CARCare(tm) Auto Maintenance and Expense Tracking Software.
Copyright (c)1998-2001 SCB Consulting. All rights reserved.
CARCare is a trademark of SCB Consulting.
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VERSION 1.0 Build 2 - ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL RELEASE


VERSION 1.0 Build 3 thru 14 - BETA BUILDS
CARCare 2000 32-bit release beta test program.


VERSION 1.0 Build 15 - 32-BIT COMMERCIAL RELEASE
CARCare 2000 release.


VERSION 1.0 Build 16 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE 
Added scheduled maintenance functionality. Includes service
reminder feature. Improved support for international date
formats. Updated help file.


VERSION 1.0 Build 17 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE
Improved SQL to offer better response. Upgraded database
structure. Added support for international currencies.
Fixed Button state problem on fuel dialog. Redistributed
program functions (code) across modules and windows for
improved code management.


VERSION 1.1 Build 18 - VERSION UPGRADE (April 3 2000)
Added metric support and US/Metric conversion routine. 
Added a scheduled maintenance dialog to allow defining
multiple reminders based on a customer-supplied interval.
Added vehicle "build codes" topic under the additional
vehicle details section of the vehicle dialog. Added
image functionality within the context of a vehicle.
Expanded the "comments" textboxes to display three (3)
physical lines of text, and to offer a vertical scroll.
Corrected problem in service reminder routine related to
dates. Improved print functionality to provide a page
selection dialog. Added font selection menu option to
allow customer to specify typeface and point size between
8 and 14 points in hte main window. Implemented new popup
calendar control. Reformatted all reports. Updated help
file. Rebuilt setup program.


VERSION 1.1 Build 19 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (May 20 2000)
Corrected international currency problem related to the
use of the comma character. Corrected program state
problem following a service reminder check.


VERSION 1.1 Build 20 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (May 24 2000)
Implemented support for a fully functional, 15-day Trial
period. During the 15-day trial period, all features
are fully functional. Once the 15-day trial period has
expired, the software will function, but will no longer
support saving data to disk. The software may be
registered at any time during or after the trial period
and will immediately become fully functional.


VERSION 1.1 Build 21 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (May 29 2000)
Corrected fuel economy calculation to display L/100 km
(liters per 100 kilometers) when in Metric mode which
conforms to SI standards. Prior calculation was KPL
(kilometers per Liter) which was incorrect. Also,
limited dates entered on maintenance and fuel records
to year values between 1950 and 2050.


VERSION 1.1 Build 22 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (July 31 2000)
Corrected problem with Optional Text Values dialog when
description text exceeded 40 characters. Disabled the OK
button on the Previously Used Parts dialog when there are
no previously used parts for the current vehicle.
Increased display size of the Qty field on the Parts
Window. Increased the trial period from 15 days, to
30 days. Added a Description column to the Replacement
Parts pane on the main window.


VERSION 1.2 Build 23 - VERSION UPGRADE (Dec 2 2000)
Loosened edits on all fields where possible. Fixed bug
in Fuel record processing relating to duplicate time 
values. Added a sort selection popup menu to each pane
on the main window. Moved 'parts' and 'image' record
processing to the Maintenance window. Added an
auto-sum function to the maintenance window. Added
additional fields to accommodate discounts and tax to
the maintenance order total. Added a 'Payment' pane to
the main window for recording vehicle related payments
(e.g. car loan, insurance premium, fees, etc.) and
added a payment table to the database. Added a 'Total
Cost of Ownership' report. Removed horizontal
scroll-bars from main window panes. Added a database
backup function to copy database files to a customer
specified directory upon program exit.


VERSION 1.2 Build 24 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Dec 11 2000)
Tightened validation checks and error handling on all
date fields.


VERSION 1.2 Build 25 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Dec 13 2000)
Corrected minor main window refresh problem.


VERSION 1.2 Build 26 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Dec 15 2000)
Corrected database conversion edits to catch erroneous
values in data and notify user of data error.


VERSION 1.2 Build 27 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Dec 20 2000)
Corrected database conversion error handling maintenance
image records. Recoded SQL statements to better handle
invalid data values during conversion. 


VERSION 1.2 Build 28 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Jan 01 2001)
Disabled 'Close' and 'Print' toolbar buttons until entire
report has been completed in preview mode. Updated
registration window to make instructions clearer and
simpler. Updated copyright notices to reflect year 2001.


VERSION 1.3 Build 29 - VERSION UPGRADE (Sept 22 2001)
Fixed date-stamp sync problem between maint and parts
records during maint record update. Opened VIN for edit
via mouse-click. Added "Business Use" flag in fuel log
table. Added Trip Log dialogs and all related program
functionality. All fields now select field contents upon
gaining focus. Increased list length on Vehicle Image
window. Added print function to Scheduled Maintenance
Reminder window. Added function to limit number of
database backup copies to a user-defined value. Added
the vehicle year, make and model to all child window
title bar captions. Redesigned toolbar and made minor
visual modifications to the main window. Created new
graphics for date change and value list buttons. Added
start date feature to the payments pane. Added Address
Book feature related data table. Added an Emissions
Inspection log and related data table to track vehicle
inspections. Tightened validation checks on all
currency fields. Added password protection option.
Added vehicle notepad feature. Removed dependency on
fonts for button symbols. Redesigned pane column sort
function to support ascending and descending sorts and
removed sort menus. Added Starting Date function to
fuel economy graph to enable user to select the
extent of fuel data to graph. Added "Octane" field to
the database structure and to the Fuel Window. Added
multi-user network support and added a database open
function to enable a user to open a remote database.
Added expense distribution pie chart. Updated help
topics. Rebuilt setup program.

 
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