Combined GrainSize, CLSuite4, LabSuite4 and Proctor Update

This program is a combined installer that will update the version 4.x of the GEOSYSTEM GrainSize program, the CLSuite4 and LabSuite4 packages, and the Proctor program. This updates version 4.x only: earlier versions of the software are not included in the update. You can check your program version like this: Start your GEOSYSTEM program, open a project, then open an existing grain size or Proctor test. Next, select "Help" > "About this Program": If the following dialog says something like "GEOSYSTEM for Windows Moisture-Density Test Module v. 1.1" or "GEOSYSTEM Grn-Size Module v. 1.1" then you have an older version of the software, and you'll want to check this page for upgrading information.

GS4UPDATE
To install this file: first see if you need it. Start your GEOSYSTEM for Windows program and open a GrainSize or Proctor test data set (i.e., go to the screen that asks for grain size or compaction testing data). Select "Help" > "About this module". From the following dialog, click on the "System Info." button. If your program lists a "Date Generated" earlier than the latest "Build" date listed in the revisions section below, proceed with the installation.

Shut down your GEOSYSTEM for Windows package. If GEOSYTEM for Windows is installed onto a network drive, make sure that everyone has shut down their package. Click on the GS4UPDATE link above, save the file to your hard disk (it doesn't matter where) then run it (GS4UPDATE.EXE).

GrainSize, CLSuite, LabSuite and Proctor Version 4 Revision History

Build 4.0.0.68 (2012-May-08)

Major internal changes to font caching subsystem -- should result in improvements in speed and stability.
Stop Windows from issuing a beep when the user presses Enter on the Proctor test data grid.
Internal changes to support the optional gINT importer.
Remove old, undated AASHTO test methods and obsolete VTM-1 correction specification from the Proctor test specification list (existing installations are not updated with this change).
Do not allow the user to click on the summary/chart toolbar buttons and menu selections for the MDSO screens.

Build 4.0.0.67 (2012-Mar-09)

Fix problem that had the MDSO screens changing the program title bar.
Fix CBR41 problem with access violation in changing a CBR test sample's load ring constant (issue#7250).
Correct problem in loading Internet Explorer web pages that would unnecessarily cause the program to first write out a temporary .HTML file.
Fix support/feedback web links for CBR41.
Fix CBR41 problem where the mold weight units selection was not saved.
Reliably minimize GDM on startup.

Build 4.0.0.66 (2012-Feb-16)

Correction of bug to CBR41 to eliminate a crash when moving mouse cursor over penetration chart of new sample.
Fix to show help properly when selecting, e.g., "Options" > "GrainSize Setup" from the Data Manager screens.
Flag calculated sieve percentages not in the range of 0-100%.
Correction of bug in CBR41 that would not support dimensions in mms.
Correction of bug in CBR41 that would cause a crash if exporting a chart report to PDF and the "Select an appropriate ending" output selection was chosen.

Build 4.0.0.65 (2012-Feb-06)

Update locked-options configuration to allow changing of Atterberg classification chart type, specification envelopes and sieve nests, margins, fineness modulus addition to chart report, and to save the user's nav. tab location selection.
Internal changes to built-in (currently not available for licensing) CBR: Add 2007 VTM support, re-order test methods by revision year, disable .3-.5 CBR selection on chart screen, fix percentage selection on chart screen, show drag cursor when mouse is over linearity correction line.
Modify PRGSYDAT, PRGSYCNO and PRGEOSYS to not show depth as a part of the sample identification (it's already shown in a box in the middle of the report).
Internal mods on CBR41 to darken the weight of the chart grid lines, and to add an option to enter density weights in grams.
Modified the code used to identify samples on chart reports so that if there was not enough room on a 1-line-per-sample report for sample source/depth and sample number, depth was dropped from the report instead of the sample number; also shortened the "Sample Source" label to "Source" to get some more room.
Darken weight of grid lines used on Proctor summaries; grain size chart reports.

Build 4.0.0.64 (2012-Jan-20)

Do not include samples on Atterberg reports if only moisture content data (no Atterberg data) are entered.
Fix bug that would prevent online help from appearing.
Properly minimize GDM after a lab. test data entry screen is displayed.
Show LabSuite on the same monitor as GDM.
Correct crash on clicking on the "Other Classifications" tab.

Build 4.0.0.63 (2012-Jan-04)

Fix "File or path not found ... cbr.chm" error on startup with non-CBR installations.
Load LabSuite on the same monitor as Data Manager.

Build 4.0.0.62 (2011-Dec-27)

Fix crash on setup dialog close.

Build 4.0.0.61 (2011-Dec-21)

Fix of problem that would cause data files to be flagged as changed within the binder whether or not they actually got modified.
Compress .PDF files by an order of magnitude.
Internal modifications for account 1309.
Modify to only use the buggy printer driver workaround when absolutely required. This should correct "An outgoing call cannot be made since the application is dispatching an input-synchronous call" errors.
The sizes of the Proctor scale selection dialog and multiple-test print selection dialogs were not consistent from one program run to the next.
Modification to how dotted lines are drawn in .PDF files that can drastically cut the size of those files (e.g., one file went from 1.6M to 96K).
Work to prevent some GPFs tied to freeing a GDICanvas that uses an underlying TCanvas control that's already destroyed.
Fix problem that would cause a 'Problem: "The server threw an exception" Code: -2147417851' message when trying to edit from a test located in a source folder that was opened in "Read-only" mode because someone else was editing the folder.
Modify sieve percentage block on chart reports to show specifications with 100% as both minimum and maximum as "100" instead of "100 - 100".
Removal of unused internal COM server capabilities. Should speed up startup times.
Addition of internal "export selected samples to .PDF" for A1309.
Addition of internal capability to lock program options against end-user modification for A1309.
Correction of bug on chart reports where a long "source of sample" would cause the sample depth to be overprinted by the source of sample. (Ref. spt. issue 7032.)
Sort test types ("Classifications", "GrainSize", "Limits" on the toolbar shown at the top of the screen.
Addition of oversize moisture content to MDSO moisture screen. (MDSO test support is not enabled except for a few clients.)
Proper recall of the last MDSO data entry screen when switching back to MDSO from another test type.
Remove MDSO "Report" navigation tab for installations shipped without any MDSO report forms.
Correct problems (error dialogs) shown when cutting/copying/pasting with a locked clipboard.
Correct a problem (error dialog) caused by ending a string of text with either "'" or "~".
Prevent errors on exit from error dialog "Halt" button click.
Fix many problems with properly saving/restoring tare IDs on data entry forms.
Fix several problems with user-created selection lists.

Build 4.0.0.60 (2011-Sep-16)

Internal modification to speed up report generation.
Include help for Proctor tests for licensees of GrainSize + Proctor but not LabSuite.
Correct problem where the oversize correction application label would run off the right side of the page on 3-zav chart reports (spt. issue 6680).
Workaround for buggy HP printer drivers (Windows XP).
Correct problem with the "Sample Info." screen when shown on systems using a very large DPI setting.

Build 4.0.0.59 (2011-Jun-02)

Code-signed grainsize.ovr to try to prevent Norton's useless "security" software from arbitrarily quarantining the program.
Correct memory access error that would cause the software to crash when opening a *very* specific data file size.

Build 4.0.0.58 (2011-Apr-01)

Fix "Assertion error" shown when trying to plot a data-averaging curve. Error was introduced in the previous program version.

Build 4.0.0.57 (2011-Mar-31)

Correct the hatching of the "project data here" polygon on the Proctor chart scale dialog.
Correct memory leaks.
Prevent crash that would occur when selecting "Test" > "Output Chart Report" for a just-entered test without previewing the test report first.
Prevent possible "Runtime error 217" message from being displayed when closing the software on installations that use one or more calculation plugins.
Nicer error dialogs for program bugs -- stack traces are properly called out and a suggestion is made to paste the error message into a tech. support e-mail.
Nicer font selection on chart preview screens when running on a rotated widescreen monitor (not a likely occurrence).
Save the user's figure number selection for a report page when switching from the report preview screen to another screen.
Correct a "The program encountered an error that is probably due to a programming bug" error after selecting a Proctor chart report scale. This error would only happen when running the program on a widescreen monitor.
Correct a crash that would happen when trying to preview a report for a test not listed in the project's report page list (e.g., because of a corrupted page list file).
Properly save report figure number changes made just before closing the program.
Correct a crash that could happen on slower computers when using the change scale up/down buttons on the Proctor scale dialog.
Correct a possible "divide by zero" error when plotting certain Proctor charts (the top of the Proctor curve would need to almost touch the top of the chart box).

Build 4.0.0.56 (2011-Mar-03)

Workaround for a problem that would prevent online help from being displayed in certain networked environments managed by a domain controller.
Several popup sample info selection lists: Empty popup menus are not shown and the menu editor is automatically shown when a new selection list is created.
Log files are no longer created in the user's roaming AppData directory.
Correction of an obscure error that would report -- on chart reports -- the combined percentages of the smallest fractional divisions (i.e., silt and clay) even if one or more of the smallest divisions were completely off the right side of the chart. This error would make it appear as if the percentage was only for the divisions that were actually shown. (See spt. issue 6249.)
Clear the liquidity index value when the plasticity index value changes to a non-value, or the natural moisture data is deleted.
The default .PDF and .XML export directory is now the current user's desktop instead of the application directory.
Tutorials are now available with the licensed program as well as the demo.
Add field density to the list of available online manuals.
Added new "GSSingle Sans Coefficients" form.

Build 4.0.0.55 (2011-Jan-28)

Correct fatal memory access error encountered when trying to read a corrupted Proctor test data file.
Correct fatal memory access error encountered when trying to read a corrupted tare database.
Added Help menu link to the GEOSYSTEM printed manual marketplace.
Internal tutorial mods.
Correct internal error encountered on reading the preferred soil classification system in older project files.
Correct error encountered when saving a batch of program settings. (Error was: "TSAXParser.OnStartElement:XMLInput -- NIL processing node".).
Correct centering of SampleInfo screen on oddly-sized displays such as rotated wide-screen LCDs.
Grab the specification envelope and Proctor test specification files from a network share on first run on a new computer/login account if the network share directory is read-only.

Build 4.0.0.54 (22.Dec.2010)

Correct placement of "Test Selection" button on Chart/Summary output dialog so that it was not partially off the right side of the dialog.
Improve appearance of test markers shown on the report preview screen's lefthand page selection panel.
Add a small grab bar to the splitters on the sieve test and report preview screens.
Modify demo version to not pop up multiple requests for the company name during installation.
Internal changes to support swapping beween licenses.

Build 4.0.0.51 (27.Jul.2010)

Correct a problem that led the program to ignore the Data Manager's project "read-only" mode.
Correct a problem that would cause "Test" to show instead of the GEOSYSTEM logo in the bottom right-hand corner of the window on some OSs.
Add display of wash percentage to sieve test data entry window.
Removal of Windows 2000 from the list of supported operating systems.

Build 4.0.0.50 (3.Jun.2010)

Updates to upgrade program appearance with Windows themes enabled.

Build 4.0.0.48 (15.Apr.2010)

Increase the font size used for some displays.
Correct error that would eventually lead to a "you do not have a license for this program" error message when clicking on the "GrainSize" link from the GDM screen.

Build 4.0.0.47 (15.Mar.2010)

Minor modification to the line weights used on moisture-density data summary reports.
Speed up logo printing on reports
Internal changes for Windows 64-bit compatibility.

Build 4.0.0.46 (20.Nov.2009)

Added internal support for read-only file access. This will not be available to users until LOGDRAFT 5 and GDM 3 are released late December.
Correct the appearance of check box and radio button controls when displayed on Windows XP/Vista/7 when running in Windows' "themed" modes.
Modified reporting of specification percentages on the chart report's percent-passing tables so that the #200 specification is reported to 1 decimal place if the user's chosen the "Report #200 and smaller to 1 decimal if less than 10%" option.
Correct the results box on Proctor chart reports to properly label the optimum moisture content determined for CT-216 w/ moisture contents tests.
Correct caption of the CT-216 "Soil wt. prior to adding water" field.

Build 4.0.0.45 (6.Oct.2009)

Modified the .PDF report output to make the fine lines on the particle size chart darker.
Added "Fines" particle size total to the USDA, ISS and BS 5930 particle classification systems.
Corrected the data summary report for CT-216 with moisture contents tests to label the optimum moisture content in percent instead of grams.
Workaround for a Windows graphics driver bug that causes company logos to be omitted from random pages of a multi-page printout.

Build 4.0.0.44 (3.Jun.2009)

Correction of a small problem with Moisture-Density test summaries for oversize-corrected tests that have 100% passing the oversize sieve: Prior to this change, the "Moist." and "Dry Den." test data table labels would have footnote asterisks, but no footnotes would be included on the report.
Correct the PRSIEVE report form to properly show the user's "Checked by title" data.
Modified the Wentworth scale chart to plot -log2(diameter in mm.) instead of -log2(diameter in inches).

Build 4.0.0.43 ((unreleased to end-users))

Added internal logging support to track down an error reported by an end-user while running Proctor tests under Windows Vista.

Build 4.0.0.42 (11.Mar.2009)

Added support for specifying the oversize sive opening as 1/2 inch.

Build 4.0.0.41 (5.Mar.2009)

Correction of a problem that would cause "TProctorCurveGenerator.DeleteShapingPoint: bad point number" error messages to be shown when trying to delete shaping points from a moisture-density test that does not use oversize correction data.

Build 4.0.0.40 (25.Feb.2009)

Removed use of the TRACE entity in DXF files and added the missing file that caused "File or path unknown" errors when outputting to DXF.
Added support for inclusion of logos in reports exported to AutoCAD .DXF files.
Added support for printing/exporting to PDF multiple report pages in a single batch.

Build 4.0.0.38 (13.Oct.2008)

Added ASTM D 1557-07 support for Proctor tests
Corrected a problem that would prevent the user from erasing a number entered into the Proctor test screen's oversize sieve percentage field.
Internal modifications to speed the report preview process.
Corrected a problem that prevented shaping of moisture-density curves for tests whose test specification required oversize correction and no correction data (e.g., percent oversize) were entered.
Corrected a problem that prevented shaping of *uncorrected* moisture-density test curves from causing changes in the calculated maximum density and optimum moisture content values. These values continued to be derived from a separate, non-shaped, curve.

Build 4.0.0.37 (2.Oct.2008)

If the user enters or modifies hydrometer test data and exits the program without viewing a test report or the particle size chart, some data exported using the data summary and export tool would not reflect the newly-changed hydrometer data. Similar problems existed in the Atterberg and Moisture-Density test entry screens, but only if the user exited the program by clicking "Ignore" on a program "data error" warning window.
Added support for downloading moisture-density test specifications from our website.
Correction of a problem that prevented the software from saving a hydrometer test's linear correction coefficients as a default for new tests.
Correct a problem that would prevent the use of Enter to jump from a Tare ID field to the Wt. w+t field on the Proctor test data screen.
Make Tare ID fields on the CT-216 data entry screen invisible if the test was run without taking moisture contents.
Modified Limits plasticity charts to support liquid limits values greater than 200 and plasticity indices greater than 120.

Build 4.0.0.36 (14.Sep.2008)

Addition of the "GSGEOSYS Version 4" grain size report form. This form adds "Test Date" and natural moisture boxes, and supports LabSuite/CLSuite's "Preferred classification system" (click on "General Settings" underneath "Reporting" to change which classification is reported).
Report preview: Correction of some problems that would occur when dragging tests onto different report pages while modifying a page's figure number.
When the user has selected to show the grain size "Percent retained" scale on either side of the particle distribution chart, the program now adds a percent retained column to the data summary report.
Synthesized one-point Proctor curves were not being displayed in their entirety.

Build 4.0.0.35 (21.Aug.2008)

Correction of a problem that would prevent Proctor curve shaping points from being saved.
Addition of an option to label incalculable liquid limit tests as "NP" instead of "NV".
Correction of the number of decimal places reported for Proctor mold weights: The program now uses 2 places for weights in pounds and 1 for weights in grams.
Correction of a problem that would prevent synthesized one-point Proctor curves from being displayed.

Build 4.0.0.34 (20.Jun.2008)

Correction to show the proper units in the Proctor test mold weight flyover hints (previously the hints would always request mold weights in grams, regardless of the user's mold weight units selection).
Correct a problem that allowed the user to type junk into the Proctor test mold weight units selection box: After entering junk, the program would continually display an error dialog starting with "CONSTNTS.Convert: unknown conversion unit".
Change the default grain size test type from "Precalculated" to "Cumulative Weight Retained" to better reflect the most common test type required by users. Only affects new program installations.
Correction of a problem that would cause the program to use 100% of the CPU time (on single-core computers, or 50% on dual-core, etc.) when started by clicking on any sample card link besides GrainSize (e.g., clicking on Proctor, AASHTO, etc. would cause 100% CPU usage).

Build 4.0.0.33 (6.Jun.2008)

Addition of a new grain size report form called GSASTM.
Wholesale changes made to the PRSIEVE report form.
Modification to the "Insert Symbol" dialog (press F9 on any "Sample Info. window) to show a preview of each font in the symbol font list.
Removal of Windows9x compatibility for exported .EMF reports & summary files.
Major refactoring to clean/speed up the Windows font handling code. Will not have any visible effect other than a possible slight improvement in report plotting speed.
On some computers running as a part of a Windows domain environment, program configuration files would not be created in the program's installation directory. Only affects users running a shared copy of the software.
Modification to properly include the test date on PRSINGLE in cases where the current report page has more than 1 test set to print on it (PRSINGLE only supports one test, so the problem only affected users moving from a multi-test report without allowing the program to rearrange the report pages to only show one test per page).
Fix of the PRASTM report form to include the checked-by title on the report.
Fixed the location of the "Halt" button on fatal error message dialogs so that it does not partially hide the "Retry" button.
Make the program's error dialog resizeable so that the error message can be read more easily.
Modification so that the Proctor section of the program does not change the precision of user-entered oversize sieve percentages.
Removal of the "Calculated Values" Setup panel (under "Grain Size Distribution) when only Proctor is licensed. This panel is not used for Proctor-only installations.

Build 4.0.0.32 (21.Apr.2008)

Correction of the Proctor data summary report to report the oversize percentage instead of 100-the oversize percentage.

Build 4.0.0.31 (4.Apr.2008)

Correction of a problem that could cause a program error when plotting any data summary or chart report. The problem was found during a code review and appears to have never caused a crash during program use.
Small change of the label printed on Proctor test reports to denote corrected test data: Originally the label read "Oversize correction applied to final results", the new label reads "Oversize Correction Applied to Final Results". Likewise, "Oversize corr. applied to each test point" was changed to "Oversize Corr. Applied to Each Test Point". Both labels are also now preceeded by the correction standard, so that, for example, the new label reads "ASTM D 4718-87 Oversize Corr. Applied to Each Test Point" when plotting D 4718-corrected test data.
Addition of selection list support to the sample info. window. (Right-click on a data field and select "Make a Selection List".)

Build 4.0.0.30 (29.Feb.2008)

Correction of the label shown for the oversize percentage on moisture-density data summaries for tests where an oversize percentage was entered (or grain size test data were entered), but no oversize correction was performed, either because the test specification did not require correction, or because no correction data (i.e., bulk specific gravity and/or oversize moisture) were entered. The label read "Percent retained" but the value listed was the percent passing.
Changed the GSHYDROM report form to the more flexible sample identification labeler (which will decide whether to show "Source" or "Location", instead of showing both and leaving one blank).
Changed the GSSINGLE report form to add D90.
Modified the grain size and Atterberg test summary reports to show the soil classification selected through the "Preferred classification system" box on the system's configuration dialog.
Fix of a problem that would cause the user's current color plotting selections and preferred classification method to not be reflected in the sample reports shown when the "Preview Forms" button was clicked on the Proctor test report preview screen.
Addition of support for downloadable soil classification plugins.

Build 4.0.0.29 (11.Feb.2008)

Fix of bug that prevented the oversize percentage from being transferred from a sample's grain size test to its Proctor oversize correction data.
Removal of the option to have different soil layer and sample material descriptions if the GEOSYSTEM LD4 program is not licensed. This change should eliminate a great deal of confusion for lab. software licensees.

Build 4.0.0.28 (27.Dec.2007)

Added the capability to download new particle classification systems and specification envelopes from our website.
Added two new forms: GSAGG1 and GSAGG3 were designed for aggregate producers, and omit material description and soil classification information.

Build 4.0.0.27 (1.Nov.2007)

Modifications made to the material description using the USCS "Add group name to your soil description" box and Burmister "Add ID or symbol to your soil description" boxes were not showing up on boring logs.

Build 4.0.0.26 (20.Oct.2007)

Addition of support for color logos. THIS WILL NOT affect existing clients; only new clients submitting a logo that is in color can take advantage of this modification.
Modification to work around a Windows Vista bug that causes an error dialog to appear when displaying help screens.
Correction of a bug that would sometimes show a "Sieve opening list: (Default opening sizes)" line on summary reports. The "Sieve opening list:" line should not have appeared unless a custom opening size list was chosen for the test.
Added #450, #500 and #635 to the program's list of supported sieves.
Addition of Windows Vista as a supported operating system; removal of Windows98 and WindowsME. The software should still run under Windows98 and WindowsME, but an "unsupported" warning will be shown to the user.
Modification to the error window shown when insufficient or bad data is entered: The window now has an "Ignore" button.
On reports that include "Source of Sample:" and "Sample Number:" fields (e.g., GSSINGLE), shown on two lines, the ordering of the two are now reversed: "Source of Sample:" prints above "Sample Number:".
For Atterberg reports, the 5th marker in the LIMLAND report was not centered in its box in the table of test results.
Correction of a bug that would corrupt the user-defined specification envelope file if the file was created by version 1.x of the software (the older version of the program) and an envelope included a sieve that wasn't valid (e.g., a negative opening size dimension, random text or a non-standard sieve number).
Addition of support for moving user-editable files (such as the specification envelope list) from the program directory to a user-writeable directory. This change was required for Vista compatibility, and is used by the program installer when installing onto Vista computers. The option is not yet available to end-users.
The specification envelope editing dialog now presents the list of specification envelopes available for modification in sorted order.
Addition of support for outputting chart and data summary reports as bitmaps in .PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format.
The program is now uncompressed, meaning that it will take longer to load from network drives. This change should make for quicker load times for local drives.
Correction of a problem that would keep specification envelopes with names staring with "(" (e.g., (A Series) Spec. Envelope) from being applied.

Build 4.0.0.25 (27.Jul.2007)

Correct a problem introduced in version 4.0.0.24 that would cause error messages to be displayed when closing the program while the grain size chart is displayed, or when changing from the grain size chart to a different window.
Rearrange navigation pane on the program's Setup dialog when only GrainSize has been licensed. The change is so the dialog matches the screenshots in the program's manual.
Fix: the specification envelope editor did not accept sieve sizes in millimeters.

Build 4.0.0.24 (23.Jul.2007)

Change the section titles on summary reports to show white on gray instead of black on gray. The change was made to make the reports more readable when faxed.
Addition of selection of the chart report form and the option of autocombining tests onto reports from a menu ("Report") in addition to toolbar buttons
New installations will display a message indicating that the software is no longer supported on Windows98 and WindowsME.
Change so that the minimum width of minor chart gridlines is 1/600 inch. Helps when printing reports on high-resolution printers.

Build 4.0.0.22 (20.Feb.2007)

Still more internal changes necessary to support custom reports developed for different clients. No visible changes have been made since version 4.0.0.19.

Build 4.0.0.21 (30.Jan.2007)

More internal changes necessary to support custom reports developed for different clients. No visible changes have been made since version 4.0.0.19.

Build 4.0.0.20 (09.Jan.2007)

Internal changes necessary to support a custom report form developed for a client. No visible changes have been made.

Build 4.0.0.19 (05.Jan.2007)

Corrected a misspelling (LIQUD LIMIT) in the GSCHART report form.
Workaround for a nasty Microsoft XP update mess that stops the operating system from opening any help files stored on network drives. The result of the idiotic Microsoft modification is that programs stored on network drives cannot open their own help files.
Corrects a bug that caused some of the items shown on the currently-selected grain size report form to not be available for use with the GDM Data Summary and Export tool.
Corrects a bug preventing new projects from reusing the disclaimer selected for the last project edited.
Introduced a change to speed up the report printing process by not requiring the program to consult GDM before storing data used just for the report.

Build 4.0.0.18 (16.Nov.2006)

Modified the Wentworth (Phi) chart to plot Phi vs. log(probability) vs. Phi instead of Phi vs. percent.
When changing data entry screens, getting an error window which the user ignores, then going back to the original screen that produced the error, would result in the error message not being displayed anymore.
Modified the USCS and AS 1726 screens to provide a warning message if Atterberg data are not entered.
Correct Phi chart scale for metric projects (scale was plotting -log2(sizemm) instead of -log2(sizeinches)).
Modified the log(probability) chart to calculate curve percentages and diameters based upon a log(probability) curve instead of a curve constructed of straight percentages.
Swapped the Phi scale left-for-right.
Make sure the D-value table shown in the grain size chart review screen has enough room to handle 100+mm particle sizes.
Adding or deleting shaping points on the particle size curve did not update the on-screen display of D-values and particle percentages. (The final reports were correct.)
Workaround of an obscure situation where Grain Size for Windows version 1.x allowed a user to enter pre-split weights in pounds and post-split weights in grams. The new program detects this situation by noting that the pre-split weights are less than the post-split weights (an impossible situation if all weights are entered in grams) and automatically converts all pre-split weights to grams.
Correct a bug that allowed users to enter a blank value into the "Minimum D60 value to report" setup dialog field. Entering a blank value would crash the program.
Move some setup options if GrainSize is licensed without licensing the Classification Suite package.

Build 4.0.0.17 (31.Aug.2006)

Corrected a problem with entering precalculated sieve data: if the user entered a sieve, but did not enter a corresponding percent finer value, the program would display a completely blank error dialog.
Added a #270 sand/silt split version of the USDA classification system, and the ISSS classification system.
Made some changes to try to avoid a program crash when switching from the grain size chart preview window to any other window.
Properly save any hydrometer settings that were changed during the current session as defaults for the next session.
Included the Burmister Soil Symbol in the list of calculated classification results shown when mousing over the Burmister link on a sample data card.

Build 4.0.0.16 (24.May.2006)

The changes to the soil classifiers introduced in version 4.0.0.14 caused user-entered USCS and AASHTO classifications to be erased if there was not enough data for the program to produce its own classification. This has been changed so that user-entered classifications are not erased. Note that this change has one side effect: Version 4.0.0.14 would erase the USCS and AASHTO classifications for existing tests that should not have had classifications assigned because Atterberg data were not entered; this version does not erase the classifications.
The USCS and AS1726 classification data entry screens would not properly update the classification when an oven-dried liquid limit value was entered. This *did not* result in incorrect classification values on chart reports; only the on-screen display was incorrect.

Build 4.0.0.15 (15.May.2006)

Corrected a problem that would cause the message 'Error 126: Could not open dll "python24.dll"' to be displayed when previewing or printing any grain size reports after either 'Soil Analysis Report' or 'Organic Soil Report' was selected as the report form. These forms were not compatible with GrainSize version 4, and should not have been shipped on the CD. The update deletes the forms so that you can get back to the GrainSize preview screen: when you do so, select a different report form to complete the fix.
Corrected several problems that cropped up when running the software under a Windows Regional Settings configuration that used a comma as the "Decimal symbol", including one problem that caused a crash as soon as the program was loaded.

Build 4.0.0.14 (11.May.2006)

Addition of a calculator to the chart preview screen. Selecting "Curve" > "Calculator" displays a dialog that allows the user to calculate the percent smaller than a given particle size, or the particle size corresponding to a given percent retained.
Modifications to the Burmister classification system. For details, call +1 970/223-8788 x111
Correction of a small problem that cropped up during previewing of the chart report if a new report form was selected while the user was modifying a report page's figure number.
The previous version of GrainSize treated a blank meniscus correction as valid (i.e., 0), while the new version does not. Changed the code used to read in files created with the previous version to replace a blank meniscus correction with a "0".
CHANGE TO THE ASTM AND AASHTO CLASSIFICATIONS: Previously the system would classify soil without Atterberg data being entered; now this will not be done except in the case where the soil can be classified without limits data (i.e., GP, GW, SP, SW and AASHTO's A-8).

Build 4.0.0.13 (27.Mar.2006)

Correct the "Canadian Soil Information System 1982" classification system to properly show the percent sand
Corrected printing of the "Date" field in the GSCOE report form.
Addition of a Colloids column to the GSGEODAT report form.
Corrected some display problems related to editing specification envelopes with inch-sized sieves on a computer configured for metric measurements.
Correction of a problem that would turn specification envelope printing off after the program's Setup dialog is viewed for the first time.

Build 4.0.0.12 (31.Jan.2006)

Ampersands would display as underscores in the Identification field on the Burmister classification window.
Changed the program to remember the hydrometer temperature correction values used for the previously entered hydrometer test and to use those values as a default when a new hydrometer test is entered.
Corrected a problem that would show an error message indicating "File or path not found: NOPATH\CommonSettings.xml" when changing certain configuration options from the GDM opening screen.
Corrected a problem that would display "CL-CL" error messages when trying to print chart reports containing tests whose source folders have been deleted.
When starting a new hydrometer test, the program will default to using the same hydrometer type (151h or 152h) as was used in the previous test.

Build 4.0.0.10 (9.Dec.2005)

Tests consisting of a #200 wash only, or tests starting in fine sand and ending in silt, would not report a fines percentage.

Build 4.0.0.9 (2.Dec.2005)

When used as a part of the new CLSuite4 package, Version 4.0.0.8 display General Protection Fault messages during data entry. This version corrects the problem.
The option to turn off plotting of specification envelopes on the chart report did not work.
Plotting a curve that begins within a gravel, or sand division and ends exactly at the end of the same division would cause the program report the percent smaller than the end of the curve. For example, if the curve begins at the #60 sieve and ends at the #200, the program would not report anything underneath the Silt and Clay boxes plotted under the chart.

Build 4.0.0.8 (4.Nov.2005)

Modification to correctly display the GSHYDROM form. This form was not shipped with the software, but was available on our website for downloading and use with the previous grain size program.

Build 4.0.0.7 (31.Oct.2005)

The sieve test results table could sometimes run off the right side of the summary report page.

Build 4.0.0.6 (17.Oct.2005)

Modification to "Auto. Combine" feature to delete reports duplicated by the bug fixed in version 4.0.0.4.
Addition of the CanSIS particle size breakdown.
Added the ability to turn off the menu option to add a shaping point.

Build 4.0.0.5 (6.Oct.2005)

Correct an error message displayed when the Preview Forms button is clicked.
Addition of the Ohio Department of Transportation particle size breakdown.

Build 4.0.0.4 (16.Sep.2005)

Outputting a summary or chart to PDF, XML or DXF, while viewing a test report on-screen: if the "Select an appropriate ending for this filename" box was checked, the wrong sample's information (i.e., sample number, material source, etc.) would be used to create the filename.
Fix of a problem that would cause duplicated report pages to show up when moving tests around to different pages.
Fix of a problem that would cause the Data Summary and Export program to crash with a "Subscript out of range" error.
Add of support for having a space between the "#" and the sieve number when entering numbered sieves.
Some report forms may not have shown the sample's material description.
When working on the list of chart report pages, if the Autocombine button is used the list of pages may not be accessible because the scrollbar becomes disabled.
Modified the chart report pages list panel to keep the list of pages sorted at all times -- modifying a figure number of moving a test from one report to another resorts the list in alphabetical order.
Fixed the option to reshuffle the order in which tests print on a given report page.
Material description changes made on the Sample Info. screen will now always affect the material description shown on the Data Manager sample card, unless LD4 is licensed.

Build 4.0.0.3 (29.Aug.2005)

Using the "USCS, list fines instead of silts/clay" classification, the program would show an error message when if a particle distribution curve ending within the silt interval was printed (gave "TGSSiltBlock.Plot: Misssing SILT division" message).
Help was not working in build 4.0.0.2.
Addition of support for the Australian Standard 1726 classification system.
Pressing Enter on the last prompt of the Sample Info. screen now automatically displays the Sieve Test screen
Several changes to the test report selection process to a) fix moving tests onto a different report page, b) prevent a program error caused by dragging a report page's test slot not filled in with an actual test and c) fix of option to rearrange tests on a report page.
Fix of small problem that allowed the user to hit Enter on the last row of the hydrometer readings grid and proceed to insert multiple blank hydrometer readings rows.
Symbols inserted into any of the fields on the Sample Info. window using the program's (undocumented) F9 symbol insert dialog could not be copied with the "Edit" > "Copy Data" and "Edit" > "Paste Data" menu selections.
Shrunk the margin between "Sample Number" and "Depth" on the chart reports to fit more data. Also abbreviated labels such as "Sample Number" as "Sample No." if necessary to fit more data.
Addition of warning if the user attempts to enter what the program thinks is bad split data. Motivated by users who were entering the initial sample weight on every row of the sieve test data entry grid.
Fix of a problem pasting data into the Sample Info. window fields: before the fix the cursor would not be placed at the end of the pasted data.
Adjust the size of the fonts used on the chart reports to take into account the smaller page width left after a disclaimer is added to the report left border. Corrects problems such as the "Project No." label overprinting the actual project number.
Chart reports plotted with a Wentworth (Phi) scale did not properly draw the fractions table (some vertical table lines were bold that should not have been, and vice versa).
Some selections for the minimum and maximum particle diameter on the semi-log particle distribution chart would not be properly drawn. For example, selecting .002mm as the chart's minimum diameter would cause the chart to display starting at .003mm.
Modification to show a limited amout of data in the Data Manager hint window instead of showing a huge hint window. Requires an upgrade to GDM2 or LD4.
Compression of the GrainSize.OVR program file to 30% of its original size to give better loading times over network shares.

Build 4.0.0.2 (3.May.2005)

Fix of a bug that discards hygroscopic moisture data if a linear temperature correction was used.
Addition of USDA and AASHTO classification systems.
Addition of export of PER2M (percentage at 2 microns)

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