Version 2.5.8 - October 8, 2007, Build 1
New Grand Lodge Fees and Assessments updated.
Ability to print a range of dues notices.
Ability to print dues notices to LTM and/or PPM by themselves in dues Maintenance.

Version 2.5.3 - November 27, 2006, Build 1
Added Honorary Lodge list to the Activity Screen .
Do not allow Non Payment of Dues for any Life Member.

Version 2.5.2 - November 16, 2006, Build 1
Fixed bug in new Prepaid Membership Dues year.
Removed ssn from member record.

Version 2.5.0 - September 18, 2006, Build 1
Compiled to Foxpro 9.0 SP1 from 8.0.
NPD can not be entered between October 1 and September 29.


Version 2.4.9 - April 28, 2004, Build 1
Fixes ability to import new records and their member dues records.

Version 2.4.3 - December 1, 2004, Build 1
New Installshield Setup.
Fixes bad 2.4.2 installs.Version 2.4.2 - November 17, 2004, Build 2
Corrected "vfp8r.dll is corrupt or damaged.
Corrected foxcommand.exe startup directory to point to c:\winmason\data.

Version 2.4.2 - November 10, 2004, Build 1
Corrected issue with Monthly Report not rolling over to the correct month once it is closed.

Version 2.4.1 - September 13, 2004, Build 8
Memlistshort report, show repeated mail to months. Previously repeated values did not print.
Corrected Form 23 to print the correct lodge when discontinuing from a lodge.
Corrected Form 16 to print the date of the date of the committee report 'Dues Paid Until'
Corrected Form 14 to print the proper OUT GOING lodge Number
Search screen now 'remembers' the last search and screen position.
All reports show the newly designed Grand Lodge Seal and square and compasses.
George Washington Masonic Memorial dollar amount upped to 1.00
Self correcting build of datasources when expActivity, expAwards, expMembers or expElection tables become corrupted.
Added new program for advanced trouble shooting. FoxBox.exe
Zip Program enhanced to allow easier 'zip' to hard disk.
New screen to 'get' the Lodge Directory, Committee Book and Bluebook changes.
Prepaid members now shows GWMNMA amount included in the program.
Fixed problem with reindex routine.
Fixed images on buttons to Monthly Activity Report FOR(REV4)
Disabled the import button on the Import Records screen, till the file is checked and records are available. Then enabled it (Rev5)
Fixed form 37 - right click on name returned an error.
Fixed Windows XP save and remove buttons to show correctly in Windows XP themes.
Fixed Lodges screen to display properly in Windows XP themes.
Updated Form 38
Updated Form 39



Version 2.4.0 - Jan 6, 2004 - Build 6.

	Fixed problem with printing loop.
	Fixed labels from printing too far to the left
	Fixed lodgeupdt import utility.

	Corrected Report Form 36 input screen to properly display an additional fee. When changing the 'none:' to something else in fees, it would error out.
	Look into the PLM issue with members who are not in the current lodge, maybe transferred out or something, but are still active.
	Form 34 – corrected typo and detail band incorrect.
	Honorary Members – Corrected invalid birthdays that come up on Misc Report.
	Form 9 - added an email address to the form.
	Form 1 - updated with the addition of the two business acquintances.
	Corrected Masonic Birthdays to only print one address when there are multiple addresses.
	Added ability of the Misc reports to pull MM3 (all degree master masons) in the report.
	Reworded messagebox for deleting a member. You now simply type delete, no longer requiring uppercase.
	Added ani,cur,emf,ico,jpg,png,tif and wmf graphic file support.
	Added ability to filter 25yr awards out of the eligibility report.
	Background screen now supports any graphic file with an ani, cur, emf, ico, jpg, png, tif or wmf extension. You can put your own logo in the directory.
	Added library to the update lodges & secretary database.
	Added the BGPdist field to the lodges table.
	Modified Form 37 to include date of presentation and type of function.
	Added dob field to the widows.
	Added Widow birthday to the birthday report.
	PET is now an activity and the lower search in member maintenance now seeks the 'PET' record. a. Previously when a new petitioner was entered into the system without any activities, the record would not show up as 'PET', the program would change the status to 'NON'
	Dues notice now prints 'Masonic Foundation' instead of Juvenile Diabetes on Form 36.
	Created a new election of officers screen. Cool stuff.
	Modified the installation CD to include avi screens for various WinMason screens.
	Most reports can now be printed to PDF format.
	Monthly reports can now be printed to PDF format and emailed.
	Added web service tool to update the lodges and secretary tables through the web, with single click access.
	Changed all buttons to new format. Previously the buttons were really containers to permit the graphic on the button to appear to the left and the words on the right. a.New buttons has choice of image locations.
	Fixed miscelleneous reports 'BIO' report when there is an organist in the lodge. Problems occured with duplicates.
	Changed headings on miscelleanous reports when viewing 'activities'
	Added 'MM3' to the activities report for x to x year.
	Summary report for Membership dues incorrectly displays PPM who are LTM. They were counted incorrectly.
	Corrected Form 36 to properly print out 0.00 due for LTM when used to pick an individual record.
	Modified Memdues to 'Stop' asking to import if the cursor was entered into the 'YEAR' box and the year was not changed. It will now exit out of the box gracefully.
	Moved the labels to the right a few pixels. WinMason.exe v2.4.0 recompiled and dated Oct 22, 2003.

	Shortened detail band on form 26.
	Fixed memmber search screen to properly clear lodgid when clear button is clicked.
	Modified activity screen to correctly allow OTHER jurisdictions to enter 0 for a lodge number.
	In Member Maintenance, if a person has multiple addresses, you can now use up/down to see the months to mail without putting record in the edit mode.
	Modified Dues notice to include the new Library Fund LINENO(Form 26)
	Updated the member maintenance screen to properly update the dues amount when dues are paid from this screen.

Shortened detail band on form 19.

	Miscellaneous reports can now be modified and saved. Choice of reports can be printed.
	Fixed the logo on letterhead to allow you to use your own logo vs the Grand Lodge of Michigan Logo.
	Changed the export format from an older version of excel to version 5 to support Office XP.

	Member Dues Screen prints labels with the same criteria as the notices.
	WinMason Manual updated ... pdf file updated.
	Custom Cateogory labels, fixed so it can correctly select and/or when running labels from someone who belongs to multiple categories.
	Member Dues screen now handles left outer join on addresses that are invalid.
	Added HONORARY member to the lodges statistics page. Added new field in lodges.
	Changed the way the monthly report handles deletions. Now will correctly allow you to delete, then later make a correction that shows up.
	Modified form 37, shorted the detail band to work with more printers.
	WinMason Manual (item 2 above) is no longer installed on your drive. In this release it is overwritten with a single page book. The full book is included on the CDROM or available as a downloaded file.

	Form 36, changed address to and from to 10pt from 11pt font.
	Monthly Activity Report no longer records 'Deleted' Members.
	Monthly Activity Report now simply asks 'Is this the report you are sending to the Grand Lodge?' then closes the month out.
	REJ can now be the first activity for a member.
	To delete a member/nonmember you now must also type 'DELETE'
	Bio report for: Members, EA & FC, Officers, Masonic Birthdays etc. Enhanced.
	Misc reports for all activities including 'HON' and 'REJ' (Art)
	HONORARY membership - better handling of - fully integrated.
	Ability to restore individual files (ie: memdues only)
	Membership dues will now remove and create records as needed. (self correcting)
	Backup and Restore correctly identifies zip drives and behaves accordingly.
	Custom Labels now can select Honorary Members and Widows.
	Import records will now scan for all removable (writeable) disks if a: is not used.
	Status on Honorary members is now 'HON', unless they are deceased.
	Member Search screen now seeks 'EA','FC','ACT','HON' and ID beginning with '1'
	Dues screen can now process previous years.
	Dues screen now lists a listbox of previous years dues history.
	Printing of membership dues now defaults to printer other. Permitting the printing of ranges if the printer is selected (will not work for preview)
	Monthly report modifications. Reports display blue and red for OLD activities mailed to the GL numerous times.
	Short Membership List now shows multiple addresses.

	Fixed form 36 to print properly when displayed from the member maintenance screen.
	Fixed form 36 to properly refresh when moving through records backwards.
	Attempted another installation repair.

	Fixed form 38 to print a single record when comments are added to the page.
	Fixed install to correctly delete repairwm.prg, after installing the activex controls

Fixed the dues screen so a LTM and PPM can receive a dues notice.

Added a new screen to the startup that opens the calendar and zip files. You must leave the CD in during the first startup of WinMason so the activeX files get installed.

	Calendar object was attempting to pull the incorrect (old) activeX control from the merge module. This was the incorrect version.
	Removed the module and forced the correct version of the file.

	Fixed dues notice. When the first record has '0.00' dues, then all of them printed as 0.00. Corrected to display the dues amount correctly.
	Added the record number of the report to the bottom of the report dues.

Still attempting to get a good installation.

	Shortened detail band for form 25. This prevented the form from printing on  certain printers.
	Shortened detail band for form 36. This prevented the form from printing on  certain printers.
	Added about screen. This screen was failed to display previously.
	InstallShield 3.5 used for installation.
	Version 2.1.6 - July 25, 2001 (never shipped) 1) Shortened detail bands on forms 3,4,7 and 12.  2) Created a installation for the web. (never deployed)
	Version 2.1.7 - Aug 1, 2001 (never released) 1) Added code to prevent WinMason from being loaded twice. 2) Fixed Form 4 - Notice of election to receive degree. Previously you  could not show FC or MM election choices. 3) Rebuild entire project in Visual Foxpro 7.0 4) Fixed Non-Member/Hon Members to show up properly in search for records. 5) Fixed Screen background to save when there is only one record and the user  bypasses the login screen.
	Version 2.1.8 - Sep 11, 2001  1) Added code to assist removing versions 2.1.4/5 and 6 2) Visual Fox 7.0 build. 3) new main menu screen.

	Custom Label button added to allow CHECKING all records.
	Corrected problem when a person REMOVES all custom label choices.
	Renamed files .dcxSave, .dctSave and .dbcSave to .dcx, .dct and .dcx
	Added ablility to restore dues, memo's, passwords to a full install. (Foxcommand.exe utility)
	Added ablility to skip username and password.
	New install program using the latest Microsoft Installer architecture.
	Added ability to import single, multiple or full lodges into the records.
	Added ability to export single or multiple or records.
	Setup screen now allows two user-defined fields to enter in additional fees specific for the lodge.
	All forms found in the new secretary handbook are now included.
	Non-member addresses can now be edited, as well as Honorary Members.
	Enhanced restore - now rebuilds database immediately after restore.
	Added column displaying the name of the office and abbreviation for the office when adding offices to a member.
	Renamed GMR (Grand Masters Representative) to DDGM (District Deputy Grand Master)
	Added the new Secretary Manual to the menu and to the program files list.
	Enhanced the FoxCommand utility found at <Start><Programs><WinMason>FoxCommand
	Added a 'Help' button to the FoxCommand Utility.
	Additional tab found on the Backup and Restore Utility in FoxCommand.exe utility. Used to restore individual records. (use discretion)
	Added the ability to export entire lodges from the 'Export Utility' found  FoxCommand.exe.
	Windows Explorer opens in the WinMason directory (foxCommand.exe)
	Fixed issue of Honorary Members - in some cases when a date for HON activity was not given, the name failed to show up on mailing labels.
	You can now edit a address, changing it to mixed case without it being sent to the 'Address Change Report'.
	Fixed error in Masonic birthdays. If no one has a Masonic birthday,  the program would fail with no records available.

Bug found in the Monthly Report Program.  Typo.

	Fixed error with adding new dues year.
	Added (PM) to the dues notice.
	Months to mail show up without clicking on the address.
	Added 6 new fields to the expActivity.dbf to aid in automation.

Transfer Certificate:  Added ability to change the state where the Brother wars raised, previously it defaulted to Michigan.

	Updated Form 40, Dues Notice.
	Fixed bug in the reports select a person screen and update a blank birth date.

	Centered text in the reports.
	Disabled the date when entering a Petitioner as NEW.
	Fixed report form 11 so the proper Grand Jurisdictions reports correctly.

Modified the automatic rebuild routine in FoxCommand.exe.

	Modified Form 40, to show when a member does not have a valid address for a given month.
	Member Maintenance now begins at the first Active Member of the current lodge.
	Modified labels extractions to pull names that have bad addresses and print only the name without an address.

	Added printed help manual, in .pdf format, to the build.
	Fixed error in printing Monthly Widows Report for spouses that have a name suffix.

	Added Masonic Birthday Report
	Added MDR to the Lodge Statistics
	Changed Lodge Statistics from processing on the PYear to the actual date.
	Added new field to lodges->MDRtyear = MDR this year

	Fixed typo in report form.
	Added additional files to the rebuild engine.

	Lodge statistics, though working correctly, failed to refresh some of the items on the screen.  Previously you had to exit lodge maintenance and reenter.  Fixed.
	Fixed Member Dues Notices to print all records instead of one at a time.  This was something that worked before but somehow one of the tables failed to open when the report printed.

Fixed LTM report to only print members of your lodge.

	Minor tweaks in the security deletion.
	Added Print Grand Lodge Labels
	Added Grand Lodge Address fields to the LodgeSetup Table.
	Changed 'New' button on the

	Fixed the labels so they would skip rows properly.
	Minor tweaks in the security deletion.
	Form 67 - fixed typo.
	Changed reference from 98bluebook.pdf to simply bluebook.pdf
	Added - "send checks payable to" to lodge dues notice.

	Updated the foxCommand.exe utility to force a rebuild of the  database if selected.
	Moved the rebuild save files to a subdirectory below the data directory.

	Changed the color of the menu from purple (yuk) to blue.
	Added Grand Lodge Directory .pdf file
	Added Acacia Letters

	Added RES 'Restore' to the Lodge Statistics Calculation.
	Added llMason.dbcSave, .dctSave and .dcxSave to project
	Restore automatically updates the database structure by  copying llMason.dbcSave to llMason.dbc, ( also the .dct and .dcx files). This ensures the rebuild is correct and up-to-date.

Fixed the year not showing up in the Dues Notice! (see 2.0.2!) ahem...

Attempted to fix the year not showing up in the Dues Notice.

	Fixed Not opened file in the opening of form Member Maintenance. If there are any Temporary ID numbers > 120 days old, it would attempt to delay the  next NAG for 30 days.
	Added call to bugFix.prg. If it exists, it compiles it, checks the code  and runs it based on the version of the code.

	Changed Form40 to display names in UPPERCase
	Updated menu.
	Fixed form 72 to add remove the amount held back from one years dues.
	Added a new report tab to the Misc Reports allowing you to  query on any of the Activities.
	Added new repair routine.
	Added FORM1 as a Adobe Acrobat Form.
	Removed ability to open Member Maintenance when Dues Maintenance is open.
	Modified Backup and Restore to allow manual selection of directories  and file names. Version 1.5.4 (Released October 14, 1999)

	Changed the letterhead to only pull officers of THIS lodge. Plural members holding offices in the other lodges no longer show up on the letterhead.
	Moved the secretary signature on FORM40 - Notification of Lodge dues, to the bottom  of the signature block.
	Added the YEAR of the dues to FORM40.
	Removed the word '(Seal)' from FORM40.
	Added the ability to print awards for DEC and NON members Bio report.
	Placed a default Picture on FORM40. (Version 1.5.3 - Oct 8, 1999 - Not released to the web page...)
	Forced the Lodges to start with Number zero and not a letter 'O' as in 'OMI00010' to '0MI00010' WITH the font - you can not tell!

1) Changed the merge file format from a delimited ascii format to an excel format.

	Corrected Widows report to print when the widow becomes deceased.
	Added the Date of Birth to the Shortlist Membership List
	Put Members name in the signature box for Form 6 - Petition for Advancements
	Moved the Organist to the bottom of the letterhead and officers reports from  the MISC Reports.
	Form 11 'Petition for Transfer of Membership' - corrected text: 'The subscriber, a Master Mason, "and late member of" to read "and now a member of"
	Fixed problem with previewing monthly reports, closing them and attempting to reopen them. This cause a fatal error since the files were closed by the reports.
	When reporting NO changes for a monthly activity report, the question: 'Do you want to close out your month' never occurs. Changed this to support record count of 0. Changed message when this occurs allowing you to roll the month.
	Modified the Form 38, Certificate of Election of Lodge Officers to coincide with the changes made to the Grand Lodge updated form 38.
	Fixed the Monthly Activity report to print multiple copies when more than one copy is  requested.

	Added field 'fax' to the Address.dbf, xlodgex.dbf, expActivity.dbf, expAddress.dbf and expElection.dbf
	Added field 'email' to xLodgex.dbf, expActivity.dbf and expElection.dbf
	Added field 'email_ok' to xLodgex.dbf, member.dbf, expActivity.dbf
	Modified views, vAddress, vAddressAll, vMember
	Modified monthly reports: monthly activity report, monthly address report and election report.
	Rebuilt new Patch7 to include items 1-7 (total rebuild of database)
	Added default Notice '1' to the 'Notification to Restore Dues' Form.
	Implemented a NEW easier to use email package in the <Help><Test Email> section.
	Added new office code '33' or 'MUS' for Musician in election.dbf
	Added Musician to Office Report form.
	Rebuilt the patch system to recreate the database, then import data.
	Used lodges.country as the Lodge BUILDING place keeper.
	Used Lodges.address2 as the Lodge Phone Number field.
	Added Lodges building to the election report.
	Added Lodge phone number to the election report.
	Modifed Activity 'TRM' label to represent Transfer In OR Out.
	Added new screen to allow separate printing of the Officers election form You can now print multiple copies of your monthly reports, AND print a different  number for the ACTIVE Officer Election form (38)
	Added Internet Explorer 5.0 to the CD Layout for the full CD and Update CD only.  Not included with the Web CD Update.
	Added the ability to print 1-5 dues notices and a 'FINAL' notice.

	Widened the data fields in the dues notice so the dollar amount does not get cut off.
	Removed the calls specific to HP printers after Service Patch 3 was released.
	Recompiled using SP3 with new vpf6run.exe runtime file added to the setup routine.
	Added a small calculator in the utilities section.
	WMPatch6.exe added - fixes MOST birthcity & state fields separating them.
	WMPatch6.exe - updates '616' area codes that changed to '231' area codes.
	Fixed the zip file code to account for the correct path: ?:\program files\winmason\ver1.4\ accounting for the space between program and files.

	Added ability of Prepaid Members, who are deceased, to transfer to another lodge when a consolidation occurs.
	Changed the  'Close Monthly Reports' default button from 'No' to 'Yes'

	Added 'How To Upgrade Instructions'
	Enhanced download page.

Fixed form 13/14 to put the member signature on the form instead of Secretary signature. Fixed Report form 26b to properly show the correct lodge a person is discontinuing. Added a label option to print multiple copies of the lodge or the Secretary's addresses. Attempted to fix the laser labels to line up correctly. Removed incorrect tooltip from the AGE box in Member Maintenance. Changed the date field in the Widows form to display black letters on white background. Moved around the Update ID Number screen to assist the users better. No code changes just color changes and formatting. Built UnDelete Feature into the FoxCommand.exe to allow a user to recall a incorrectly deleted member. Built REBUILD Database utility in FoxCommand.exe to completely recreate the database and import the old data. Added Brother's address to Form 74, NPD. Changed the ACTIVE Only check box in Name Maintenance to display ONLY members and Honorary Members. Updated the help file. Added copy all exp*.dbf files to the \export directory, zipped it and enhanced the email screen to include the zipped Monthly report to send the attached zip file to the Grand Lodge. Fixed typo on form 73, delinquint to delinquent. Fixed Update Permanent ID Number to not allow a letter O as the first char of the ID Number.  Should be a zero.

Created WinMason Web Site.

Modified Degree Year, PM's, LTM's, Shortlist Membership, Honorary Members and Category Reports to show names even when they don't have a address. Prior to this, if a address was not present for the month selected, then the name never showed up on the reports. Added code to ask you to confirm whether or not to start a NEW Dues Year. Used to just start processing if the year did not exist in the table. Added code to print reports with names that don't have addresses. (Reports not included in the above list) Separated the Lifetime Membership and Presented/Date Presented into two separate events. a) Adding a LTM activity - causes the Monthly Activity Report to be updated. PRESENTING the LTM Award does not. b) Added the LTM Presented Date to the LTM report.

Changed email address to Grand Lodge from glmi-10@x2.alliance.net to glmi-10@triton.net Changed the 'About' screen to get the email address for the Grand Lodge from the lodgesetup.dbf instead of hard coding it. Increased the size of the address box in form40 - notification of dues. Added the ability to ADD a HON activity for non-members. Fixed sort order of Membership Dues labels by lastname. They were sorting by firstname. Added the ability to print out individual Membership Dues Notices.

Corrected Update Temp ID to Permanent ID - When entering in a NON-Existing Lodge Number the program put you in a infinate loop requiring a reboot. Fixed Missing Address Report - previously 'Honorary Members always printed' as did 'Brothers with multiple addresses always printed' Fixed Form 26b - entry form - incorrect PLM ending lodge text box. Fixed typo in Form 26b - 'Year..' to 'Year.' Fixed Security Manager so it will no longer permit duplicate user names. They must be unique.

Member Maintenance - Searching by Lastname ALWAYS searched for ACTIVE names regardless if the 'Active Only' box was checked. Corrected.

Added lodgesetup.fpt to InstallShield project. Missing file caused ver 1.4.9 users to fail immediately.

Fixed - version 1.4.8 which could not print dues report or labels from the dues screen.

Added 'Active Only' check box on the member screen. Added code to work with HP printers. Fixed dues counts to correctly calculate the 'LTM's and not include Deceased LTM counts. Modified setup screen to save the printers correctly. Previously the were saved and when the screen was activated it went back to Windows Default. Added field 'state' to the lodgesetup.dbf in preparation for future 'OTHER States' using WinMason. Added field 'lodgeGraph' to the lodgesetup to give users the ability to save their OWN graphic. Added field 'lastpatch' to the lodgesetup.dbf file. Added ability to save your own lodge 'graphic .bmp or .gif' so they will print on the dues notice and the lodge letterhead. Member maintenance screen - Member tab changed default focus from the first name to the 'Lastname search' Increased the size of the calendar for the confirmation of the dues notices. Adding a new member, then deleting them no longer displays the record in the monthly activity report.

Changed the way the main menu calls forms. Corrected typo on form 29. Changed the word: Thay to That. Added ability to double click the officers from the lodge maint screen and opens the member maintenance screen with the selected officer displayed.

Changed labels right click event: it no longer requires special keystroke to run. Right click now allows you to save a merge file to any name/any directory using point and click.

Corrected the headers in the merge file.

Added Missing Addresses Report to the Miscelleneous Reports Screen.

Corrected incorrect phone number when trying to login and failing. When the user entered the name/password incorrectly then a messagebox displays 616.457.2451 instead of 616.459.2451. Corrected the MDR issue where if you make someone a MDR then later remove the activity, the Dues Table did not remove the check mark in the MDR for this person.

Added a report to the dues screen allowing user to print just those members who owe dues. This works off of the check boxes on the screen - ie: with or without LTM who have not contributed. Added Spouse names to the Short List membership printout. Added Spouse to the merge file. This caused the layout to be modified.

Updated the screen so it is not so fuzzy when entering WinMason the first time. (Somewhat successful)

Originial release on December 30, 1998