SWISS PERFECT 98, build 415 (February 2000) ------------------------------------------1.

General Notes on SP 98 ========================= SP98 is a 32-bit Windows application and as such will run on Windows 95 and better. Backward Compatibility: SP98 is fully backwards compatible with SP97. You can use SP97 and SP98 interchangeably. Note that the program-wide configuration information is kept separately for SP97 and SP98 so changes made to it in one program won't be visible in the other. This applies to the list of recently open files, database import configurations etc. All tournament-specific configuration data is common to both programs.

2. New Features and Bug Fixes ============================= Build #415b o fixes bugs in switching between national scripts o gracefully handles corrupted TRN files Build #415 o New View: Club/Federation Standings in individual tournaments Build #413 o Data file exchange with relational databases implemented (Swiss Perfect Data E xchange) o Print margins configurable o Main window now opens in the same size as closed (previously always maximised) o "Save View As..." menu option renamed to "Export View..." o Printing problems on Windows NT fixed Build #411 o Creation of new tournaments from PGN files (accessible via File/Create From/PG N) o Barred pairings can now be specified for part of the tournament rather than

for the entire tournament only o "Find" feature implemented in Round/Results and Standings Views o Date of birth can be imported with player data from databases o Name field length in FIDE Rating reports extended to 32 chars Build #410 o File/Backup menu option (makes copies of tournament files) o Warning when automatically pairing a round without having full results of the current round Build #409 o Accelerated Pairings implemented o Short-keys for round switching (left and right arrows) implemented o Fast result entry always on (previously required enabling) Build #408 o Alphabetical Pairings List View introduced o User-friendlieness improved, in particular: - recent access paths remembered - multiple selection in the File Open dialog allowed Build #407 o Speed of imports from large text files greatly improved Build #406 o Bug fix in the pairing module. Under rare circumstances the bug was resulting in an illegal pairing in the lower point groups (SP was alerting the user to the error). o Improved and modified import facility. SP now remembers import configurations per database file. Import button added in the Player Data dialog. Build #405b o Bug fix in Pairing Info (the tail of the table incorrectly displayed) o FIDE rating reports re-enabled o Availability of Club field in the Results View's display options

Build #405 o Import of multiple players at once implemented o Modified parsing of text files for import (multiple spaces treated as one). Build #404 o Bugs in the import from text files fixed Build #403 o New view for FIDE international norms (menu View / FIDE Norms ). This is the initial Beta implementation of this view. The view shows information relevant to norms for international titles. Title norm certificates are not implemented and no help item available in the program's help either (both will be implemented in the future). o Improved Pairing Info View. As a result of customer feedback new columns (placings and scores) have been added to the view o Title column now available in most views (must be configured via Options / Display menu options or context menu in a parrticular View. o "Fly-by" help strings and Tool Tips implemented Earlier versions: o Support for long file names o "Floating" menus have been impelemented. You can invoke them by right-clicking in a view. Floating menus offer quick access to view specific functions o much improved dialog for entering manual pairings --------------------------Swiss Perfect International tourney@ozemail.com.au http://www.swissperfect.com