Release Notes
Version 1.3f
Access 2000Ò - based
version
- Silent Partner is now based on Access 2000Ò.
This was necessary because of the increased complexity of some of the forms.
The Incident Report is now able to match the latest version in use at OCSO
due to the larger capacity of this version of Access. Downside: the new
download is quite a bit larger. Good thing we all have high speed internet
connections.
- The "You need a case number or the report will be
deleted" message was changed so that it only appears once per Silent
Partner session. Much less annoying now. We're all big boys and girls,
right?
Version 1.3e
This was a short-lived update in place while v1.3f was
being developed. Its main difference was the Charging Affidavit. This and the
other changes are listed below.
- Modified Charging Affidavit and Notice To Appear charge
areas as required by OCSO.
- Added a new "Employee Number" field to all
forms that formerly required only the officer's name key. This field
provides a location for the 6-digit OCSO employee number. The software will
request this information from you only if you are an OCSO officer:
- Upon upgrading to the new version
- Whenever a KEY.FIL is read in that does not contain
the new field.
If you are from another agency this space will be
"DEMO" if you are using the Demo version. It will be empty if you
are a registered user.
- The latest JIT statute table (01.25.2001) was
implemented (contains 2403 entries) and the old CITY/CNTY charges were
removed so that only the JIT table is listed when users search for statutes.
- A routine was added to update the existing data file so no
old data is lost.
- The "Make Upper Case" option in the User
Options screen was changed so that it applies to text typed in the narrative
as well as the text inserted by pressing the auto-elements buttons (Firearm,
Cannabis, etc.). Previous versions had no effect on typed text by
design. This behavior was changed as the result of a user suggestion.
Version 1.3d
This is a minor enhancement that corrects several user information handling
issues. There are also 3 other minor changes. If your user information does not have any
of the following features or if the 3 additional changes do not affect you then you have
no reason to upgrade to 1.3d.
Specifically, v1.3d treats the following user information 'exceptions' correctly:
- Users who do not use a middle initial. (John Smith)
- Users with key numbers longer than 4 digits (10754)
- Users with non-alphabetic characters in their last name (O'Neill)
- Users with sector assignments longer than 1 character (SE/AM)
Version 1.3d also includes a few minor operational changes:
- When reviewing records 'printed to disk' the fields are enabled so you can copy the data
to the clipboard for easier transfer into other applications.
- The API is used to determine the Windows directory as necessary.
- Tweaked the splash screen graphic - it's background color was slightly off.
Version 1.3
This is an extensive upgrade to the existing product. There are about 98 changes
from version 1.2, some of them quite revolutionary. Version 1.3 has vastly improved
form-to-form navigation and more flexible searching and batch printing capabilities. Data
linking among the various forms has been completed. There were some requests to pull
information to the Witness Form but as of this version the Witness form only gets the
Defendant Names from other forms; it is used as a lookup source for Page One and the
Supplement. Please refer to the revision history below for a detailed list of the various
changes and enhancements.
The two following files are identical in content, they only differ in file format.
Revision History as of v1.3d: