PVRQ Version 2.0 - Release Notes                                 October, 2002
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Changes in this version:

A.  ODBC

    This version of PVRQ introduces the ability to use the ProvideX ODBC
    driver to access the data files.  This is useful for installations where
    data files have been defined in .ini files but not in the standard Nomads
    data dictionary.  It may also enable PVRQ to be used in MAS90
    installations, but this has not been tested.

    To use the ODBC feature, set the ODBC data source name on the PVRQ
    configuration screen.

    Please note that the ODBC feature is intended to be used ONLY with the
    ProvideX ODBC driver version 3.22 or later.  PVRQ cannot be used with
    other non-ProvideX ODBC drivers.


B.  Print to Web Browser

    An option has been added to the report print screen to print the report to
    a web browser.  When this option is selected, PVRQ builds the report in
    html format and issues a system_help directive to open the html file in
    the web browser.  A web browser must be installed and registered on the
    local machine for this to work.


C.  Configuration changes

C.1 System ID

    The configuration screen has been changed to immediately report the new
    system ID if the PVRQ serial number is changed.  This allows distributors
    to issue a new temporary or permanent key based on the new serial number
    and system ID without having to exit PVRQ first.

C.2 Using Windows-Registered programs for print to Wordpad/Word and Excel

    The configuration options for printing to Wordpad/Word and Excel have been
    enhanced.  Two checkbox options have been added - one for Wordpad/Word and
    one for Excel - to tell PVRQ to use the program that is registered by
    Windows to open the report based on the file name extension.  Boxes have
    also been added to specify the file name extension to be used for Wordpad/
    Word and Excel.

    Typical file name extensions are "doc" for Microsoft Word, "wri" for
    Wordpad, "wpd" for Corel WordPerfect, and "xls" for Microsoft Excel.  The
    standard defaults are "doc" and "xls", but the user may change the
    extension as desired to have another application open the report.

    If the checkbox option for using the Windows-registered program is not
    turned on, PVRQ will execute the path and program name specified on the
    configuration screen as it has done in earlier versions.


D.  Installation Enhancements

    The Windows edition of PVRQ is now distributed as a self-extracting
    executable produced by InstallShield Express 3.54, to provide easier
    installation and compatibility with Windows XP.


E.  Miscellaneous Changes

E.1 Several screens have been changed to improve their attractiveness and to
    improve their user-friendliness.
E.2 Corrected a problem that occured when a user removed a link from a report,
    causing some report columns to become no longer accessible.
E.3 Corrected a problem that occured when the output file name contained a
    forward slash.  When printing to Excel this was causing Excel to report
    the file was not found.