[NSRCA-discussion] New PACSS Release Available

[Lance Van Nostrand]

Wow!  This is really great Gene.  I'm really glad you are still upgrading 
this program.  It has evolved nicely and has been used at almost every 
contest I attended this year.  Soon it will be everywhere.
-Lance

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Maurice" <gene.maurice at comcast.net>
To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 7:25 PM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] New PACSS Release Available


>
> All,
>
> A new release of PACSS is available on the web site at
> http://home.comcast.net/~pac-ss. Bigger, better and still free.
>
> New in Version 3.1.01
>
> The Registration process is now imbedded into the application. By simply
> filling out a form that pops up automatically, your registration will be
> sent to PACSS and the serial number will be returned and updated.
>
> There is now a built in process to download and apply program updates. A
> button on the "Welcome" screen will check the PACSS Web site to see if a 
> new
> version is available and download it automatically.
>
> A function has been added to the People Maintenance screen to 
> automatically
> download any updates from the PACSS Web site.
>
> A new function has been added to the Contest Tab, "Upload Contest". This
> will upload the current database to the PACSS Web site. With this data,
> updated People information will be made available to all other users. In
> addition, it is hoped that in the future the districts and NSRCA will be
> able to use this to accumulate district points, etc.
>
> The People file contains all of the current and former members from the
> NSRCA Member Database (as of 7/06). Because of the increased size of this
> file, a search by name function has been added to all People selection
> screens. Additional changes have been made to the system to accommodate 
> the
> increased number of records.
>
> The Backup / Restore facility has been changed from an internal "Vision"
> backup to using PKZIP. This will make it much easier to move backups from
> user to user.
>
> In order to allow users to share data with another user, under the System
> Maintenance tab, the "Import from Backup" function will allow you to 
> select
> and load a complete contest from any PACSS ver3 Backup file.
> A number of changes have been made to support this year's NATS, including
> the ability to "seed" a round of contest from the results of a different
> contest.
>
> Error messages have been enhanced to make problem resolution easier. Every
> error messages will include the program name, Font errors contain the name
> of Font in error, etc.
>
> The installation process no longer store any information in the System
> Registry. Everything is now stored internally. This eliminates all of the
> Registry problems reported and allows you to move the system to a 
> different
> computer by simply copying the entire PACSS folder.
>
> Schedule Maintenance includes a function to update your schedule files to
> the AMA 2007-2009 schedules. Go to the "Systems Maintenance" tab, 
> "Schedule
> Maintenance" button, click on the "AMA 2007" menu item.
>
> The "Schedule Type" has been removed from Schedule File. This means that
> Schedules are now keyed simply by Schedule Number and Effective Date. This
> simplifies the Schedule maintenance function and the relationship to
> contests.
>
> Any questions or problems please contact me
>
>
> Gene Maurice
> gene.maurice at comcast.net
> Plano, TX
> AMA 3408, NSRCA 877
>
>
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