A bug in Attribute Changer, which concerns all releases of version 9.x was reported recently !
In fact, with certain options set in the File Properties tab, all files are modified recursively even if the ‘Include sub-folders’ checkbox is unchecked.
Please update to version 9.10b if you are running any version of Attribute Changer 9.0 up to 9.10a.
Some issues, affecting the stability of Windows Explorer were reported by users. Under some conditions, Windows Explorer crashed when invoking Attribute Changer. This update is highly recommended to all users of Attribute Changer 9.10
A Swedish translation has been added to the installer. Many thanks Sopor.
The following issues were fixed in this maintenance release :
· Update : Fixed Explorer crash related to UTF8 encoding
· Update : Fixed Explorer crash with very long filenames
· Update : Missing date information in detailed reporting
· Update : ‘Change attributes / Use current’ does not always work
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I’m pleased to announce the availability of Attribute Changer 9.10. This version features a significant technical change that will impact all future releases of Attribute Changer.
In fact, Attribute Changer was developed since the beginning in Delphi, but the direction taken by the new owner of this product makes it no more an option for the development of Attribute Changer.
Version 9.10 is now developed using Lazarus/Freepascal and so will be all further releases. The shell extension has been converted from C++ to Freepascal.
This release includes the following fixes and enhancements :
· Option to reset user settings to default values
· Context menu entry to paste selected date/time to all other date/time fields
· Localized button captions in dialog boxes
· ‘Paste Attributes’ button action now includes ‘Change name’ listbox
· Log export now autogenerates filenames with date and time stamp
· Warning dialog boxes now use localized button captions
· More detailed messages for invalid user entries in input fields
· Updated user guide
With the new context menu entries, you are able to copy the selected date, time or both values and paste them to all other date or time fields.
It may happen that a misconfiguration has been done and you’re unable to figure out what happened. The Reset button deletes all configuration data and Attribute Changer will load default values.
I hope you enjoy this release as much as I did during development. Many thanks to all the beta testers for their valuable feedback, it’s much appreciated.
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Attribute Changer is developed in Delphi, but the direction taken by the owner of this product makes it no more an option for the development of Attribute Changer.
Shutting down the project is not an option and I opted to give Lazarus a try. Since December, I work on the conversion of Attribute Changer to Lazarus and only 10% of the code needed to be rewritten and the rest worked mostly out of the box. Some tweaking was necessary for the UTF8 string manipulations and the removal of Delphi compatibility mode in Lazarus.
All upcoming releases of Attribute Changer will be developed in Lazarus.
A very warm Thank You goes to the developers and community of Freepascal and Lazarus.
A minor issue was reported when locked files were found during processing when the user initiated the processing with the OK button.
In fact, Attribute Changer did not display the Reporting details and the user therefore needed to click twice on the OK button to close the application.
Version 9.0a fixes this issue.
I’m pleased to announce that Attribute Changer 9 is available as a free download. It includes some most requested features from users, such as:
· Capitalize Name / Extension / Name and extension
· Redate folder date based on oldest file
· Redate folder date based on newest file
· Enable or disable strict mode for randomization of dates
· Modify symbolic links and junctions and not the target anymore
IMPORTANT INFO: In Attribute Changer 9, the “Include sub-folders” option on the “File Properties” tab has been removed. Due to the new advanced features “Redate with newest file” and “Redate with oldest file”, a full scan of all files is always required and the option did not make sense anymore. Use the “Include sub-folders” option on the “Folder Properties” tab to enable recursive processing of folders.
Please have a look at the complete changelog to discover all the enhancements made in Attribute Changer 9.
This version does not support Windows XP and Vista anymore. Attribute Changer 8.70 will remain available from this website if you are still using these versions of Windows.
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