Revision History

• Added SpecimenList to MainPage for image viewing
• UI/Bug Fix: Fixed timer display on Data Search view.
• Updated installers
• Fixed bug with setting proper chemical Formula field
• Fixed Error with Formula property when CurrentMineral is null
• Fixed Mineral name lookup from combobox to textbox
• Fixed Bug:Proper chemical formula display when Richtext formula is not available
• Fixed error whening adding a new SpecimenList
• New Feature: Specimen lists allows specimens to added to multiple lists for easier viewing.
• Memory leak fixes
• UI Improvement: Resize specimesn from Label Print queue screen
• Changes to Views for better support XAML designer in VS 2021 preview 7.0
• UI Improvement: Changed Expander caption more understandable for MineralCollection related specimens
• Fixed error removing linked specimen
• Fixed errors when dbs are empty
• Fixed bugs caused when Mineral.Name is blank and when MineralSpecimen.Name is blank
• Fixed cut-off text on Cabinet Size labels

• Date fix displaying current week of images.
• Added About button main menu. Build 4.0.3
• Added more exception handling to ImageHelper
• Fixed Date search, truncating Now() to Today at Midnight
• Added mine coordinates to MineralCollection view / ViewModel
• Restored map symbol for points
• Various fixes
• Improved image header click to view data
• Added comments
• SlideShow: Fixed DateTaken Sort
• Added Copy summary to clipboard feature
• Fixed county lookup error
• Fixed SearchAsync with configureAwait(false)
• Code clean
• Added Value and Year Valued searches
• Code cleanup 11/6/2020
• Improved remove url feature
• Added relatedMineralSpecimens and images
• Added CopyToClipboard button to ImageViewer
• Added additional TransFer Pro icons
• Preserving EXIF between image copy and image rotate
• Optimized SlideShow
• Using DatenTaken for images
• Refactored MainPage.xaml
• Modified MainPage.xaml
• Fixed bug selecting AddImage
• Added configurable MicroscopeNotes to MainMenu.xaml
• Formatted EXIF TreeView properly.
• Added View EXIF dialog
• More isNull support
• Added more IsNUll support to DataSearch
• Added IsNull Support DataSearch => Mineral collection
• Added Specific browser support
• Added Saving images on Google as UploadedFiled.
• Added Clear command to OnlineManager
• Added Save GoogleFiles PDFs => UploadedFiles
• Fixed bug in google BuildSearchString().
• Tweaked MultiImages from Mainpage,
• Added IsPDFUploaded check
• Added UploadedFiles
• expanded check for multiple images to enable/disable more images label/button
• Added DeleteGoogleFile action
• Fixed async FetchFilesInFolderAsync() in OnlineManager
• Added grid vs extended wrapping line view to SlideShow
• OnlineManager added view image and view pdf
• Changed MainPage grid loading to async
• Added fetch files from google drive.
• Added Fetch folders directly from google drive.
• Initial commit online manager
• Bug: Fixed null exception when location does not have state id in TreeView/CountryViewModel.cs
• Feature: Added specimen linking to DataSearch view.
• New Feature: Online References: Extract host name from URL automatically
• Added ClearCoverImage and CopyToClipboard for MineralCollection, FossilCollection, and RockCollection
• Fixed ImageViewModel to use Image Tag for mineral name if it exists.
• Using zip file to push out x86 and x64 files Build 4.0.2
  • Fixed Mineral dropdown vs typed name for MineralCollection
  • Improved ImageRotate without clipping
  • Changed style for SlideShow and fixed location image sorting.
  • Fixed LastUpdated image sort.
  • Added LastUpdated field to SlideShow sort
  • Added SortOptionVisibility
  • Added field sorting to SlideShow
  • Added RemoveMineralVariety with action
  • Added MineralVarities
  • Improved MineralCollection loading
  • Improved StorageManagerFindSpecimen Drap and drop into storage
    locations
  • Implemented async search in PeriodicTable
  • Added Result count to PeriodicTable search
  • Fixed PeriodicTable search broke broke by mouse over
    highlighting
  • Added print label color.
  • Improved Image slideshow
  • Improved UpdateMineralName() to prevent unwanted changes when
    switching between records.
  •  Added Mineral combo for mineral name on
    MineralCollection.
  •  Fixed bug theme category copy not using
    SelectedDisplayOrder
  •  Added zone21 Transformation for Canadian Maritime
    provinces
  •  Added new coordinate system translations
  •  Fixed NS projection
  •  Added Display on map on Mine.cs for mine and nearby
    mines
  • Fixed FindMines lookup

  Build 4.0.1

  • Added back in application ‘Check for Updates’
  • Improved NSSI installation and update scripts
  • Fixed several performance issues with data search screen.
  • Eliminated slow subqueries for associated mineral specimens and nearby
    mines.
  • Improved Main page access to recent and favorite images added to DRC.

  Build 4.0.0

      Focus of this build was to create stable platform for
  Windows 10 and better touch screen support.

  • Entire application as Windows Presentation Foundation
    application using C#, model-view-viewmodel design pattern.
  • Database backend rewritten to use Sqlite and MS Entity Frame for
    .netcore
  • Mapsui mapping library GIS map display.
  • Simplified user interface optimized for Windows 10.
  • Same great data searching.
  • Same great mineral/fossil/rock collection management tools.
  • Improved digital microscope/camera support.

  Build 3.17
  Bug Fix:

  •    Missing file DRCSearch.dll in update installer and
    full installer (from DVD).

  Build 3.16
  Bug Fix

  • Added Run as Adminstrator to DRC.exe

  Build 3.14
  Bug Fix:

  • Corrected camera detection when single and multiple video feed
    devices are connected
  • Corrected linkedTable list removing incorrect entry.

  Build 3.13

   Enhancement:

  • Added support to use multple video capture devices, allow you
    to select which device you want to use.  This allows a
    webcam and a digital microscope to be connected at the same
    time.

  Build 3.0.9
  Bug
  Fixes

  • Fixed bug in the Storage Manager assigning specimen to a
    storage location by dragging and dropping
  • Added cataloged column to the stored specimen and find
    specimen grids

    New Feature:

  • Added image capture button to mineral specimen screen
    (immediately beneath the front cover image) that will capture
    image from an active camera or digital microscope.
    • Should support most USB cameras
    • Tested with Celestron 44302-B handheld microscope.

  Build 3.0.7:
  Bug
  Fixes

  Fixed bug adding images when Mineral Collection file is empty.

  Fixed bug in MineMaps building path to map files

  Build 3.0.6:
  Enhancements
  Replaced reporting engine.
  Eliminated Crystal Reports from DRC.
  Using
  Microsoft RDLC reports
  Added
  Zipped folder for Map Files to eliminate the need for CD/DVD
  Reviewed entire code base using ReSharper Tool.
  Bug
  Fixes
  Bad
  link to Help File

  Build 3.0.5
  Enhancements
  Redesigned
  Data Explorer, Mine Explorer and Map builder

  Supports online maps from Open Street map, Bing
  and Google

  Improved
  Fossil database

  Added ability to add fossil images

  Added Fossil labels

  Enhanced Fossil support in Collection Manager
  Upgraded to
  Crystal Reports 2011
  Upgraded
  Application to use Microsoft .net 4.00 sp1

  Added Support
  for Office 2003+ Word and Excel
  Stabilized
  error handling specifically in the following areas:

  When Starting up application and linking to
  data

  In the Map control for Mine Explorer and map
  builder

  Code used to manage upgrades

  Build 3.0.4
  Enhancements
  Added
  Export to Word to reports  (mines, mineral collection, mineral
  labels)      – requires MS office installed
  Added
  Export to Word to Grids (search screens, periodic Table, and data
  lists) – requires MS office installed
  Disable Excel and word buttons and grayscaling icons when MS Office
  is not installed.
  Added
  RockType and Formation search parameters to Mine Search
  

  BugFixes
  Specimen report – Species List Report error
  Specimen Search – Associated species not included in main species
  search
  Properly handling error exporting to Excel or Word when MS Office
  not installed.
  Fixed
  null error when no CD or DVD present on computer or netbook.
  Upgrade installer now removes old DRC 2.0 updater DLL that was
  installed in WindowsSystem32 folder.
  Corrected upgrade install to prevent constant install of images.

  Build 3.0.3

  • Enhancements:
    • Added Rock type to mine search.
  • Bug fixes
    • Blogger Tool: FontSize not handled properly.
    • Added missing tooltip messages on buttons
    • Corrected Version numbering again.

  Build 3.0.2

  •  Fixed upgrades from DRC 2.0.  Error linking to missing
    tables: GoogleAccounts, lstDepositTypes, lstLayerColors,
    tblCleavage, tblHabits, tblFractures.
  • Fixed Bug where Upgrade to DRC 2.0 did not run at.

  Build 3.0.1

  Bug Fixes:

  •    Fixed Bug in DRC updater prevented Check for Updates menu option detecting the latested 3.0.1
    patch  as a new update for DRC 2.0.30 clients.

  Build 3.0.0

• The entire application rewritten in C# .net 3.5 framework.  –
  No more VB6
• Replaced GIS control with open source SharpMap control.
• Using all standard Windows controls from Microsoft Visual Studio –
  No third party controls.
• Using Iconic.ZIP library for file compression
  tasks. dotnetzip.codeplex.com
• Switched reports to crystal reports.  (Boo! I know I know but
  I could not find a better alternative and it came with
  Microsoft Visual Studio
• Similar User Interface (UI).
• Better stability.
• Better Windows OS support for Vista and Windows 7.
• You can actually add new mines!
• Added Google Books to Book Search
• Enhanced Show mine on map feature with thematic mapping for
  minerals and commodities.

Build 2.0.30

DRC
Bug:
Mouse cursor: hourglass disappearing before
form is opened.

* Mine Search
– Added Deposit Type
search parameter
– Change Commodity search
parameter to be a dropdown list
– Changed Commodity
Modifier search parameter to be a dropdown list

Added PrintList button to:
– Book List
– Location List
– Fossil List
– Mine Search
– Mineral List
– Mineral Search
– Periodic Table Search
– Mineral Collection Search
–  Mineral Collection List
–  Digital Map Layer List
–  Place Name Search
–  Storage Location List

Data Update:
Mineralogical Record
– Updated index and cover
images up to Q1 2010.

Build 2.0.29

Enhancements
DRC
* Improved Mineral Search
– Added dropdown
list for Cleavage values
– Added dropdown
list for Fracture values
– Added dropdown
list for crystal habit values
– Added
Country/State/County parameters to search to produce list of mineral
species found at selected region.
* Replaced existing webbrowser control
based on  IE with newer control supported by the .net
Framework.
– Google cutting IE
6.0 support March 1, 2010.
* ImageImport Tool
– Added button to
delete all selected images from temporary
cache
* Digital Map Layers
– Replaced mapping
control with newer control written in C# .netframework 2.0
* DRC to Blogger interface
– Added View Data to list
export.  Allows you to remove rows before export.
– Changed button icons and
added tooltip text
– Added multiple select list of
existing tags so user can add tags when creating a blog
post

Bug Fixes
* DRC to Blogger interface
– Fixed bug prevented
blog entries from being updated after being cached locally.
– Fixed bug that could
cause google login to be very slow.
DRC
– Corrected messages in status bar to
properly reflect actions while searching.
* ImageImport Tool
– Fixed File delete from
temporary image cache

Build 2.028

• Replaced Data Combo box on Collecting Locations and Mineral
  Collection screens so the auto-complete feature works smoother.
• Rearranged Collecting Locations screen to make it more visually
  appealing.

Build 2.027

• Bug Fix: Error 730 when opening Mine Search.
• Bug Fix: Fixed bug in Dropdown list auto-complete on Collection
  Search, Mine Search, Mineral Search, and Place Search screens.
• Bug Fix: Fixed bug in Collecting searching ignoring not clearing
  results after each search.
• Enhancement: Replace Bulk Image capture with new screen.

Build 2.026

• Bug Fix: Fixed Place Search lookup on Mine form
• Bug Fix: Fixed error 438 on Digital Map button from Mine Search
  Screen.

Build 2.025

• Bug Fix: Full Installation failing to upgrade the database
  properly.
• Enhancement: Replaced Data Combo box on several search screens
  that use proper auto-complete while typing or selecting
  values.

Build 2.024

• Major Enhancement – Added ability to blog data and photos from
  DRC 2.0 to a Blogger blog using Google Account.
• Bug Fix: Updater, blogger no longer providing contentlength 100%
  of the time when downloading a webpage.

Build 2.023

• Bug Fix: Corrected an error in DRC Updater (caused by change at
  Windows Live site) that prevented the update from being
  downloaded.

Build 2.022a

• Bug Fix: error in installer that caused runtime error 429 object
  not found when installed on a workstation for the first time.
  DRC version remains at 2.022. Installer change only

Build 2.022

• Bug Fix: Added back user prompt to exit and install update after
  download is complete.

Build 2.021

• Enhancement: Improved Updater added.

Build 2.020

• BugFix: Errors linking tbDeposits and tbGeology tables for Mine
  Summary report
• Enhancements: Ability to delete images from image cache and
  unassigned Images.

Build 2.019

• Enhancement: Added reports support to Mines Form and added Mine
  Summary report.

Build 2.018

• BugFix: Filtering image files only to import into piccache
  folders
• Enhancement: Added Delete warning to delete button on
  frmFossils

Build 2.017

• BugFix: Fixed Fossil menu issue on Windows 2000

Build 2.016

• Enhancement: Fully intregrated new Fossil collection database
  into DRC including basic data entry, adding/importing images,
  label printing, custom list creation, and storage locations for
  fossils.

Build 2.015

• Fixed bug that prevented images from being imported.
• Enhancement: Added Fossil Specimen database.

Build 2.014

• Fixed Another annoying syntax error when saving mineral
  specimen.

Build 2.0.13

• Fixed annoying syntax error when saving mineral specimen.

Build 2.0.12

• Reworked Online Updates to support change in SkyDrive user
  policy, nolonger supporting direct static links to files.

Build 2.0.11

• Added Right-click menu option to Maximize and RestoreSize to
  forms, so the UI experience is better.
• Fixed bug causing CPU usgae to spike when closing application if
  form windows are maxizimed.
• Improved the DRC Download latest update process to automatically
  close DRC and launch the update.
• Added URL link to SkyDrive Folder home of DRC Updates.

Build 2.0.10

• Fixed tbMineral_Alias and tbMineral_Varities in tbMinerls.mde to
  allow zero length strings in color and description fields.

Build 2.0.9

• Enhancement – Opens folder where DRC_UPDATE.EXE is located when
  download is complete.

Build 2.0.8

• Fixed Error on Mine Search, invalid sql after selecting State
  value from Dropdown combobox.

Build 2.0.7

• Fixed Error 3021 recordset BOF EOF when opening an empty custom
  list

Build 2.0.6

• Fixed error causing invalid use of null error when saving first
  custom list.
• Fixed one error condition that was leading to error message
  operation cancelled when browsing the mineral collection
  database record to record using arrow (VCR) buttons.

Build 2.0.5

• Added Get Latest Update option under Help Menu. Also opens
  explorer to location where Update file was downloaded to.

Build 2.0.4

• Label object and help buttons become misaligned when the Map
  Builder form is resized to be taller.

Build 2.0.3

• Duplicate Index error when saving mine search results to custom
  list if mine alias names are displayed in the search results.

Build 2.0.2

• Cannot add available map layer to a new or an existing digital
  map
• Incorrect version of Application displayed in lower left status
  bar panel.

Build 2.0.1

• Added Check for Updates to Application
• Auto-complete for data bound dropdown lists not working as
  intended.