What's New in CSPro 7.0?

• You can resize a roster to its ideal size by right-clicking on it and selecting AutoFit.

• Introduction of the new CSPro DB and None data sources.
• Using the synchronization functions, CSPro DB data files can be synchronized with Dropbox and FTP servers on a case by case, rather than data file, basis.
• The creation of listing and operator statistics files can be disabled.

• ID items can be set to auto increment.
• Addition of several data entry options for mobile devices:
  
  
  • Automatically advance on selection.
  • Show field labels above question text.
  • Display error message numbers.
• Addition of several new PFF attributes:
  
  
  • CaseListingFilter: Filters the list of cases shown in the case listing.
  • ShowInApplicationListing: Specifies whether an application is shown in the list of applications.
  • OnExit: Automatically launches a CSPro application after executing the current one.
  • Lock: New lock flags CaseListing (does not show the case listing screen) and Delete (prevents the user from deleting cases).
• A case note can be defined, which will display in the case listing.
• Multiple operators can leave notes on the same field.
• On Windows, the dialog box for the accept (and selcase, show, and showarray) function has been redesigned to be more tablet friendly.
• Cases can now be verified on a case by case basis, rather than having to verify cases in file order.
• Portuguese language strings added to Android.

• A new PFF attribute, InputOrder, allows you to override the default order in which cases are processed in a data file.

• Introduction of new functions and statements:
  
  
  • ask: A new way to skip fields by programming using enablement conditions.
  • compress and decompress: A pair of functions to compress and decompress ZIP files.
  • config: A way to initialize string variables to values defined on a local machine.
  • diagnostics: A troubleshooting function for getting information about the CSEntry build.
  • forcase: A loop that simplifies the processing of each case in an external data file.
  • getcaselabel and setcaselabel: Functions to set and retrieve a human readable label associated with a case.
  • isverified: A way to determine whether a case has been verified.
  • keylist: A function that returns a list of keys in a data file, including the input file in a data entry application.
  • setoperatorid: A way to set the operator ID in logic.
  • syncconnect, syncdata, syncdisconnect, syncfile, and syncserver: A set of functions to support the new synchronization functionality.
  • timestamp: A way to easily calculate time spans by working with UNIX times.
• The skip statement can be called without an argument, which will skip to the next field in the application.
• The systime function can take an optional argument to extract just the current time's hours, minutes, or seconds.
• The ispartial function can return the partial save status of cases in external dictionaries.
• Passing ID arguments to writecase is deprecated and the arguments are ignored.
• The key function can be called on the main input dictionary of an application.
• All settings can be removed by calling savesetting with the argument clear.
• The select options of an errmsg can now be used to skip to a field instead of only reentering a field.
• You can manipulate the location and order that external dictionary and batch input data sources are processed using: set access, set first, and set last.
• The setfile, open, and close functions can be used on the input dictionary in a data entry and batch application, allowing you to dynamically modify the data source being processed.
• The execsystem function on Android can send SMS text messages.

• A new tool, Data Viewer, allows for the viewing of data files in dictionary format (in lieu of using Text Viewer). The tool is also used to download data from a synchronization server.
• The Export Data tool can now output Stata exports in Unicode format. To open these exports, you need Stata version 14 or later.
• The Excel to CSPro tool is much improved, allowing you to create dictionaries from Excel data and to convert data from multiple worksheets.
• The Concatenate Data tool and the fileconcat function now combine case notes, partial save statuses, etc., and the tool can identify duplicate cases in files.

• CSWeb introduced as a convenient way to synchronize CSPro data files on a central server.

• Introduction of a lightweight CSPro installer, with the CSPro examples now installed to the Documents folder.
• Introduction of a new custom help documentation system.
• Fixes to allow CSPro to fully work on Windows 10 systems.