CTAN update: datatool
the daemon reports: Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Package version: 2.21 Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- * datatool: - Fixed misplaced locations of \dtldisplaystarttab and \dtldisplayafterhead within \DTLdisplaylongdb - Fixed bug in \dtl@gathervalues that ignored #3 * databib: - Added \gDTLforeachbibentry - Fixed bug in \DTLforeachbibentry* - fixed typo in documentation \DTLforeachbib - \DTLforeachbibentry * datagidx: - Fixed bug in \datagidx@parse@location -- Announcement required: Yes Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/datatool or they may browse the package directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN Update: datatool
Nicola Talbot submitted an update to the datatool package. Version number: 2.20 License type: lppl Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data Announcement text: -- New commands: - \DTLloaddbtex - \DTLifnullorempty - \DTLassignfirstmatch - \xDTLassignfirstmatch Minor bug fixes. -- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/datatool (due to a known bug in our software this page shows a slightly outdated view of our Catalogue data) This older, but more reliable view shows the correct data: http://texcatalogue.ctan.org/entries/datatool.html We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: datatool
the daemon reports: Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Package version: 2.15 Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- * datagidx: - Removed spurious space in \do@locrange - Added \loadgidx - Added nowarn package option - Fixed bug that occurred with locations occurring in page-spanning paragraphs. * datatool: - added \dtllastloadeddb to \DTLsaverawdb etc - fixed bug that caused \DTLsaverawdb to perform extremely slowly. Now provide \DTLprotectedsaverawdb to save databases that contain fragile commands. - fixed bug in \DTLminforkeys * dataplot: - added \dtlplothandlermark - fixed scoping issue with \DTLaddtoplotlegend [whew!] -- Announcement required: Yes Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/datatool or they may browse the package directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: datatool
the daemon wrote: Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Package version: 2.13 Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- * Added new package `datagidx' - create glossaries/indexes /without/ using an external tool such as makeindex or xindy * datatool.sty - added \dtlsort (like \DTLsort but user supplies custom comparison handler). - added \DTLgnewdb, \DTLgdeletedb, \DTLgcleardb - added \DTLsaverawdb - added \ifDTLnewdbonload, \DTLnewdbonloadtrue, \DTLnewdbonloadfalse - added \dtlparsewords - fixed bug in \@DTLnewrow (misspelt \PackageError command) - removed spurious space in \@dtl@setheaderforindex - removed spurious space in \DTLaddentryforrow - removed spurious space in \DTLdisplaydb and \DTLdisplaylongdb - removed spurious space in \@dtl@getsortdirection - removed spurious space in \@dtl@readline - removed spurious space in \DTLrawmap - \dtl@setcharcode and \dtl@setlccharcode now check for \@dtl@wordbreak instead of space and tilde - \dtl@setlccharcode bug fix (characters without a lowercase now correctly dealt with) - \dtlicompare and \dtl@teststartswith now use \dtl@setwordbreaksnohyphens to deal with spaces - added \@dtlstringnull and \@dtlnumbernull and fixed bug in \DTLifnull - renamed datatool.pdf to datatool-code.pdf * datatool-base.sty - added \dtlwordindexcompare thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html or they may browse the package directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: datatool
the daemon (with monotonous predictability) cries: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Package version: 2.11 Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- * removed unwanted space in \@dtl@updatekeys * fixed typo in user guide (should be \dtlforcolumnidx not \dtlforcolumnindex) * added \dtldisplayvalign * added \DTLaddcolumn * added \dtlgetrowforvalue * added \dtlupdateentryincurrentrow * added \DTLgetrowindex and \dtlgetrowindex thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html or they may browse the package directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: datatool
just as i was relaxing before a strenuous afternoon's sleep, the daemon popped up its head and cried: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- v2.03: * Added facility to clear or delete a database. * Fixed bug in \DTLsavedb that prints duplicate information to file. * \DTLreplaceentryforrow expands the replacement value * \DTLappendtorow expands the new value * \DTLnewdbentry : user can choose between expanding or not expanding value before adding to database. * Renamed \...@columnindex to \dtlcolumnindex so that it can be used in the document. * Spaces may now occur after commas (but not before) in the assignment part of \DTLforeach * Fixed missing backslashes in example in manual (pounds-\pounds) * Fixed type in datapie documentation: non-colour option is gray not monochrome. * Added package person.sty thanks for that; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue entry (noting the new package). Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/datatool as always, the catalogue entry will change overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: datatool
simultaneously, i splutter over my lunch, and the upload daemon also splutters: == The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- v2.02: * fixed bug caused by undefined \...@dtlifhaskey (should be \...@dtlifhaskey) * fixed bug caused by undefined \...@getcolumnindex (should be \...@dtl@getcolumnindex) * fixed bug in \DTLsavedb that ignores the file name -- i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue entry (a bit). thanks for the upload. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/datatool the truly alert will observe a change to the catalogue entry after tonight's update run. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: datatool
This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should with in a day be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: datatool Author's name: Nicola Talbot Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/datatool Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text: -- v2.01: * fixed bug that ignores descending sort option -- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/datatool . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/datatool (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN Update: datatool
On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 Nicola Talbot submitted an update to the datatool package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/datatool Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data License type: lppl Announcement text: -- v2.0 (2009/02/27): datatool.sty: * Rewritten database internal representation to make the code faster (thanks to Morten H\o gholm for the suggestion) * added etex as a required package * Database columns can now have an associated header (in addition to the key) * added \DTLdisplaydb and \DTLdisplaylongdb * added \DTLremoverow * \DTLloaddb, \DTLloadrawdb: - removed unnecessary checks to determine if database exists when adding entries. - added optional argument - can now also load files without header row * \DTLsumforkeys, \DTLmeanforkeys, \DTLvarianceforkeys, \DTLsdforkeys, \DTLminforkeys and \DTLmaxforkeys now have a second optional argument * added \DTLsumcolumn, \DTLmeanforcolumn, \DTLvarianceforcolumn, \DTLsdforcolumn, \DTLminforcolumn and \DTLmaxforcolumn * added \dtlforeachkey * added \dtlforint and \dtlgforint * added \dtlforcolumn and \dtlforcolumnidx * added \DTLcolumncount * added starred versions of: - \DTLifdbempty - \DTLnewrow * added \DTLifhaskey * added \DTLgetcolumnindex * added \DTLunsettype, \DTLstringtype, \DTLinttype, \DTLrealtype and \DTLcurrencytype * added \DTLgetdatatype * removed \...@dtl@setidtype * removed \...@dtl@setkeys * removed \...@dtl@getidtype * removed \...@dtl@ifrowcontains * removed \...@getentryvalue * removed \...@getentryid * added \dtlgetentryfromcurrentrow * added \dtlforcolumnindex dataplot.sty * fixed bug causing ! Argument of \pgfm...@afterquick has an extra } error databar.sty * added \DTLeverybarhook -- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=datatool (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ___ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
