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20061121r2
- Added the ability to export which fixed the backup of the database when using the Guest account.

20061121
- Added a change log!
- Changed Module Manager to make Startup faster. Removed ten tables, layouts, and relationships that were no longer necessary. Changed the module icons to use the Settings Globals directly.
- Added several custom functions for future/current use. Renamed Custom Functions to show required platform if necessary. Also renamed Functions for better organization. Many of them came from here.
- Changed Requirements. Must now use FileMaker Pro 8.5 since the Web Viewer and other features that FileMaker Pro 8.5 brings are so useful. FileMaker 8.5 can be purchased here.
- Added time to load prefs to the access log. Using this info to try to make startup faster.
- Cleaned up Documents Layout.
- Changed module images to 46x46 pixels from 163x163 to make launching over internet faster. Will also make LAN launching faster as well.
- Imported Holidays into Events to be displayed on calendar.
- Changed Progress Bar to use same window along with ‘Go To Layout’ rather than opening and closing windows. It’s much faster and less klunky.
- Added a Zipcodes Database which includes the Latitude and Longitude for each Zipcode.
- Added a table and scripts to perform Geocoding and Address Correction using Yahoo Services using a webviewer. This REQUIRES that you register for a Yahoo Application ID which can be entered and applied for on the Settings layout. PLEASE NOTE: there is a limit to the number of lookups in a twenty four hour period which is currently 5000.
- Added ‘Address Correct’ button on ‘Contacts - Detail’. Stores previous info in ContactAddress Note field which can be seen by viewing the tooltip on the ‘Address Correct’ button. Can view the latitude and longitude by viewing the tooltip on the ‘Address Label’ field. PLEASE NOTE: there is a limit to the number of lookups in a twenty four hour period which is currently 5000.
- Added script to update a found list of zipcodes. Will update the city, state, latitude, and longitude. PLEASE NOTE: there is a limit to the number of lookups in a twenty four hour period which is currently 5000.
- Added Backup method that works on a local database (not running on a remote computer). The backup files are stored on the local hard drive. We try several locations storing the backup using the first available location in this order: ‘User Documents Folder’, ‘User Desktop Folder’, ‘Directly in the System Drive’, ‘FileMaker Application Folder’, or the ‘User Preferences Folder’.
- Entering a Contacts Zipcode will automatically lookup the Contacts City, State, Country, Latitude, and Longitude.
- Added the Distance to the Settings Company address to each Contact in the List and Detail layouts. The distance is based on the Contacts ‘Main’ Address.
- Added sorting to column headers while in list view. Click to sort ascending. Shift-Click to sort decending.

20060814r2
- Updated to fix a several minor issues.
- Was using the runtime version of FileMaker for the demo, but now supplying a proper database file with the Admin account removed. The runtime version was behaving differently than the FileMaker app. Now requires either a full copy or demo version of FileMaker.
- Replaced search icon on Home layout with a gif file rather than a png as it was not displaying properly on Windows.
- Replaced arrows icons on the Calendar layouts with a gif file rather than a png as they were not displaying properly on Windows.
- Changed the word 'Filter' on the Calendar layouts from condensed to normal as it was not displaying properly on Windows.
- Fixed the Calendar Event Detail window size on both Mac and Windows.

20060814
- First public release. Please send bug reports to hal@macfl.com. We consider this version to be a beginning...