What's Changed?

This page displays an up-to-date listing of changes being made to Show Secretary or PointKeeper.

Wednesday, June 18,2008

1.     Provides the ability to change a selected show # to any other show number.  This capability can be found on the Miscellaneous Menu titled "Change Show Number"/

        Version 6.88

Tuesday, April 29,2008

1.     Appaloosa shows require that you send them a master list of exhibitor back numbers along with show results. This report is now automatically sent as part of the electronic results that are emailed to ApHC.

        Version 6.86

Saturday, March 8,2008

1.     Required update when uploading a show to showmyhorse.

        Version 6.84

Sunday, January 13,2008

1.     Required update when uploading a show to showmyhorse.

        Version 6.82

Saturday, January 6,2008

1.     corrects "Fatal Error" when attempting to create a show entry using the "By Owner" option.

2.  Corrects the problem for a 16 judge show where the points for judge #16 were not calculated

        Version 6.82

Saturday, September 23,2007

1.     Fixed the Color/Solid Color Class Verification so that it now works correctly

        Version 6.82

Wednesday, September 19,2007

1.     Updated the Dressage scoring and report to association

2.  Fixed the option for showing prize money earned on billing statement

        Version 6.81

Tuesday, August 28,2007

1.     The Dressage Results report fixed to show percentages instead of scores

2.  Includes final results for all entries for judges 9-12

3.  Includes Futurity Nomination database for stallions and mares

        Version 6.81

Friday, August 3, 2007

1.      Fixed a duplication problem in the AQHA roster. It now does not prompt for show # but produces a roster of all shows sorted first by show #.

2.  Exporting results to an Excel spreadsheet now supports 16 judge shows

3.  Fixed problem with Class Sheets were incorrectly show scratched classes in the total classes shown at the bottom of the page

        Version 6.80

Monday, July 30, 2007

1.       Corrected a problem of where the option to print "All Billing Statements" did not work

        Version 6.79

Sunday, July 8, 2007

1.       Corrected a problem of using Package Prices for a multi-breed shows  which was not allowing the flat fee pricing to work.

        Version 6.78

Saturday, June 30, 2007

1.       Show Secretary offers the opportunity to create class master setup for a multi show setup by copying classes from 1 show to another. When "Clearing" a show to start a second show it would automatically delete these "copied" classes.  This change now provides an option to retain the "copied" classes.

        Version 6.77

Thursday, June 28, 2007

1.       When setting up Canadian shows, the Internet setup screen was not showing provinces in the state/province drop-down menu. This version will now show these provinces when the country is switched to Canada.

        Version 6.76

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

1.       Electronic results being sent to APHA, ApHC, AQHA, USEF and AHA will fail when prepared and sent to the organization. This is because the web site for www.showsec.com is now being hosted by a different provider.  This change corrects this problem.

    In addition any emails being sent either using EZ Mail Support or the email facility provided on the Miscellaneous screen would fail. These are also fixed in this version.

        Version 6.75

Saturday, June 9, 2007

1.       EZ Mail Support would not work for transmitting the database after the hosting web site was changed.

        Version 6.74

Friday, May 19, 2007

1.       The Final Report (Final Report Selective Judge (Only Entries Placed) quit working.  This version corrects the problem.

2.       Classes that have 10 or more judges fails when the judges are selected in setting up the class

        Version 6.72

Friday, May 19, 2007

1. When automatic fees i.e. Office Fees, Breed Fees etc. were placed on www.showmyhorse.com they would be double billed in the Show Secretary billing function.  This updates corrects the problem.

        Version 6.71

Friday, May 1, 2007

1. Made some corrections for handling payments that are imported into the show from www.showmyhorse.com
2. The Grand & Reserve report was not handling Mares
3. Classes identified as color/solid color were not working correctly

        Version 6.68

Friday, April 20, 2007

1. Provides the ability to accept credit card payments on the showmyhorse web site using a PayPal account. Allows Exhibitors to use any credit card or E-Check for payment into your show.

        Version 6.66

Monday, April 9, 2007

1. Entry information downloaded from www.showmyhorse.com can now optionally be converted to UPPER CASE when it is imported into the Show Secretary database.

        Version 6.64

Beta Status Removed on production version

Beta Version 6.59 has now been moved to the Standard version of Show Secretary XP as version 6.60. A number of shows were done successfully using this version so it is now the standard download. You can go here: http://www.showsec.com/Support/Show%20SecretaryXP%20Upgrade.htm to download this version.  IN addition a number of shows have been posted on www.showmyhorse.com and feedback from exhibitors has been extremely positive.

Beta Version - Can be downloaded from the Support Page

1. The calendar/scheduling option in Show Secretary now provides the ability to not only setup all of your shows in advance but now you can also accept entries for any show on your calendar/schedule. This change was provided so that you can setup all of your shows at the beginning of the year and place them on www.showmyhorse.com which will give you a lot more advertising and exposure and hopefully equates to more entries for your show.
2. Email option is now available so you can easily send announcements to your owners, exhibitors or both.  Hint" Use this to setup your show on ShowMyHorse.com and let your owners, trainers and exhibitors know thy now have the ability to enter your show online.
3. The requirement to authorize your IP Address to use www.showmyhorse.com has been elimited. This restriction created a hardship on many users who were not unable to get fixed IP addresses which ment they were unable to use the online entry feature of Show Secretary. It is very easy to post your shows online by simply filling out 3 screens in the Internet Setup section of Show Secretary. However, before you can post your show you will need to goto www.showmyhorse.com and create yourself a login which is necessary in the Show Secretary internet setup.

Note: Make a backup copy of your database if for any reason you need to revert to your current version of the program.

Beta Version - Can be downloaded from the Support Page

1. Show Secretary now supports up to 16 judges for each breed.
2. If a class entry is deleted for an entry that was already placed in the class, the  entire class would have to be replaced. This update corrects the problem.
3. The "GetMap" button on the internet facilities tab now works.
4. When using the "Show Selection" dropdown menu in the class master setup, the "Allowed Breeds" was being setup without the apostrophe marks surrounding the breed code. This caused the error message "Restricted Class - breed not allowed" when trying to enter an exhibitor into the class. To correct this it was necessary to reselect the  breed code using the "Breeds Allowed" button.  This update corrects the problem so the "Breeds Allowed" field is correctly inserted when the Show Selection drop-down is used.
5. When creating a new entry you can enter the owner in the owner dropdown list. The program will now parse the first & last names automatically and place in their respective fields.
6. In the Class Master screen, the program will now tab to the division field from the Active/Not Used field. This is nice for those fast data entry users.
7. Entries that were scratched/Billed were incorrectly showing on the class sheets. This is now corrected in this version.
8. The description for any miscellaneous fee or payment added to an entry's bill may now be edited
9. An alternate class master update screen has been included which contains only the minimum information required to setup a class. A toggle is provided to switch to the full class master screen if you need to include class information or rules not provided on the minimum info only screen.
10. When using the Scroll List to update the class master, the program will now maintain synchronization between the class master screen and the Scroll List. So when you close the Scroll List the class master screen will be positioned on the same record that was being worked on in the Scroll List.
11. On the Billing Screen buttons are now provided for printing Billing Statements for the owner or trainer. When used the program will automatically locate the owner of the current entry displayed.
12. The program will now insure that the required fields on the Class Master screen are completed. If any of these fields are left blank you will not be able to exit or move to another class record until you complete the information.  Note: to avoid problems with blank prices on the class master records please insure that all of your items in the Fee Schedule do not have blanks in either of the amount columns.
13. Items on the Fee Schedule that were deleted and had been assigned to a Class Master record caused the class master record display to be suppressed. These classes will now be displayed showing the original code assigned in the Fee Schedule with a blank amount field. To correct this you will need to either re-add the item to the Fee Schedule or change the Price code to one that is already setup on the Fee Schedule.
14. Many of you have experienced problems emailing results to the association or using EZ Mail Support option to send me your database.  The problem occurs because of an external module of Show Secretary was not correctly registered on your computer. I have added a "Repair" button to these screens which will correct the problem if encountered.
15. Automatically sets up your Grand & Reserve class entries (with placing) using the G&R Selection form. This process occurs after you identify the G&R for each judge and you press the Close Form button on the Gender Selection screen. You will also need to setup the class codes used by the breed association. This can be done on the Setup/Other/Breeds screen.

16. You now have the capability to mass change the class master.  On the class master you'll find a new button titled "Make Multiple Changes" where you can set the class date, judges, "Breeds Allowed" or # entries to place for a given show number. Now you don't have to go through each class record and set these when setting up a new show which will save some time.

17. Changed the Backup system so that it no longer appends the date of backup to the name of the file. The file name that will be used for the backup will be the show name that you assign when setting up the show. Be sure that you have a unique show name for each show so that you can retain a backup of each show. It's a good idea to invest in a thumb drive and keep your backups on this device in case of a hard drive failure. Also, please remember to use the "Add Backups" button on the Add Database screen to setup any backups on the Backup Selection Menu anytime you install a new version of Show Secretary.

18. When a Backup file is removed from the Backups Menu, the database will now be removed from your hard drive. Previously, you would have had to use Microsoft's Explore program to delete these unwanted backups from your computer and failure to do so would cause them to re-appear when you installed a new version of Show Secretary and used the "Add Backups" button.

        Version 6.58

Monday, May 22, 2006

1. Corrects a problem when setting up a combination breed show i.e. ApHC & APHA resolving the problem of the "Restricted Class" error message when trying to enter an exhibitor into a breed class.

        Version 6.56

Sunday, May 21, 2006

1. Corrects a problem with the new "Multiple Judge"  placing screen where the correct columns for the judge(s) placing the class are opened for entry. 
2. When printing class sheets for a range of classes, it will now print a page for those classes which have no entries in the class indicating 0 entries.

        Version 6.56

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

1. The USEF id for individuals and Owners now allows alpha characters to be entered.
2. You can now create new entries for your show by selecting an owner from those stored in your database. Show Secretary will then display all of the horses belonging to the owner and you simply select the horse from the list to begin the entry process. This is great for open shows where the horses do not have a registration number. To use this option press the "New Entry" button on the horse information screen and then select the owner option.
3. The option for selecting either all horses in the database or only horses with a back number now works correctly. This option is on the entries screen.

        Version 6.55

Monday, March 28, 2006

1. A new option has been added to Show Secretary for placing all judges on a single screen and using the back number like the single judge format. This placing format allows you to place results much more quickly in the fast paced horse show environment.
   
   Also, like the single judge format you can add entries on the fly for those entries added at the gate.        Version 6.53

        Version 6.54

Monday, March 28, 2006

1. Added a button to the Internet Setup screen which will obtain the IP address for the computer you are using for Show Secretary.  This number (IP Address) needs to be sent to support@showsec.com so that your computer can be authorized for connecting to the showmyhorse database using Show Secretary to upload your shows to the web site.

        Version 6.53

Monday, March 27, 2006

1. Corrects a problem of being unable to remove shows from the Calendar Schedule.  Also, added the ability to completely remove all shows from the calendar schedule and deactivate the schedule.
2. Updated the Help File

        Version 6.52

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

1. Corrects a problem of keeping multiple shows in a show series. When the "Clear Show" is run to setup for the next show, Show Secretary will now clear the showmyhorse show id so that a new show id will be assigned. This corrects the problem where the prior show was overwritten with the new show.

        Version 6.51

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

1. www.ShowMyHorse.com was moved to a new hosting company. This version supports the new location.

        Version 6.50

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

1. Various modifications to the internet entry portion of the program
2. The Appaloosa report - Final Report single Judge (Only entries Placed) was incorrectly reporting all entries in the report.

        Version 6.49

Monday, January 16, 2006

1. This version of Show Secretary now supports requesting and downloading the show entries received on the showmyhorse.com web site directly into your Show Secretary database.  Once you have received the entries you confirm the entry has arrived at your show by assigning the back number. Press the "Request Entries" button to initiate the download of the show entries after you have connected to the internet.

        Version 6.3

Friday, November 11, 2005

1. Modified the Exhibitor Listing for AHA shows to only include exhibitors that had shown.

        Version 6.2

Monday, October 31, 2005

1. We now have the ability to accept entries from the internet. The entry site is www.showmyhorse.com. To load your show goto setup, Internet Entries and complete the Show Information screen, Facilities and Stalls.  Press the Post Show To Web button when you have completed these three screens. www.showmyhorse.com also has provisions to display show results from your completed show. Just press the "Post Show Results" button on your completed show and the results will be loaded to the ShowMyHorse database.

Note: There is an additional module that you will need to download and install. You will find this module as step#5  on the Upgrade Show SecretaryXP Page.

This process is in development mode at this time. However, I welcome you to experiment with it. You can load your shows and then create some entries into your show. Currently you will only receive emails with the entry information.

2.  Some of you have seen error messages when adding second + riders to exhibitor information. If the relationship is not entered prior to enter the rider name, it will produce an error. This is resolved in this version.

        Version Number: 6.1

Saturday, July 16, 2005

1. Includes support for doing National Reining Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) classes. This includes adding support for scoring handlers on cow, herd and rein.  Also includes earnings reporting and calculation based on total score. Includes the ability to handle up to 4 judges.

        Note: This process is BETA at this time

        Version Number: 5.39

Monday, July 11, 2005

1. Implemented new method for getting Grand & Reserve reports. Download and install the new Show Secretary Help file and you will find the procedures in the topic "How Do I". Click Here to download the Help File.

        Note: This procedure does not apply to APHA, AQHA or AHA at this time.

        Version Number: 5.38

Thursday, July 7, 2005

1. Show Entries can now optionally be entered by selecting horses by Owner. This will be a great enhancement for 4H shows or shows  where the Secretary wants to simply get a list of horses belonging to an owner and select the appropriate horse.
2. If a class is edited on the rider/classes screen i.e. change 60b to 60B and additional class fees are in effect, the program would create a duplicate additional fee for the class as assigned under "Other Fees" for the class.
3. When the Scratch Remove Billing option is used and additional class fees are in effect, these additional fees were not automatically deleted. This update now deletes these fees automatically.
4. When creating the Pointkeeper files it would transfer all owners in the Show Secretary database to the Pointkeeper database. This update will now only transfer owner records that were showing in the show to be processed.
5. The password can now be changed. Look on the file drop-down menu on the menu bar where you will find this option.

        Version Number: 5.37

Thursday, June 30, 2005

1. Added the ability to add classes to an exhibitor as the class is being placed
2. Included a count of horses for each breed in the "Count Horses" report. This report is by day

        Version Number: 5.36

Sunday, June 26, 2005

1. The databases will automatically be repaired & compacted when added to the Show Secretary Menu

        Version Number: 5.35

Saturday, June 25, 2005

1. Added the ability to track scratched classes and a scratch report is now available.

        Version Number: 5.34

Friday, June 17, 2005

1. Removed the "Allow Password Change", implemented in version 5.3 as it was causing problems

        Version Number: 5.33

Friday, June 17, 2005

1. Corrects problem entering entries into a USEF class for riders that do not have a USEF number.

        Version Number: 5.32

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

1. Changed the Flat Fee to calculate on Horse/Rider combination instead of horse.

        Version Number: 5.31

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

1. Corrected the Judge's Select Screen in the Class Master from showing all judges for all breeds instead of only judges for the selected show
2. You can now change the login password
3. Added a "Find Again" button to the entry screen.  This button resolves the issue where "Find Next" would not correctly find multiple occurrences of a character string.

        Version Number: 5.3

Friday, June 10, 2005

1. Updated the USEF section codes
2. Added "Filter" capability to the menu bar allowing you to select/hide any group of records
3. Added a table view to the Misc Menu allowing you to view all class entries for all entries
4. When using flat fees and a class is deleted or scratched from an exhibitor, the program will now re-calculate the fees taking into account the scratched/deleted class and readjusting the bill for the entry.
5. Modified the Class Totals report to provide an entry count for the class range selected in addition to the entry count for all shows.
6. A new report was added to the report menu  which provides a count of total horse by show day
7. A new report was added "Class Entries by Back #" which provides a listing of all entries with each having the set of classes they are signed up for.
8. A new report was added to the High Point screen which provides a listing of each high point and the classes which have been assigned to the particular high point.

        Version Number: 5.29

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

1. USEF Reporting - Show Secretary now optionally provides electronic reporting to USEF.  Also, with this add-on to Show Secretary it integrates a direct connection via the internet to the USEF database allowing you to verify all of the USEF ids in your database. Contact support@showsec.com for details of this optional new feature.
2. Simple Multi-Breed show setup - The ability to setup a simplified multi-breed show and still maintain the breed verification on each class. The simplified multi-breed setup can be used in those situations where the same set of judges will be judging all classes and sanctioned by several different breed associations.
3. Dual Registered Horses - Show Secretary now provides the ability to enter up to two additional registration numbers. When using this feature it is no longer necessary to use multiple back numbers.
4. Email Show Results - This feature has been expanded so that now you can email show results to breed associations no matter what the breed of the show is. When used it will also gather important information for the association that some have asked for.  If you haven't been using this time-saving feature then you've been missing out and spending more time then necessary getting show results out.
5. Owner Labels -  A new label option is now available allowing you to print labels for only the owners identified at your show.

        Version Number: 5.27

Monday, April 25, 2005

1. Implemented new method for doing Grand & Reserve for Appaloosa. Download and install the new Show Secretary Help file and you will find the procedures in the topic "How Do I". Click Here to download the Help File. If you're doing Appaloosa shows, this version (5.26) is mandatory for reporting electronic show results to ApHC.
2. When printing the billing statements, it would print 2 copies of each bill. It will now print only a single copy of the bill.
3. A new report is now available for All-Around reporting.  When you select "Eligibility Report" you are now presented with a choice of either by Horse or by Exhibitor.
4. Fixed the overall total of entries in the "Class Totals" report is the #entries for the show.
5. When entering entries into a show it has been necessary to use the mouse to click out of the back number field after assigning the back number. You can now press either the TAB key or the enter key and it will move to the horse's name field.
6. When setting up a new rider who is also the owner of the horse, selecting Self as the relationship copies the owner information to the rider information. The fields Assoc #, USEF # and social security number will now also be copied to the rider scan so that you do not have to re-key these fields.
7. In the Class Placing when you have set the #entries judge will place in the class master to something other then 7, it will revert back to a 7 on the class placing screen after you've placed the screen.  Advancing to the next screen will reset it to your specification but it has been confusing so it will now retain your setting in the class master after each class is placed.

        Version Number: 5.26

Thursday, March 31, 2005

        1. When the option is selected to show prize money earnings on the Billing Statement, it will now not show classes with 0 earnings

        2. The Master Class List will now show the class fee on the report

        3. A new report is now available on the Futurities screen which shows the payback for each class broken down by placing.

        4. There is now an E-Mail Configuration button on the E-Mail Support screen used to change the setup of EZ Mail Support.  It is recommend that you set the e-mail server to use the Show Secretary email server.

        5. The per horse fees will now use both the pre-entry or regular price based on the setting in the Show Setup for pricing.

Saturday, March 19, 2005

        Version Number: 2.72

Friday, December 31, 2004

                (1) Card Expiration date on the rider screen now shows

                (2) The registration prefix (X) is now submitted on the Quarterhorse diskette results (Roster.dta)       

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

        Version Number: 2.71

Thursday, August 19, 2004

        Version Number: 5.21

Friday, July 30, 2004

        Version Number: 5.19

Thursday, June 19, 2004

Note: Currently APHA is having a problem in their email system and the results sent using this method are being deleted.          So do not send APHA results with this method until this note has been removed indicating they have resolved the problem. They indicated to me they could not work on this problem until after the World Show.

    Version Number: 5.18

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

    Version Number: 5.17

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

            Version Number: 2.69

Friday, April 30, 2004

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Monday, April 26, 2004

Wednesday, April 15, 2004

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

    The following fixes/enhancements have been implemented in this version:

        Version Number: 4.48

Monday, March 22, 2004

    The following fixes/enhancements have been implemented in this version:

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

    The following fixes/enhancements have been implemented in this version:

            Version Number: 4.46

Monday, March 15, 2004

    The following fixes/enhancements have been implemented in this version:

        Version Number: 4.45

Monday, March 1, 2004

    The following fixes/enhancements have been implemented in this version:

    Note: When this update is downloaded you may need to download the file called "Windows Scripting Host" found on the download screen. This will most likely only be on Win/98 machines whereas the Win/XP machines should already have this file installed.

Monday, March 1, 2004

The other change is when files are sent to me using the EZ Mail Support and the database is zipped with a name that is longer then 8 characters I would have a problem retrieving the file. I finally figured this out and this version resolves it. If you don't download just make sure any zip files that you send to me using EZ Mail Support are named with less then 8 characters.

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

    The following problems have been corrected in this version:

        Version Number: 4.38

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

    The following problems have been corrected in this version:

        Version Number: 4.35

Monday, January 12, 2004

    The following problems have been corrected in this version:

        Version Number: 4.32

Friday, January 9, 2004

        Version Number: 2.62

Thursday, January 8, 2004

        Version Number: 4.31

Wednesday, January 7, 2004

        Version Number: 2.61

Friday, December 26, 2003

        Version Number: 4.3

Tuesday, September 3, 2003

        Version Number: 3.63

Thursday, September 11, 2003 (PointKeeper)

        Version Number: 2.58

Thursday, September 4, 2003

        Version Number: 2.57

Wednesday, September 3, 2003

        Version Number: 3.61

Wednesday, August 6, 2003

        Version Number: 2.52

Tuesday, August 5, 2003

Version Number: 3.59

Monday, August 4, 2003

        Version Number: 3.58

Friday, August 1, 2003

        Version Number: 2.5

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

        Version Number: 3.57

Friday, June 6, 2003

Saturday, June 3, 2003

Saturday, May 19, 2003

        Version Number: 3.52

Saturday, May 17, 2003

        Version Number: 3.51

Friday, May 16, 2003

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Monday, April 7, 2003

Monday, March 31, 2003

Thursday, March 6, 2003

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Friday, November 1, 2002

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Saturday, October 12, 2002

Friday, October 11, 2002

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

Wednesday, September 11, 2002

Monday, September 2, 2002

Thursday, August 29, 2002