DDFileCatcher Changelog

What's new in DDFileCatcher 5.1.0.5

Nov 30, 2016
  • Minor changes to dialog text.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.1.0.4 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Removed trial version limitation of only 5 files.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.0.1.8 (Aug 27, 2013)

  • Simplified license structure for new new licenses, by changing the banded system eg "Up to 5 licenses" to just chosing the number of licenses. This does not effect existing licenses.
  • Added new currencies to purchase page for version 5.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.0.1.5 (Aug 27, 2013)

  • DDFileCatcher can now add a file list directly into an open Microsoft Word Workbook, as was done with Excel last month.
  • It can also recognize existing file list tables and add further file records to them with the same file properties.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.0.1.4 (Aug 27, 2013)

  • DDFileCatcher can now add a file list directly into an open Microsoft Excel Worksheet.
  • It can also recognize existing file list tables and add further file records to them with the same file properties.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.0.1.2 (Aug 27, 2013)

  • Released a version that fixed problems caused by Windows updates KB2742599 and KB2742598, which were preventing the program from running on 64 bit machines.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.0.0.9 (Aug 27, 2013)

  • Added a context menu to Windows Explorer, to send files and folders to DDFileCatcher or the Clipboard.
  • Added a "Check for updates" tab to show latest changes.
  • Several other minor improvements and bug fixes since launch of version 5.
  • Started twitter account #ddfilecatcher for news on the program.

New in DDFileCatcher 5.0.0.0 (Aug 27, 2013)

  • Complete redesign and rewrite.
  • Added more ways to find files, better ways to automate file listing, a better way to save and reload useful setups and templates, a better way to choose file properties.

New in DDFileCatcher 4.0.9.0 (Jan 2, 2012)

  • Fixed bug with error message about a non-existant file

New in DDFileCatcher 4.0.8.0 (Nov 4, 2011)

  • Changed location of where the settings file was saved from Desktop to Local Applications Data

New in DDFileCatcher 4.0.7.0 (Jun 17, 2011)

  • Improvemed performance saving Microsoft Excel, Word and OpenOffice Calc and Writer documents.

New in DDFileCatcher 4.0.4.0 (Dec 28, 2010)

  • Resized text labels and buttons to fit the text better on Windows 7 and Vista. Fixed bugs in Template Maker and Command File Maker dialogs.

New in DDFileCatcher 4.0.3.0 (Dec 17, 2010)

  • Major redesign of DDFileCatcher
  • Simplified operation and speeded up operation, reduced memory requirements
  • Now saves Microsoft Excel and Word, and OpenOffice Calc and Writer files to disk
  • Improved hyperlinks in documents

New in DDFileCatcher 3.2.1.0 (Sep 10, 2010)

  • Added right alignment in Excel for numerical propertiesAdded right alignment in Excel for numerical properties and link to new blog (Help & articles) on help menu.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.2.0.0 (Aug 30, 2010)

  • Added hyperlink output to Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc and HTML. HTML image code for a range of sizes, forward slash filepaths.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.1.9.0 (Jun 1, 2010)

  • Added "Folders Only" mode.
  • When Folder file property selected and some other properties (if wanted), only folders can be dropped onto DDFileCatcher or added through searches on drives or folders, and only items which are folders can be output.
  • Added "Windows Explorer Comments" property for image files.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.1.7.0 (Apr 16, 2010)

  • Fixed bug that prevented files being saved to disk in some cases.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.1.6.0 (Apr 16, 2010)

  • Minor improvements and bug fixes for Command Files. Added button to clear destination, output format and file information selections. This allows Command Files to use the existing settings for these properties if desired when DDFileCatcher runs a Command File.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.1.5.0 (Mar 26, 2010)

  • Major new features added: Command Files, for saving setups and automating file listing, and Templates, for entering custom output formats. Templates can also be used in Command Files.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.1.1.0 (Oct 20, 2009)

  • Fixed bug which caused an error when opening setting form for Microsoft Excel and Word.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.1.0.0 (Oct 13, 2009)

  • Added a Preview form, to show to show the effect of the different settings, which is easier to understand than by reading text descriptions

New in DDFileCatcher 3.07.0 (May 18, 2009)

  • Modifications to make program compatible with Windows Data Excecution Protection (DEP). DEP is a security feature added to Windows by Microsoft.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.06.0 (May 18, 2009)

  • Introduced test for "Edit Mode" in Microsoft Excel. If the user was in the middle of editing a cell in Excel, and tried to interact with Excel using DDFileCatcher, an error message popped up, which froze DDFileCatcher. Now, DDFileCatcher checks for this and asks the user to finish editing Excel first.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.05.0 (May 18, 2009)

  • Added the "Search Subfolders" option from the "Options" menu to a toolbar button. Improved filename property display to always display the file extension even if Windows Explorer is set to hide known filepaths.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.04.8 (May 18, 2009)

  • Fixed bug where when selecting file properties, it was possible to accept the dialog without filepath, filename or shortfilepath being selected.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.04.7 (Apr 3, 2009)

  • Improved listing performance for large numbers of MP3 files.
  • Updated file for listing of Microsoft Office 2007 document properties.
  • Fixed bug that left add-in installed in Word and Excel if file send operation was cancelled.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.04.4 (Feb 3, 2009)

  • Changed to use a Windows Installer Package file for installation.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.04 (Jan 19, 2009)

  • Simplified and improved method of choosing output destination and format. Extended option for adding the date and comments to most output formats. Made folders and filenames format available to all output formats including XML. Added output to Google Documents and Google Spreadsheets. Greatly reduced the time taken to produce large lists of folders and filenames. Improved method of Vista installation, so extra user action is now not necessary.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.03 (Aug 22, 2008)

  • Improved help screens and method of entering the keycode.

New in DDFileCatcher 3.00 Beta 2 (Jul 15, 2008)

  • Changed the way DDFileCatcher puts file information in Microsoft Excel and Word. Instead of launching DDFileCatcher from installed menus in Excel and Word, now files are dropped onto DDFileCatcher, and new menus on DDFileCatcher, "Send filepath list to... Microsoft Excel" and ".. Microsoft Word" are used. It is now not necessary to install add-in files for making DDFileCatcher menus in Excel and Word.

New in DDFileCatcher 2.5024 (Feb 19, 2008)

  • Improved compatability with Windows Vista by changing locations where files are saved.

New in DDFileCatcher 2.5018 (Oct 10, 2007)

  • Improved handling of large numbers (1000s) of MP3 files. Improved user information for large numbers of files by adding estimated time for output of file information.

New in DDFileCatcher 2.5017.1 (Aug 29, 2007)

  • Improved loading of setups. Sometimes, when a lot of file properties were displayed, they would not all be removed when a new setup was loaded.

New in DDFileCatcher 2.5016 (Aug 16, 2007)

  • Added 8 more MP3 and media file properties. Now has 16. New properties include, bitrate, track number and title.

New in DDFileCatcher 2.5015 (Jul 26, 2007)

  • Added code to deal with the rare case that a file does not have a "date modied" property.

New in DDFileCatcher 2.5014 (May 3, 2007)

  • Added headings option for comma separated variable and tab delimited file data. Improved format for these types by removing commas or tabs from the the end of lines.