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SpellServer Change History and Updates



Updating the Evaluation Version

If you are currently using an evaluation version of SpellServer, uninstall it and download the new evaluation version.   The update programs described here will not work for you.


Updating the Retail Version

If you have a retail version of SpellServer and wish to update to the latest version, download UpgradeSpellServer.exe

This program must be run only on development machines.  Running this program on an end-user machine is considered a license violation.


SpellServer Revision History

Version 4.0c
  • New Canadian English dictionary.
  • New default user interface for correction page.
  • No changes made to the SpellServer COM object.
Version 4.0b
  • Fixed problem with expiration date for evaluation version.  No changes were made to the retail (non-evaluation) version of the product.
Version 4.0
  • Created Custom Dictionary Compiler app
  • Added LoadCCD method to both interfaces
  • Created medical dictionary version of DLL, plus Medical Words CCD file
  • Changed installer so all dictionaries are included
  • Fixed bug with suggestion not using words from custom dict with unusual capitalization
  • Removed Q word flagging for eval - now using 60 day expiration
  • ChadoSpell.dll is now deployed in the same folder as ChadoSpellServer.dll
  • Added IgnoreAllDictionary property to Sessions interface
  • Changed sample pages for Sessions interface to eliminate SpellCheck.asp
  • Changed sample pages to check that a word is selected when choosing Change or Change All
  • Changed sample pages to simplify storage of user custom dictionary
Version 3.1.1
  • Fixed bug with custom dictionary cookie not being saved
  • Fixed bug with long strings failing occasionally
  • Changed look of correct.asp to use new vertical button layout
Version 3.1
  • Updated documentation
  • Fixed bug with capitalized custom dictionary words not being used as suggestions
  • Significantly improved performance when IgnoreCase = true
  • Improved Installer
  • Added ClearBaseDictionary method to both interfaces
Version 3.0
  • Updates of sample ASP pages, documentation
  • Created French dictionary of 138,000 words
  • Created Spanish dictionary of 98,000 words
  • Increased US and UK dictionaries to 135,000 words
  • Now properly ignoring web addresses that start with https:
  • Different language versions get their own CLSID and name - allowing multiple languages at once
Version 2.2
  • Fixed hang bug with "&" char when Ignoring HTML.
  • Fixed bug in Sessions interface with ChangeAll and quoted words.
  • Improved the UK dictionary.
Version 2.1
  • Improved HTML ignoring code - now handling HTML comments and special characters better.
  • Improved performance by roughly 25%.
  • Added the Performance Tester tool to the product.
  • Changed sample web pages slightly to use new functionality.
  • Changed licensing requirements to increase possible uses.
Version 2.0
  • Added the SessionlessEngine interface, and created sample ASP pages to use it
  • Fixed bug with locking up with words with numeric digit
  • Added the .RemoveWordsFromDictionary method to both interfaces
  • Improved sample ASP pages to use company-specific custom dictionary, but that allows user-specific custom words as well
  • Changed licensing policy
Version 1.2
  • Created an evaluation version of the product, due to customer demand
  • Fixed bug with custom dictionary property merging certain words together
  • Added the .IgnoreHTML property, to allow the ignoring of HTML tags in the text during checking
  • Added the .IgnoreCase property, to allow the ignoring of word CaSe during checking
  • Corrected single letter word checking to be more logical
Version 1.1
  • Fixed bug with replacement word being longer than original word
  • Improved suggestion generation - note that the delimiter for suggestions is now Chr(13), so suggestions can now have an embedded blank
  • Updated Correct.asp to reflect changes to suggestion generation and improve efficiency
Version 1.0
  • Initial release