StatPac For Windows Update History

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Current Version: 11.0

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Date Description
10/9/02 Released new version 8.1
1/8/03 Released new version 8.2
1/25/04 Released new version 9.0
9/25/05 Released new version 10.0  (Application Notes)
10/5/05 Fixed problem that limited analyses to one million records.
Fixed default folders when working with email lists.
Fixed repeating heading in popup windows for Internet surveys.
Improved SMTP error correction when sending bulk e-mail.
Added History link to the Help, Download Software Updates selection.
10/14/05 Added Cancel button to tab and comma delimited import.
Fixed bug in banners total column when TY=P option is specified.
Added automatic update to check for updates each day under Format menu selection.
10/23/05 Added ability to cancel a registration on a computer so the software can be moved to another computer. Select Help, Enter UNLOCK Code. Type [Ctrl S]. Add a minus sign to the beginning of the serial number and type your UNLOCK code. Click OK.
10/30/05 Released new version 10.1. Added question and response choice randomizations (rotations) for variables and value labels. New statpac10.pl and loader.txt files.
11/15/05 Changed banners when TY=P and no weighting. The program now uses the TA option to determine how to calculate a total column..
11/22/05 Fixed path problem in popup Help Window links for Web surveys.
11/27/05 Updated Help file. Changed Web survey popup windows so they work on a local computer as well as online.
12/5/05 Fixed bug in complex branching for multiple page Web surveys.
12/28/05 Fixed bug in banners when TY=P with a HIDE value label and the WT option.
1/19/06

Released new version 10.2.

The SS option in banners has been enhanced. A digit may be added to SS=A or SS=D to sort the stub excluding the last one or last two value labels. This is useful when the last value label is an "other" or "don't know" category, and you want to sort the stub, but still leave the "other "or "don't know" as the last row on the stub. For example SS=D1 would sort the stub in descending order by frequency, except it would leave the last value label as the last row regardless of its frequency.

Added non-integer (fractional) weighting.

1/28/06 Four new features added to Internet surveys:
1) Added constant sum validity check to grouped text boxes.
2) Added validity check to grouped text boxes used for ranking.
3) Added validity check to require at least x checks in multiple response check boxes.
4) Added ability to delay a branch until respondent clicks the submit button.
2/12/06 Added validity check to require exactly x checks in multiple response check boxes. Modified new validity checks to respect the missing allowed in the codebook.
2/17/06 Fixed problem in Internet surveys when multiple validity checks are on the same page.
2/24/06 Fixed problem setting permissions on statpac10.pl when using AutoTransfer to upload files to the Web site.
2/28/06 Fixed problem in banners sorting stub with SS option when TY=P.

Modified Web surveys so you can change the name of statpac10.pl to anything you want (except it must have a .pl extension). For example, if you are doing a survey for XYZ company, you might use a CgiBin setting like this:

CgiBin=http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/XYZ.pl

That way, respondents will see the company name in their address bar while they are taking the survey. If you use AutoTransfer to upload the files to your server, StatPac will automatically rename statpac10.pl to XYZ.pl while uploading the file. If you manually upload the files to your server, then you need to manually rename the file on your server from statpac10.pl to XYZ.pl. The important thing is that the name of the .pl file on your server is exactly the same as the CgiBin setting in the script. Unix/Linux servers are case sensitive, so make sure you use the same case for the file name.
3/23/06 General maintenance. Numerous minor changes and fixes.
4/2/06 Added automatic retry to failed emails in bulk email sending program.
5/18/06 Fixed problem with weighting option. General maintenance. Numerous minor changes.
6/2/06 Fixed problem with complex branching for Internet surveys.
6/27/06 Modified program so the currently selected variable remains the currently selected variable when going to and from the Grid.
7/19/06 Fixed intermittent bug in piping to a text field for Web surveys.
10/14/06 Fixed problem in statpac10.pl with question rotations in Internet surveys
11/22/06 Fixed rounding problem in frequencies when simultaneously using fractional weighting and sorting the response categories.
1/2/07 Changed version number to 10.3. Changed toolbar to colored icons. Changed registration method.
1/18/07 Fixed NE and SH options in banners so the # symbol shows the weighted total count. Fixed formatting problem in frequencies when using fractional weighting.
5/10/07 General maintenance. Numerous minor changes and fixes.
10/1/07 Released new version 11.0   (Application Notes)
10/7/07 Fixed bug where repeated saving and loading eventually corrupted script file.
10/11/07 Fixed browse button in AutoTransfer to the StatPac server so it defaults to the current folder. Fixed email address validity check in AutoTransfer. Fixed problem when downloading a response file that has a different name than the codebook.
10/15/07 Added UpTo validity check for CheckBoxes in Web surveys to set the maximum number of checks allowed. The syntax and useage is similar to the AtLeast validity check.
The format is: UpTo (number) Vx - Vy
10/16/07 Added ability to print two radio button groups side by side.
10/26/07 Fixed problem in AutoTransfer getting default codebook name when the path contained a period.
10/29/07 Fixed problem exporting to Access to prevent a record from becoming too large for Access to handle.
10/31/07 Added Excel export. Fixed alignment problem in side-by-side radio button groups.
11/5/07 Rewrote Excel import. Fixed problem when sending very long (>32K) email invitations.
11/7/07 Fixed path problem in IIS AutoTransfer. Resolved problem with some Vista installations.
11/15/07 Fixed AutoTransfer uploading problem when the server doesn't default to the root folder. Added error trap to catch communication errors with server.
11/22/07 Changed printer selection so it changes the current system default printer.
12/1/07 Fixed problem when multiple graphics are specified as banner images. Changed default view for images to thumbnails.
12/2/07 Fixed problem setting cookie control from the primary settings tab.
2/9/08 Fixed problem importing Excel files that contain non-standard ASCII characters. To activate this feature set FixExcelData = 1 in the System Defaults file.
3/20/08 Fixed problems with BranchDelay setting and HTML preview window focus.
5/22/08 Fixed problem with LinkText and LinkURL commands. Fixed problem with FTP download.
6/6/08 Fixed bug in password.pl that prevented specified ID field from being used.
6/20/08 Fixed bug when using /R to randomize variables with horizontal radio buttons.
6/26/08 Fixed problem when using pop-before-smtp in email sending program.
7/8/08 Fixed problem where help text was not showing.
7/11/08 Fixed problem with AutoSum validity check when missing data was not allowed.
3/20/09 Fixed problems with e-mail management programs.
3/31/09 Fixed problem with embedded graphics in bulk email sending program.
5/26/09 Fixed problem in Internet surveys when using a non-StatPac help file.
8/21/09 Fixed problem so that Internet survey text fields respect the Caps Only codebook setting.
9/14/09 Fixed ANOVA problem when DF for a group exceeded 32767.
 

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