Foxplanet News

MySQLPL Update

2007-07-22T12:00:00+02:00

MySQLPL Version 22.07.2007:

compatibility update to MySQL 5.0

Prepared statements now fully supported by SqlQuery.

If not using prepared statements the SQL generator now correctly escapes quote characters when binding string variables.

XMLStorage port for the language D

2007-09-22T21:00:00+02:00

The XMLStorage library is now available in a port to the new language D !

MySQLPL port for the language D

2007-10-14T15:00:00+02:00

The MySQLPL library is now available in a port to the new language D !

Doxygen source code documentation

2007-10-28T17:00:00+02:00

The Doxygen source code documentation of the various open source projects has been updated, streamlined and put into a central place.

Service Manager Version 1.4

2008-05-29T18:00:00+02:00

online search filter

display version and manufacturer information

capability to hide Microsoft Services

display program icons

Web page update

2008-06-03T17:00:00+02:00

Changelogs for Service Manager and Uninstall Manager:

http://www.foxplanet.de/servicemgr/changelog.txt

http://www.foxplanet.de/uninstmgr/changelog.txt

SkyWiki

2008-09-20T11:00:00+02:00

There is now a new Wiki system to collect usefull information one can't remember always available at: http://shell.franken.de/~sky/wiki/

XMLStorage/Java 1.3

2008-10-07T21:00:00+02:00

News from XMLStorage for Java! The new version 1.3 contains a reader for stream processing of XML data. The implementation uses the cutting-edge Java 1.6 stream processing interface.

Uninstall Manager Version 1.6

2008-10-26T08:00:00+02:00

Fixed the algorithm to enumerate MSI feature entries

Uninstall Manager Version 2.0

2008-12-21T16:00:00+02:00

Tools Menu to launch MSInfo, MSConfig, MSI cleanup and System Restore

lazy Icon fetching

automatic Update Check

Service Manager Version 2.1

2008-12-31T11:00:00+02:00

fixed display symbol for services without executable path

fetch display symbols in background

Uninstall Manager Version 2.1

2008-12-31T15:00:00+02:00

Automatic update check only once a day

Option to display the current version information

Service Manager Version 2.2

2009-01-06T02:00:00+02:00

Export of the current list content as XLS or CSV file

Uninstall Manager Version 2.2

2009-06-01T02:00:00+02:00

fixed export file content: "installer path" in header line, usage counter

new dialog layout

Service Manager Version 2.3

2009-06-20T02:00:00+02:00

incremental update of the service list

rewritten thread synchronisation

response messages per status line

Service Manager Version 2.4

2009-06-22T02:00:00+02:00

controlling of multiple services in parallel

ClipControl SQL Formater Plugin

2009-06-22T10:00:00+02:00

Oracle SQL Formater Plugin for ClipControl

Uninstall Manager Version 2.3

2009-06-25T02:00:00+02:00

incremental update of the display list with the entries read by the background thread

rewritten thread synchronisation

Uninstall Manager Version 2.4

2009-07-12T02:00:00+02:00

small bugfix: don't change sorting order and selection on changing filter criterias

Uninstall Manager Version 2.5

2009-08-19T02:00:00+02:00

Fix size display

Service Manager Version 2.5

2009-09-02T02:00:00+02:00

better command line parsing

check for running instances before starting setup

Uninstall Manager Version 2.6

2009-09-02T02:00:00+02:00

optional hiding of Microsoft updates

check for running instances before starting setup

Uninstall Manager Version 2.7

2009-09-07T02:00:00+02:00

fix race condition to prevent for empty display list on startup

Uninstall Manager Version 3.0

2009-09-11T02:00:00+02:00

Coloured background: light blue for Microsoft entries, yellow sorting column

Search filter: match texts using wildcards

Display list: reactivated display of usage counter and OK flag

Excel export: formating of the header line

Program updates: directly download and launch setup

Service Manager Version 3.0

2009-09-12T02:00:00+02:00

Display list:
show service/driver type
show process ID of active services
show activation and file modification time

Coloured background:
light blue for Microsoft entries, yellow sorting column
red for kernel drivers, green for file system drivers

Search filter: highlighting of matching column texts

Service editor: create new and edit existing services/drivers

Connect dialog: button to browse for target computers

Excel export: formating of the header line

Program updates: directly download and launch setup

Uninstall Manager Version 3.1

2009-09-12T02:00:00+02:00

display notification when trying to uninstall an entry without registered commands

fixed program update in release version

Service Manager Version 3.1

2009-09-15T02:00:00+02:00

make background colors a bit more visible

display big icons in the button bar

mark changes since the last start/refresh

open edit dialog on double click in the display list

updated Swedish translation by Desdicado Constance

UAC changes for VISTA/Windows 7

Service Manager Version 3.2

2009-09-16T02:00:00+02:00

menu entry to manually check for a new version, download and launch the setup

hide all control buttons when missing elevated admin rights on Windows Vista

highlight changed columns in bold font

don't count changed activation times

Uninstall Manager Version 3.2

2009-09-16T02:00:00+02:00

make background colors a bit more visible

mark cells with matching search text

display update packets in gray text color

optional hiding of operating system updates

better icon detection

display background color mode in menu

64 Bit environment compatibility

mark changes since the last start/refresh

Service Manager Version 3.3

2009-09-17T02:00:00+02:00

disable "Start" button for disabled services

Uninstall Manager Version 3.3

2009-09-17T02:00:00+02:00

display manufacturer and contact information of installer packages

direct call of repair functionality for MSI packages

Service Manager Version 3.4

2009-09-20T02:00:00+02:00

language switching in Windows Vista and Windows 7

formated Excel export: define date types and cell alignment

Uninstall Manager Version 3.4

2009-09-20T02:00:00+02:00

language switching in Windows Vista and Windows 7

launch internet URLs and mail addresses using the context menu

formated Excel export: define date types and cell alignment

ExcelFormat

2009-09-21T12:00:00+02:00

I published an article about the new ExcelFormat library at Code Project. It can be used to read, write and edit and format Excel XLS files using C++.

Service Manager Version 3.5

2009-10-08T02:00:00+02:00

fix language switching on systems before Windows Vista

diff coloring only for local connections

Uninstall Manager Version 3.5

2009-10-08T02:00:00+02:00

fix language switching on systems before Windows Vista

Service Manager Version 3.6

2009-10-24T02:00:00+02:00

New entries are highlighted by displaying only the first two columns (name + short name) in bold.

command line option -nopersist to disable writing to registry and appdata directory

restore window position and size on restart

Setup for the PortableApps environment (see http://portableapps.com/)

Uninstall Manager Version 3.6

2009-10-24T02:00:00+02:00

fixed sort order: entries without time, sorting for internal and program name

New entries are highlighted by displaying only the first two columns (name + short name) in bold.

command line option -nopersist to disable writing to registry and appdata directory

Setup for the PortableApps environment (see http://portableapps.com/)

Service Manager Version 3.7

2010-01-04T02:00:00+02:00

Termination of service processes

persistent selection lists for search filter and hostname

Uninstall Manager Version 3.7

2010-01-09T02:00:00+02:00

display internal name in grey when missing display name

avoid red text on red background

fixed double click on selected entry after filtering

Service Manager Version 3.8

2010-01-11T02:00:00+02:00

avoid red text on red background

adjustment for Windows 2000: icon column two pixels smaller

Uninstall Manager Version 3.8

2010-01-11T02:00:00+02:00

display bugfix when scrolling in uninstall list

Service Manager Version 3.9

2010-01-17T02:00:00+02:00

display changelog after setup

command line option -noupdate to disable the automatic update check

reworked color schema

Uninstall Manager Version 3.9

2010-01-17T02:00:00+02:00

display changelog after setup

command line option -noupdate to disable the automatic update check

display wrong uninstallation commands

persist options: window position, coloring option, user interface language

reworked color schema

Service Manager Version 4.0

2010-02-01T02:00:00+02:00

command line option "filter=..." to define search filter

Uninstall Manager Version 4.0

2010-02-08T02:00:00+02:00

display MSI packet path, integrate orca.exe

display MSI table contents

Uninstall Manager Version 4.1

2010-02-13T02:00:00+02:00

simplified packet type filtering

display additional 64 bit entries on 64 bit systems

auto-refresh by watching for registry changes

Uninstall Manager Version 4.2

2010-03-10T02:00:00+02:00

disable proxy caching for update checks

improved Windows 7 compatibility

Service Manager Version 4.1

2010-03-13T02:00:00+02:00

disable proxy chache for update checks

close service manager dialog on minimizing only if there is a tray icon

Service Manager Version 4.2

2010-04-13T02:00:00+02:00

disable UAC check for remote connection

display connect hostname at program start

Uninstall Manager Version 4.3

2010-06-23T02:00:00+02:00

display package count

display uninstall entries located in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry section

Uninstall Manager Version 4.4

2010-08-05T02:00:00+02:00

restored initial date sort order

remove entries of deleted packages

Uninstall Manager Version 4.5

2010-09-15T02:00:00+02:00

display software patches

show parent display name

Uninstall Manager Version 4.6

2010-10-02T02:00:00+02:00

package size sort order: move missing size entries at the end

enable dialog closing while reading uninstall entries

fix for invalid registry entries, which lead to wrong change markers

read DWORD stored install dates

Service Manager Version 4.3

2010-10-04T02:00:00+02:00

persistent icon cache

monitor service installation

Uninstall Manager Version 4.7

2011-02-27T02:00:00+02:00

persistent icon cache

display progress while downloading updates

avoid flickering because while uninstalling packages

Service Manager Version 4.4

2011-04-17T02:00:00+02:00

enable stopping of deactivated but running services

handle long service command lines

display progress while downloading updates

Service Manager Version 4.5

2011-04-27T02:00:00+02:00

fixed detection of executable paths

restore displayed area after list refreshs

Uninstall Manager Version 4.8

2011-05-07T02:00:00+02:00

display OS patches on Windows Vista and Windows 7

Uninstall Manager Version 4.9

2011-05-12T02:00:00+02:00

fix exception when refreshing on Windows 7

Uninstall Manager Version 5.0

2011-05-29T02:00:00+02:00

read Windows Update information from Component Bases Servicing

don't save position and size of minimized window

enable 'remove' action only for entries from the Uninstall registry section

read Windowsupdate.log file

evaluate MS update informations

Uninstall Manager Version 5.1

2011-06-20T02:00:00+02:00

filter "KB..." packages as OS updates from Microsoft

context menu to display all columns

rework column order and sort criteria

grouping of list entries

Service Manager Version 4.6

2011-07-25T02:00:00+02:00

Windows 7: display fresh installed services without reboot

Uninstall Manager Version 5.2

2011-07-30T02:00:00+02:00

decode UTF8 encoded Windowsupdate log files

sort display list while inserting entries

fix display update after uninstall

ListView deactivated as preparation before reimplementation

Uninstall Manager Version 5.3

2011-08-21T02:00:00+02:00

fix wrong displayed change markers