Excel Compare(tm)  Version History
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Excel Compare 2.0 (June 2004)
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 * Uses the high-speed Direct Write technology; 

 * Allows the user to create a new project using the New Project Wizard;

 * Allows comparison of sheets that contain a database structure or
   unique identifiers (primary keys); 

 * Allows the user to select a range and columns interactively;

 * Improved high speed comparison algorithm for the data not containing
   unique identifiers; 

 * Allows the user to customize report subtitles (the red output messages
   earlier): subtitle text, font, color, sizing; 

 * Allows compared sheets to be replicated in a new report workbook;

 * Allows entry of a column name or a row number for the coordinates of range;

 * Extended the information report header;

 * Associates Excel Compare with Excel Compare Project file (.ECP);

 * Supports Windows XP themes;

 * Multilingual interface;

 * Bug fixed: The program failed to work, causing an error
   "is not a valid integer value";

 * Bug fixed: The program failed to work, if a compared worksheet
   are protected, causing an error 
   "Unable to set the Hidden property of the Range class";

 * Bug fixed: The program failed to work, if one Excel sheet is not
   a worksheet, causing an error 'Sheet "name" not found.';

 * Changed: The Options dialog box are divided into
   Project Options (Menu:Project|Project Options...) and
   Environment Options (Menu:Tools|Environment Options...).



Excel Compare 1.0 (January 2003)
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 * Allows for the division of the report on three parts: deleted,
   added and changed data;
 * Supports the comparison of files with the same names located
   in different directories;
 * Allows for the comparison of all files located in two different
   directories;
 * Allows for the comparison of all sheets with the same names in
   two workbooks;
 * Allows for the selection of a sheet name from the list of sheets
   available in the workbook.


Excel Compare 0.9.8 beta (October 2002)
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 * Highlighting individual cells that have changed or are different;
 * New option: close all files opened by MS Excel after comparison;
 * New option: close all report workbooks after comparison;
 * Attached macros are of two types:
    1. to each report worksheet (local macros, sheet level);
    2. to the report workbook (global macros);
 * Now all macros are being attached and run after comparison;
 * Fixed bug in command line parameters with macros (parameter /proc).


Excel Compare 0.9.7 beta (July 2002)
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 * Saves and restores a position and sizes of the main window;


Excel Compare 0.9.6 beta (May 2002)
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 * Added three comparison methods that determine what two rows have changed;
 * New comparison options: 
   - If there are no differences, the report will not be created;
   - Create all reports of the project in the same workbook;
 * Allows to automatically add the user-defined macros to the report 
   workbook from external file and then to run this macro;
 * Added Project toolbar;
 * Fixed comparison bugs.


Excel Compare 0.9.5 beta (May 2002)
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 * New report option: relevance percent;
 * Eight new options in command line parameters;
 * The report options are kept for Project settings;
 * Fixed bug at data extraction when the sheet has invisible rows.


Excel Compare 0.9.4 beta (April 2002)
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 * Added features:
   - New more correct and fast comparison algorithm;
   - More correct creation of the differences report;
   - Allows quickly to go to any page of the current project.

 * Bugs fixed:
   - In the hyperlink that is created after comparing two worksheets that
     contain a space in the worksheet title;
   - The information from cells of a sheet that contains linefeed- or
     carriage return-characters was taken incorrectly. In this case the
     line-calculation was unsuccessful.


Excel Compare 0.9.3 beta (March 2002)
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 * Added Projects support:
    - Can be saved by name for fast access by using main menu;
    - The quantity of pages is not limited.


Excel Compare 0.9.1 beta  (Feb 2002)
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 * The new fast algorithm of comparison;
 * The new options of the report creation: 
   - the order of the changed data: by the whole blocks or single lines;
   - a mode of the data copying: values only or values and formats.


Excel Compare 0.9 beta  (Feb 2002)
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 * Fixed: extract of the data from a sheet. The method of the 
   data extraction is changed on more reliable.


Excel Compare 0.8.5 beta  (January 2002)
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 * Now allows to create a log file which will help to fix bugs.
 * Fixed: Bug at creation of the report with Microsoft Excel 97 
   and Insert Hyperlinks option.


Excel Compare 0.8.4 beta  (January 2002)
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 * Fixed: Bug at creation of the report with the large number of columns.


Excel Compare 0.8.3 beta  (December 2001)
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New features:
 * Command Line Options.


Excel Compare 0.8.2 beta  (November 2001)
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 * Bug fixed: the sheet of the Difference Report was empty in some cases; 
 * Supports opening the selected file in Microsoft Excel for editing; 
 * By default the active sheet after opening is used, if the name of a sheet is not entered; 
 * By default "Used Range" is used, if the range is not precisely specified; 
 * Supports an insert hyperlinks to compared sheets in the Difference Report; 
 * Bug fixed: numbering of lines in the Differences Report; 
 * Help file (*.chm). 


Excel Compare 0.8 beta  (October 2001)
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 * The first public beta version
