main form / search).

2.6.8 Beta build 160 29/03/2005
Change font for group tree and file list.

2.6.8 Beta build 159 24/03/2005
Colors by file type;
Common function automation with macros.

2.6.8 Beta build 155 21/03/2005
"Print titles" & "Print headers" checkboxes in Reports;
Exporting a cover images to DiskToHTML tools.; DiskToHTML now assign the unique CSS-class for each cell.

2.6.7 Beta build 153 18/03/2005
Extract CD-Audio titles from Freedb.org CDDB
"Folder uppercase" check box in the "Export list" report

2.6.7 Beta build 151 14/03/2005
Fixed error: GoTo from search result to file with alt. name; phantom files in empty folder.
WinAmp CDDA reader disabled (we have the plan to developing the FreeDB.org reader).
Support for custom-builds (for affiliates net).
Export of new disk properties (barcode and price) to Disk Utilities.
Disk statistics in the DiskToHtml tool added.
Many new hotkeys for usual commands added.

2.6.7 Beta build 147 09/03/2005
Calculation of audio track duration.
Scan the local FreeDB.ORG disk base for titles. CDDA plugins moved from "Group Alt naming" to menu "Base > Retrieve CDDA".
Fixed error (can't navigate by file list then tree lost the focus).
New menu item "Help > Online information".
All "Input String" dialogs redesigned.
Copy-paste pictures from/to "cover image" in disk property.
"CD cover" submenu moved to "Disk utilities" main menu.

2.6.7 Beta build 141 05/03/2005
Barcode and price disk parameters. Cover image preview in properties.
Fixed error in default disk description (description with template overwrites manual typed text).
Calculation of CDDB disk ID for future use.

2.6.7 Beta build 139 01/03/2005
Scrolling tab pages by mouse wheel.
Calculation of real "disk used size".

2.6.7 Beta build 135 28/02/2005
Execute command (start the selected file) now asking for required disk.
Micro CD Sticker v1.4 - saving parameters.
New design for Add disk and Edit disk dialogs.

2.6.7 Beta build 133 24/02/2005
Micro CD Sticker v1.3 - print the alt. names, template HTML-file.

2.6.7 Beta build 132 22/02/2005
CD Cover integration - sending disk to CD Cover from search result, radical speed optimization.

2.6.6 Beta build 127 14/02/2005
Filter by borrowers in View loans dialog.
Fixed small error - some forms doesn't save maximized position.
CD Cover integration - full file list exporting now supporting. See Micro CD Cover for example.

2.6.6 Beta build 125 10/02/2005
Compact version of Disk Description and Cover image in Preview panel.
Disk loaning length (days) in Options.
New option - search the disks.
Search optimization.
Fixed error - can't sort the big files by size in search results.

2.6.6 BETA build 120 07/02/2005
Compact version of Disk Description and Cover image in Preview panel

2.6.4 BETA build 116 21/01/2005
Scanning and cataloging the hard drives (Options|Allow to scan hard drives).
Options dialog redesigned.
Zoom tool for cover images preview.

2.6.2 BETA build 110 08/12/2004
Alternative file names are displaying in file list now (instead original file name). 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.

2.6.1 BETA build 107 03/12/2004
More useful Borrowers list (editing with keyboard Insert, Enter and Delete etc).

2.6.0 BETA build 103 22/11/2004
Fixed error - search by file storage by text fragment was case sensitive.
Support for External analyzers - export CD base to xls format (Menu Tools).

2.6.0 BETA build 101 19/11/2004
Fixed bugs - doesn't clear some import parameters when scheme changed.
Long waiting - 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 build 97 16/11/2004
Search Files or Folders only.
Simple WinAMP CDDA reader plugin. You can find them in the "Group alt. naming" dialog window.

2.5.0 BETA build 90 11/11/2004
Full support for Cover images for disks - saving and restoring in backup archive, calculating in "Disk space usage" report.

2.4.6 BETA build 89 10/11/2004
Storing and viewing the Cover images for disks (some scanned or optional picture).
Cover images doesn't saving in archive!
Preview area show disk description, cover image, file preview (if exists).
Saving last viewed group position.

25/10/2004

New Macro <LT> and <GT> - "<" and ">" characters.
Fixed bug - wrong MINUTE output.

Quick search for a file name starting with specified letters (like Explorer)
HTML text extractor now get first 3 kb of text (not all file).

22/10/2004

Version 2.4.4 BETA Build 80

Reading bitrate and over MPEG information from MP3 tags.
New search parameter - disk name fragment.

19/10/2004

Version 2.4.4 BETA Build 79

Fixed error - can't go to file from search result, if disk with file placed in the second-level compound group. Thank to Azzazello for error reporting.

Version 2.4.4 BETA

Thumbnails creation - added Portable pixel/gray map (*.ppm, *.pgm, *.pbm) images.

18/10/2004
Version 2.4.4 BETA

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.

15/10/2004
Version 2.4.3 BETA

Customized disk descriptions for new disk (like e-mail templates in the mail clients)
Url extractor - extract InternetShortcut from URL files from disk.

13/10/2004

Version 2.4.2 is realized.

08/10/2004

Create and preview the thumbnails for .bmp .jpg .jpeg .gif .pcx .png .tif .tiff image formats. This functions work, then you turn on the "Import files to storage" in Add disk dialog (check the box named "Image_thumbnails"). Some another image formats (wmf, tga etc.) is under work

07/10/2004

Reading ZIP archives. For every zip file CD Bank create the contents list.

06/10/2004

BMP and JPG thumbnails creation. Thumbnails is a small images (up to 100 pixels), stored in CD Bank base and used for picture preview.

Demo Micro CD Sticker included to distributive. This tiny software can print the CD label list to HTML file.

v2.4.2, 05/10/2004

More useful IMPORT: reading and storing the text files, exe version information and MP3 tags from the disk. "Active" import rule - simple check import rule from list when you need it.
Fixed bug - changing the import scheme doesn't take effect while restart.