BREVe2 Build History

Version 2.2.1

23 November 2007, build 3

Tidy up of InstallShield package for general release.

19 November 2007, build 2

Command line parameter added to registration server BRegService to enable developers to pre-select the application to be registered and to close without confirmation pop-ups when successful.

19 November 2007, build 1

Complete rebuild of previous version with no changes of scope, function or reporting.

New version is Windows XP and Vista compatible, including changing the context-sensitive help to compiled HTML Help.

Administrator privileges are required for installation and registration only. The BREVe Application and ActiveX may be run by Users.

Registration is now controlled by separate application (BRegService) and each BREVe-enabled application is registered separately on an annual basis.

Version 2.0.4

8 June 2004, build 6

Upgraded wind speed data file allows operation offshore up to 10km from the coastline

Upgraded topography files corrects anomaly in the 20km square of Exmoor (SS600000-SS799199)

Note- this full download is not required if you bought BREVe2 after the last build 4 in September 2001. Simply download the zipped replacement files by clicking here (ZIP 1000KB). Unzip and copy them into the NJCData subdirectory in the Windows system directory. This will most likely be either c:\windows\system\njcdata or c:\windows\system32\njcdata.

24 August 2001, build 4

In Manual Wizard, for sites 500m outside town, pre-selected option is now "Place on town boundary" (instead of "Do not change") for compatibility with AutoWizard.

25 July 2001, build 3

Fixed start sequence hang-up for Licensed Application not in licence file.

24 July 2001, build 2

Fixed broken link in Help file.

18 July 2001, build 1

New ActiveX component BVe2Control4.OCX.

Splash screen display time reduced to 1.5 seconds.

Minor changes to OCX to improve compatibility with Visual Basic application design mode.

Additional restricted methods, for use by Licensed Developers only, giving access to protected topographic parameters in user-designed data entry/editing screens.

Version 2.0.3

29 June 2001, build 3 & 28 June 2001, build 2

Minor changes to encryption of Developer "handshake" process (only affects licensed developers using AuthorizeMode=3).

25 June 2001, build 1

New ActiveX component BVe2XControl3.OCX.

Rich Text Format reporting methods (to screen, printer and file) added to ActiveX for current height and diagonal dimension in style of BREVe Application.

New authorization procedure added for licensed developers. AuthorizeMode parameter allows run-time control of licensing method.

Version 2.0.2

19 April 2001, build 13

Help file entry for Authorize method expanded to describe the difference between calling in the main form's OnActivate (required for "by application" licence) or OnShow handler.

27 March, 2001, build 12

In the Site Editor, the Site location values on the Topography page would not accept negative values (for site upwind of crest).

19 March, 2001, build 11

New "showPanel" method added to the BREVe ActiveX displays a Control Panel in the style of the BREVe Application giving immediate access to licensing, site selection, Wizards, editing and reporting options. Instructions on using the new method have been added to the Help system. The Delphi Test application has been updated to demonstrate its use.

7 March 2001, build 10

BREVe Application, provenance section now reports which month is used when a single month is selected for the seasonal factor.

2 March 2001, build 9

In response to user requests, the select NGR dialog in the ActiveX now restores the previous NGR after showing the error message box following an invalid entry. Users no longer need to press ESC key to reset, but will now not see what the invalid entry was.

26 February 2001, build 8

In BREVe application, the save dialog now preserves the last filename used and adds the correct extensions for site data (.BVE) and results (.RTF).

23 February 2001, build 7

In ActiveX, the SiteAltitude property failed to set value and could only be changed by Site Editor or Wizards.

21 February 2001, build 6

In ActiveX, errors in the calculation method caused by zero or negative values of the diagonal dimension are now trapped and reported. Also reports negative values of height above ground.

In BREVe2 application, the fly-by hint for the "Report to file" button has been added.

14 December 2000, build 5

Two of the QA functions BSMeanFac and BSTurbFac now return correct values (previously returned DirVal value).

Report, print preview and print-to-file buttons are now disabled during calculation

4 December 2000, build 4

Install now registers the .BVE file type in the Windows registry. The BREVe2 Application now accepts the path to a BVE data file as first command parameter, so that double-clicking on a BVE data file now starts the BREVe Application with the site data loaded from that file.

Report, print preview and print-to-file buttons are now disabled during calculation and reporting to avoid printing incomplete reports.

Changes to Ha window: Default button now toggles between default heights/diagonals and the original values. Entry forms now tolerate empty lines.

Several ActiveX methods in build 3 returned byte parameters not supported by C++ and other ActiveX controllers. Replaced by integer parameters.

Fixed formatting problem with SHF file path in report and SHF file format in Helpfile.

24 November 2000, build 3

Four of the ActiveX properties were incorrectly hidden in the type library, so did not surface when imported into other applications.

The updated ActiveX is now called BVe2X and is in the file called Bve2xControl2.ocx. The BREVe2 Application and all examples have been rebuilt to use the new name.

UNINSTALL Build 2 before installing Build 3 to de-register and remove the previous ActiveX file.