Version Notes:

Version       Date                  Notes
1.4.1.4 01/27/2012
  • Added F3 to Insert Order, F4 for Edit Mode, and F5 to Refresh orders.
  • Fixed Inventory Alert system.
  • Added support for rare UTF8 characters that aren't converted correctly.
1.4.1.3 01/02/2012
  • Added option to send order and inventory alerts to a separate email address.
  • Added hotkeys - F1 for Help and F2 to Search Orders (if website enabled).
  • Fixed crash that could occur when printing non-postage-paid labels.
  • Fixed crash ('Out of Range' exception) that could occur when refreshing even if there are no new orders.
1.4.1.2 12/15/2011
  • Fixed issue due to Amazon recently changing the order file style, which results in only the first order (of each file) being imported into alphaShipper.
1.4.1.1 12/11/2011
  • Fixed error that would occur when first setting up Amazon or eBay before the Logs folder had been created.
1.4.1.0 12/10/2011
  • Added FedEx postage-paid label printing.
  • Added 'Pause' and 'Cancel' buttons to status box.
  • Fixed OpenCart v1.5+ options issue.
  • Fixed error that may occur when first setting up alphaShipper and removing an order from the grid.
  • Fixed recent error where easy order entry screen does not display (for applicable carts).
1.4.0.2 11/22/2011
  • Added global variables so small changes can be globally made to shipping methods, URLs, etc.
  • Preloaded 'Regional Rate Box C' and 'Express Flat Rate Box' for upcoming Endicia DAZzle changes.
  • Enhanced live chat feature to show basic settings such as the type of account.
  • Fixed annoyance where window is not truly maximized(if it should be) when software is opened.
1.4.0.0 11/16/2011
  • One-time payment options are now available.
  • Pricing now varies depending on features available.
  • Extended trial version to 30 days.
  • Added ability to patch versions.
  • Added option to disable printer status checking.
  • Checking for updates no longer occurs with every refresh.
  • Saving settings no longer occurs while refreshing.
  • Old files are now removed no more than once every 4 days.
  • Fixed row sorting issues associated with 'Insert Order' and 'Edit Mode'.
  • Fixed bug where shipping method was not updated in database when editted.
  • Fixed recent status box flickering issue.
  • Fixed DAZzle error message that could appear for UPS users.
  • Fixed rare eBay error due to Daylight Savings Time.
  • Fixed help ticket function.
  • Fixed an error that could occur when editting orders.
  • Fixed issue where eBay combined order could keep getting reimported.
  • Fixed potential packing slip display issue when item name is not same in DB as in local file.
1.3.5.25 10/17/2011
  • Fixed international printing issue that could occur with latest DAZzle update.
  • Added separate APO/FPO layout options for DAZzle.
1.3.5.19 10/15/2011
  • Fixed error that may occur when importing Buy.com orders.
  • Added focus indicator on message box buttons.
1.3.5.17 10/14/2011
  • AlphaShipper no longer takes focus when it is performing tasks while minimized.
  • Fixed potential issue where message box window can be stuck in a minimized state.
1.3.5.15 10/13/2011
  • Fixed eBay combined order VAT related totals issue.
  • Fixed shopping cart database duplicate items issue that could occur with combined orders.
1.3.5.12 10/05/2011
  • Fixed issue where order items were not uploaded if an existing order was reimported.
  • Fixed error that could occur when refreshing orders after right-clicking and changing status of orders to 'complete'.
1.3.5.10 10/04/2011
  • Fixed combined eBay order issue when item has variations.
1.3.5.0 10/01/2011
  • Added OpenCart v1.5+.
  • Fixed order totals display issue when viewed in OpenCart admin interface.
  • Fixed combined website order issues for users also using eBay.
  • Fixed issue for certain shopping carts where orders were not marked as complete.
1.3.4.43 09/30/2011
  • Now if 'Alert Level' column is hidden on Inventory grid, alphaShipper doesn't check inventory alerts.
  • Combined 'Select All' and 'Select None' buttons into 'Select All/None'.
  • Added 'Set Columns' button to order grid to lock column orders and widths.
1.3.4.41 09/28/2011
  • Fixed monthly and quarterly sales report issue when user is not using U.S. date format.
1.3.4.40 09/21/2011
  • Fixed potential error that could occur when selecting Stamps.com as shipping software.
  • Fixed potential startup freezing issue that may occur with certain carts when there are no product options.
  • Fixed eBay single-payment combined order issue.
1.3.4.35 09/19/2011
  • Fixed error that will appear if trying to import Amazon orders when order reports have not been set up.
  • Fixed potential issue where Amazon orders reappear when order report files are large.
  • Changed Amazon order report download behavior to not include manual reports with a reporting period greater than one day.
  • Fixed potential error that could occur when attempting to insert an order when user does not have a shopping cart enabled.
1.3.4.31 09/12/2011
  • Added Amazon 'One-Day' shipping settings.
1.3.4.30 09/12/2011
  • Fixed new 'border color' error that may appear.
1.3.4.29 09/09/2011
  • Fixed 'Pause Between Labels' function.
1.3.4.28 09/08/2011
  • Removed order comment length limit.
  • Fixed issue when printing packing slips and weight cannot be determined.
  • Added file information to message that may appear when waiting for output from postage software.
  • Fixed potential issue where status box is stuck in minimized state.
  • Fixed potential issue where user is prompted again after entering SKU details.
  • Added ability to use 'enter' key on message boxes.
  • Darkened background and added a light pattern.
1.3.4.21 09/03/2011
  • Added fail-safe for order processing if weight of order cannot be determined.
  • Fixed new false error message that may appear when importing eBay orders.
1.3.4.20 08/31/2011
  • Added additional server which drastically decreases the chance of downtime.
  • Fixed display issue that may occur on version notes update window.
  • Fixed occasional eBay error during importing.
  • Added text to Amazon settings page.
1.3.4.12 08/30/2011
  • Disallowed clicking reconfigure buttons immediately after enabling website.
  • Fixed column display index issue on order grid.
1.3.4.1 08/17/2011
  • Fixed v1.3.4.0 options bug affecting CubeCart v3, CubeCart v4, and Open Cart.
1.3.4.0 08/16/2011
  • Added CubeCart v5.
  • Added help ticket system.
1.3.3.28 08/11/2011
  • Fixed OpenCart issue where address not displayed properly if it contained HTML special character entities.
1.3.3.27 08/10/2011
  • Fixed issue where Amazon order weight not displayed in order grid.
  • Fixed issue where combined orders not having weight combined.
  • Fixed exporting to file weight rounding issue.
1.3.3.26 08/05/2011
  • Fixed issue where company name was not being imported for CubeCart v4. Upon updating, go to Settings/Order Types/Website, and click 'Reconfigure Cart Settings'.
1.3.3.25 08/04/2011
  • Fixed bug that may occur when doing a sales report if there is a problem connecting to your website database.
  • Added ability to have alternate packing slip.
  • Added ability for DAZzle users to use alternate layouts.
  • Added ability to adjust weight in the order grid.
  • Added option to toggle insurance from the order grid.
  • Added ability to add signature confirmation or delivery confirmation (USPS) individually from the order grid.
  • Added option to hide some of the order grid columns.
  • Changed highlight style on all list boxes.
1.3.3.15 07/21/2011
  • Fixed error that could occur if product names contain apostrophes.
  • Fixed error that would occur if order comments included an apostrophe.
1.3.3.13 07/19/2011
  • Fixed error that would occur if prompted for a SKU and a comma was entered in the name.
1.3.3.12 07/17/2011
  • Added USPS regional boxes and several other USPS shipping method/package types.
  • Added error handling if any of the product files are locked by other programs.
  • Fixed issue where unrecognized SKUs are immediately added to product file before prompting for name and weight.
1.3.3.1 07/15/2011
  • Fixed new issue where packing slip right-click functions would cause an error.
  • Added 'Shipping Weight (Rounded Up)' to custom file variables.
  • Updates will no longer include the help file. It will be updated automatically as needed.
1.3.3.0 07/13/2011
  • Changed when product information is retrieved from database. The software no longer retrieves all of the products each time software is opened. It only retrieves products again if it detects changes.
  • Increased overall speed of many product related processes.
  • Fixed options display issue if displaying item names and item name has a comma in it.
  • Fixed bug that may occur when opening alphaShipper and immediately processing an eBay order.
  • Added support for importing eBay items that have variations.
  • Added option to put order number on shipping label.
  • Added option to put order weight on packing slip.
1.3.2.92 06/22/2011
  • Fixed issue where item name not showing in order grid for eBay orders.
  • Other minor bug fixes.
1.3.2.90 06/21/2011
  • Fixed VAT issue when importing eBay orders.
1.3.2.89 06/15/2011
  • Fixed new error that could occur when right-clicking to change status of an order.
  • Fixed inventory alert system.
1.3.2.87 06/13/2011
  • Added 'Ship Date' to search results and custom file variables for applicable carts.
  • Fixed eBay issue that was not allowing user to edit Title/SKU associations.
  • Added automatic importing of 'stock warning level' and 'your cost' for applicable carts.
  • Fixed state issue when exporting non-US orders to file.
  • Added email throttling to Preferences/Processing section.
  • All emails sent are now saved in folder 'Emails'.
  • Added ability to have empty fields in custom file.
  • Fixed issue where hyphen was incorrectly added to non-US postal codes over 5 characters.
1.3.2.77 06/07/2011
  • Added ability to right-click selected orders and export to file.
  • Fixed all date related issues when user is not using American style date format.
  • Fixed packing slip order items options issue if item has parentheses in the name.
  • Added percent complete to status box when importing or updating several orders.
  • Added ability to use options in CubeCart v4 that use the same product code as long at the EAN/UPC number is unique.
1.3.2.70 06/04/2011
  • Fixed several issues when not using alphaShipper for postage-paid labels.
  • Added additional date format for packing slips.
  • Fixed issue causing alphaShipper window to occasionally dissappear upon loading.
  • Added ability to view item names in Dropship and Presale boxes.
1.3.2.65 06/01/2011
  • Added CC email option to shipment confirmation email.
  • Added ability to use variables in the subject of the shipment confirmation email.
  • Added more variables to custom email.
  • Added variable 'Shipping Address (Format 2)' to custom email, packing slip, and custom shipping label.
  • Fixed issue that may cause eBay orders to not be uploaded to database.
1.3.2.61 05/30/2011
  • Added updating for eBay orders (if shipped externally, upon refreshing, they are removed from order grid).
1.3.2.60 05/29/2011
  • Added 'Actual Inventory' to Inventory grid (website availability may not necessarily match items on hand).
  • Added 'Barcode Number' to Inventory grid.
  • Added screen to enter incoming/outgoing shipments.
  • Added barcode processing option.
  • Added option to hide inventory columns.
  • Fixed display issues when user has screen DPI other than 96.
  • Optimized eBay order importing for better performance when importing hundreds of orders.
1.3.2.51 05/18/2011
  • Fixed eBay importing issues that could occur when attempting to import over 100 total eBay transactions.
1.3.2.50 05/17/2011
  • Added eBay and Amazon request/response logging when logging is enabled.
1.3.2.49 05/14/2011
  • Added option to specify a Customs value for each product.
  • Priority and Express International can now have separate DAZzle layout paths.
  • Added option in preferences to freeze columns of inventory grid (up to first 4).
1.3.2.46 05/11/2011
  • Updated right-clicking on order grid to work on all columns.
  • Added option in preferences to freeze columns of order grid (up to first 4).
1.3.2.44 05/03/2011
  • Improved sales bar graphs.
  • Fixed UPS unhandled exception.
  • Fixed occasional error when copying to the clipboard.
1.3.2.41 04/29/2011
  • Added automatic file splitting for large Amazon order files.
  • Fixed international flat rate printing issue.
1.3.2.39 04/27/2011
  • Added ability to compare multiple sets of data in bar graph form.
1.3.2.38 04/25/2011
  • Added ability to select Customs contents type.
  • Fixed bug where UPS settings would not appear.
1.3.2.36 04/22/2011
  • Fixed new issue where a message will always appear when restarting alphaShipper after processing orders.
1.3.2.35 04/21/2011
  • Added option to change status of old pending payment orders to 'Canceled' (applicable carts only).
  • Added additonal error handling in case output from postage software can't be immediately processed.
  • Added some minor alphaShipper settings to registry.
1.3.2.32 04/15/2011
  • Added additional error handling.
1.3.2.31 04/04/2011
  • Fixed 'combine orders' functionality.
1.3.2.30 04/02/2011
  • Fixed bug that occurs when going to Advanced Cart Settings.
1.3.2.29 04/01/2011
  • Fixed 'View in Browser' and 'View Bar Graph' bugs for sales reports.
1.3.2.28 03/31/2011
  • Enhanced software's response to an unhandled exception. Software should no longer freeze when an unhandled exception occurs.
  • Fixed freezing issue that may affect OpenCart and CubeCart users during startup.
1.3.2.27 03/30/2011
  • Added ability to copy text from message boxes.
  • Bug fixes.
1.3.2.25 03/29/2011
  • Added USPS international flat rate options.
  • Added Harmonized Tariff Codes for inventory.
  • Added ship company prefix to all shipping methods.
  • Fixed new bug (changing status to 'Pending Payment' was not working).
  • Fixed issue when right-clicking to email customer when there is no default email client.
1.3.2.20 03/25/2011
  • Added enhanced search feature.
  • Added Customs name option to inventory.
  • Added international message variable to custom email.
  • Added ability to print, view, or save packing slips by right-clicking orders.
  • Fixed new issue where some confirmation emails were not being sent out.
1.3.2.15 03/14/2011
  • Added sound options for new and irregular orders.
  • Added ability to insert comments into custom email.
  • Changed style of buttons.
  • Fixed new freezing issue when looking up non-website orders.
  • Fixed 'local name only' functionality of inventory editing.
1.3.2.10 03/12/2011
  • Fixed freezing issue that may occur when testing packing slip.
  • Fixed missing 'Delivery Total' value on packing slip.
1.3.2.0 03/11/2011
  • Added automated Buy.com order retrieval and processing.
  • Created new message box that ensures prompts are not covered up.
1.3.1.15 (Unreleased) 03/02/2011
  • Added custom type definitions for charges such as insurance, gift wrapping, etc.
  • Fixed Amazon uploading issue.
  • Minor bug fixes.
1.3.1.14 02/16/2011
  • Right-clicking in order grid now allows tasks for multiple orders.
  • Fixed freezing issue for OpenCart users when doing an order lookup.
  • Showing item name in order grid is a new option.
  • Added 'Select All' and 'Select None' buttons to order grid.
1.3.1.10 02/11/2011
  • Fixed issue causing Amazon order information to not be uploaded.
  • Added option to choose whether Amazon and eBay orders are uploaded to website database and option to deduct order items from website inventory.
  • New update window now shows relevant version notes.
1.3.1.0 02/08/2011
  • AlphaShipper now connects directly to Amazon account. AMTU has been removed.
1.3.0.0 02/06/2011
  • Added Stamps.com shipping.
  • Added a highlight new orders option.
  • Added a order grid content box.
  • Fixed general shopping cart incompatibility issue--If shopping cart version is incompatible, software now prompts you.
1.2.6.16 01/23/2011
  • Added quarterly and yearly option to sales report.
1.2.6.15 01/18/2011
  • Added ability to use USPS and UPS simultaneously.
  • Fixed eBay country and updating issue.
1.2.6.14 12/30/2010
  • Fixed Amazon configuration issue.
1.2.6.13 12/21/2010
  • Corrected address apostrophe issue.
  • No longer showing optional update popup after refreshing.
1.2.6.12 12/18/2010
  • Fixed freezing issue when adding cart before first restart of alphaShipper.
1.2.6.11 12/13/2010
  • Fixed options bug when inserting item by name.
1.2.6.1 12/09/2010
  • Added order file exporting, separate 64-bit version, minor bug fixes.
1.2.6.0 12/04/2010
  • Added OpenCart.
  • Added custom shipping services option.
  • Bug fixes.
1.2.5.2 11/30/2010
  • Fixed ClickCartPro bug affecting admin panel.
  • Added error message to email failure logging.
1.2.5.1 11/28/2010
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Added version notes link to Help menu.
1.2.5.0 11/27/2010
  • Added X-Cart option to order types.
1.2.4.85 11/23/2010
  • Enhanced order entry for CubeCart users.
  • Shipped status and tracking is now uploaded for eBay orders upon shipping.
1.2.4.84 11/16/2010
  • Increased processing flexibility.
1.2.4.83 11/11/2010
  • Added 'Enable Logging' to Preferences.
1.2.4.82 11/07/2010
  • Added live help capability and affiliate program.
1.2.4.81 10/31/2010
  • Fixed product option bug.
  • Modified splash window.
1.2.4.80 10/26/2010
  • Added CubeCart v4 compatibility.
  • Added bar graph view to sales report.
1.2.4.79 10/09/2010
  • Added setting for multi-computer use.
  • Fixed freezing issue affecting some CubeCart users.
1.2.4.78 09/02/2010
  • Minor bug fixes.
1.2.4.77 08/07/2010
  • Minor bug fixes.
1.2.4.76 06/25/2010
  • Changed full version price.
1.2.4.75 06/11/2010
  • Reduced monthly subscription cost.
1.2.4.74 05/26/2010
  • Added automatic updating.
  • Fixed Amazon importing issue.
1.2.4.73 05/15/2010
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Updated help content.
1.2.4.72 05/12/2010
  • Minor bug fixes.
1.2.4.71 04/29/2010
  • Added ability to import all eBay titles.