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Diving Log 5.0 – Latest Updates

Monday, February 8th, 2010

I want to give you a quick overview about the recent updates of the current version 5.0:

  • Backup function added
  • External tools management added
  • UDDF Import improved for DR5 dive computer
  • UDDF Export improved for DR5 dive computer
  • Support for Mares Icon HD (Import DiveOrganizer)
  • GUI Improvements when Windows runs in classic style

The backup function has been improved a bit since version 4.0 and is able to maintain several different logbook files. The backup files can also be zipped.

Backup Function

The external tools function is now also included. With this function, you can add a shortcut to any file or program to the “Tools” menu.

External Tools

External Tools Manager

If you own a DR5 dive computer from HeinrichsWeikamp, you can use the new improved UDDF export to upload any dive from any dive computer to your DR5. Make sure to set in the export settings the “DR5 Compatibility” option to “True”. With the improved UDDF import you can select now several UDDF files and import them at once. This makes it much easier to import from the DR5 where every dive is stored in a single file.

UDDF Export

If you own a Mares Icon HD dive computer, please write me an email. I need some dive data from the Icon HD in order to test the import function a bit more (I had no real data during the development of the importer). Thank you!

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Import Diving Log files

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Happy New Year to everyone! Today I’ve uploaded a small update with some smaller bug fixes. One new feature is the import of Diving Log logbook files, which has been improved from version 4.0. Now you have more control which data will be imported, so you can use it to exchange data with logbook files from other users, e.g. you only have to enter new dive sites once, and then import them into the other logbook files.

Import Diving Log logbook files

Another new feature is the automatic backup before critical operations. Diving Log has a backup function (which is not yet included in version 5.0), and you should additionally backup your logbook file regularly to a secure location, but sometimes it can happen that you edit something and save it to the database and want to undo it. But due to the characteristic of a database, deleted records and other changes cannot be undone. In the latest version every time you delete something or sync from a device (iPhone, Windows Mobile device) back to the PC, an automatic backup file will be created before. The backup file has the same name as your logbook file, but with the extension *.bak, e.g. Logbook.bak and is stored in the same location. If you have made a mistake and want to undo it, close Diving Log, rename your logbook file (e.g. to LogbookOld.mdb), make a copy of the backup file and rename the extension to *.mdb and open this file in Diving Log.

The feedback of the Release Candidate 1 was overall positive and revealed a number of bugs which were not found during the beta period. Thank you to all testers so far!

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