What's new in OfficePool 2015 1.1.0
Mar 16, 2015
- Fixed issue with Save As... where app would crash if file location changed via the finder
New in OfficePool 2015 1.0.0 (Jan 26, 2015)
New in OfficePool 2014 1.2.4 (Mar 19, 2014)
- Fixed issues with editing reports. NOTE: If you are still having issues, select "Restore Default Templates..." from the "Reports" menu and then make modifications as necessary. Probably a great time to mention that you should always work with backup files with new releases.
New in OfficePool 2014 1.2.2 (Mar 19, 2014)
- Fixed GUI elements in FTP area. Some buttons and dropdowns were not displayed.
New in OfficePool 2014 1.2.1 (Mar 19, 2014)
- Fixed issue when creating a new file and there is no warning to save the file when you close or quit. Now you will be prompted, as expected.
- Added the 2014 and 2013 teams files to the wizard with the men's file being the default.
New in OfficePool 2014 1.2.0 (Mar 19, 2014)
- Fixed issue with First Four teams not showing upon individual web bracket reports. This occurred when using First Four option and selecting "Use Javascript for Creating Brackets" option (under Preferences->Reports tab). This issue would go away when after all the first four games have been played and The Results were updated.
New in OfficePool 2014 1.1.0 (Mar 14, 2014)
- Added in Web Entry Form option to create a form without any reliance on server scripts.
- This might be used in situations where you don't immediate access to the internet or are in a work environment where you are not allowed to rely on server scripts.
- The form allows you to generate a bracket and then copy/paste the information to be later imported into OfficePool
- Fixed issue when opening a non-OfficePool files would sometimes get the applicaiton is a state where you could not quit without force-quitting; This offending file would also be re-opened, requiring preference files to be removed in certain situations.
- Fixed issue with editing team names and using double-quotes ("); This is no longer allowed since this interferes with the Web Entry Form (teams would not show up on the form in these cases)
New in OfficePool 2014 1.0.1 (Mar 3, 2014)
- Change default of Web Entry Form to use the Database and email option to receive your pool entries.
New in OfficePool 2013 1.0.3 (Mar 18, 2013)
- Fixed Windows bug where you were not able to connect to database and had to revert to version 1.0.1.
- Fixed Windows display problem when selecting the "More Info" button on the brackets view.
- Fixed some minor display issues on the Import view.
New in OfficePool 2013 1.0.2 (Mar 18, 2013)
- Fixed bug with bracket verification.
- When using the database option on the Web Entry Form, Advanced option is now greyed out, as expected.
- Fixed some Windows 7 display issues.
New in OfficePool 2013 1.0.1 (Mar 2, 2013)
- Fixed pasting registration information in Register dialog in certain situations.
New in OfficePool 2013 1.0 Beta 1 (Dec 27, 2012)
New in OfficePool 2012 1.3.2 (Mar 16, 2012)
- Fixed scoring bug where, when using Seed X Round option, reports were showing twice the value in the Round scoring fields.
- When using the Use Javascript for Creating Brackets and Show 'The Results' on Standings preferences (Reports panel), changed the "No Pick" display on brackets to "" (blank).
- Fixed issue with the "Send Email" button not being visible after moving the "Splitter" control
- Changed the formula for validating an email on the Web Entry Form. The old formula did not allow for upper case letters whereas the new formula does allow uppercase letters.
- NOTE: To see this change, select "Brackets -> Show Templates Folder and move the OP_WebEntryForm_Template_2012_Horz and OP_WebEntryForm_Template_2012_Vert files to another directory. If you modified these files, you will need to re-apply the changes.
New in OfficePool 2012 1.3.1 (Mar 13, 2012)
- Fixed issue where brackets were showing "no_pick" in certain situations. Also fixed where First Four brackets were shown as eliminated before any games were played
- Changed report templates to read "OfficePool 2012" instad of "OfficePool 2011" (Will need to select Reports -> Restore Default Templates menu item OR you can make this change by editing ReportTemplate.htm in the reports directory [Reports -> Show Templates Folder menu item])
- Added new preference "Create XML Files When Creating Web Reports" which allows XML creation wehn using the "Build Website" feature
New in OfficePool 2012 1.3 (Mar 12, 2012)
- Fixed issue with Standings type reports not having the new "Upsets" field which made other fields populate with incorrect data
- Fixed issue with the "Rows Per Page for Web Reports" preference (Preferences, Reports tab) not being correctly set
- Added two new preferences (Preferences, Reports tab): "Include Upset Scoring in Total Score" and "Include Upset Scoring in Round Scores"
- Added preference to change the number of decimal places when using decimal numbers under scoring options. Default is set to "0" which means all numbers are rounded to nearest integer. Change to "0.0" or "0.00" to display decimal numbers out to one or two places.
- Added ability to save a Report as XML (Reports area, "Save As..." button then select the "XML" format)
- Change: If saving from a file from previous year, Import database is now reset (This will allow the Import New to work as expected)
New in OfficePool 1.2 (Mar 6, 2012)
- Fixed issue with Reset Reports... (Reports menu) caused application to exit unexpectedly in some situations
- Fixed issue where Shortcut key for "Upload Reports" (FTP menu) was not working
- Added ability to include 'The Results' on standings-based reports. This shows up as a "Bogus" entry and does not get ranked. (See "Show 'The Results' on Standings" preference, Reports tab)
- Fixed issue where results were not being downloaded when using teams for year 2010 or earlier
- Fixed issue where updating teams caused brackets to be clipped or partly un-viewable unless file was re-opened
- Added new "Upset Points" field to Standings-based reports. This Totals all Upset related points for each bracket
- Added ability to show Correct Picks (default color is dark blue) in addition to incorrect picks when using "Show Incorrect Picks" from the Brackets menu (See Appearance tab under preferences to change the color)
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.8 (Mar 26, 2011)
- Added new feature: Ability to not include "Don't Count" picks in Pick Percentage calculations that appear on Standings reports. See Preferences, Reports tab, "Include Don't Count's in Pick Pct. Calculation" checkbox. (Useful for Sweet 16 or Elite Eight pools, for example)
- Change: Moved some Reports preferences around for better organization and grouping
- Change: While on the reports page and then Preferences is selected and saved, preference window is now hidden so that the dialog prompt for calculating possible outcomes is more easily accessible.
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.7 (Mar 26, 2011)
- Fixed bug when creating Web Entry Forms and selecting "Fill To Results" for Sweet 16 and later pools. This also gives you the option of fixing your file so that you can capture brackets which have used this form (This is also related to the "The following brackets produced some warnings:" error you may get)
- Templates have been updated to fix "Elight Eight" error. To see these changes you need to select "Restore Default Templates" from the Brackets menu.
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.6 (Mar 26, 2011)
- Fixed issue where First Four teams were shown as being eliminated (e.g., Clemson, NC-Ash) in Round of 64 when using javascript option for generating brackets (this issue did not affect scoring)
- Fixed issue where Baselines window opens, and in certain situations an "OK" dialog opens behind it.
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.6 (Mar 19, 2011)
- Fixed issue where First Four teams were shown as being eliminated (e.g., Clemson, NC-Ash) in Round of 64 when using javascript option for generating brackets (this issue did not affect scoring)
- Fixed issue where Baselines window opens, and in certain situations an "OK" dialog opens behind it.
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.5 (Mar 17, 2011)
- Fixed issue where Tournament Results report showed First Four teams incorrectly
- Incorrect/Correct is now working as expected for non-javascripts brackets
- Fixed issue where auto-downloading of results did not update Correct/incorrect status on reports
- Fixed issue where, when NOT using First Four, clicking and closing the "More info..." box caused the First Four teams to show up
- Added consistency to all built-in report field names and selections. QuikPik Report Field selection defaults are now consistent with the "Final Four Compact Format on Standings" default preference when creating new files.
NOTE: For these changes to be apparent in your existing files, you would need to select the "Reports -> Reset Reports..." menu item. However, if you have made changes to your report/field names, selections, order and column widths, this may not be something you want to do.
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.4 (Mar 15, 2011)
- Fixed bug which now allows you to Edit Team names and Regions when using the First Four option (Side effects of this were either missing First Four picks and/or "The Following Brackets Produced Some Warnings" message dialog when entering the Reports page)
- Fixed cosmetic bug with Baselines feature so that the number of teams left shows the correct number
- Fixed reported typo
- Eliminated inconsistencies in headings on templates (e.g., Using "Round of 64" instead of "1st Round" or "2nd Round"). To see these changes you need to select "Restore Default Templates" from the Brackets menu
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.3 (Mar 14, 2011)
- Fixed bug where selecting Pick Favorites -> ... menu items advanced teams too far
- Fixed reported typo
- Fixed issue after importing Teams where The Results bracket displayed incorrect picks. The Results bracket is now cleared on import of new teams file.
- Issue when deselecting "Submit button On Top" options of Web Entry Form still showed text has been fixed
- For Sweet 16 pool, removed "()" on Web Entry Forms for blank teams
New in OfficePool 2011 1.1.0 (Feb 24, 2011)
- Added new feature: Make First Four Correct. See First Four Options for more information.
- Added Correct/Incorrect on Web brackets for First Four games (This will require you to select "Restore Default Templates" from the Brackets menu.
- Added ability to display First Four games on top of the bracket (This is on by default) or within each region
- First Four game opponents (Preferences, Teams tab) can now be selected for all regions, not just one region
- Allows for multiple First Four games to be played in one region (added just in case the NCAA allows this to happen when selecting teams)
- Added ability to right-click on team. Contextual menu options include: Clear Pick or Don't Count Pick (Don't Count Pick is needed as part of the added First Four Option feature)
- Changed how to erase a pick: ALT (Win) or Option (Mac) Key and left-clicking mouse will now erase pick instead of using the Control key modifier
- Add preference for Text Color for "Don't Count Pick" (Preferences, Appearance tab)
- Changed First Four default to be used when creating a new file
- Fixed issue for some PowerPC Macs where application would not launch
- Fixed problem with 2011 sample teams file where First Four did not show up on file creation
- Fixed issue where Strikethrus were not working on both GUI (All picks) and Web brackets (for First Four games)
- Fixed bug where Web Brackets were showing wrong First Four teams being picked
- Fixed issue when selecting bracket, it sometimes didn't get loaded onto the screen when brackets were not sorted by ID
- Fixed display problem where tiebreaker did not show up in preferences correctly (default is set to Manual)
- Fixed some display issues on the FTP page
- Changed Scoring rounds to be labeled 1-7 (was -, 1-6) on Preferences, Scoring tab)
New in OfficePool 2011 1.0.0 (Jan 3, 2011)
- First Four Compatibility Starting in 2011, the NCAA added three more teams to the tournament bringing the total number of teams to 68. The new format now features four games called the "First Four" and are determined as follows:
- Two games feature teams playing for two of the No. 16 seeds
- Two games feature the last four of the 37 at-large teams selected to the tournament
- These four games will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15-16 (Selection Sunday is March 13). OfficePool does allow the option of not using these games.
- Database Import Ability to store picks in online database to be imported directly into OfficePool (See the Web Form Tool button).
- Progressive Pools Ability to start a pool from any point in the tournament.
- Create a full web site for your pool (Standings, Possible Outcomes, Brackets and more) With a couple clicks of the mouse you can create an entire web site for uploading to your service provider.
- Email updates from within OfficePool Want to email everyone their picks -- and only their picks? Or perhaps you want to promote your site by e-mailing the Standings after each round of games. Or a quick note to those who still need to pay up. The Pool Manager/Email feature provides all this and more.
- Web-based Entry form Save a ton of time by pointing your users to a Web Form which will allow them to fill out their picks from a web page. Once they hit submit, you receive an email which you simply import into OfficePool. Big Time Saver. There is also a wizard to help generate the form automatically.
- The One and Only QuikPik™ Feature which automatically generates completely random brackets. Very useful for those addicted to the lottery and also fun for those who don't know anything about basketball! This feature allows your users an added chance at winning something.
- Loads of Scoring Options Some traditional and some not so traditional but chances are OfficePool has what you're looking for. And if not, let us know and we'll try to add it for you.
- Imagine the Possibilities (Once tournament reaches 16 teams) This allows your pool participants to see what chances they have of finishing at the top.
- Customizable Web Template Don't like the look we've come up with for your web site? Not a problem. Just use your favorite HTML Editor and change the entire look and feel of your OfficePool-generated web files. You can also update styles (Cascading Style Sheets) from within OfficePool.
- Keep Track of Who's Paid and who hasn't, if you're into that sort of thing. Or use this feature to keep track of whatever else you might keep track of.
- Play-In Game option (needed since the 2002 Tourney) We don't like this option anymore than you but because the NCAA wants to feel like they are reaching out to the little folk, we're stuck with it. At least you have the option to use it or not. We prefer not.
- Tournament Teams File Immediately following the announcement we will provide all registered users with a tournament teams file which includes all 68 2011 NCAA participants. As long as you're registered you can then import them into your pool.
New in OfficePool 2010 1.5.2 (Mar 18, 2010)
- Fixed a problem where sorting a report wouldn't "Stick" when saving a file or when building a website.
New in OfficePool 2010 1.5.1 (Mar 18, 2010)
- Fixed issue when comparing brackets (Compare Report). After selecting the teams, a dialog prompted you to save the file. If you didn't hit "Cancel" the file would close.
New in OfficePool 2010 1.5 (Mar 18, 2010)
- Added a new menu item, View -> Reset Splitter Views. This will reset the positions of the Window Splitters on Brackets, Reports, Manager and Import windows. (added because sometimes a user mistakenly positions a splitter and they don't know how to re-position it)
- Fixed a problem where Added Brackets don't show up in the Pool "Manager" window.
- Fixed a problem with TAB characters in cutom reports were causing reports to revert back to default text.
New in OfficePool 2010 1.4.1 (Mar 16, 2010)
- Fixed New File Wizard problem where "The Results" showed up initially as "Entry". In addition, when opening an existing file from the New File Wizard, Entries appear missing but are actually there.
- Fixed Web Entry Form extension problem (Windows): When using Advanced method, extension for PHP script was *.php.op9. Should be just *.php
New in OfficePool 2009 1.0.5 (Mar 15, 2009)
- Fixed issue when adding or deleting brackets, email addresses on the "Manager" panel are not updated on list until you re-open the file (or select a new item from the "Display" Popup menu).
- Changed the way results are downloaded (Now results are downloaded from a database instead of a file). Should be transparent to the user however "Download Results" feature will no longer work for previous versions.
- Web entry form "Simple" method can not be selected if using one of the database options.
New in OfficePool 2009 1.0.4 (Mar 12, 2009)
- Fixed the following issue: If a file has not been launced previously, or you are not opening a file while launching OfficePool, the application will not open. (ERROR: Problem in OpenFileData function)
New in OfficePool 2009 1.0.3 (Mar 12, 2009)
New in OfficePool 2009 1.0.2 (Mar 11, 2009)
- Fixed problem with Web Form which was producing extraneous text (HTML tags beginning with "
New in OfficePool 2009 1.0.1 (Feb 23, 2009)
- Fixed problem with database import functionality not working as expected.
New in OfficePool 2009 1.0 (Feb 16, 2009)
- Initial 2009 public release.
New in OfficePool 1.2.1 (Apr 6, 2008)
- Bug Fix: Incorrect Finals teams are not being crossed out on Standings report. (When preferences "Show Teams Eliminated on Standings" AND "Final Four Compact Format on Standings" are selected)
New in OfficePool 1.2 (Mar 25, 2008)
- Bug Fix: Putting in a blank or zero in the Payout places (Preferences, Payouts & Connections tab) resulted in an unexpected error after calculating possible outcomes. Blank or zero on close of preference will now result in a one for this value and prompt the user.
- Bug Fix: Problem deleting a report now shows the report as deleted rather than having to rebuild the report's list or causing an unexpected quit of application.
- Added Feature: Added ability to reset reports to default values (Reports -> Reset Reports... menu item).
- NOTE: This feature or the ability to delete a report without errors allows you to get rid of the extraneous Possible Outcome reports when using QuikPiks. (Warning: All changes to report headings, selected fields will be lost so if a lot of changes were made to the existing reports structure then it's probably best to delete the unneeded reports)
- Added Feature: Added ability to export selected entries... (Can then Import using File -> Import from OfficePool File menu item)
- Bug Fix: After Importing from a OfficePool file the Save button and Save menu item is now enabled.
New in OfficePool 1.1.8 (Mar 22, 2008)
- Bug Fix: When using the Strikethru feature for displaying brackets (Appearance only, worked fine when building wep pages) teams were incorrectly being shown as eliminated.
- Bug Fix: "On the Web" menu item (Help menu) links are now working correctly.
New in OfficePool 1.1.7 (Mar 19, 2008)
- Bug Fix: 'Brackets -> Create From Most Picked' was not producing expected results
- Cosmetic Fix: Chaged year from 2007 to 2008 in ReportTemplate.htm's tag (Located in OfficePool Files folder). Will need to rename or remove this file (so that OfficePool can rebuild another one) to see this change
New in OfficePool 1.1.6 (Mar 18, 2008)
- Added Feature: Can now import only the "New" brackets when using the Database Import. OfficePool now remembers the last ID imported and then only imports ID's greater than the last. (Starts remebering after first import of this version)
- Cosmetic Fix: Removed "Upload Results" button which was an internal (non-working) function.
- Cosmetic Fix: "Copy SOURCE ..." text no longer fades into edit field after expanding window (Import area).
- Cosmetic Fix: Chaged year from 2007 to 2008 in ReportTemplate.htm (Located in OfficePool Files folder). Will need to rename or remove this file (so that OfficePool can rebuild another one) to see this change
New in OfficePool 1.1.5 (Mar 17, 2008)
- Cosmetic Fix: PHP Web Entry for had errant "" text (Advanced method)
- Bug Fix: Removed ability to hide the Toolbar from the Viw menu which caused some unexpected results on Windows.
- Cosmetic Fix: Baselines feature now has updated links for Up/Down image files.
New in OfficePool 1.1 (Mar 10, 2008)
- Bug Fix: Upset scoring is now calculating correctly
- Bug Fix: Application crashed if there are blank entries in the pool file when going to the Reports section.
- Bug Fix: When using the GUI Strikethru feature (Preferences, Appearance, Show Incorrect on Brackets) and the window needs to be refreshed, brackets now correctly shows correct/incorrect (Used to show all picks as correct)
- Added Feature: Ability to search for a bracket (Brackets -> Find Bracket menu item)
- Added Feature: Break ties on pick percentage (Preference, Scoring options) NOTE: Ties are only broken once the tournament has completed (One team is left standing)
- Added Feature: Ability to create a Bracket (initially of type Bogus)based on "Summary of Picks" report (i.e. Most popular picks). Ties are broken using the higher seeding. QuikPiks are not accounted for when creating this bracket. (See Brackets -> Create From Most Picked menu item)
- Added Feature: When picking brackets to Compare, you now have the ability to sort by current score. This allows, for example, the ability to compare the Top 5 picks with relative ease.