V - Service Release

Service Release history for version 11

V11 Service Release 1 (1-MAR-2010)

Service Release history for version 10

V10 Service Release 1 (18-MAY-2009)

Service Release 1 is primarily a Vista update. That is, it improves V's functionality under Vista (and Windows 7).

Previous versions could not modify the contents of protected folders (like Program Files). SR1 will now display the much loved Vista UAC prompt.

SR1 also fixes the following bugs:

Deleting files from the search results could cause V to crash
Assigning a command to a single letter (eg, 'c') could sometimes cause V to ignore the following keystroke(s)
In GreenBar mode the green lines were not always drawn correctly if the window had been scrolled
Double-clicking on a FolderTab goes to its root (for locked tabs that allow subfolder browsing)
You can now search folders with commas in their names (by enclosing the folder name in double quotes)

Service Release history for version 9

V9 Service Release 1 (19-FEB-2008)

Service Release 1 adds the following:

A Network/UNC Timeout (in the Directory Options)
"Insert Date into Name" option in File Name Modify

It also fixes the following problems:

V9 would sometimes crash if GridLines were being used
Searching for hex (binary) data did not always work
Using "." for the search directory in GREP did not always work

Service Release history for version 8

V8 Service Release 2 (11-MAY-2007) V8 Service Release 1 (6-NOV-2006)

SR2 is primarily a bug fix release and a Vista compatibility update.

There is no need to download it unless you are affected by any of the bugs, or if you are running Vista. The following bugs have been fixed in SR2:

The Favorites menu would freeze when trying to display a Favorite that was located on a disconnected network drive.
When specifying a date range in File Search/GREP, V did not always find files that were modified on the last date in the range.
You could not "touch" a file with a time that contained an odd number of seconds.
SR1 fixes the following problems:

V8 would sometimes crash when displaying the Recent Files menu
V8 would not always unzip gzip (.gz) files correctly
V8 would sometimes crash after renaming a network folder in the Explorer tree
A "Create File" option has also been added to the Tools menu.

Service Release history for version 7.2

V7.2 Service Release 2 (1-SEP-2005) V7.2 Service Release 1 (4-JUL-2005)

Service Release 2 fixes the problem where V incorrectly displays that it needs to be upgraded.

There is no need to download SR2 if you are not not getting this error message.

Click here for further details The following has been introduced in SR1:

Regular Expressions can now be used to modify filenames
Several options (like the current line number) can now be passed to the user-defined editor (configured in the Editor tab of Preferences)
An "XP (numerical) Sort" option (in the Directory tab of Preferences) which sorts filenames "alphanumerically" - instead of alphabetically
SR1 also fixes a problem when viewing the contents of some TAR files.

Service Release history for version 7

V7 Service Release 4 (19-MAR-2004) V7 Service Release 3 (9-FEB-2004)

The following has been introduced in SR4:

I have tried to speed up the V load time - especially on systems that have network and removable drives. Please let me know if you notice a difference.
Introduced a small delay on Explorer keystokes which lets you quickly scroll the Explorer Tree without V continually refreshing the directories. This can be disabled in the Explorer Options tab of Preferences.
Added a SKIP button to the Search dialog box which lets you "skip over" a number of matches.
You can now count the words/lines in a selection as well as in the entire file (from the Tools menu).
The following problems were fixed in SR3:

You could no longer specify multiple directories when doing a GREP (by separating directory names with a comma)
The "Count" on the Search dialog box would not work if you switched to another program while the count was in progress
A combination of the /TEXT and /NOFLAT command line options sometimes caused V to crash

V7 Service Release 2 (15-JAN-2004) V7 Service Release 1 (19-DEC-2003)

The following was introduced in SR2:

When making a column selection, "Copy Sum to Clipboard" has been added to the Auto-sum menu (right-click on the status bar)
The color of the ruler grid line can now be customized (Change Colors from the View menu)
SR2 also fixes a problem where you could not GREP the "current directory" if it had a comma in its name. SR1 fixed the following 2 problems:

V would sometimes crash when trying to print a selection in a chunked file.
V would sometimes crash when trying to print a selection beginning with a form feed.

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V7 Service Release 2 (15-JAN-2004)	V7 Service Release 1 (19-DEC-2003)
The following was introduced in SR2: When making a column selection, "Copy Sum to Clipboard" has been added to the Auto-sum menu (right-click on the status bar) The color of the ruler grid line can now be customized (Change Colors from the View menu) SR2 also fixes a problem where you could not GREP the "current directory" if it had a comma in its name.	SR1 fixed the following 2 problems: V would sometimes crash when trying to print a selection in a chunked file. V would sometimes crash when trying to print a selection beginning with a form feed.