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RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.98

• Several Cobol fixs - Right Justify, GNU Cobol Zoned decimal.

• Adding JRecord Code Generate function - this will generate either:

  • Java~JRecord code from a Cobol Copybook / File.
  • Utility scripts (CobolToCsv or CobolToXml or CobolToJson) scripts from a Cobol Copybook/file.... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.97k

• enhanced Cobol Import
• Add option to generate JRecord IOBuilders to Cobol Import.

Download Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Test/Version_0.97m/
Website: http://record-editor.sourceforge.net/

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.97k

• Fix problems introduced in 0.97j (xml / PO / Tip file)
• Fix issue with importing Xml Schema's (for formats).
• Added support for using combo's in "prefered" layout in Sort Tree's
• Fix problem on Cobol-Copybook import where Record-Details are not
  copied to the DB.
• Added Create Combo to Record Layout drop down menu
• Added Generate Record Names right click menu in Layout Wizard... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.97g

• Adding Combo option to "preferred" record view (see Discussion)
• Added Character-set component to ReCsvEditor to make font selection easier. This component has both a drop down menu of common character-sets + a Character-set selection screen.
• Fix for problems when filtering / saving big files.
• Extra debugging info added.... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.97c

• Support for updating colors used in the Highlighted Text Editor.
• Can use Background colors in the Highlighted Text Editor. Note: When a background color is used, a a white underline can appear, I do not think this can be fixed.
• When creating a new record (line) in a Text file (no binary fields), the record is initialised to spaces. Binary records are still initialized to Hex-Zero's though.
• Changes to prevent problem in filtering
• Adding an Output Tab in the script run Screen. You can now use print/println function in macros (scripts) and they are displayed on a seperate tab... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.97

Version is a Cleanup / problem fix release; there is virtually nothing new. Changes include

• Adding a -db startup option
• Several Cobol parsing fixes (e.g. Sign trailing).
• Updated Csv parser (Extended Basic is now the default Csv parser). The new standard Parser follows Csv standard more closely.
• Updated File-Chooser screen with Recent directory options
• Fix for sort issues in Java 8
• New GenerateData.js example script which generates numeric data for a file. It can serve as an example for your own generate data scripts.
• several other minor fixes... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.96g/h

• Fix for Java 8 sort issues
• Fix for Cobol import issue
• Several minor fixes

Download Page:https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Test/Version_0.96j/
Website: http://record-editor.sourceforge.net/

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.96g/h

• Updated Csv parser
• More Cell operations for Csv files (Right click and Edit menus)
• New macros and macro build functions
• Removed Java-7 dependencies that had crept in, Should run in Java 6 again.

Download Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Test/Version_0.96h/
Website: http://record-editor.sourceforge.net/

reCsvEditor is an easy to use Csv Editor able to handle large files Unicode and a variety of Field-Seperators. It uses the same code base as the RecordEditor but is intended to be easier to use.

Version 0.96e has been released for Sister Project ReCsvEditor. Changes in this release include:

• There have been changes to Key assignment. Ctrl-C and Ctrl-C are now cell copy / cell paste etc. Record-Copy, Record-Cut, Record-Paste, Record-Insert and Record-Delete. are now Alt-C, Alt-X, Alt-V, Alt-Insert and Alt-Delete.
• Can view / update GetText-PO and SwingX-Tip files
• New Highlighted Text view where fields are highlighted
• New Script Build function. Also there is a more detailed explanation here.
• Large number of improvements for Big files including
  • Improvements in filtering, copying, pasting in Big files
  • Improvements in loading large gzip files
  • Improved memory management
• Cell selection is now supported (instead of record selection). Cell copy/paste is now availablee on the Ctrl-C or Ctrl-V.
• Can View/Update Get-Text PO files and SwingX Tip files.
• Major changes to Installers - Better Windows UAC handling, can install in Windows"User" account, Better handling of multiple user's on PC.
• Can specify Character-set on Csv and Fixed width export screens.
• New Csv compare function (Utilities >>>> Compare menu).
• Added file character-set detection for Ebcdic files
• Screen layout changes for new Wide screens.... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.96e

• Zoned-Decimal in Ebcdic-German + several other European language versions of Ebcdic
• Several fix's for Fixed Width 16 bit charsets (e.g. UTF-16 etc)

• Fix's / enhancements for Unicode Csv files

• 4 more positive type (for Cobol)... read more

RecordEditor

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes 0.96d

• New Text view where fields are highlighted
• Allow block cell selections and added block cell coping/pasteing
• Major changes to Installers - Better Windows UAC handling, can install in Windows"User" account, Better handling of
  multiple user's on PC.
• Can specify Charset on Csv and Fixed width export
• New Csv compare function
• Added file charset detection for Ebcdic files
• Added Edit-Layout button to tool bar
• Key assignment changes, Record-Copy Record-Cut, Record-Paste, Record-Insert and Record-Delete are now assigned to keys Alt-C, Alt-X, Alt-V, Alt-Insert and Alt-Delete. Control-C and Control-V are now for cell copying and pasting.
• Automatic backup of File Layouts (Schema's) as Xml files (to directory <RecordEditorUserDirectory>Copybook/SchemaBu).
• Fixed problem in copying to Ebcdic Files (that use a new-line character) on Windows machines.
• Fix problem new Xml export function
• Fix System and record-seperator problems in Xml export... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes in 0.95b

• The Xml CobolName tag for fields is now imported into the RecordEditor
• For Generic-Csv and Open Basic Csv dialog's, Embedded <new-line> character in fields are now supported. Also field quotes can now be any individual character (or multiple characters).... read more</new-line>

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes in 0.95

This version consists of Script changes and a general cleanup getting ready for the next production version

• Minor enhancements to script editor. Minor script enhancements.
• Added Open Basic Csv and New Basic Csv options to File menu. These 2 option will not update Recent files.
• Several problem fix's related to creating Unicode Csv files.
• Fixed several Cobol-Editor & Copy-Utility bugs.... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes Version 0.94.4:

• Added basic Script-Editor to the Script-Run dialog
• Extra Functions / Methods for use in Macro Scripts, More example scripts and Script-Documentation.
• Problem fix's and general cleanup.
• New Script HeadefFooterTabs.js that creates seperate header/detail/footer views for Header, Detail, Footer files.
• Updates to How to documentation. ... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Version 0.94.2

• Fix for UTf-8 for exporting Record-Layouts as Xml files
  (https://sourceforge.net/p/record-editor/bugs/4/)
• Several other problem fix's

Download Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Current_Test_Version/Version_0.94.2/
Website: http://record-editor.sourceforge.net/

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Version 0.94.1

• Support for Records (> 32kb).
• Add Tree Combo for field types.
• New Types where the Decimal point is ','.
• New Cobol Dialects which partially support the Cobol DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA clause.
• Change file structure option.
• Export with different file structure.
• Large number of Problem fixes across a few area's (Cobol, error handling,message handling) ... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:

• New Text Editor view
• 4 more positive type (for Cobol)

Download Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Current_Test_Version/Version_0.94/
Website: http://record-editor.sourceforge.net/

Sister project Protocol Buffers Editor has released version 0.92. The Protocol Buffers Editor wraps Protocol-Buffer Objects in there RecordEditor Equivalents and calls the RecordEditor-Engine to do the Editting.

Changes:

• Change to use Protocol Buffers 2.5.0
• All screens for a File are now displayed as Tabs rather than as seperate screens.
  The tabs can be undocked (and redocked) if required.
• Added Child screen option to List Screens
• Added Hints dialogue
• Enhanced HTML Export, option to open exported file with default programs
• Highlight change fields in compare
• Minor GUI changes
• Enhanced Help menu (can open Manual / Forums etc).
• Problem fixes including Paste Prior issue, 64 Mb exceeded issue (there are
  likely to be problems with big files though)... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:

• Changed location of icons to avoid problems with Windows 7 - 64 Bit (installer fix)
• Changes to language setup
• Fixed HTML/Help display error when there was a space in the file name

Download Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Current_Test_Version/Version_0.91.1/
Website: http://record-editor.sourceforge.net/

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:

* Updated Group Filter
* Editor's for GetText PO files and SwingX JXTipOfTheDay properties files
* More Foreign-Languages changes

Download Page:https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Current_Test_Version/Version_0.91/... read more

Version 0.90 of syster project reCsvEditor has been released.
Changes include:

* Related screens are now displayed as tabs on the one screen (default).
There is still the option to display each view in its own screen.
* Different views can be docked / undocked with each other as needed.
* List screens can now have a Record Screen where the current record is displayed.
* Support for foreign languages via GetText po files / resource bundles produced via GetText.
There are sample language files generated using Google Translate.
* Filter - added And / Or operators, also added Starts With operator.
* Enhanced HTML Export.
* Option to Open Exported file.... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:
* Group filter function
* Enhanced find
* Child views can be either displayed as tabs on the main screen or undocked to seperate windows
* List views can have a "child" record screen
* Type name added to record screen
* New foreign language values related to the new functions... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:
* Problem fix's (mainly related to Foreign languages & Combobox's)
* 100 extra strings for translation
* improved html handling in sample (Google Translate) translations

This version marks the end-of specific changes related to Foreign Languages.... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:

* The RecordEditor can now has a very basic po file parser (po file must use encoding=utf8)
and can use po file directly.
* Action / Action-Descriptions are now text rather than using a lookup key. This is to allow Automatic translation
* Minor improvements in the language selection screen
* The Help system will look for html files in <HelpDir>/<2-char-language-code>/, followed by <HelpDir>/.
This would allow for localised help files.
* There are now sample po files in several languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese)
created using Google-Translate. They all need a human translator to work on them. ... read more

The RecordEditor is Data file Editor for Fixed Width (Text, binary, cobol), Csv and Xml Data files.
For Fixed width files, it can import Cobol Copybooks.

Changes:

* Support for foreign languages (via GetText po translation files).

This is an initial trial release with support for foreign languages

Download Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/record-editor/files/Current_Test_Version/Version_0.89.1/... read more