Release Notes for Recorder 6Version 6.10

Release Notes for Recorder 6Version 6.10

Contents

This release contains an upgrade kit for version 6.10 of Recorder that upgrades installations already upgraded to version 6.9.3.

The following changes are implemented in this release:

Item / Description
COM Interfaces / Changes to COM interfaces to allow a single addin to support multiple spatial reference systems. Map format addins are also able to control the list of grid sizes available for distribution mapping. Grid sizes may be specified in the same unit as the base map, which does not need to be a number of metres.
Internationalisation / Recorder 6 now supports language switching according to the system locale. Note that not all messages in the system are available for localisation.
Language translation must be performed using the Language Manager tool, part of Korzh Localizer. It can be made available if required.
6.9.2 – 002 / New records are now flagged as not validated. Records are only flagged as passed validation if a second determination is created.
6.9.2 – 007 / The Specimen Number field now allows up to 30 characters.
6.9.2 – 021 / The Import Wizard now defaults the Record Type to None.
6.9.2 – 022 / The Import Wizard now defaults Measurement Qualifier to None.
6.9.3 – 002 / Fixes to the Report Wizard when reporting on sub-sites.
6.9.3 – 003 / Record cards can no longer be used to enter data from lists where data entry is disallowed.
6.9.3 – 008 / The Enter a Species Record screen now reuses samples for the same data when adding several records in a row.
6.9.3 – 009 / The Report Wizard now allows the ‘All Taxa from List’ option to be selected for the contents of a Rucksack.
6.9.3 – 010 / Export to Access using the Report Wizard now exports comment fields.
6.9.3 – 011 / A new user function is available in SQL Server, ufn_HtmlToPlaintext (synonymous with fnStripTags as suggested).
6.9.3 – 012 / Interpretation of multiple observers in the format ‘A. Cottam, S. Wilkinson’ has been fixed in the Import Wizard.
6.9.3 – 013 / Fixes the Import Wizard’s interpretation of 2 different place names with the same spatial reference.
6.9.3 – 014 / Fixes an unhandled error in the Report Wizard – Report about a place.
6.9.3 – 015 / Cross list synonymy in the Report Wizard now uses the Full Name Translation facility.
6.9.3 – 017 / A consistent approach to zero abundances and measurement data has been implemented.
IR13054 / The Import Wizard does not crash anymore when using German Locale settings.
IR13127 / Fixes a bug that caused “Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint” errors in the Import Rejects file after using the Import Wizard.
6.10.1 – 003 / The un-installation of standalone installations and network workstations has been fixed.
13183 / Problems with the Report Designer preview window not displaying all records have been fixed.
13233 / Import Wizard problems with the width of Excel spreadsheet columns are now fixed.
6.10.1 – 006
CCN159 / When exporting data with the Change Custodian option selected, the correct data is now included.
13300 / Locations Grid Squares now work with grid systems in Germany.
13332 / The Translation files for Recorder now allow the locations and sizes of screen controls to be updated as part of a translation.

Installation Instructions

To upgrade Recorder at version 6.9.3 to version 6.10 download the ‘Upgrade from 6.9.3.zip’ available on the Downloads page of the Recorder Software website at To run the upgrade, unzip the file and double click on RecorderUpgrade.exe.Make sure you have the "Use folder names" option selected when you unzip the file.

In addition, those upgrading networked copies of Recorder 6 should use the supplied WorkstationUpgrade.exe (in the Workstation Upgrade folder) to update their installation details so that future un-installation will work. To do this, take a copy of the upgrade folder and run this on every workstation with Recorder 6 on it by double clicking on the WorkstationUpgrade.exe file.

New Dictionary Upgrade Kit

A new version of the Dictionary Upgrade Kit is also included, which has been updated to accommodate the internationalisation of version 6.10. This file replaces the previous Dictionary Upgrade kit supplied and should be copied and stored on your hard disk. The new Upgrade Kit does not include any updates to the dictionary itself.

XML Reports Folder

Also included in the upgrade is the XML Reports folder. This folder contains 2additional XML reportsas follows:

Report Name / Provided By / Status / Description
SxBRC Find Designations for <taxon> V07-05 / Charles Roper of Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre / New report / Finds all designations for a specified taxon – can either by typed into the taxon field in the dialog box displayed, or you can search (by clicking on the magnifying glass icon) and return a selected taxon from the taxon dictionary browser screen.
SxBRC View Designation Details V07-05 / Charles Roper of Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre / New report / Displays information about the designations and statuses that exist within Recorder. Includes the following fields: abbrev, designation, full designation and description.

These reports take advantage of the HtmlToPlainText function provided in the upgrade to version 6.10. To use these reports copy and paste the two files - ‘SxBRC Find designations for taxon V07-05.xml’ and ‘SxBRC View designation V07-05.xml’ into User Files\Reports (found under C:\Program Files\Recorder 6\User Files\Reports in a default standalone instance). The reports can then be run in Recorder 6 via the Reports menu (Reports – Run…).

Other information

How to check Recorder 6 has upgraded

To ensure that the upgrade has run successfully, open Recorder 6 and go to Help – About Recorder 6… Check that the version number has been updated to V6.10.4.120.

If you do have access to the appropriate SQL Server tools, you can also open the NBN database and check that the Setting table contains the following information (note Version and DB Seq):

Alternatively, you can check these values via the linked Microsoft Access database. Open the NBNdata.mdb file (stored under C:\Program Files\Recorder 6\Database as default). Double click on the ‘Setting’ table and check the above values.

Report Designer

The report designer built within Recorder was originally designed to undertake simple formatting of report output. We would advise users with complex requirements to use other products such as Microsoft Excel or Access to format report output via the ‘Export to other formats’ function.