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Predator Travelers

Release Notes

August 19th, 2022 – Predator Travelers v11.0.34 is re-released
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Fixes a bug with launching the setup application

August 8th, 2022 – Predator Travelers v11.0.34
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Improves yellow background color warning for specific fields
  2. Rolls back the Microsoft SQL Server Timeout processing change made in v11.0.33
  3. Fixes a bug with Microsoft Access support introduced with Predator Travelers v11.0.33

August 3rd, 2022 – Predator Travelers v11.0.33
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Improves component selection and filter dialogs
  2. Improves Microsoft SQL Server timeout processing

March 10th, 2022 – Predator Travelers v11.0.32
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds 2022 End User License Agreement to the installation
  2. Adds installation details within the Windows Registry during the installation
  3. Improves Copyright date within PTRAV.exe
  4. Improves Unicode support
  5. Improves a number of component reports
  6. Improves a number of component wizards when loading a large number of records is required
  7. Removed the database activity indicator (it was causing more issues than it addressed)
  8. Fixes a bug when searching within the online help
  9. Fixes a bug with exiting the application within the middle of an action
  10. Fixes a bug with Oracle editions with database queries that utilized the UNION function

January 20th, 2022 – Predator Travelers v11.0.31 is re-released
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Fixes a bug with the installation, affecting the Save as HTML option within the report viewer

January 11th, 2022 – Predator Travelers v11.0.31
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds additional international language resources
  2. Fixes a bug introduced with v11.0.29 to support Unicode strings within several reports and wizards

December 25th 2021 – Predator Travelers v11.0.29
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds Dutch language support
  2. Adds additional international language resources
  3. Adds support for any style double quote character within international resources
  4. Improves selection SQL queries to support Unicode strings
  5. Improves where used SQL queries to support Unicode strings
  6. Improves Predator Travelers APIs to support Unicode strings with Microsoft SQL Server
  7. Improves processing and troubleshooting of international resources
  8. Improves the default drive letter selection during installation
  9. Improves Microsoft SQL Server connections to be more flexible with preference given to the more secure options
  10. Improves international language support within twelve components
  11. Improves numerous SQL queries to support the single quote character within data
  12. Improves -language command line support for Chinese
  13. Improves -language command line support for Japanese
  14. Improves -trace command line troubleshooting option
  15. Fixes a bug with the Japanese resource file
  16. Fixes a bug with the Chinese resource file

November 6th 2021 – Predator Travelers v11.0.28
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Fixes a bug with creating new machine types

October 10th 2021 – Predator Travelers v11.0.27
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds integrated security for Microsoft SQL Server
  2. Adds impersonation option for Microsoft SQL Server
  3. Adds integrated security for Microsoft SQL Server within the Traveler APIs
  4. Adds impersonation option for Microsoft SQL Server within the Traveler APIs
  5. Improves trace log output
  6. Improves the database logon tab
  7. Improves the PImportWorksheet.xls
  8. Improves Online Help
  9. Includes Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6 improvements

July 29th 2021 – Predator Travelers v11.0.26
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds real-time database connection status within the status bar
  2. Adds Groove style insert shape within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  3. Adds Octagon style insert shape within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  4. Adds Parallelogram style insert shape within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  5. Adds Rectangle style insert shape within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  6. Adds Thread style insert shape within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  7. Adds Trigon style insert shape within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  8. Adds importing insert numbers with Groove style insert shapes
  9. Adds importing insert numbers with Octagon style insert shapes
  10. Adds importing insert numbers with Parallelogram style insert shapes
  11. Adds importing insert numbers with Rectangle style insert shapes
  12. Adds importing insert numbers with Thread style insert shapes
  13. Adds importing insert numbers with Trigon style insert shapes
  14. Adds additional trace outputs for improving complex troubleshooting efforts
  15. Improves all vbs style APIs to improve their reliability and simplify future support efforts
  16. Improves CPErrorObj with trace error handling
  17. Improves CLogonObj with additional trace error handling
  18. Improves 70+ Online Help topics with new content, improved grammar and spelling fixes
  19. Improves creating tools within the Microsoft SQL Server edition
  20. Improves cutter number APIs to support up to 6 vs. 4 decimal places for all geometric definitions
  21. Improves insert number APIs to support up to 6 vs. 4 decimal places for all geometric definitions
  22. Improves kit number APIs to support up to 6 vs. 4 decimal places for all geometric definitions
  23. Improves tool number APIs to support up to 6 vs. 4 decimal places for all geometric definitions
  24. Improves AppendComponentToKitNumber API function to automatically increment component quantities
  25. Improves creating cutter numbers with the Tracker API
  26. Improves creating crib locations with the Tracker API
  27. Improves installation to support additional registry keys within HKLM to document installation details
  28. Improves the default within the Logon dialog’s database tab to PC style
  29. Improves Hexagon style insert shape angles within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  30. Improves Pentagon style insert shape angles within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  31. Improves Radius style insert shape data entry within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  32. Improves Square style insert shape angles within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  33. Improves Triangle style insert shape angles within the New and Edit Insert Number wizards
  34. Improves importing insert numbers with Hexagon style insert shapes
  35. Improves importing insert numbers with Pentagon style insert shapes
  36. Improves importing insert numbers with Radius style insert shapes
  37. Improves importing insert numbers with Square style insert shapes
  38. Improves importing insert numbers with Triangle style insert shapes
  39. Improves the default within the Logon dialog’s database tab to PC style
  40. Fixes a bug with deleting the last component while viewing components

February 16th 2021 – Predator Travelers v11.0.25
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds support for up to 9 custom menus
  2. Adds the 2021 version of the Predator End User License Agreement to the installation
  3. Improves New and Edit Custom Menu wizards to be consistent with increasing the limit from 4 to 9
  4. Improves Online Help with new content, improved grammar and spelling fixes

October 23rd 2020 – Predator Travelers v11.0.24
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds automatic blank line removal when importing all major components
  2. Adds C++ redistributable to improve Microsoft Access support
  3. Improves Online Help
  4. Includes Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.4 improvements
  5. Fixes a bug with Microsoft Access editions reporting “Operation must use an updateable query”

April 2nd 2020 – Predator Travelers v11.0.23
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Improves the Database tab within the Logon dialog
  2. Improves Online Help

March 20th 2020 – Predator Travelers v11.0.22
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Improves prompt to optionally repeat an import to a Yes or No style
  2. Improves International language resources
  3. Improves pimportworksheet.xls

March 12th 2020 – Predator Travelers v11.0.21
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds new Predator Traveler icon
  2. Adds Prompt to optionally repeat an import
  3. Adds Automatic sorting of importing components
  4. Adds Database selection within the Logon dialog in the Microsoft SQL Server edition
  5. Improves Online help
  6. Improves International language resources
  7. Improves pimportworksheet.xls
  8. Improves Database connection messages in the Microsoft SQL Server edition
  9. Fixes a bug with several context sensitive help topics
  10. Fixes a bug with error messaging when importing component attachments

February 19th 2020 – Predator Travelers v11.0.19
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds TLS 1.2 support to both Predator Travelers for SQL Server editions
  2. Adds TLS 1.2 support to the Predator Travelers API
  3. Adds preference for 32bit and 64bit Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server to both Predator Travelers editions
  4. Adds preference for 32bit and 64bit Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server to the Predator Travelers API
  5. Adds 64bit v18.3 of Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server to the install
  6. Adds new Predator Traveler icon to the download package
  7. Adds * style automatic formatting to part numbers
  8. Adds * style automatic formatting to part and operation revisions
  9. Adds * style automatic formatting to kit, tool, gage, insert and cutter numbers
  10. Adds configurable Traveler API user via the Predator Traveler Administrator
  11. Adds new Traveler API method udtLogon.LogOnAPIUser
  12. Improves International language support
  13. Improves the performance of automatic formatting
  14. Improves the ability to change format strings
  15. Improves secure download dialog within the download package
  16. Improves the re-install process
  17. Fixes a bug sorting work centers within the Edit wizard

May 4th 2019 – Predator Travelers v11.0.18
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Improves International resources
  2. Improves Installation processes when updating an existing installation
  3. Improves Copyright to 2019
  4. Fixes a bug with importing inspection attachments

December 28th 2018 – Predator Travelers v11.0.17
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds PPM7 requirements to the application and the install
  2. Improves deleting components via APIs
  3. Improves “User Group” label width in the Assign Permissions dialog
  4. Removes PMDATA7 requirements from the application and the install
  5. Includes v11.0.4 of the Traveler API
  6. Fixes a bug with the Parametric Part Manufacturing (PPM) option
  7. Fixes a bug within the database login tab when switching Oracle hostnames

October 14th 2018 – Predator Travelers v11.0.16
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds warnings to licensing when UAC is enabled
  2. Improves International resources
  3. Improves trace output for complex troubleshooting
  4. Removes parameterized Oracle queries
  5. Fixes a bug importing component type attachments
  6. Fixes a bug importing report types
  7. Fixes a bug with the user and user group reports – Oracle only

July 22nd 2018 – Predator Travelers v11.0.15
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Adds Single quote characters within filenames for reference attachments
  2. Improves Tab order in some wizards
  3. Improves Online Help
  4. Fixes an install bug between Predator Travelers v11 and Predator Virtual CNC v11

May 1st 2018 – Predator Travelers v11.0.14
This minor release makes the following improvements:

  1. Improves International Resources
  2. Improved Online Help

January 20th 2018 – Predator Travelers v11.0.11
Predator Travelers v11.0.11 has been released.
This new version includes the following improvements:

  1. Improves Tab order within many wizards
  2. Improves Delete machine
  3. Improves Initial licensing to require Administrator permissions
  4. Improves Logins to require Administrator permissions for PC options
  5. Fixes a bug with logins
  6. Fixes a bug with changing Predator passwords

July 21st 2017 – Predator Travelers v11.0.9
Predator Travelers v11.0.9 has been released.
This minor release adds FIPS compatibility, makes several improvements and fixes a few issues.
This new version includes the following improvements:

  1. Improves FIPS compatibility with Predator FLM v11.0.0.2
  2. Improves Install to make prerequisites optional
  3. Fixes a bug with running reports from View Components
  4. Fixes a bug with exporting a report to an existing file
  5. Fixes a bug with the bar codes on the Traveler Cover Page
  6. Fixes a bug with viewing tool rework types with Microsoft SQL Server

May 12th 2017 – Predator Travelers v11.0.8
Predator Travelers v11.0.8 has been released.
This new version includes the following improvements:

  1. Adds Windows Authentication as a global password option
  2. Adds New Users with Windows Authentication support
  3. Adds Edit Users with Windows Authentication support
  4. Adds Importing Users with Windows Authentication support
  5. Simplified initial database creation
  6. Improves international language resources
  7. Improves switching back to Predator passwords
  8. Improves Online Help
  9. Improves Password recovery mode
  10. Improves language resource file loading
  11. Fixes a bug with FLM licensing on Windows 10, 2012 Server and 2016 Server

January 24th 2017 – Predator Travelers v11.0.7
Predator Travelers v11.0.7 has been released.
This new version includes the following improvements:

  1. Adds Windows 2016 Server support
  2. Improved installation
  3. Improved missing resources dialog
  4. Improved splash screen for multiple DPI settings

NOTE: We still have a FLM licensing problem with Windows 10, 2012 Server and 2016 Server.

October 29th, 2016 – Predator Travelers v11.0.6
Predator Travelers v11.0.6 has been released.
This new version includes the following improvements:

  1. Adds Complex Predator Passwords
  2. Adds Importing of 29 component attachments
  3. Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2014 support
  4. Adds Oracle 12c support
  5. Adds Windows 2012 Server support
  6. Adds Windows 10 support
  7. Adds Active Directory support
  8. Adds new command line arguments
  9. Improved Travelers APIs
  10. Improved international languages
  11. Improved password and login dialogs
  12. Improved Importing
  13. Improved Format Strings
  14. Improved View Components
  15. Improved User Report
  16. Improved Splash screen
  17. Improved Online Help
  18. New Install