Change Log for northcon12.exe

Version 0.1.0  (07/10/2009)  First try. N11 fields moved to N12 record; date fields adjusted (but not date flags).

Version 0.1.1  (07/20/2009)  Dates and date flags converted according to draft specification. "Test Data" warning inserted into each record in Reserved 02 field. Improved messages.

Version 0.1.2  (07/20/2009)  Adjusted code so it would work on Linux as well as Windows. Corrected NAACCR Record Version transformation.

Version 0.1.3   Not published.

Version 0.1.4  (08/06/2009)  No observable improvement, but application is massively restructured behind the scenes to make development, documentation, and maintenance easier.

Version 0.1.5   not released

Version 0.1.6  (10/08/2009)  Added conversions for TNM Path and TNM Clin fields, race fields, race coding system, Class of Case, and Rad--No of Treatment Vol

Version 0.1.7   not published

Version 0.1.8 (12/18/2009)  Added (temporary) conversion code for CS Extension and CS Lymph Nodes. Added ability to input any NAACCR 11 records of type A, M, I, or C , with cr, lf, cr/lf, or no record-termination; gave user same choices for their NAACCR 12 output records. Added ability to input records that are truncated or padded (with reasonable limits); and to output an arbitrary number of characters, provided that record-termination is not "none" and that total output record length is between 57 and 22826 characters.

Version 0.2.0   not published

Version 0.3.0 (04/12/2010)  Finished CS conversions except for "reviewables". Updated field-by-field documentation.

Version 0.4.0 (04/13/2010)  Finished identifying reviewable cases. Messages are written to a CSV file.

Version 0.4.2 (04/19/2010)  A few bug fixes in the nconv12.dll.

Version 0.4.3 (04/21/2010)  Feature enhancements and bug fixes. Tightened definition of "valid date" for date conversions.

Version 00.99.00 (05/14/2010)  Graphical User Interface and CS Calculation added.

Version 0.99.1 (05/18/2010)  Revised conversion of Class of Case

Version 0.99.3 (05/18/2010)  Linked to Html Help file.

Version 0.99.4 (05/18/2010)  Code clean-up and creation of setup file

Version 1.0.0 (05/24/2010)  Added progress bar. Added check boxes for selective derivation of stage. Final "release candidate". Help file will be updated for final release

Version 1.0.0 (05/24/2010)  Public release version.