GODS 1.0 Release 

As of this version, there are following defects: 
- Only Access Database is supported
- GODS.mdb can only live in the same folder as GODS executable. 
- Can only annotate the default image BreastSketch in GODS folder 
- The report generation only uses pre-defined fields. Fields that go to this report can be configurable in the future.
- Can only generate report in Microsoft Word. Other document format can be added in the future.
- Mail Merge in invoked-from-Access mode can only work with MS Office 2000 version.

Changes made from last release:
- Add "Report" button to generate a report in Microsoft Word in stand-alone mode.
- Add "Mail Merge" button to generate a report in Microsoft Word in invoked-from-Access mode.
- Add confirmation dialog for "Save", configurable through Options/Preference
- Prompt for "Save Record?" when exiting
- Prompt to save last record while switching to new record
- Images are saved to folder "image"

Building GODS from the source

1. Unzip the source files into a folder of your choice. We will call it GODS_SRC.

2. Open GODS_SRC/GODS_alpha.sln in Visual Studio.

3. Select "Build" in the menu and click on "Configuration Manager"

4. In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release", you will see GODSrelease selected in the "Configuration" column for project GODS.

5. Click on "Close".

Note: Steps 6-8 are to make sure that you are using a Word Object Library that exists in your system.

6. Expand the list of References in GODS project and remove Word from the list. 

7. Right-click on "References" and select "Add Reference".

8. Go to the COM tab and select "Microsoft Word Object Library". Click on "Select" and click on "OK".

9. Build the project.

10. You will find the executable and configuration files in GODS_SRC/GODS_Release.


(c) 2005 GODS Team 
