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Recent History of fixes/enhancements/upgrades:
*THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE GREAT IDEAS TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PROGRAM*

Free CD Ripper software
The software above will take the songs from CD's (a process called "ripping")
and record them to your hard drive as MP3 files 
and then MDB2000 can catalog them all very easily!

Soon but not released yet:
MP3 DJ player with auto-cross fades 
(est. testing to begin August 2007)

Latest MDB2000 Quick-Update Release Contains:

2.252  XMiX DJ series import function ready for testing by customers.

2.250  updated the import songs from MMS (multi-music service) to be FREE yet until Oct 2007

2.249c removed feature to change all data in a column in the ENTIRE database to something else.
       too many people clicking it by error.   re-wrote the section to change a specific item within a column
       when you right-click on data so that it displays better and logs the changes.

2.249b working with fixing installation on Windows Vista.

2.249a fixed error if db is locked (read only) a right-click on the search results allowed edits. 
       This has been fixed.

2.249 fixed a small import error in PROMO ONLY DJ SERIES CD imports where ID = yes instead of an ID#

2.248 TOP HITS RPM import updated to support their latest 3 digit RH and RC series.

2.247 fixed RPM top hits usa import error on RH series.

2.244-245-246 updated the RPM/ TOP HITS USA import format. They changed it without notice to us.

2.243 working on a fix for DJIntelligence export/import

2.242 extended expiration date to Feb 15 2007 per registered computer.
2.238 Added reminder to backup the database if not done over 30 days from current date.

2.237 updated expiration date of software to June 1 2006. 
      To combat hackers just update the software sometime between June 1 and July 30 2006
      Expiration updates are (free) for paid customers.

2.236c bug fixed on text playlist creator function.
2.236b bug fixed on copy and paste within the search grid.
2.236-2.236a removes the warning message to update registration per machine(free)

2.235c ability to manually enter songs and turn off auto-complete function
       (thank you to Dorothy for this suggestion)
2.234-35 updated registration per each computer changed to Dec 2005
2.233 Updated DJ import feature of ERG track listings
2.230-232 various fixes including ability to import promo only dvd now

2.229 Software machine-based activation code required changed to June 2005 
      You will need to update around May 2005 and by June 1 2005 
          to help stop pirated copies of this software
      There is no fee to update.  
      Software now requires updates every 1-2 years to stop piracy.
      Note: Microsoft requires updates about every 1-2 weeks so we are not making you
          do anything near like they do.
     
2.227-28 Added new search functions and fixed minor bugs
      typing r* and searching will list only items that start with r
      typing *rock  will list all items that end in rock
      added ability under mass changes to be able to DELETE an apostrophe out of 
      song titles or album titles as needed
      
2.221-226 Added the TEST feature of importing all your MP3 audio files into
      the MDB2000 database from CD's or from hard drives.

2.220 updated MultiMusic services import section www.multimusic.ca 
2.212 Searching now includes a sorting option.
      DJ Intelligence format update (read more here if you use that service)
2.211 New quick-print from the search grid feature for printing CD labels
      It is ready for testing. Choose File Print or right-click on a track to use it.
2.207-2.210 small cosmetic changes.
2.206-2.208 small cosmetic features. Added ability to change data
      to ALL CAPS or all lowercase or Upper Lower Case as needed per category.
2.205 Fixed cddb control error update "not initialize cddb control" fixed.
2.204 TM Century DJ and radio station series is released for final testing
      Visit TM Century Here    Here are instructions on importing TM into mdb2000
2.201-2.203 
	New date range search feature for reports.

2.200   

NEW! Search songs within + or - 5 seconds just by right-clicking on the grid!
        NEW! Search songs within + or - 5 BPM just by right-clicking on the grid (improved)
	How these work: Just right-click your mouse on the search grid
        on a song will give you quickly + or - 5 BPM or + or - 5 seconds 
	or click on the top of the search grid and it will ask you a range.
        Re-added the right-click to DELETE a song function to the program.
2.199   Fixed a small bug in the manual album lookup function.
2.198   Fixed a small bug in the lock grid settings being retained 
        when you start the program.
2.196-197 Minor cosmetic enhancements.
2.195   If you like 
all the screens maximized
 then this version has a setting
	under setup/maint. to remember to make all screens FULL size all the time.
2.193-194 MANUAL LOOKUP FUNCTION for albums re-written and 
	available for testing again.
	Updated ability to manually enter songs by typing them and the 
	"Track" or "Track_ID" or "Track Number" named category will 
	auto-increment if you press enter on this screen.	
2.192   Import Text testing function extended thru July 1 2003
2.187-2.191 Misc. cosmetic changes.
2.187
	New report function where you can export to a TEXT file and 
	it will auto-adjust each column or stop it at a certain # of characters.
2.187
 	Bug Fixed where searching with multiple apostrophes now works better.
2.186
	A feature added to remove the word "the" from the beginning 
	or end of an artist or title easily from the entire database. 
	Look under Data Changes - Mass Data Change from the main search page.
2.185   Testing manual artist/title lookups using CDDB WITHOUT CD's
	This way you can import your whole album collection without having
	to type them all in by hand!  Feature is limited to trial only.
	A (pay) upgrade will be available as soon as the testing is completed.
	Fixed bug "ERROR 13" when adding new CD's to your database from CDDB
2.181	Added ability to import YEAR from CDDB Internet database.
2.174-180 misc small bugs in program connection to cddb database
2.174c/d Fixed bug in playlist adding to first time blank listing error. fixed.

2.174a/b Free text importing for registered users for testing.
         Demo users limited to 100 songs at a time.

2.173 b/c Improved the text export functions in the software.

2.173/a   Improved the Promo Only DJ series import function to support
        custom fields/categories.  Test it out!

2.172a,b,c,d,e
        Working a few new features and bug fixes. Details to follow shortly.
        Updated color to Yellow when getting cddb track listings so
        those that had trouble with red/blue combo can see the letters better.
        Better registration page.  Ability to have it not ask for an ID 
        when entering cd's from CDDB database or auto-enter the ID if not used.

2.171   Fixed small bug when deleting data in a year or numeric field
        when non-number data was entered. The program will now fix it
        by entering a zero for you.
        Fixed a bug when users try to delete the master ID field. It 
        now prevents that from happening. Program will now re-add it
        for databases that are missing that field.        
2.170m  Fixed small but in manual entry error code 6 overflow with
	ID numbers that were mixed like 2d003.  Fixed.
2.170j..k..l..Fixed a few small errors when displaying the search 
	grid on some systems.
2.170k  fixed small bug when opening a corrupted database.
        new backup/restore features. For safety it now will make a backup
        of your current database when you go to restore another one over it
        just for safety.  Makes a backup before you perform maintenance also.
        We just don't want people to lose data.
2.170j  New 2nd search box ready for testing
2.170i  New Help Section added to the program very similar to 
        the standard windows help format.
        Window Size is remembered better on the main search grid.
        Size was only a few pixels off.

2.170h  Some new mass search and replace data functions.
        1. Replace "BROOKS-GARTH" with "Garth Brooks"
	2. Replace "Brooks-Garth" with "BROOKS-Garth"
	3. Add manual info to a field like "D:\" + ID = "D:\001.mp3"
	4. Copy data from category "A" to category "B" with
        option to "replace" or "append to front or end of" "B".
	These functions are under testing and may not be part of
	the final release of this version and may be an upgrade.
        PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR DATABASE EACH TIME prior 
        to using these new mass data change functions.

2.170g  Some new help sections added. New order form within
        the program. Searching for data now returns the cursor back to 
        the search box for faster searching.  ESC key clears the data
        within that box. Custom Searches now save again.
	Bug fix: Play songs in your database by pressing the F4 key
	Note: Works only if you have the exact path and filename to
        the song stored in a category in your database. It will play
        songs in your default player OR open documents if you store
        documents.

2.170f  Enhanced the new database creation screen to be a bit clearer
        when copying the current database or creating new databases.
2.170e  Fixed a bug in searching with apostrophe's in the search item 
	like "I'm" will now search properly. New Feature when importing
	from CDDB on the Other Settings/Options menu you can remove all
	parentheses from song titles to help with CDDB Internet searches.
 	Added a backup feature to restore software to previous version
	if you are testing new versions of this software and want to go
	back to your last favorite version.  New song delimiter added
	called "\" for parsing title\artist out of CDDB.

2.170d  Fixed a bug in importing RPM database files into a blank database
	the program would say no data in database. Now fixed to bypass 
	that error.        

2.170c  Beta testing a new function to PLAY songs stored on a hard drive
	by simply pressing the F4 key to play them in your default player.
	Set up a new category called location see this image for help
        Make the new category size 255 and "text" for the type of data
	Then put in a path and filename to an audio file to test it.
	Note: this does not rip the files to hard drive at this time.
	You can play video files, audio files, open photos and more
        just by storing the path and filename to it in our database.
2.170b  ERG DJ music series import added. You can now start TESTING
        the ability to import ERG music series into mdb2000 databases.
2.170a  Small opening window bug.
        added new playlist testing options by pressing F8 key to add
        to playlist and added ability to limit amount of data per
        column to export to the playlist.
2.170   Testing begins on the new playlist functions.  Radio stations 
        have been asking for playlist functionality to the software.
        You can BETA test it in this version if you like.  It will
        not be a free upgrade when completed.  Those who test and
        provide feedback will get discounts.

2.169-2.169c4
        Mar 04 2002 Fixes a small import error in Promo Only imports
	This only affects versions 2.168a-b-c-d of this software.
2.168c  Released 22 Feb 2002
	CDDB options fixed where multiple delimiters found in 
	title/artist will help fix importing:
        Example: Suzie Q-Sweet Hitchhiker-CCR 
        will translate to Title=Suzie Q-Hitchhiker and Artist = CCR
        where before it would move Hitchhiker over to Artist by error.
        Now you can remove the word "The" from song titles as you import
        from CDDB as a requested user option.
        Some various artist CD's would duplicate artist 
        within the title-Fixed bug.
	Enhancement where if the artist looks the same for each track
	then the program automatically checks the artist for all CD same box
	Improved enhancement for CD's where the Artist is the same and the
	song title contains the artist name.
        Fixed a few bugs with reversing title/artist button when adding cddb
        CD data to your database.
	CDDB title-artist delimiters re-adjusted for better splitting of 
	titles from artist listings in the CDDB database.
	Above features are generally tested but may not be 100% bug free.
 
2.168b&b1 Features easy to switch a view multiple 
       databases from an easy open database feature.  Features ability 
       to add a comment describing the database also.
       Fixed searching database with an apostrophe results now show.
       UNDER FINAL TESTING: Ability to export your song list
       to the best on-line song list services on the web: www.wedj.com 
       and www.djintelligence.com  EXPORT FEATURE STILL UNDER TESTING

2.168a Changes made to save/store original registration code within the
       MDB2000 folder for future installs or easy reference.

2.168  International Date Formats re-programmed to work better with 
       date format of DD/MM/YYYY from UK and other countries.
       Extended the requirement of one license per computer to Aug 2002.
2.167b/c/d New Mass Data Changing functions. You can copy data from one 
       category to another.  You can copy part of the data from one
       category to another based on length or a "," or ":" delimiter.
2.167  Additional Testing of MP3 tag importing (soon)      
2.166c First test of MP3 ID tag importing (test as you wish)
       When padding ID numbers it displayed a small error but did not 
       affect the data. Manual Add Data page instructions clarified a bit more.
2.166b Restore Database displayed "Save as" and was changed to "Restore from"
       Grid LOCK/UNLOCK is now "remembered" each time you start the program.
2.166a Small installation fix to work with Windows XP. Cosmetic fix.
2.166  Added a new function for large usage CDDB users with their own ID
       from Gracenote(R). 99% of all users of this software do not need a special ID.
       Added new CDDB Control version works on 98-NT-ME-XP-2000
2.165d,e,f Fixed some installation bugs on first time installs where it would say there is
       a problem with the registration # when there was no number yet as it is a DEMO.
2.165c Fixed registration screen bug and delayed the request to register software for 6 months
       on individual machines for paid versions. 
2.165b Added ability to mass delete items in the database based on a single item search on the main
	search grid criteria that you specify.  To access this function, click on mass changes
	on the menu and select your option.  

2.165  Fixed bug in grid settings that would not update the grid selections
	 after you changed them.  Actually the Exit Back button was not working properly.
            Extended the program registration code request per computer to after December 2001 when
	we have more time to write it.  This will require a registration code for each computer
	running the software.

For earlier fixes-->see here for fixes/enhancements history file.

THANK YOU.