RecordEditor Changelog

What's new in RecordEditor 0.99

Jan 9, 2020
  • New Cross-platform File list screen
  • New enhanced File fields.
  • New Icons (Mainly Icon set)- this will allow better support HDPI screens in the future
  • File Descriptions can be retrieved from:
  • RecordEditor Databases
  • Derived from Csv / Xml files
  • Cobol Copybook / Xml Schema
  • 2 new Open file dialogs:
  • Classic option which is an enhanced version of the current screen
  • File List screen
  • for both the above, file schema's

New in RecordEditor 0.97m Test (Apr 21, 2016)

  • Cleanup/enhancement of cobol-import screen.
  • Added JRecord Code-Generation to the Cobol-Import.
  • upgrade to latest cb2xml 0.96.6 (Cobol Copybook analysis software).

New in RecordEditor 0.97 (Mar 17, 2015)

  • Version is a Cleanup / problem fix release; there is virtually nothing new.
  • Changes include:
  • Adding a -db startup option
  • Several Cobol parsing fixes (e.g. Sign trailing).
  • Updated Csv parser (Extended Basic is now the default Csv parser). The new standard Parser follows Csv standard more closely.
  • Updated File-Chooser screen with Recent directory options
  • Fix for sort issues in Java 8
  • New GenerateData.js example script which generates numeric data for a file. It can serve as an example for your own generate data scripts.
  • several other minor fixes

New in RecordEditor 0.96h Test (Dec 8, 2014)

  • Updated Csv parser
  • More Cell operations for Csv files (Right click and Edit menus)
  • New JavaScript macros (Delete-Duplicates and Show Duplicates)
  • New Jython / Groovy macros to save files as JSon. These require Jython / Groovy interpreter's to be downloaded separately from there Project sites
  • New Delete-Duplicate / Sort Macro-Build functions
  • Removed Java-7 dependencies that had crept in, Should run in Java 6 again.
  • Improved major error reporting
  • Recently used files are retained between sessions on a lot more screens
  • Fixed several Java 8 issues (Sort and JavaScript)
  • Fixed several OpeJdk issues.
  • Fixed issue with spaces in filename (when used as a Startup parameter for ReordEditor)
  • Fixed issue File-Location calcation (Fixed-Width files > 2gb).

New in RecordEditor 0.96g Test (Nov 7, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • More Cell operations for Csv files (Right click and Edit menus)
  • Improved major error reporting
  • Fixed issue with spaces in filename (when used as a Startup parameter for ReCsvEditor)
  • Fixed issue File-Location calcation (files > 2gb).
  • Extra Example macro's & more script build functions (if you install UserData directory).

New in RecordEditor 0.96e Test (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Zoned-Decimal in Ebcdic-German + several other European language versions of Ebcdic
  • Several fix's for Fixed Width 16 bit charsets (e.g. UTF-16 etc)
  • Fix's / enhancements for Unicode Csv files

New in RecordEditor 0.96d Test (Aug 5, 2014)

  • New Text view where fields are highlighted
  • Allow block cell selections and added block cell coping/pasteing
  • Major changes to Installers - Better Windows UAC handling, can install in Windows"User" account, Better handling of multiple user's on PC.
  • Can specify Charset on Csv and Fixed width export
  • New Csv compare function
  • Added file charset detection for Ebcdic files
  • Added Edit-Layout button to tool bar
  • Key assignment changes, Record-Copy Record-Cut, Record-Paste, Record-Insert and Record-Delete are now assigned to keys Alt-C, Alt-X, Alt-V, Alt-Insert and Alt-Delete. Control-C and Control-V are now for cell copying and pasting.
  • Automatic backup of File Layouts (Schema's) as Xml files (to directory Copybook/SchemaBu).
  • Fixed problem in copying to Ebcdic Files (that use a new-line character) on Windows machines.
  • Fix problem new Xml export function
  • Fix System and record-seperator problems in Xml export

New in RecordEditor 0.96c Test (Jun 17, 2014)

  • New Script build function. This function will build sample Scripts (Macro's) for the current file. It will make it easier to start writing scripts.
  • Improvements in loading lage gzip files
  • Problem Fix (see HTML Compare Problem)
  • several improvements (see Compare Change) added file checking + cleared MSG field.
  • Added option to view HTML to HTML compare function.

New in RecordEditor 0.96b Test (Jun 2, 2014)

  • Improvements in handling big files (Filtering, copying, pasteing).

New in RecordEditor 0.95 (Apr 11, 2014)

  • Minor enhancements to script editor. Minor script enhancements.
  • Added Open Basic Csv and New Basic Csv options to File menu.
  • These 2 option will not update Recent files.
  • Several problem fix's related to creating Unicode Csv files.
  • Fixed several Cobol-Editor & Copy-Utility bugs.

New in RecordEditor 0.91.1 (Nov 19, 2012)

  • Changed location of icons to avoid problems with Windows 7 - 64 Bit (installer fix)
  • Changes to language setup
  • Fixed HTML/Help display error when there was a space in the file name

New in RecordEditor 0.91 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Updated Group Filter
  • Editor's for GetText PO files and SwingX JXTipOfTheDay properties files
  • More Foreign-Languages changes

New in RecordEditor 0.88a (Jun 19, 2012)

  • File Export fix and Help Menu fix

New in RecordEditor 0.88 (Jun 12, 2012)

  • Enhanced HTML export
  • Open exported File with default application
  • Highlight changed fields in the Compare screen
  • Minor Gui changes
  • Minor changes to Help Menu (open manual / open forums etc)

New in RecordEditor 0.86 (May 25, 2012)

  • Enhanced Filter's - support for An / Or operators, more fields and Starts With operator
  • Minor changes to Fin function + Starts With operator

New in RecordEditor 0.85 (May 18, 2012)

  • Rewritten Save As/Export with a few more options. Changes incluse:
  • Separate Save As option
  • New Xsl Transform export option for Xml files.
  • Export via Velocity Templates included as Standard
  • New Script (Jython, JRuby, NetRexx etc) export option. It uses Java JSR 233 ScriptEngine so any compatible languages should work.
  • When selecting a specific export option, only the relavent panel is displayed. There is an option to bring back the old look: Edit Options >>> Properties >>> Other Options Show all export panels).
  • Can now view / edit Csv, Xml and Fixed export files directly in the RecordEditor.
  • New Tree Csv-Export * The File Copy and File Compare option's have moved from File to Utilities.
  • Numerous Gui Changes including:
  • Delete key deletes selected records (There are options to control this in Edit Options >>> Properties >>> Other Options).
  • Escape key will close most Utility Screens (work still needed, please report any I have missed) and the Single record Screens. The escape key will not close the main list screens.
  • Ctrl-A (select all) implemented
  • New option to control how the program starts (Edit Options >>> Looks >>> Screen Properties). Options include Maximised, Set Size or Last Size.
  • Copybooks and sample files have moved from the install directory to the user directory (Windows UAC related).
  • Reorganised Program-Options screens
  • Updated Layout Editor:
  • A Child record can be used multiple times
  • Extended Record Selection in the Layout Editor, Record Selection can now been done on multiple fields connected with And / Or boolean operators >, < >= and

New in RecordEditor 0.80.6 (May 17, 2012)

  • Change the Initialisation process
  • Can enter Jars in the Export as Xslt option
  • Created seperate SaveAs function.
  • Reorganised menu's
  • Utility (but not main screens) close with esc key.
  • Seperate SaveAs and Export Screens
  • Added Option to export via Script (Jython, JRuby etc)
  • Extended Record Selection option in the Layout Editor
  • Fixed several bugs in the Layout Editor.
  • Can include a child-layout multiple times in a Group-Layout
  • Extended Record Selection (layout editor). You can now use extended expressions

New in RecordEditor 0.69.2d (Mar 24, 2011)

  • Fix for error when saving empty files
  • GUI changes for Metal LAF
  • Some minor CSV changes