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TAMS Analyzer Changelog

What's new in TAMS Analyzer 4.52 Beta 8

Jul 22, 2021
  • Bug Fix:
  • Bug fix for searching within PDFs
  • Fixed call for nib so correct PDF nib gets loaded
  • New Feature:
  • Option for searches to exclude the prompt "Data String:"

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.49 Beta 5 (Sep 6, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Adjustable search column on project's files tab
  • Improved project files tab layout
  • Bug fixes:
  • _doc column in results window is now sortable

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.49 Beta 3 (Aug 22, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • For temporary columns, append columns now allows you to select multiple columns
  • Can now collapse data by picking multiple columns against which data are compared. Also, can collapse columns based on the way data is sorted
  • Refactored for future multimedia options
  • Case sort now can be controlled from the sort shelf. Codes can now be sorted case insensitively.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Implemented kludge to delete duplicate files in search and files list of project. If they reappear, there is a function to do the same in the project menu
  • Fixed show comment so it doesn't show escape characters
  • Sorts of codes in code lists is now case insensitive--in most places...
  • Bug fixes to quote system for non El Capitan users
  • Case search option now shows status properly
  • Lots of under smaller bug fixes

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.48 Beta 7 (Nov 16, 2016)

  • Critical bug fix for import file for the project file
  • Bug on El Capitan for quote handling
  • Projects now filters the result file list to make sure it's not contaminated on loading
  • Bug caused by double clicking results rows so that they added files to the results list
  • Bug caused by opening data file when no codes had yet been defined
  • Bug caused by opening project file when it was previously in results mode
  • Bug caused by opening up files through the results window when in results mode in the project window.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.48 Beta 5 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • Bug on El Capitan for quote handling
  • Projects now filters the result file list to make sure itÕs not contaminated on loading

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.48 Beta 4 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • Bug Fixes :
  • Bug caused by double clicking results rows so that they added files to the results list
  • Bug caused by opening data file when no codes had yet been defined
  • Bug caused by opening project file when it was previously in results mode
  • Bug caused by opening up files through the results window when in results mode in the project window.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.48 Beta 2 (Nov 9, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Critical bug fix for doing searches with result set showing on project files tab. If users clicked the results button on their workbench (files tab) searches would crash tams.
  • New Features:
  • Results export now has options for saving the settings you input (saved in the project file so that they are available globally)
  • Users can add multiple types of quotes for double quotes (“).
  • Lorem ipsum generator: DANGEROUS! Converts the open txt or rtf file to lorem
  • ipsum but leaves coding at the same spot in the text—codes aren’t converted, only text. Useful for sharing files with me with confidential information. Under Coding>Debug>Lorem...

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.47 Beta 4 (Apr 9, 2014)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Coding pdfs on Maverick fixed
  • Text coding of pdfs improved (not perfect)
  • End time code for projects implemented on snow leopard
  • Co-coding frequency fixed for video file format

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.47 Beta 2h (Feb 11, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Program crashed on cancelling bulk import.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.47 Beta 1 (Feb 1, 2014)

  • Bulk add all types of image, video, and pdf files to project
  • Lion support restored

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.46 Beta 6h (Jan 25, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Ability to bulk add PDFs to a project
  • Ability for mulituser tams to set the name of the superuser
  • Two working apps compiled: Mt. Lion/Maverick and Snow Leopard

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.45 Beta 7h (Oct 2, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Result window has new sort format: time code on the shelf that can sort mixed seconds and hh:mm:ss format strings
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Video window sorts by time including hh:mm:ss format
  • Lion+: project window defaults to simple search
  • Lion+: project window defaults to files tab

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.45 Beta 5h (Sep 25, 2013)

  • Initalization of variable problem for Co-coding Frequency fixed
  • Fixed sort up for video coding window

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.45 Beta 4h (May 23, 2013)

  • Bug fix release.
  • Memory problems for Count Code and Co-coding Frequency fixed
  • Several critical issues for multiuser tams support of pdf/video/graphics files (and attachments fixed)

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.45 Beta 2h (Feb 21, 2013)

  • Critical bug fix for coding text selections of pdfs
  • Bug fix for coloring coded text selections for tiger (disabled coloring)

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.45 Beta 1h (Feb 12, 2013)

  • AV/PDF/Image files allow you to specify a code project wide or in each document that serves to mark sections. Section searches will return all records that intersect this section code.
  • Image files can be optionally section searched by descriptions
  • Bug fixes and interface changes
  • Improved layout of returned data for av/pdf/image files for doc/section/non-simple searches.
  • Critical bug fix for simple and non-simple searches in av/pdf/image files

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.42 Beta 1h (Dec 13, 2012)

  • Dedicated button for insert end code for video coding window.
  • Ability to set start/end times for multiple rows
  • Ability to save graphviz files to a local directory and open them manually
  • Bug Fixes
  • File tag management relocated in myProject rather than affiliated object
  • File checks if last character of text/rtf/rtfd file is a "}" and adds a return if it is on save.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.41 Beta 3h (Nov 15, 2012)

  • Video coding window now checks to see if multiple rows are selected before switching to transcript mode
  • ? button does nothing if in transcript mode
  • Better saving of transcript if saving document from transcript mode

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.41 Beta 2h (Nov 1, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Delete the presence of a code in all files.
  • Deleting or renaming codes now gives a dialogue at the end of the process to confirm completion
  • codeDictionaryBackup.xml is now moved to trash before being overwritten
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bug fix for rename !var metatag

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.40 Beta 2h (Oct 2, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Expanded document tool bar options
  • Direct coding of video/audio files
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bug fix for pop hot code stack
  • Bug fix for paragraph and sentence searches
  • Arrow keys now work for both text and video panes rather than one or the other

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.34 Beta 5h (Jul 31, 2012)

  • Fixed bug that caused crash for kappa, code count and co-coding frequency reports (when run from workbench)

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.34 Beta 4h (Jul 26, 2012)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug that prevented coding if no codes were present prior to selected text
  • Small interface change regarding code sets

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.34 Beta 3h (Jun 27, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Improved find replace for both Rename Codes and Recode
  • Locate missing files diagnostic tools
  • Create project open dialogue now lets you create folders
  • Bug fixes:
  • Memory clean up in key parts of program
  • Bug fix for image files for Lion 10.7.4

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.32 Beta 5 (May 16, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Error checking for apply codes in document windows
  • Cmd(apple) period added to most panels to dismiss them
  • Ok/Cancel button placement made more consistent
  • Bug fixes:
  • RTFD support for importing graphics added for newly created rtfd documents

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.32 Beta 3h (Apr 12, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Co-occurrence chart/table report now uses the current selection and matches it to a results set or all records.
  • Hierarchical table now sorts level 2 column
  • Program adjusts dialogue setting for small screens
  • Warning on start up about small screens
  • Several dialogues adjusted for small screens
  • Bug fixes:
  • Co-occurrence didn't report codes that overlapped with themselves.
  • Other major fixes to co-occurrence report
  • Apply code fixed when applying an existing code not in current codes set
  • Fix to code browser color controller
  • Fix to list of codes in hierarchical table/graph
  • Fix to select near blank=0

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.31 Beta 5h (Apr 2, 2012)

  • Interface Changes:
  • Rename codes dialog now defaults to not-exact
  • Rename code warning made more dire
  • More space given to Case sensitivity switch for searches
  • Bug Fix:
  • Critical bug fix for renaming codes when new name stem has more code levels than initial code stem

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.31 Beta 4h (Mar 31, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Select overlapped records in results window
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fetch row in outline view of results now selects correctly
  • Fixed select near
  • Fixed results->result set menu so it lists result sets
  • Fixed blank=0 problem
  • Fixed hide tags after results refresh

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.30 Beta 8h (Feb 28, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Code rename facility
  • Vertical bar added to toolbar menu
  • Windows now can close in any order; Lion restore windows now supported
  • Bug fixes and interface/operation changes:
  • Correct handling of delete code for hot sets
  • New project is better named on the file menu
  • Program uses Apples tmp folder rather than /tmp (could be important for sandboxing)
  • Critical bug fix for !setcode metatag

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.21 Beta 7h (Feb 15, 2012)

  • Clear table bug fix (made to all versions, impacts lion users only)
  • Bug fix to recode and addcode (impacts all versions)
  • Tweak to project picker window (lion only)

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.21 Beta 5h (Feb 8, 2012)

  • Bug fix that would affect searches and creating new files on Lion
  • Added whole screen support for windows (needs work).

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.21 Beta 4h (Feb 7, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Hitting return in the textfield of the results shelf is now equivalent to hitting the select button
  • Ability to export set and tag information from a project
  • Ability to import set and tag information from either a .tamssets file or from a .xtprj
  • Bug fixes:
  • open project from files now works with older projects that used the same directory for all files
  • bug fixes for opening, creating and searching for files introduced in 4.20
  • DCT fixes for padding and for code level
  • Bug fix for projects that relisted files multiple times
  • Bug fix for results files that relisted data multiple times

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.20 Beta 10h (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Features:
  • Project window toolbar with synch, code def, search, and code browser
  • Open project by opening data or results files
  • Delete/undelete codes in multiuser projects
  • Set the text encoding for projects individually
  • Opening text files uses the text encoding
  • Code set and file set now use a sliding pane divider
  • Code definition button on tool bar is useful for any project table that lists codes
  • Bug fixes/Interace changes:
  • Delete trash can panel resizes properly
  • Fixed bug that lead to pdf/image records appearing twice
  • Fixed bug crash for lion
  • Changed buttons on Code def tab of project
  • Changed layouts on code search and set tabs
  • Increased workbench size (with adjustments everywhere)
  • html reports use the same table tag.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.15 Beta 1h (Oct 12, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Ability to view all files or current file set in the file tag pane
  • Bug fixes:
  • Ability to start tams by double clicking a project file restored
  • File tag menu both adds AND saves the tags it adds
  • File list in the file tag pane only showed the current file set

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.14 Beta 1h (Aug 24, 2011)

  • Feature
  • Option to leave data elements unsorted in DCTs
  • Bug fixes
  • Multiuser synching of rtfd files
  • pdfkit handling lion and theoretically others as well
  • window closing handling lion
  • save state handling lion
  • misc. bug fixes revealed by llvm compiler
  • line number handling in DCTs

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.13 Beta 13h (Jun 30, 2011)

  • Bug fix for "don't number empty lines"
  • Multiuser: synching of pdf and graphic wrappers fixed
  • Multiuser: holder of attached files fixed
  • Interface change
  • Improved formatting of webkit table reports

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.13 Beta 10h (May 31, 2011)

  • Bug fix:
  • Critical bug fix for empty searches

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.13 Beta 9h (Apr 26, 2011)

  • A critical bug fix for recording large numbers of records.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.12 Beta 3h (Mar 21, 2011)

  • New feature:
  • Insert codes into existing codes (uses mark and recode)
  • Delete any level of existing codes (uses mark and recode)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Export as tabbed file fixed for Co-coding frequency chart
  • Recode (etc.) fixed when records are marked out of order
  • Recode (etc.) fixed when records overlap

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.11 Beta 2h (Feb 8, 2011)

  • New feature:
  • Padding option for Data Table and Data Comparison Table reports.
  • Padding option for Export Data
  • Code level for co-coder frequency report
  • Interface changes:
  • Small improvements to search tab of workbench.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.10 Beta 5h (Oct 26, 2010)

  • New feature:
  • Data table html report
  • Krippengraff's Alpha returns additional statistics
  • Interface changes:
  • Drawer added to results windows for sorting and selecting

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.01 Beta 3h (Sep 23, 2010)

  • Adds support for calculating Krippendorff’s Alpha a measure of inter-rater reliability for more than 2 or more raters. It works the same way that the TAMS Analyzer Cohen’s Kappa calculation works: create test files for each rater. The files have passages which receive a single code terminated by an !endsection.

New in TAMS Analyzer 4.0.0 Beta 4h (Aug 25, 2010)

  • New features:
  • pdf support
  • image (jpg, etc.) support
  • alternative layout for video/transcript window
  • interface changes
  • working project panel has an open other button
  • simplified interface for doc windows, most buttons now on tool bar
  • smart code definition button, senses whether its in text or in code list
  • improved code browser
  • tool tips added to critical areas
  • new icon set
  • analysis toolbar now includes the media player and export buttons
  • Bug fixes:
  • delete multiple code sets and file sets now works
  • rename file set now changes other file set listings
  • rename code set now changes other code set listings
  • opening a file after a tag search now works correctly
  • multiuser: rtfd now properly shared

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.4 Beta 10h (May 25, 2010)

  • Interface change:
  • Graph sets to data report uses a TAMS window rather than a browser to display results
  • Bug fixes:
  • Multiuser tams can now store rtfd files on the mysql server
  • Tiger users can now use data comparison tables.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.4 Beta 7h (May 6, 2010)

  • This is a bug fix release. Some are strange bugs that have caused no problems that I'm aware of but showed up on an initial failed attempt to port this to gnustep.
  • Continued problems with ">" searches. Fixed those, as far as I know ">" searches work now.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.3 Beta 12 (Apr 22, 2010)

  • New features:
  • Co-coding report now allows for control of the content for each axis independently
  • Co-coding can now be seen as a graph
  • Co-occurence can now be seen as a graph
  • There is a new simpler co-occurence table
  • Mark all is now available to the outline view. Only marks expanded rows.
  • Collapse up and down will expand all up and down in outline mode
  • Interface changes:
  • Smart sort no longer de-selects the column that is selected
  • Co-coding report now provides options for what codes will be included in the counts
  • Reports menu changed and expanded. Titles are clearer.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Export data now interprets escape characters (e.g., tabs [\t])
  • Select near for character distance now uses both begin and end to determine nearness

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.2 Beta 15 (Apr 7, 2010)

  • Interface changes
  • Holder column will now *not* resize when window resizes
  • Axis information in Data Comparison Tables (DCT) is a little more informative
  • Results window will restore table view (vs. outline view) when quitting the DCT
  • panel
  • DCT now selects _data as the default for table data elements
  • Bug fixes
  • Critical bug fix for single user version. Now users can remove files from the project
  • Important bug fix for single column DCTs which had no actual data to show
  • Resizing of both the small and large panel versions of DCTs now works. Before it left table elements drifting all over each other
  • Zeros (0) in counts now obey the formatting rules in terms of vertical and horizontal justification
  • Totals for sets when do not count duplicates is checked present correct (non-duplicated) sums

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.2 Beta 6 (Mar 30, 2010)

  • New features
  • Ability to chart data by file sets and value sets in data comparison tables
  • Ability to use code, file and value sets in both X and Y axes of data comparison tables
  • PCRE updated to 8.02
  • Interface changes
  • Data comparison table interface changed to allow more complex assignment of data types to each axis
  • Bug fixes
  • Critical bug fix that prevented accurate data from occuring on Truecrypt volumes.
  • Small alternative dialogues now uses same nib as large dialogues, features will be complete for small dialogue users.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.1 Beta 4 (Mar 19, 2010)

  • New features
  • Value sets can be global
  • Value sets and file sets are now integrated with autosets
  • Raw section searches now show section spanning codes
  • Code sets in auto sets can now use "not intersect"
  • Interface changes
  • Select (intersect) is now the default value on file and value set operations
  • Hint for tags now added to pane
  • Wording of selection operations now the same for code, value, and file sets
  • Section searches now show the limit string as _code
  • Bug fixes
  • Major memory leak in section search repaired
  • Create file set bug on tags and sets tabs
  • Show button now hidden on single user Files tab
  • Vestigial methods created so single user project doesn't complain
  • several bug fixes from converting Equalto to equalToString: and key value pair problems

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.7.0 Beta 5 (Mar 17, 2010)

  • Create, apply, and manage value sets to results
  • Create and apply file sets to results
  • AND file and code sets together on the workbench
  • Trash system implemented for multiuser tams
  • Bug fixes
  • Menu conflicts for shortcuts resolved
  • Multiple selections to code set restored
  • Connection bug fixed
  • Addcode routine disabled for workbench

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.61 Beta 20 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • New features:
  • Time codes in seconds can now be sloppily selected when jumping to a time code. Previously the time had to be selected exactly.
  • Find paired tags now accepts sloppier selecting. Users no longer need to click inside the tag, but can select the whole tag when searching for a paired tag.
  • Import definition and codes from code file now properly interprets escape characters.
  • Double clicking a code or file in the sets panel (code and file tabs) now indicates which code sets include that code by selecting them in the code set list.
  • Clicking multiple file and code sets selects all the codes from those file sets allowing you to create new file sets by combining others. Use the command and shift keys to extend selections.
  • In the sets and tags pane, there is now a count for the number of code sets and file sets.
  • Change in behaviors:
  • Creating or modifying a File set no longer automatically “loads” that file set.
  • Buttons on the search tab now combined into a menu
  • Bug fixes:
  • Interface repaired for file tag tab so labels and fields resize correctly
  • Buttons on file tab changed so they are Panther compatible
  • File sets menu and select more (and other functions) work with each other; previously using the file set menu did not register the file set so that select more (and maybe other functions) did not work correctly

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.61 Beta 8 (Oct 22, 2009)

  • Corrected bug that prevented new projects showing on the window.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.61 Beta 7 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • This release fixes a few problems with tagging files.
  • TAMS Analyzer also adds a tag menu to the workbench Files tab.
  • Bug fixes were applied to problems pre‐Leopard users were having importing and opening text files. In addition to a number of small wording changes in the interface, this version also automatically saves project, document, and results positions.
  • Result window positions are only saved if the files are not temporary.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.60 Beta 6 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Ability to tag files either through the workbench or while coding or working with a file.
  • Ability to search for tags or file names using boolean operators.
  • Ability to get a report of files by tag or tag by file.
  • Interface changes:
  • A few menu name changes to better communicate the purpose of an option.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.53 Beta 9 (Mar 31, 2009)

  • Interface changes:
  • Use of + in a simple search now prompts user if they would like to run the search as non-simple
  • Column selections in result windows are now maintained across most operations
  • Select field to browse now uses the current selected column rather than picking the column from a dialogue
  • Select field to browse button changed (will affect tool bars)
  • Internal refactoring done of quicktime code to help portability to other platforms.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Back button/command for hot code sets now works if the first set loaded is a named code set.
  • Insert time code button now codes the time, same as menu command.
  • Small window results now are updated to match large results window w.r.t. padding and data comparison tables.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.53 Beta 4 (Mar 15, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • Full Boolean searches for simple, non-simple and section searches.
  • Open files by double clicking search list (just like the files list)
  • Gather citations (with toolbar button equivalent
  • Code Count report now counts codes in setcontext, setcode, setrepeat, universal and var metatags (only counted if value is set). NOTE: co-coding is not changed and will not report on setcode, etc.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Window boundaries better placed relative to tabview in project window
  • Infinite loop bug for !setcode fixed
  • Several memory leaks plugged in the tams character engine (the parser at the heart of searching).
  • Memory leaks plugged in the sentence/paragraph Boolean parser
  • Find record now works with outline view created by grouping column in results window; double clicking a row (or single clicking the row followed by clicking the Find Record button) in the outline will take you to the associated document and location.
  • Updated documentation; a-v how to and tool bar how to updated and added to on line help and pdf help. Qual. Anal. for Beginners updated.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.52 Beta 15 (Mar 8, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Code sets and file sets can now auto-update through a preference item (See Documentation Below).
  • Hot list button for define codes.
  • Import !setcode (and !setcodeinfo) into the code dictionary with automatic hot set creation and editing of definitions.
  • Paragraph and Sentence searches (See Documentation Below.
  • Advanced Boolean options in paragraph and sentence search.
  • Exact case match in paragraph and sentence search.
  • Ability to modify characters used as the criteria for sentence ends.
  • Interface changes:
  • Warning for delete code.
  • Interface made parallel for both the little and big code definition tabs and dialogues.
  • Rename file now has key equivalent.
  • Rename button added to file and code sets.
  • Deleting a single file now has a warning dialogue.
  • Def button removed from file sets subtab.
  • Def button better placed in code sets subtab.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Bug fix for code history, though for single user doesnâ€t do anything.
  • Bug fix in project.hotcodelist routine, caused fatal crash if the code set menu on code tab was clicked.
  • Document window scroll problem fixed (right scroll bar would gradually vanish off of window).
  • Bug fix for !media when media file isnâ€t there.
  • Bug fix for delete code not removing code from codesets.
  • For multiuser build, checks holder before renaming.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.51 Beta 9 (Feb 23, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • Ability to set codes for a whole section.
  • Ability to drag names from the code list and insert them into the text.
  • Menu item that duplicates #2.
  • Ability to rename files in the project menu.
  • Ability to create file sets through a tab on the project window.
  • Updated code set and file set interface.
  • Ability to jump to specific references in the same or other files.
  • Updated documentation.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Fixed serious bug for !last.
  • Fixed a bug that caused occasional crashes when changeing search lists.
  • Bug fix for crash when grouping _doc column.
  • Fixed bug that required hitting the back button twice when restoring previous hot code sets.
  • Safe guards added to prevent repeat importing of files.
  • Improved handling of end tags in the padding control.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.45 Beta 3 (Feb 4, 2009)

  • Padding controls added to results window.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.44 Beta 10 (Dec 19, 2008)

  • Create code list by searching files
  • Data comparison tables now work with all searches

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.44 Beta 7 (Oct 14, 2008)

  • Code set definition dialogue is now interactive (No need to refresh).
  • Handling of text files restored.
  • Misc. bug fixes.

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.44 Beta 4 (Jun 13, 2008)

  • Ability to titles/captions for a data comparison table
  • Subtotals and totals are now hot linked to the data
  • The default selection technique for hot linking in reports is now a new mode called "smart highlight/selection" which works as follows: if you click on an item linked to a single row of data, the program will try to highlight it in the current selection; in all other cases it will select the related records.
  • "Do not count duplicates" is a check option/item, so it can be used with all types of data comparison tables including "count only"
  • Clicking on a hot linked item with "Do not count duplicates" checked will select all the relevant records: it's as though you had run your report with "Group" picked from the Data Elements menu.
  • The comparison data dialogue will optionally (on by default) restore the current selection, which means you can click on different data items, and then generate another report. This is zeroe’d out if you pull up data comparison report from the Report menu or the icon for data comparison reports. The selection is retained if you use the Window menu or click on the data comparison dialogue.
  • Data comparison table button is now part of the Results window's default tool bar button set. Note that this will not effect current users, only new users. Current users will need to go to "Configure tool bar" on the Windows menu to change their tool bars.
  • Small interface tweaks to the Data Comparison Dialogue

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.43 Beta 3 (May 8, 2008)

  • In result windows, each column can have its own date/time format for sorting and grouping purposes.
  • Date formats can be set automatically through the {!dateformat} metatag.
  • Dates can be transformed and grouped by day, month, and year.
  • Find/Replace in temporary data columns
  • Named sets menu wasn't updated when a saved result file was loaded
  • Data comparison tables didn't print out both row and column totals when "include totals" was checked.
  • Improvements to sorting by date/time
  • For date format dialog, the field for specifying the date format is hidden unless other is specified from the menu.
  • Updated User guide and Tutorials

New in TAMS Analyzer 3.42 Build 6 (Apr 10, 2008)

  • Item count in data comparison chart
  • Sub code temporary column
  • Fast access buttons for data and results files on Files tab
  • Updated regex engine
  • Updated mysql software (Multiuser version only)
  • Small interface improvements
  • Builds with help (manual and tutorial) built into the program