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  • FlashPass 0.16 RC6 - Now Released.

    Posted on April 15th, 2009 admin 12 comments

    This version contains minor but important improvements over RC5. We encourage you to download this Release. If no major bugs are found, this will hopefully be our last “Release Candidate” 

    All the fixes in this release are thanks to your feedback, so please test extensively and let us know what we can improve. We strive to provide the best customer service and the best possible software.

    DOWNLOAD LINKS
    FlashPass 0.16 RC6 (MAC) (118)
    FlashPass 0.16 RC6 (WIN) (150)

    RELEASE NOTES

    •  FIX: An error in XML generation when a company is used as owner or operator.
    •  FIX: We where wrongly using the “country of residency” as the permanent address country, we now use the right “country” for it.
    •  FIX: We now clone the manifest’s “place description” fields and switch them from departure to arrival and vice versa.
    •  FIX: A couple of help tags (the kind you see when the mouse hovers).
    •  FIX: You may now make a manifest without a state, on those countries that don’t accept it. (FEEDBACK: Ernesto M, Mario Lamar)
    •  FIX: Default State is now blank instead of NL
    •  FIX: If a person has a permanent address in the USA, it will be used as a default as “address while USA” when adding it to the manifest.
    • Special Thanks for Ernesto Martin for his detailed and profesional reports!

    KNOWN ISSUES

    • WINDOWS: There is an issue with some installations under Windows Vista and some XP installations.
      • The issue happens when you install the software under a certain user profile, and then attempt to run it under another user, it seems the software doesn’t like some permission issues and crashes ugly on startup. 
      • The workaround offcourse is to run it under the same user that installed it, but we are looking into fixing this issue for 1.0
     

    12 responses to “FlashPass 0.16 RC6 - Now Released.”

    1. FBK WIN:
      When I select “auto zone” for the time zone, the time is incorrect. I am using MMPE (Puerto Penasco) for my airport. The “auto” time shows -6 UTC when it should be -7 UTC. I don’t think the state of Sonora observes daylight savings time. This may be the problem.

    2. FBK WIN:
      Tried your new version, & was unable to add a new person unless in the Contact Details, the state of birth, email & permanent address was inserted.

      Please note that not everyone has an email address and some are born in countries that have no states or provinces.

      Further, I tried to imput today the information that I had on the person with the idea that in the future I can complete it in a short period of time; I was unable to do it unless I gave false information to be edited in the future.

    3. When I select “auto zone” for the time zone, the time is incorrect. I am using MMPE (Puerto Penasco) for my airport. The “auto” time shows -6 UTC when it should be -7 UTC. I don’t think the state of Sonora observes daylight savings time. This may be the problem.

      Hi there!
      Well. I am getting the time for a worldwide time zone keeping server.. If the time is wrong, then it computes wrong, there’s nothing i can do about this. But i will report it… And Mexico now see’s daylight savings in some parts. Will check that one out though, cause i am not familiar with puerto peñasco.

    4. Tried your new version, & was unable to add a new person unless in the Contact Details, the state of birth, email & permanent address was inserted.

      Please note that not everyone has an email address and some are born in countries that have no states or provinces.

      Further, I tried to imput today the information that I had on the person with the idea that in the future I can complete it in a short period of time; I was unable to do it unless I gave false information to be edited in the future.

      Version RC6, allows to insert blank states if your country is not “Mexico”, “Canada” or “United States”… If you are in this countries, per CBP validation rules we don’t allow blank fields that are required. For some reason in some cases the e-mail is required, but i will look into it and provide a way to leave this field blank if CBP allows it.

      Would it help if we add a “Are you sure you want to leave the e-mail blank?” field? Or should i just not check for it?

    5. FBK WIN:
      I’VE JUST STARTED USING YOU’R TRIAL SOFTWARE.I GO BACK AND FORTH FROM MIAMI TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS OFTEN AND HAVE BEEN FILING THE EAPIS FOR SOME TIME. IF WE PURCHASE YOUR SOFTWARE WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT AT BOTH HOMES. WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUT IT ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS LOCATED AT EACH LOCATION?

      ALSO, IT WOULD BE REALLY HANDY IF WE COULD FILE SAVED INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT PLANS WITH YOUR SOFTWARE AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE DOING THE MANIFESTS.

      I HAD TO SAVE MY EMERGENCY CONTACT LIKE A PASSENGER?

    6. FBK WIN:
      WHEN FILLING IN THE INFO FOR THE AIRCRAFT I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING RID OF THE WORDS IN THE BLANKS FOR N-NUMBER AND MAKE OF AIRCRAFT AND OTHER SPACES!

      WHEN PUTTING DATES IN THE FORMS USING YOU’R CALENDER I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE LETTERS ON THE CALENDER–FINALLY REALIZED THAT WAS SPANISH FOR THE DAYS OF THE WEEK-I’M NOT BI-LINGUAL EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN MIAMI, FL.–SILLY ME!

      I GUESS ONE HAS TO ENTER EMERGENCY CONTACTS AS PERSONS IN THE PASSENGER LIST WITH PP #’S AND ALL; IS THAT CORRECT?

    7. FBK WIN:
      HI,

      Just downloaded the trial and I am unable to change the in “Persons”

      Please Advise,
      Jerry

    8. Hi Thomas,

      You can install FlashPass in both computers using the same registration codes.

      Thank you for your comment,

      Flash Pass Dev Team

    9. Hi Thomas,

      The N-Number field has a small bug that will be fixed in the next release.
      Enter an Emergency Contact in “Persons”. You do not have to add the Emergency Contact to your maniest ocupants. Simply select him from the pulldown list to select him. If you do not have his passport info you can use zeros for his passport number. That information will not be sent to CBP when filing.

      Thank you for your comment,

      Flash Pass Dev Team

    10. Hi Jerry,

      Please be more specific. What is the procedure you are trying and what is the error message ?

      Thank you for your comment,

      Flash Pass Dev Team

    11. I GUESS ONE HAS TO ENTER EMERGENCY CONTACTS AS PERSONS IN THE PASSENGER LIST WITH PP #’S AND ALL; IS THAT CORRECT?

      This will be fixed in the next release, you will be able to enter persons with incomplete data, for this and other porpoises.

    12. FBK WIN:
      I just tried my fierst manifest upload, and the sender I.D. and passwoed were not transported, yet they do show up in preferences. Imediately after the upload I got the screen from CBP showing the apis #. but I did not get an e-mail confirm! I had done a manual eapis a 1/2 hour earlier and did get an e-mail on that one. Also cannot find a way to print the 178 form. Thanks, Tom Williamson

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