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The last entry is always the latest.


30/10/2011 vbc - 3.0.02 First release onto sourceforge as Open source
			and migrated to Open Cobol v1.1 and later.

31/12/2011 vbc - 3.1.03	Includes OC v1.1 open release as available at
			www.opencobol.org along with all source code
			for ACAS v3.01 however there are limited manuals
			supplied:
			General (but needs more work),
			Incomplete records system (useable but may be needs
						   more added).
			Stock (fairly complete but needs some more editing).
			Sales and Purchase has no manuals because I need to
			retype them from the originals that was created on
			another platform (m/f) (mainframe) using a word
                        processer that is no longer on the m/f and cannot
			find a local copy.

			I promise to deal with Sales over the next few months
			subject to the health of my eyes. For Purchase, users
			can use sales as it uses a subset of sales but I will
			deal with that as well. Note that sales includes
 			invoicing which is not in purchase ledger.

			Migration Testing:
			All programs compile with no errors so if you are
			getting any, check the install of Open Cobol and run
			all of the tests including cobol85. See the readme
			in the OC archive.

			Tested is Sales, Purchase, Stock, Incomplete Records both
			in regression  and independently at unit, function,
			system and UAT. The ledgers were all tested against
			IRS and not general.

			However General has not yet been tested other than very
			basic system testing and this needs to go through
			correctly as there is no regression test packs avail.
			There is bound to be problems after the migration.

			IRS has some sample data included with a chart of
			accounts for a small UK based small limited company.

			Please read all documents e.g., readmes, changelogs and
			manuals stored within each source directory. For some
			you will need libreoffice or open office word processors.

			Please let me know if you are having problems by email
			at the address listed on the inside front cover of the
			manuals or via sourceforge.

05/07/2013 - vbc 3.1.05 Interim update includes WIP (work in progress).
			See README.SVN. This archive matches that stored in
			SF svn tree r3 in branch. Manuals have been improved
    			but more work needs to be done during testing as well
			as screen shots etc.

			THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS and has better stock/sales
			integration, work has started including rdbms code.

30/01/2018 - vbc 3.2.00 Inital Alpha release as a nightly build.
                        Coding has now been completed with testing to start.

                        DO NOT USE THIS FOR ANY FORM OF PRODUCTION.
                        As supplied this has had none to very little testing.

12/03/2018 - vbc 3.2.00 Manuals been undergoing updates as well as new manuals:
			Building the ACAS System - covers :
			installing the GC Cobol compiler with all needed extra
			packages, building and running all tests.
			Installing the ACAS code and building the system using
 			the GC (GnuCOBOL) Cobol compiler.
                        Installing the MySQL or Mariabdb RDBMS system along
			with the Mysql Workbench administration tool.
			Installing the ACAS database and all tables.
			Other notes usefull to new adminstrators of the ACAS
			system including all Warning and Error messages
			produced by all programs and ACAS systems.
			Additional information as I continue with manual
 			changes for the other manuals and wring the missing
			ones.
			Most of the new manuals and current manual updates for
			v3.02 will occur during detailed system testing but
			hoping to get basic one's finished before hand for the
			missing manuals for Purchase Ledger as well as major
			Sales Ledger manual updates.

13/03/2018 - vbc 3.2.00 Changes to :
                        The DAL deliveryMT.scb and the rdb table DELIVERY-RECORD has been
                        changed to DELIVERY-REC as all the other tables end in -REC.
                        Effective tonights nightlybuild so remember to re-compile all.
                        IF you need it I have a sql script to run to update an existing ACASDB.
                        Just let me know and I will add it to the nightlies.

                        This comment also in README.SVN file.

24/04/2018 - vbc
                        Reminder that the nightlybuild on SF is not up to date so to get 'the' latest
                        as updated at midnight (UK local time) get from :
                        http://applewood.linkpc.net/files/acas/nightlybuilds/

                        The only file is ACAS-Nightly.rar

                        This file is refreshed at midnight and then saved as the above if any changes have occured.

06/06/2020 - vbc
                        The above url was updated today despite it being in use for over a year.
                        applewood.linkpc.net is the site name in use.
                        Manuals in ACAS-Manuals have been updated although there is still a
                        lot more to do.

Vincent B Coen.