A new version of ASAP Utilities is in progress.
You can download 4.0.5 RC2, October 6, 2006:
ASAPUtilities_setup_4-0-5-RC2.exe (1.1 MB)

Please read the updated post from October 17, 2006

Major reason for this release are a few bugfixes.
Depending on the feedback I will release this version officially within a couple of days.

I have also code-signed this version of ASAP Utilities and it's setup.

Improved

• General
  Excel XP/2002/2003: Improved information on how to solve the problems during the startup when no connection could be made with the DLL. (see also an article in the 'Questions and Answers' section on the main site)
• ASAP Utilities now contains a digital signature.
  This gives several benefits. For one example, it assures you that the files come from us and have not been tampered with. The company name you will see on the certificate is "eGate Internet Solutions v.o.f.", which is the name of the company behind ASAP Utilities.
  http://www.asap-utilities.com/contact.php

  Description of Microsoft about digital signatures:
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011403071033.aspx

Bug fixes

• Range » Sort random (shuffle)
  Produced an error if your worksheet had all columns used (256). ASAP Utilities needs to create a temporary extra column in order to perform its random sorting. If no extra column can be added you will now be kindly informed about this in stead of getting an error message.
• Sheet » Protect all sheets...
  In Excel XP/2002/2003: The use of the options "edit objects" and "edit scenarios" was reversed, meaning you had to turn them off in order to activate them. This has now been correct.
• Information » List all fonts in a new workbook
  Excel allows only a limited amount of formatting in a workbook. If you have a large amount of fonts installed you might run into Excels limit. I have experienced this when I had more than 500 different fonts installed. The error message has been updated to inform you about the possibility that the limit is reached.
• Select » Conditional select cells...
  Improved handling of cells with errors in your selection. ASAP Utilities could produce an error for example if you wanted to select certain cells and there were cells with errors in your selection.
• Select » Select cell in selection where value changes
  Improved. The utility could produce an error if your selection contained cells with an error.
• Import » Insert textfile (with options)...
  Used to produce an error if you cancelled the import. This is now fixed.
• Text » Convert dates...
  Remember settings improved. This now works too if for example the first two options in the to-date were empty.
• Fill » Fill empty cells in selection
  Didn't properly reset the calculation status of your workbook. For example in some cases it set the calculation status to manual and didn't turn it back to automatic.
• Export » Export selection as HTML table to clipboard...
  Used to truncate the subadress (the part after the dash #) from a hyperlink.
  This is now corrected.
  An example of such an address is:
  http://www.asap-utilities.com/download-alternative-options.php#zip
  It used to be truncated to
  http://www.asap-utilities.com/download-alternative-options.php
• Worksheetfunction: =ASAPGETHYPERLINK()
  Used to truncate the subadress (the part after the dash #) from a hyperlink.
• Text » Insert before current value...
  Now supports adding leading zeros again.
• Text » Insert before current value...
  Now supports adding leading zeros again.
• Text » Delete leading and trailing spaces
  No longer strips leading zeros from numeric values.
  Time values will no longer be converted to text-values which happend in some cases.
• Text » Delete leading and trailing spaces
  No longer strips leading zeros from numeric values.
  Time values will no longer be converted to text-values which happend in some cases.
• Text » Delete leading, trailing and excessive spaces
  No longer strips leading zeros from numeric values.
• Text » Delete number of leading characters...
  No longer strips leading zeros from numeric values.
• Text » Delete number of ending characters...
  No longer strips leading zeros from numeric values.
• Text » Delete all after n'th character...
  No longer strips leading zeros from numeric values.
• A few minor bugfixes

Digital signature

When you started the installation of ASAP Utilities from within Internet Explorer you could get a warning such as:

From now on you will see our company listed as publisher:

Additionally in Excel you might see the following warning now:

With the new digital signature you can be sure the files are coming from us and haven't been tampered with. Furthermore, if you choose the option "Always trust macros from this source" it skips the macro-warning dialog and you can set your security higher in Excel if you would like to.

Filed under: ASAP Utilities on October 6th, 2006 by Bastien |