The list below describes what has been changed in SM-Reports with each
update. If your copy is not the latest, you can determine what has been
added to the program by reading from the top until you reach the date
shown in the Help|About command of the copy you are
using now.
In general, when a new feature is added the date is changed, otherwise
when a change enhances or fixes an existing feature the letter appended
to the date is changed.
15th
February 2008
Released
SM-Reports (32 bit). This is the Windows Vista/XP upgrade to the
program and is a significant upgrade. If your school is licensed to use
SM-Reports you will have received more information about it by fax.
Fixed the File|Import|School data command to import all student given names when importing from a TCWINDOW.TXT file.
Fixed the Tools|Synchronise work files command which in rare cases would show an error message and not synchronise a work file.
Fixed the Summary print option of the Print|Reports command to work in all cases.
Fixed the SM-Reports Work File program which was not updating the Statement box when the cell is changed in the grid.
Fixed the Help button in all commands to display the related page in the Help.
Changed the File|New command so when work files are made
for all teachers, teachers without a class in the year get a work file
as well. This makes it easier to later use the Tools|Synchronise work file command if the teacher then needs to have a work file for the year.
Changed the Help file to a new system with a better format.
Added the Use long file names option to the File|New command.
Added example templates that illustrate the Template Script to the Help.
Improved the Print|Reports command to automatically convert the numbers from 1 to 5 into letter grades from A to E when the Count distribution option is turned on for a strand in the Report|Definition command.
Improved the File|Import absences command of the SM-Reports Work File program to convert the hyphen, "-', into a zero, "0".
Improved the content of the Help to improve the accuracy and usefulness.
Removed focussed and focussing from the spell check dictionary..
15th
April 2007c
Fixed
the File|Report|Update commands which in some cases
would show an error message and not synchronise a work file.
Fixed the Tools|Synchronise
work files command which in some cases would show an error
message and not synchronise a work file.
15th April 2007
Fixed
the File|Import|School data command to handle
OCLASS.TXT, OSTUDENT.TXT and OSTUDY.TXT files made with the Thin Client
version of OASIS.
Added some internal code in preparation for the next version of
SM-Reports that is compatible with Windows Vista.
Changed the Print|Reports command to make it easier
to include the total number of students when when using the Count
distribution option.
Improved the File|Report|Update
and Tools|Synchronise work file commands to handle
cases where the fields used in the report definition have changed after
the work files were made.
Improved the Report|Advanced|Letter map command to
allow up to 50 mappings in the Word map for each year.
Improved the File|Import absences command of the
Work File program to handle a wider range of text files.
Improved
the File|Import activities command of the Work File
program to handle a wider range of text files.
Improved the pasting of marks in the Work File program to use the Edit|Advanced|Copy
maximum into work file option of SM-Marks 2.
1st March 2007
Fixed the Print|Reports command to print
information when the Summary information option is
used.
Fixed the Print|Reports command to print the
subjects in the same order as the Report|Subject order
command when the Summary information option is used.
Fixed the Print|Reports
command to correctly start
a new page for each student when using the Use alternate
template option.
Fixed the Print|Reports command to correctly start
a new page when printing in landscape orientation with more than one
subject per page.
Fixed
the School|Classes command
to allow the Units/Link field to allow the field to
be non-empty when using the Count distribution
option.
Fixed a problem SM-Reports
Work File program that is some cases means a change to student results
or comment will not update into the main database.
Fixed
the Marks button
in the Work File program to read SM-Marks 2 markbooks
that in some cases do not paste all the outcome Levels of Achievement.
Fixed
the Tools|Calculate grades
command in the Work File program which in some cases would round
the grade up to one grade higher than expected.
Added
a new template type for cases where the Use
alternate
template option in conjunction with a regular cover template.
Added the Options|Scale
window command
to the SM-Reports Work File program to increase the size of text in the
main window when running on displays at a high resolution.
Added the Calculate for all classes and Overwrite
existing grades options to the Tools|Calculate
grades command of the SM-Reports Work File
program when
the Administrator is using the work file.
Improved the Report|Definition command to allow the
Count distribution option work with the Result, Result
maximum, Grade, Position, Position maximum and Custom
1 fields.
Changed
the
Tools|Calculate grades command of the SM-Reports Work File
program to interpret an entered 0 (zero) as a non-attempt of an outcome.
15th
September 2006
Improved the Report|Advanced|Letter map command to
allow the Word map to include up to 20 mappings per year.
Improved the Count Distribution option of the Report|Definition
command to also count the nine grades for Mathematics from A10 to E2.
Improved the Tools|Create markbooks command to make
better markbook names when the subject name has more than two words.
Changed the default file type when using the Marks
button in the Work File program to be SM-Marks 2 markbooks.
Added an option to the Tools|Calculated grades
command of the
Work File program to allow numeric levels of achievement from 5 to 1 to
be converted to the grades A to E.
15th
July 2006
Fixed the creation of SM-Marks markbooks which would reverse the
student family and given names.
Fixed the Marks
button
in
the Work File program to always match student names exactly by default.
Added the Summary
print option to the Print|Reports command.
Added File|Import activities menu item to the Work File program to
import extra curricular information into a work file.
Changed the name
of the Units line in the School|Classes command
to Units/Link.
Improved the Marks button in the
Work File program to read markbooks from SM-Marks 2
that are protected by a password.
15th
May 2006b
Changed
the Count distribution option in the Report|Definition
command so it only counts grades from A to E.
Fixed
the Marks button in the Work File program to read markbooks
from SM-Marks and SM-Marks 2
that in some cases do not paste and results.
15th
May 2006a
Fixed
the Count distribution option in the Report|Definition
command so it works in cases where no students achieve a particular
grade.
Fixed
the formatting of
reports that print more than one template per page to ensure a new page
is used when a subject will not fit.
Fixed
the Marks button
in the Work File program to read markbooks from SM-Marks and SM-Marks 2
that in some cases do not paste and results.
Fixed the Tools|Create markbook command of the Work
File program to correctly separate the student family and given names
in the created markbook.
Added importing of outcomes from a SM-Marks 2 markbook with File|Import|Outcomes
command.
Added
Quartiles to the options in the Range "drop
down list" in the Report|Definition Definition Details
dialog.
Added the Tools|Calculate grades command to the Work File program.
Changed
the dialogue box
for the Tools|Synchronise work file command to look
more like the File|New command.
1st
March 2006
Fixed the File|Database|Zip up command to work with
any drive letter.
Added the Count distribution option to the Report|Definition
command to be used with new templates that meet the Federal
Government and NSW DET requirements.
Added the Show teacher list option to the
File|Report|Information command to list specific teachers
that have incomplete reports.
15th August 2005a
Fixed a problem where the previous update would not be able to find the
template file in some circumstances.
15th August 2005
IMPORTANT! Fixed the Work File program which could
allow a work file to be opened more than once.
Fixed the File|Import absences command in the Work
File program which would not import absences from OASIS files that
previously worked.
Added the File|Export|Statements command.
Added the SM-Marks 2 markbooks option to the Tools|Create
Markbooks command.
Added the teacher name to the class list in the School|Class
lists command.
Added the SM-Marks 2 markbook option to the Tools|Create
markbook command in the Work File program.
Added the Folder button to the Tools|Create markbook
command in the Work File program to optionally allow you to select the
folder where the markbook is created.
Added the Make multiple backups option to the Options|General
command. Choose the Help button of this command for more details.
Improved the File|Archive|New command to store the template file
SMREPORT.DAT as part of the Archive to allow older templates to be
deleted. See these notes
for details.
Improved the Tools|Create diskette|Workstation installation
command to allow any drive letter to be used.
Improved the Marks button in the Work File program to read Levels of
Achievement from SM-Marks 2 markbook files.
15th May 2005
Added the Create work files for head teachers
option to the File|New command.
Fixed the File|Database|Backup command which
stopped working for back ups that require more than one diskette.
Fixed a problem where category names longer than 30 characters would
cause an error in the Report|Statements command.
Fixed the SM-Reports Work File program to better read marks from
markbooks
created with SM-Marks 2.
15th September 2004a to g
Improved the Tools|Synchronise work files command
to work better with
corrupt work files.
Improved the SM-Reports Work File program to better handle network
drop-outs.
Increased the amount of information that can be Pasted with the paste
command of the SM-Reports Work File program.
Fixed a problem with the SM-Reports Work File program not allowing
enough space for teacher comments in some circumstances.
Changed the SM-Reports Work File program to create a log file if there
is a problem saving a work file.
Improved the Tools|Advanced|Quick fix command to
handle a previously
unanticipated potential data problem.
15th September 2004
Added the new Print|Subjects in year command which
not only has the
list of subjects in the year but also lists the numbers of classes and
students with the subject.
Added the Set Bounds feature to the Report|Definition Details.
When you
right click on a field in the Report|Definition
command you can now
bring up a dialogue that allows you to set the expected information to
be entered into a work file. Note teachers need to have their copy of
the SM-Reports Work File program updated for this to work.
When the SM-Reports Work File program prompts to make a backup you now
have a choice of any drive to backup to. This is especially useful for
the users of USB/Thumb drives.
The SM-Reports Work File program can now read marks from markbooks
created with SM-Marks 2.
Fixed an internal bug in the SM-Reports Work File program that
sometimes results in the number of characters allowed for a statement
not being accurately set when a work file is used by a year adviser.
2nd February 2004 and earlier
Fixed numerous internal problems related to running SM-Reports on newer
versions of Windows.
