========================================================================== Diablo Analytical EZReporter 1.0 Software Advanced Reporting and Analysis for the Agilent EZChrom, ChemStation, and Cerity Data Systems (c) Copyright 2010 Diablo Analytical, Inc. All Rights Reserved Diablo Analytical, Inc. 5141 Lone Tree Way Antioch, CA 94531 Phone: (925) 755-1005 Fax: (925) 755-1007 E-mail: support@diabloanalytical.com WWW: http://www.diabloanalytical.com Support: http://www.diabloanalytical.com/support.htm ========================================================================== RELEASE NOTES Version: 1.0.5.8 Release Date: 07/21/2010 Software Support: ----------------- Diablo Analytical has implemented a web-based help desk for application and software support. For more information, please visit the support page of our web site: http://www.diabloanalytical.com/support.htm Version History: ---------------- [-] = Bug fix or change in behavior [+] = Enhancement Version 1.0.5.8 --------------- [+] Report printing algorithm enhanced so that a long value in the Sample information table that exceeds the page width is truncated with ending ellipses (...) to prevent the table from breaking onto a new page. [+] Report printing algorithm enhanced so that when the component results table exceeds the page width, the extra results are printed in a new table below rather than causing an immediate page break. Version 1.0.5.7 --------------- [-] Results Database: Fixed the result comparison dialog not getting the norm mole% values from the correct database field and returning "0". [-] Report header results that are file names (configuration file, source data file, etc.) now are displayed as only the file name with the full path removed. This is to prevent long paths from causing the report to break onto a new page. [-] The Batch Process dialog no longer disables the "Export" option if the Automatic export option is disabled in the configuration. This allows the user to batch export results that were collected offline once they are hooked up to the network. Version 1.0.5.6 --------------- [-] If the water amount is added manually for a "Wet" calculation, it is included in the Raw component amounts. The TotalRawAmount includes the raw water amount, while the TotalRawMolePct excludes the raw water amount. [-] Fixed handling of water content in "NGA" vs "Standard" edition. Water is included in NormAmount/normalization in the Standard Edition. Water is excluded from NormAmount/Normalization in the NGA Edition: In the NGA edition NormAmount is the Normalized Mole% (Dry). [-] Results Database: The Import dialog now properly displays a warning if either the import template or import file have not been set to a valid file. [-] Results Database: Fixed defect that caused the Sample Information (SampleName, InjectionDate, etc.) to not be saved to the database during Import. [+] Results Database: Display of import template and import file in Import Results dialog box now uses a "Compacted Path" if the path is too wide to display in the given label area. Version 1.0.5.5 --------------- [+] The document name used for the printed report is now set to the sample name. If the sample name is blank the document name is set to "EZReporter Report" rather than "Document". [-] Results Database: The Batch Process dialog has been modified so that the Batch Plot and Batch Export options will be disabled if the current configuration has not been set up to use those features. [-] Results Database: The Batch Process dialog "Abort" button will now close the dialog if an error occurs during processing. Version 1.0.5.4 --------------- [+] Updated help file and reference manual. [-] Fixed defect where normalized weight% was not being corrected properly for rounding error for negative differences. [+] Results Database: Added a "Cancel" option to the database upgrade dialog. If the user cancels the upgrade, the results database will be disabled. [-] Results Database: Updated the database schema version to 1.0.4. Older versions will be upgraded automatically when EZReporter is started. [+] NGA: Added internal support to implement the GPA 2145-09/IGT RB 8 Water Content Calculation in a future version. [+] NGA: Added "Sat" and "Wet" component results for Gross Heating Value, Relative Density, GPM, and Compressibility/Z. [+] Results Database: Added an option to the database import dialog to set the ExportStatus field so that imported results are not re-exported. [+] NGA: Added ASTM D3588-98 (2003) physical properties to the Standard Components table. [-] NGA: Printing the Standard Components table now includes all properties present in the table. [-] If no raw component amounts are present, but Norm Amounts or Norm Mole% are, the normalized values will be used when processing/calculating results. this situation occurs when results are imported into the results database without the raw amounts. [-] If values already exist for custom sample information fields, they will be displayed in the "Edit Current Data Set" dialog instead of the default or recalled values. [-] Results Database: Changed the order of the buttons so they conform better to workflow (left to right). [+] Results Database: Import Results now has an option to append to or replace the current results with the imported results. [-] Results Database: The Import Results button has been moved from the configuration screen to the main Results Database screen. [-] Results Database: Moved TotalNormAmount from the NGAResults table to the SampleResults table. Existing results database files will be upgraded on startup. [+] Made significant enhancements to the internal reporting and processing architecture to allow new results to be calculated and displayed in the report more easily. [+] NGA: Added the following new physical properties and calculations to the NGA module: Physical Properties: -MolarMass (GPA 2145-09, GPA 2145-03, and GPSA Eng. Data Book) Calcualtions/Results: -Component Molecular Weight (Dry, Sat., Wet) -Total Molecular Weight (Dry, Sat., Wet) -Component Normalized Weight% (Dry, Sat., Wet) [+] ChemStation Connector: Modified the "ezrpt.mac" macro so it Adds an option to the ChemStation "Report" menu to generate an EZReport. [+] GPA 2261 repeatability or reproducibility limits are now included in the standard component tables for all data sources. [-] NGA: Standard component physical properties are now stored in an SQLite database to facilitate addition of new properties and data sources. Both the component configuration table and the standard component table were modified to support this change. Version 1.0.4 ------------------ [-] Fixed a problem with internal object references that could cause customized report options to be ignored when processing results automatically from a chromatography data system. [+] Updated the help file and reference manual [-] The component report table's behavior has been changed so that it now displays water as a component if present in the component list. This was done so that the Component Sat/Wet mole% results also include the water result. [-] The "Component Name" column of the component results table is now frozen so that the component name is always visible when scrolling horizontally, or when the table is split between multiple pages. [+] Added calculation of the following new results: -Component Norm% (Water Saturated) -Component Norm% (Wet) -Total GPM (Water Saturated) -Total GPM (Wet) These results are available for display in the report, parameter window, and for export. They have not yet been added to the Results Database. [+] The Report configuration now includes a "Customize" tab that displays a table of the results that are availble to include in the displayed/ printed report tables. You can now customize the results labels, as well as set whether or not a result is included in the report. [+] Enhanced the custom sample information fields to allow an unlimited number of fields and improve adding, deleting, and rearranging the order of fields. In addtion, you can now set whether or not a field is included in the printed/displayed report. [+] Added a menu option under "Tools" to backup the current configuration and log files to a zip file and optionally copy it to a folder on a flash drive or other location. Version 1.0.3 ------------------ [-] Modified the software version resource to include an explicit build version. [-] Modified the results database import function to handle import files containing blank lines without generating an error. [-] Changed the way that import/export/data files are opened and initialized. This addresses a intermittent problem with the files not being opened correctly prior to reading/scanning them. Version 1.0.2 ------------------ [+] Updated the help file and reference manual. [-] Updated the EZChrom and ChemStation connector programs so that they display an error in their log windows if EZReporter is not running when they are called. Having the connector start EZReporter and then process results has never been reliable. [-] Updated the EZChrom Connector (ProcessEZChromData.EXE) so that it can read tab-delimited files from EZChrom. You must configure EZChrom and the EZChrom Connector software to use tab delimiters if you want to use commas in component names (1,3-Butadiene for example). [-] Updated the EZReporter ChemStation macro (ezrpt.mac) so that component names in the "ezrpt.txt" file are contained within quotations. This allows component names with commas to be processed correctly by the ChemStation Connector software. [+] Added shortcuts to the EZChrom Connector and ChemStation Connector software to the EZReporter start menu program group. Version 1.0.1 ------------------ [+] Enhanced the EZChrom connector program (ProcessEZChromData) so that it recognizes and processes external standard report files (*.ESD) from non Micro GC instruments that use different signal/trace labels. [+] Updated reference manual and help file. [+] Enhanced the Results Database processing configuration to enable/disable display of sample history, to limit the number of results displayed, and to filter the results based on result status. [+] Enhanced the Results Database find record dialog to limit the number of results returned when searching by sample name. [-] Reworked display of the sample history to deal with results with the same sample name but different numbers and names of components. This also has improved the speed of generating the history table. [-] Fixed problem where the sample history display was being updated twice when a new result was added to the Results DB during auto processing. [+] Added a sample-specific configurations processing capability. Updated the EZChrom, Cerity, and ChemStation "connectors" to support this feature. Version 1.0.0 ------------------ [-] RC3: Enhancements to the ChemStation Connector program and macro to support the "B" rev ChemSTations with Unique Folder Creation on. [-] RC3: Fixed a problem with the results database import function using the wrong default folder and import template file. [-] RC3: Component GPM values are now corrected for gas compressibility as specified in GPA2172-09. [+] RC2: Added a refinery gas analysis configuration (refinerygas.cfg) file that can be used as a starting point for setting up a refinery gas analyzer. [-] RC2: Added ChemStation data processing via the ezrpt.mac macro and ChemStation "Connector" program, ProcessChemStationData.exe. The macro file is copied to the ChemStation "Core" folder automatically during installation if a ChemStaton is detected on the computer. [-] RC2: Fixed problem with labeling the x-axis of history plots when switching between injection date/time and data points. [+] RC2: Added Wobbe Index (Dry, Sat, and Wet) to report, import/export variables, and Results DB. [+] RC2: Updated manual and help file. [+] RC1: Initial release. >>End of Readme<<