ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 1Release NotesScanTools II SoftwareVersion 01.10000December, 2001Thank you for purchasing ScanTools II software.This document contains the following information:Operating System Requirements be sure you read these before you install the software.Updates made in version 01.10000New features added to ScanTools II software from ScanTools software version 2.3(Microsoft Windows operating system)Sample Application informationMigrating from Earlier Versions of ScanTools SoftwareDifferences between ScanTools II software and earlier versions of ScanTools software (forthe DOS and Windows operating systems)What you will find in the Users Guide and online helpIf you have any questions about this product, contact us by either method:use the Help menu, Support on the Internet to access the ScanTools II Support Web sitecall the NCS Pearson Customer Support at 1-800-338-5544Operating System RequirementsYou must be running one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:Windows 95 Service Pack b (not for OpScan 10 or 21).Windows 98 SE (not for OpScan 10 or 21).Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 6a.Windows 2000 Professional, Service Pack 2. In order to run ScanTools II software on aWindows 2000 Professional system, you must be a member of the Power Users group.Consult your administrator for more details.Windows Millennium (not for OpScan 10 or 21).ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 2Updates made in version 01.10000Enhancements1.Add support for Auto-Configure ScanTools software within the scanner configurationdialog.2.Added the ability to edit the previously edited record during the editing process with theaddition of a Previous Record button.3.Alpha, no space resolution is now available for use on migrated ScanTools applications.4.In the Scanning Options screen Stop Scanner on Thickness Errors has been changed toThickness Error (scanner controls errors).5.When scoring, if 1- or 2-digit data types are not used, the error message This documentcannot be scored because the record format it uses contains no 1- or 2-digit item typefieldswill now be displayed.6.Added the ability to stop or resume scanning when using online editing.7.When creating a new edit profile, the default setting is now Show All Field EditOptions rather than Hide All Field Edit Options8.When viewing the form ID marks, the form ID marks are now shown in ascendingorder.Problems resolved1.Bar code data is no longer missing if it was inadvertantly defined on side 2.2.During post editing, replacement characters will now work as defined.3.Editing of Linked Grids will now work as defined.4.Creating a large grid on side 2 of the form will now work.New Features (Version 01.00000)1.32-Bit compliant.2.An uninstall process.3.Access to the product Support Web site is available through the ScanTools II Helpmenu.4.Access to the readme file through the ScanTools II Help menu.5.Long file names (up to 24 characters).User Exit file name maximum length is 253 minus full path length.6.Capability to rescan from page 1 when a system error is encountered during bookletscanning.7.During post-scan editing, new Auto-Advance to next error.ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 38.Ability to import a currently existing document into the same ScanTools application orinto a different ScanTools application.This includes a document from an applicationthat was exported from NCS DesignExpert software.9.User Exit Wizard easily converts existing 16-bit User Exits (Windows) to ScanTools II.DOS User Exits cannot be converted; they need to be rewritten using the new User ExitWizard.10.New exit points are now supported within the User Exit shell.Refer to online help.Electronic copy of two User Exit programmer reference manuals are on your installationCD as .pdf files.These require AdobeAcrobat Reader.11.Updated Users Guide and Online Help.Electronic copy of the Users Guide is also onyour installation CD as a .pdf file.This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.12.Support of NCS OpScan 10 and 21 scanners with new USB interface.Sample Application Changes (Important)Sample Application (701) has been updated.It no longer supports the two-digit year GeneralPurpose Answer Sheet.If using the current Sample Application, either rename your currentSample Application or do not install the new Sample Application provided.Migrating from Earlier Versions of ScanTools SoftwareYou can use applications, profiles, and data files that were created in earlier versions ofScanTools software. However, the earliest versions that these files can have been created in are:ScanTools version 2.5b (running under MS-DOS)ScanTools version 1.2 (running under Microsoft Windows)ScanTools II software uses a different format for the application and profile files, and you mustdecide whether or not to save them in the newer ScanTools II format. Once saved in the newerScanTools II format, the applications and profiles cannot be used in any previous version ofScanTools software. The data file format is not and cannot be changed when migratingapplications.Earlier versions of ScanTools software, for MS-DOS and Windows, can be installed and run onthe same personal computer as ScanTools II software.Changes from ScanTools Software (DOS) to ScanTools II SoftwareGeneral (DOS)1.Operating system and hardware requirements (including modem) have beenupdated.See System Requirements in User Guide and Online help.2.Applications created in ScanTools (DOS) versions 2.5b or greater can be migrated toScanTools II.3.Applications and profiles opened and used in ScanTools II are still stored in their oldformat, as long as they were not saved in ScanTools II.Applications and profilesmust be saved in ScanTools II to be considered upgraded to ScanTools II.ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 44.Applications and profiles saved in ScanTools II cannot be used in ScanToolssoftware for DOS.5.Any currently defined Default Settings of migrated applications are ignored andnot migrated; they are re-initialized to the standard application module defaultsettings.You must re-define application defaults after you migrate them.6.The data file format is not and cannot be changed when migrating applications.7.Long file names are supported (up to 24 characters).8.ScanTools II does not support tape transfer.Any transfer of data to the tape unit(Cipher or StorageTek) must be done through the tape unit utilities and not withScanTools II. Refer to the tape transfer manuals for information on how to transferdata. Alternative method of transfer of data is through file networking.9.The Graphics Display options for the OpScan 21 and 10 scanners are no longersupported.10. Multiple applications can be installed at one time.11. When creating an Application diskette, multiple applications may be copied ontoone diskette.In addition, selected Edit, Score and Conversion Profiles for eachapplication may be copied along with the application file.12. Online and context-sensitive help are now supported.13. Options menu allows user to toggle between Short and Long menus.14. Support of three different paths: Application path, Profile path, and Data path.15. Context file replaces Command line.16. OCR is no longer supported.17. Built-in sheet image utility for scanner diagnostic use.Application Development (DOS)1.Record format and grid creation using the same screen.2.Add field attribute to the record formats to print the contents of the field on the formwhen the form is scanned.3.Allow multiple display fields to be specified for a document.4.Grids can be linked from the front side of the form to the back side of the form.5.Maximum number of Translate tables and/or Literal strings increased to 8192 perapplication.6.Automatic start of the OMR tool when no tool is selected.7.OCR is no longer supported.8.Pages within a booklet can be selected.9.When viewing the application, the application settings displayed are the application-stored default settings.ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 510. A more complete set Defaults can be defined; includes Scanning, Edit, andConversion Options.11. A new resolution type (binary scoring) has been added to accommodate for scoringtests with multiple correct answers.12. Mark Threshold and Discrimination Margin are now set in the Application ModuleRead Control settings.13. Support for Form ID exact match for 8 inch wide documents14. Number of timing marks allowed increased from 125 to 140.15. Record format order can be easily changed.16. User defined translate tables can be defined up to 99 characters.17. Maximum size of Bar Code field has been increased from 32 to 64 characters.Scanning (DOS)1.Sheet Thickness has been modified from +/-2 mils to +50% / -25%.No changesto existing applications are needed.2.The command line will need to be updated to reference ScanTools II.Omitted context file parameters default to those values listed in online help,not the standard application module default settings.3.Rescan a failed sheet within a booklet versus rescanning the entire booklet issupported.4.An Operations Log and a Scanning Error Log is provided.5.Operations Log now displays number of records converted rather than number notconverted.6.Capability to change the "Batch number" when appending to a file.7.A template can be set up allowing you to automatically create file names at scantime.Among several options available are 2-digit year, and Julian date.SeeAutomatic File Naming in online help.8.Show Document Number was added to the Preferences dialog box.9.Context files can contain an embedded space in the file name, but enclose the entirefile name in double quotes.10. Context files now support EDITTYPE CLEAR flag and the CORRECTEDITkeyword.Editing (DOS)1.Edit corrections can be performed during scanning.Edit corrections can be madeat the keyboard without having to stop scanning.2.The number of edits allowed have been increased from 255 to 1024.ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 63.Allow edit failure print strings to be offset by the length of the normal printstring.4.Allow edit print strings to send the contents of a field in the record to thetransport printer in event of failure.5.Allow Context file invocation of post-scan editing.6.The current record status for Post-Scan Editor displays on the title bar the %edited out of % failing.7.Always Edit has been modified.A Mandatory edit correction is not allowed.8.Capability to select forms to the alternate hopper on good data.9.Extended Edit Options will not display a From or To label if the fieldcontains blank spaces.Scoring (DOS)1.When viewing a score profile, all data scanned on the key sheet will be displayed.Refer to online help.Data Conversion (DOS)1.Conversion profiles can be executed during scanning.2.SPSS File Conversion supports SPSS for Windows and SPSS for DOS.Thevariable limits were increased from 200 to 500.3.SPSS file conversion uses a second data file that will be created with a file extension.DA1.(The user exit break point Preconvert is not called when executing anSPSS file conversion.)4.Fixed80 File conversion is not supported.5.Stat Pac file conversion is no longer supported.6.Allow user to view the output format created when creating conversion profile.7.A Conversion Profile using Write Converted File Only, will create a Data Filecontaining the Application number only, and new timestamp.User Exits (DOS)1.ScanTools II supports user exits written in C or C++ ONLY.A 32-bit compilerMUST be used.2.Existing user exits written for the MS-DOS version of ScanTools softwarecannot be converted to run under ScanTools II software; they must be completelyrewritten and compiled in the Win32 programming environment.Refer to theonline help, sample user exit programs which are an installation option, and theUser Exit Programmer Reference manuals that are on your installation CD.3.ScanTools II does not support chained user exit programs.However, the userexit shell program can be modified to implement chained user exits themselves(this requires recompiling).ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 74.The ATU User Exit program is not supported in ScanTools II.5.The user exit break point Preconvert is not called when executing a DIF,DLM, or SPSS online file conversion.6.User Exit Wizard and new exit points are now supported.Refer to online help.Changes from ScanTools software version 2.3 (Windows) to ScanTools II:General1.Applications and profiles created in ScanTools version 1.2 or greater can bemigrated to ScanTools II.2.Applications and profiles opened and used in ScanTools II are still stored in theirold format.Applications and profiles must be saved to be considered upgraded toScanTools II.3.Applications and profiles saved in ScanTools II cannot be used in previousversions of ScanTools software.4.The Default Settings of migrated ScanTools (Windows) applications are migratedwith the application.The Default Settings of migrated DOS-created applications arenot migrated; they are set to the standard application module default settings.5.The data file is not updated when migrating applications.6.Operating system and hardware requirements (including Internet connection) havebeen updated.7.Long file names are supported (up to 24 characters). User Exit file name maximumlength is 253 minus full path length.8.Function keys have changed:F4 is not used in ScanTools II, was Score.F5 is now Score in ScanTools II, was Convert.F6 is now Convert in ScanTools II, F6 was not used.Application Development (Windows)1.Maximum number of Translate tables and/or Literal strings have been increasedto 8192 per application.2.Automatic start of the OMR tool when no tool is selected.3.OCR is no longer supported.4.View Application dialog screen has been updated.5.When viewing the application, the application settings displayed are the application-stored default settings.ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 86.Mark Threshold and Discrimination Margin are now set in the ApplicationModule Read Control settings.7.Removed the Options menu from the Application Module. This is now availableunder the Application Settings dialog, Default button.8.The Release for Scanning has been moved to Application Settings dialog, underthe Application menu.9.When using a translate table that uses two characters of output for only oneresponse position in the grid, the grid view now displays the ones position ofthe two-digit output rather then the tens position.Scanning (Windows)1.Sheet Thickness has been modified from +/-2 mils to +50% / -25%.No changesto existing applications are needed.2.Operations Log now displays number of records converted rather than number notconverted.3.Context files now support EDITTYPE CLEAR flag and the CORRECTEDITkeyword.4.The context file will need to be updated to reference ScanTools II.Omitted context file parameters default to those values listed in online help,not the standard application module default settings.5.Context files can contain an embedded space in the file name, but enclose the entirefile name in double quotes.6.Windows 95 and 98 are no longer supported with an NCS OpScan 10 or 21scanner.7.OpScan 10 and 21 scanners must be connected to the personal computer using aUSB connection.Editing (Windows)1.Allow Context file invocation of post-scan editing.2.The current record status for Post-Scan Editor displays on the title bar; the currentnumber being edited, out of the total number that failed the editing.3.Always Edit has been modified; a mandatory edit correction is not allowed.4.Online edit correction has been updated:A data file will now be written in certain cases, when online edit correction isin effect.Previously, in those same certain cases, the data file would not havebeen written.Refer to online help.Online edit correction requires the presence of an edit profile to be in effect.When online edit correction is in effect, certain options within edit profilesbecome invalid.ScanTools II Release Notes 202 744 025 9When online edit correction is in effect, it affects the contents of the NCSheader portion of a record in the data file while it manages the disposition ofrecords in the queue.When online edit correct is in effect, it controls the time of the actionsspecified within online scoring and conversion profiles if they also happen tobe in effect and determines when records will be scored and when they will bewritten to the converted output file.5.Extended Edit Options will not display a From or To label if the fieldcontains blank spaces.Scoring (Windows)1.When viewing a score profile, all data scanned on the key sheet will be displayed.Refer to online help.Data Conversion (Windows)1.A Conversion Profile using Write Converted File Only, will create a Data Filecontaining the Application number only, and new timestamp.2.New screen layout when creating an SPSS or DOSSIER conversion profile.User Exits (Windows)1.Support of a User Exit Wizard.2.Two new User Exit points have been added.ScanTools II Users Guide and Online HelpThe ScanTools II Users Guide contains an overview of how to use the software, and a tutorialfor creating a ScanTools application.It is not as detailed as online help.An electronic copy ofthe Users Guide is also on your installation CD, but is not installed with the software.It is inthe format of .pdf, and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to be opened and printed.The online help contains more detailed information than is found in the Users Guide.Everydialog in ScanTools software has specific online help available by pressing F1 when the dialog isopen.The online help has a navigation pane where you can look for topics in Contents, muchlike a book, an Index where you can search by keyword entries, and a Search facility, where youcan enter any word or character string.DOSSIER, OpScan, and ScanTools are registered trademarks of NCS Pearson, Inc.NCSDesignExpert, NCS Pearson, and the NCS Pearson logo are trademarks of NCS Pearson, Inc.Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 Professional are registered trademarksof Microsoft Corporation.SPSS is a registered trademark of SPSS, Inc.Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.