ComicBase 8.0.3 Release Notes

Using this Update

This updater will search for old versions of ComicBase that can be updated. If it finds a file that can be updated, just choose that file from the list and click the Update File button.

If it is unable to find an old copy of ComicBase 8 to update, use the "Select File..." button to select the old ComicBase 8.exe file you want to update. By default, this file is installed in your C:\Program Files\Human Computing\ComicBase 8 folder.

Note that this updater will only recognize "official" versions of ComicBase 8--If you've installed any previous beta versions, you'll need to delete your ComicBase 8.exe file and reinstall it by running the ComicBase Setup program from the ComicBase CD and doing a “Repair” install before updating (this will not affect your data).

Changes from ComicBase 8.0

- Solved a problem which gave an “error #0” when updating from some older versions of ComicBase.

- When you first go to a title in the Issues view, you can automatically navigate to an issue in the list by quickly typing its issue number. This is nice for quickly finding your way in long series like Action Comics.

- Issues which have a quantity in stock of 1 or more now show in a pale green. (This was in response to a great idea suggested by folks at the ComicBase User’s group meeting in San Diego—Thanks, folks!)

- Brought back the condition drop-down which appears when you edit issues from the Issues view.

- You can now Mass Change quantity in stock (another user request). As far as we can tell, it’s mostly useful for completely clearing the quantities from your database, so please, use it with care!

- The Modify Issues window is now modeless.

- Removes doubled entries under issues whose title starts with “K”

- The upgrade from previous versions only runs if the database does not contain issues. This is to prevent folks from accidentally running the upgrade twice and doubling up their issues.

- You can now trigger the “Upgrade from previous version” dialog manually by holding down the Alt key when starting up ComicBase.

- You can now temporarily skip saving a backup when closing by holding down the Alt key when quitting. Your regular backup settings will be preserved for the next time you run ComicBase.

- If you have a Windows configuration error which prevents the database from initializing, a more explicit error message is given, and you are automatically taken to a Microsoft service pack on the web which may help.

- Fixed an error (0) which can occur when importing certain files. Import is also now more interactive and responsive, handles the creation of new titles more effectively, and skips blank lines when counting the number of lines imported.

- Manage Pictures can now install files even if there are read-only copies of those same files already in the destination location.

- Fixed a problem marking and quick changing found comics.

- ComicBase repairs itself if another program overwrote its print engine files with incompatible versions of the same files. This is the typical cause of a “Can’t Open Database File” error in Alt_Title_Report_Data when trying to print price list or other reports.

- Improved handling of text pasted into the title description window

- Changed error handling to give more descriptive messages.

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