Change Log HarvEX / Turbo-Sniper SE =================================== Checking for updates: Menu/Config/CheckForUpdate Version/Build number: Menu/Help/About Build 434 - eBay changes Build 433 - eBay changes - faster download of search category tree Build 432 - eBay changes Build 430 - quick information about payments/paypal & returns options in the bidmanager in the seller column and in search & scan tables ('seller_info', 'payments' columns etc) - bid manager auto update behavior improved for non-ending (BIN) items - 'seller_rating', 'seller_info', 'payments' attributes - Option for auto logon for search & scan - minor improvments Build 427 - critical eBay changes - bulk search robustness and speed improved Build 426 - critical eBay changes Build 424 - eBay interface changes Build 423 - Unicode handling improveed - eBay interface changes (Buy Now execution; search results; sold items info) - minor improvements and fixes Build 420 - eBay bulk search results improvement - minor eBay interface improvements - last-browsed-item-import from Google Chrome updated - Ctrl-F / F3 search & repeat behavior reworked - Menu/View/AlwaysOnTop and Toolbar button - Bid Manager: Ctrl-0/1/2 shortcut keys for flags - minor UI improvements and fixes Build 418 - new options in internal Search Form - added seller-id column/variable in search results - reorganization in GUI and help - minor eBay interface improvements - minor improvements and fixes Build 416 - time sync and related config & messages reworked - macro: description text matching improved - minor improvements and bug fixes Build 414 - BuyItNow item price handling improved (Discount prices, Items without endtime, etc.) - Search Form improved - HarvEX+ Macro functions extended - minor eBay interface improvements - minor improvements and fixes Build 410 - minor eBay interface changes - MyEbay Import Tools improved - minor improvements and fixes Build 409 - minor eBay interface changes (new error types when bidding on a item is not possible due to seller requirements, reserve not met, disallowed shipping countries ...) - automatic rotating backup of main database is enabled by default now (Menu/File/Backup & Auto Save Settings) - minor improvements and bug fixes Build 408 - eBay interface changes (wrong error on outbid; bulk search) - new installer - minor improvements and bug fixes - macro API extended Build 403 - critical eBay interface changes - macro API extended Build 400 - minor improvements Build 397 - crucial eBay interface changes - macro API extended - aggregated view of alert/popup messages with color code Build 392 - macro API extended - eBay interface changes - minor improvements Build 383 - minor improvements - macro API extended Build 377 - eBay changes / smoothed behavior of "Hook Original Search Form" - minor improvements Build 376 - search history improved - eBay server interaction improved - minor improvements Build 375 - critical eBay changes Build 373 - Internal Search improved - New: Hook original eBay search form for bulk results - minor eBay changes Build 364 - eBay changes problems with group bidding & "won" status addressed - new bid manager right click command "Toggle won state" Build 361 - minor improvements Build 360 - eBay changes Build 359 - eBay changes; scanner more robust now - new seller rating attribute: displayed in Snipe list; Macro Processor: attribute "seller_rating" of objects Build 356 - eBay changes: intl. item scanning improved - eBay changes: search formats Build 342 - Unicode processing improved; - Unicode bug with API function .GetMatrix solved - eBay changes: search & scan formats Build 339 - critical eBay change (new search result formats) - Unicode processing improved - built-in search from option "Include eBay Stores" Build 336 - Unicode processing of many strings (e.g. auction titles) to improve processing of international formats - minor improvements Build 333 - critical eBay change regarding: current bid value Build 329 - removed extra characters from .co.uk search results - minor changes Build 328 - minor changes Build 326 - some character mixup in eBay search results cleansed - minor changes Build 324 - eBay change in bidding process! Build 321 - Detection of last-browsed item improved. Works again worldwide for IE,SeaMonkey,Firefox,Opera,Mozilla Contact support@xellsoft.com in case it doesn't work for your browser - Minor improvements Build 316..318 - Changes for reestablishing the Last-Browsed-Import/Ctrl-F11/F12 feature. Build 315 - Critical eBay Change (Change in Item Scanner) Build 314 - eBay Change: LeaveFeedback Tools Build 312 - eBay changes (search) - Minor improvements; Build 305 - Minor improvements - SetScanHandler macro function for adding new scan attributes easily Build 304 - minor improvements Build 303 - Full installer update will be requested for pre Build 303 base installations a problem with some dual core processors required new base libraries - minor improvements Build 300 - ebay change: multiple pages in bulk search Build 299 - ebay changes: corrected detection of shipping costs - minor improvements Build 295 - minor improvements Build 288 - updating by overinstalling lastest full installer is requested: http://www.xellsoft.com/download/HarvEX-Setup.exe - minor improvements Build 287 - ebay changes (crucial for auto-bidding) - minor improvements Build 286 - ebay changes Build 282 - new search table format items available: shippingprice/buynowprice - improved search format tolerance - minor improvements Build 281 - eBay changes - new 12-digit Item Number format Build 279 - time synchronization improved / auto re-choice on slow/non-functioning servers / more known public time servers added - eBay changes - internal optimizations for improved stability - minor improvements Build 276 - Wake-up from computer stand-by / suspension state - eBay changes; correct error message on wrong password - correct status for items which are both, BIN and auction - faster software startup - new HarvEX+ macro functions added - double click in bid manager configurable: edit or browse (menu/config/browser) - ebay.DE : item scanner improved - ebay.it,.fr,.ca,co.au.. improved; ebay.es added - minor improvements Build 275 - completed-search: "unsold:" tag in 'nbid' column for all items (auction or BIN) which were not sold - GUI improved - macro processor: new functions; bidmanager.DelItem(itemnumber); DoSearchAuctions option returning SearchItem objects - problem on certain dual core machines addressed (-> re-run latest full installer) - minor improvements Build 272 - eBay changes - minor improvements Build 268 - SE server communication optimized Build 267 - optimized: scan cache system, memory usage, disk usage, boot/exit/systray time, CPU usage ( use pane "Config"/"Clear cache" to continue optimized immediately ) - new macro functions. - macro documentation extended - COM client API in macro system. Example: # Excel Remote Control Example : xl=util.COMDispatch("Excel.Application") xl.Visible=1 # want to see it live workbook=xl.Workbooks.Add() sheet=workbook.Sheets(1) sheet.Cells(1,1).Value = "First Cell!" sheet.Cells(2,1).Value = 1.0 # 2nd row, 1st column sheet.Cells(3,3).Value = "=SQRT(2+3)" # Excel computed expression for ix,bid in enumerate(bidmanager.Iter()): # or bm.GetItems() for all sheet.Cells( 7+ix, 7 ).Value = bid.item sheet.Cells( 7+ix, 8 ).Value = bid.title sheet.Cells( 7+ix, 9 ).Value = bid.mybid Build 265 - HTTP time sync over proxy only enabled (useful when no time sync on OS and no direct proxy-less internet connection at all) Build 264 - proxy support improved - minor improve ments Build 261 (re-execution of full installer is required: http://www.xellsoft.com/download/HarvEX-Setup.exe ) - smarter algorithm for auto update of auction data; randomization per item; reduces communication volume; - filter limits error messages upon eBay overload response pages - better support for encrypted HTTPS through proxies - SE server and SE client communication improved Build 258 - SE bidding updated Build 257 - (latest full binary installer has to be run over existing installation: new starting point for incremental updates) - network protocols and cookie mechanisms extended to keep up with recent ebay changes Build 256 - eBay changes tracked - macro check/simulation improved - macro API extended - minor improvements Build 246 - bulk search fixed after eBay changes Build 244 - fixed detection of "last browsed auction" in browsers after eBay change (F11/F12) Build 238-243 - tracked ebay changes - minor improvements Build 231-237 - kept up with ebay changes; - minor improvements; default number of retrials upon non-connection [getaddrinfo failed] set to 1 Build 230 - minor improvements; quiet=2 added to DoSearchAuctions macro function Build 229 - full profiles added for countries: Australia, Canada, France and Italy add - minor improvements Build 228 - "browse in new window" added in context menu of auctions. - after eBay change: finished/won auction on ebay.com again recoginzed correct . Build 226 - eBay change: reading current bid price again Build 224 - MyEbay Bidding import : download link fixed after eBay change. Build 223 - SE bid posting fixed on server and HarvEX client after eBay introduced new restrictions Please re-synchronize your SE bids (SE Button). - Search results: serveral parsing problems for international search results have been fixed in latest Build 223. Yet, occasionally on small results non-regular search results / advertisements / other categories/shops still cause some . (eBay currently inflates the search results with many different formats in different international manners) We work on removing those non-regular search results more flexibly in upcoming updates. Build 222 - bid posting and completed item searching fixed after eBay change - "Browse in new window" context menu entry - minor GUI improvements Build 221 - fixes macro function util.GetItemPicture() Build 220 - fixes problem of high memory consumption upon extensive (automatic) search runs. - format/parser problem with search results updated (after eBay changed) Build 218 - 'Reserve not met' status detected => no 'won'/'grp_blk' transition even if you are highest bidder Build 217 - fixes problem with HTTPS/SSL over proxy: 'no connection'/'Connection refused', error 10060/10061 In order to set proxy servers different for HTTP and HTTPS please use the configuration in InternetExplorer and set "settings same as IE" in HarvEX'Menu/Config/Network - format/parser problem with international search results (some contries) addressed Build 216 - eBay format change for search results reflected in HarvEX - bid-sniper timing is again synchronized to the very last page access (solves time margin problems with slow internet connections) - some misleading error messages corrected when 'too late' or 'outbid' - SE: solves problem with temporary script accounts & SSL/https / 'unknown server reply' if similar problem still persist please report, if you are forced to use slow bidding mode in HarvEX. Recommended: use ebay account names always in lower case typing everywhere