Cars					09/27/2015
Version 1.7 Build 1.7.10.0


Cars will help you keep up with maintenance 
performed on your vehicles. It is designed to be 
easy to use, and makes the task of tracking repairs 
simple.  Reporting is provided within each area of 
the program.  Maintenance records can be sorted 
and filtered various ways.  A picture of each 
vehicle can be stored in the database.  You can add 
your own fields to the database for extra flexibility.


Version 1.7.10 changes
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1)  small fix in TSV import code that was causing a failure

Version 1.7.9 changes
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1)  minor fix for Ctrl+F hotkey; Ctrl+F should only be 
    available on the Maintenance screen for each vehicle;
	access violation was occurring if Ctrl+F used in
	other spots in the program

Version 1.7.8 changes
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1)  minor fix in import/export to handle 
    line breaks correctly

Version 1.7.7 changes
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1)  fixed odd bug in tree logic that occured when
    "Cars" node was selected and user clicked in 
	non-link portion of page then back on another
	tree node; this caused a program exception,
	but no longer

Version 1.7.6 changes
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1)  add total cost line to maintenance screen

Version 1.7.5 changes
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1)  minor change to use .ini file for storing external
    file paths rather than the registry.  This allows
    for easier use on a thumb-drive (USB).

Version 1.7.4 changes
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1)  minor change to the log file opening process.  
    Cars was failing if the log file path was on a
    drive that not longer existed.

Version 1.7.3 changes
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1)  added XML and TSV Import functions.  These are the 
    corollaries to the Export functions and can be used
    to move a set of vehicles from one database into 
    another.

Version 1.7.2 changes
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1)  fixed bug in car editor caused by sorting logic
    added in 1.7.1; sorry folks, I missed this one 
    in my tests

Version 1.7.1 changes
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1)  added button function to allow sorting of the 
    cars in the tree on the main screen and an 
    editor to allow the user to specify the sort
    criteria
2)  add total cost line to maintenance report

Version 1.6.5 changes
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1)  minor bug fix - modified Mileage and Cost fields
    to conform to Regional and Language Options
    settings in Control Panel

Version 1.6.4 changes
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1)  minor bug fix - open translation file earlier to 
    allow Locations dialog to be translated 
    during early setup
2)  bad bug fixed in vehicle frame that was 
    dropping Picture references from database
3)  Complied and tested on Windows Vista Ultimate

Version 1.6.3 changes
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1)  minor bug fix to stop duplication in print 
    from print preview screen 

Version 1.6.2 changes
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1)  minor bug fix in vehicle deletion logic -- error
    was indicating invalid index

Version 1.6.1 changes
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1)  XML Export... 
    XML Export creates a CarsDB.xml containing 
    all of the data from your cars.dat file.
2)  TSV Export...
    TSV Export create several .tsv files containing
    all of the data from your cars.dat file.

Version 1.5.1 changes
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1)  Language translation file - Cars can now be 
    translated into languages other than its native 
    English.  A translation kit is available on the 
    web site for those interested in being translators.  
    Also, translation files will be on the web site 
    as they become available for different languages.

Version 1.0.8 changes
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1)  fix to allow for "cyrillic" letters

Version 1.0.7 changes
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1)  Word wrap in Notes field on print was not working

Version 1.0.6 changes
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1)  change to allow dates to follow the Short Date
    Format specified in the Windows Regional and 
    Language Options settings

Version 1.0.5 changes
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1)  change to allow maintenance date entry as 2 digits
    year with an epoch of 1951.  2 digits years 51-99
    assume a century of 19; 00-50 assume 20
    Enter 4 digit years to override this assumption

Version 1.0.4 changes
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1)  fixed "browse for path" buttons in Locations dialog
2)  fixed issue in Car deletion logic

Version 1.0.3 changes
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1)  fixed error in car insertion logic

Version 1.0.2 changes
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1)  fixed error setting repair for maintenance records
2)  persisted a few additional settings
3)  changed sort arrows so they will work better on 
    high-contrast systems


Installation
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Cars is distributed as a ZIP file containing two files:
1)  ReadMe.txt (this file)
2)  Setup.exe  (run to install Cars)


Log files
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If you have problems, please send me an email with a 
description of the issue and a log file (crsLog.txt),
if possible, of the situation.  The log file may help 
in determining the trouble.


Features, Change History, Future developments
=============================================
Check the website listed below for details.


Legal stuff
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You may use this program free of charge.  
If you would like to contribute a small amount for 
the developer's effort, you can do so on the web site 
listed below.

While every attempt has been made to insure that the 
software is free of problems, the developer cannot 
warrant it or accept any responsiblity for problems 
it may cause.

Cars - Copyright  2003-2015 Clark Tisdale, all rights reserved


Status
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Freeware.
Freely distributable.


Contact Information
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Developer: Clark Tisdale
http://clarktisdale.com/
mailto:clark@clarktisdale.com
