Release Notes

REA 9.19.2

Released July 8, 2013

Bug Fixes

• Some users, especially with Windows 8, had problems when MDI child windows were maximized, including lockups, program crashes, and equally horrible things. We believe we've fixed most of these.
• Some users found that if they minimized REA 9 they could not restore it by clicking on the taskbar icon. This one is fixed.
• Exporting to Excel from the dashboard included raw RTF code from the notes field. It now converts to plain text.
• Some stored objects (queries, import maps, etc.) created with the demo version of REA could not be loaded with the full version, and vice versa. This also affected our ability to email import maps (etc.) to demo users. Now fixed.

REA 9.19.1

Released April 1, 2013

New Features

• Added Paste button and Paste Text option to notes toolbar. Paste Text allows you to remove formatting from text before you paste it into the REA notes section of a form.
• Updated the Zoom icon on notes (it was difficult to tell if the icon was enabled or disabled).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem exporting notes to Excel or Word that sent the RTF code with the notes.
• Fixed a message about licensing when loading the Instant REA calendar.
• Added an extension to VCard files so they save with the .vcf extension.
• Fixed a problem synchronizing the notes section of an event to Outlook. REA was not exporting the note.
• Fixed an error in the proforma export to Excel that listed the percent vacant in the description as a value instead of a formula.

REA 9.19.0

Released March 18, 2013

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.39. Upgrading the database is optional but recommended. The minimum usable schema version for this release is 2.37. The upgraded database will continue to work with REA versions back to 9.16.0.

New Features

• Added phone numbers to contact records in the property table.
• Smart panel resizing expands or contracts fields to fill the entire width of the REA screen.
• Added theme color to global settings. Reports will now use the color set by default.
• Global report option displays and example report now making it easier to see your color sections.
• Added "Select All" to the F5 List and to all 4 tabs in Dashboard. CTRL+A will also select all records.
• Added a new calculator to REA 9 including, Amortization, NPV, PV, FV, Lease Analysis, Lease Comparison and Proforma. Calculator can also export to Microsoft Excel.
• Added word processing toolbar to all notes enabling bold, underscore, italic, font changes, bullet lists and other basic attributes to text. New features work for main database notes tab as well as histories and events.
• Added a button to Date/Time stamp notes from the main screen and a button to zoom in on notes.
• Added support for Office 2013.
• Added support for SQL 2012.
• Added support for URL's in notes. You can click a URL such as http://www.gorea.com in a note and REA will take you to the website.
• Added and Import routine for Lease Comps.
• Added spell checking to all notes fields in REA including Histories and Events. There is a button to do a spell check and the new code also supports "As You Type" spell checking which you can turn on and off as you please.
• Widened list window in Constant Contact Wizard enabling you to see really long group names.

Bug Fixes

• Pressing CTRL+Q without saving your changes didn't automatically save the changes.
• ACT 6 Import was not importing the Alternate Address fields correctly.

REA 9.18.6

Released August 13, 2012

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.37. Upgrading the database is required. The upgraded database will not work with older clients. All users must upgrade to this version of REA.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem in OutlookLink that would occasionally cause Outlook 2010 to crash when shutting down.
• Creating a new lease comp by selecting "New lease comp..." in the Link dialog did not work.
• Database Manager could not restore a backup with a password.

Other Changes

• Time Management has been renamed to Dashboard to better reflect its multiple functions.
• Design of button and toolbar graphics has been updated for a new look. Added a toolbar to the dashboard.
• Changed the type of the load_factor field in a lease comp to decimal, to match the corresponding field in a space record.
• Added these fields to a sale comp: market, submarket, stories. They were previously added to the property record but not carried over to sale comp.

REA 9.18.5

Released May 25, 2012

Bug Fixes

• Permissions system incorrectly allowed users to add records to teams when they should not have been allowed to.
• Instant REA lost its auto-sync settings when it failed to connect to a server.
• ACT 6 import did strange things when importing attached files whose names had not been cleaned up by ACT.
• "Active" check box on Projects form's Leads list was overlaying the bottom of the list.

REA 9.18.4

Released January 17, 2012

Bug Fixes

• Fix for "417: Expectation failed" error when using Lookup > Map Addresses > Google Maps on some systems.
• Fixed an error when deleting a project or lead that had a recurring event attached.

REA 9.18.3

Released January 5, 2012

New Features

• Export contacts to Constant Contact.
• Filter leads on the Projects form to show only active leads.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed "Invalid country code" error in the phone dialer with AltiGen phone systems.

REA 9.18.2

Released September 15, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Eliminated "Invalid seek mark" error when attaching a contact, company, property, or space to a project from the "Projects" panel.
• More reliable matching of mail recipients to REA contacts when creating a history record from within Outlook.

REA 9.18.1

Released May 31, 2011

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.34. Upgrading the database is optional but recommended. The minimum usable schema version for this release is 2.33. The upgraded database will continue to work with REA versions back to 9.16.0.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an error that occurred when merging contacts, companies, or properties that were leads of projects.

Other Changes

• Added lead status, lead result, and lead reason fields as optional columns in the Projects grid on a main record.
• Event, history, and search dialogs are now resizable.

REA 9.18.0

Released April 18, 2011

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.33. Upgrading the database is required. The upgraded database will continue to work with REA versions back to 9.17.0.

REAConnect Support

This release includes support for REAConnect, REA's new online service.

Instant REA

Also new in this release is Instant REA, a companion program for REA that can run at Windows startup, giving you instant access to your REA calendar and schedule at all times. Instant REA also allows for automatic sychronization with Outlook and REAConnect.

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