ISSEL GeoDetail 1.1.0 Release Notes

This document describes installation notes, known issues, and miscellaneous engineering notes for ISSEL GeoDetail 1.1.0.
For a description of the functionality of ISSEL GeoDetail 1.1.0, see the ISSEL GeoDetail User Guide.

This document describes the following:

The databases now includes support for AOL visitor resolution.
Added support for Area and DMA codes which can now be selected in the preferences.
Added function to delete Geo data for visitors in a particular date range.
Added setting for ODBC Command time out under preferences.
Made the processing of the IP addresses in time order optional in preferences.
Increased user interface responsiveness during processing (i.e. Cancel).
Status bar now starts reacting sooner to indicate that processing has started.
Fixed bug which prevented the -s flag (silent mode) from being used from the command line.

For previous changes and fixes please see the Revision History.

At present the above are the only supported OSes. No problems are forseen with operations on Windows XP though this is not tested.

ISSEL GeoDetail has very limited system requirements. When running it will use less then 60 MB of RAM, irrespective of the size of the database it is connected to. GeoDetail itself uses about 100 MB of disk space however the database it processes can use any amount of disk space so the disk drives should be dimensioned accordingly.

If you are already using ISSEL GeoDetail you should un-install it before installing the upgraded version according to the descriptions below and then install the new version. Typically step 1 - 3 of the installation procedure described below can be skipped for an upgrade. After installation all your previous settings should be intact.

Installation procedure is as follows:

1. Make sure the HitList application AND the HitList service are shut down.
2. Make sure you have the latest Service Pack installed for your Operating System.
3. Install Microsoft MDAC 2.7. Please note that this may require that you first install MDAC 2.5.
4. Download the installer application from the ISSEL web site.
5. Double click the installer file to run the installation program.
6. The installer consists of two parts:
   • A self-extracting executable. When it opens select Setup. This extracts all the files from the archive to the temp directory and runs the installer for the VB program.
   • The VB installer shows a splash screen. Select Setup. This installs the VB program and its associated files.

The installation is now complete and the programme can now be started from the Start menu under Programs/Issel. When you start up a new release of Issel GeoDetail for the first time make sure you examine any new features and select the settings you prefer. Typically any new features will be disabled by default so they should not affect processing unless you want them to.

Note: If you have been using Issel GeoCountry before, you can install GeoDetail and continue to use it with the databases which GeoCountry has already been used upon. GeoDetail will not add any information to IP-addresses which has already been processed by GeoCountry but will add its extra fields to any new (un-processed) IP-addresses it finds. If you want all your IP-addresses to have the extra data provided by GeoDetail you first have to Drop the Geo data (using "Drop Geo" in the Geo menu).

To remove ISSEL GeoDetail from your machine follow these steps:

1. Open the "Add/Remove" control panel, select the ISSEL GeoDetail entry and remove it.
2. If you are performing and upgrade, leave the GeoDetail program files directory intact. Otherwise delete the GeoDetail program files directory and all its content.

There are currently no known issues.

To purchase ISSEL GeoDetail contact ISSEL at sales@issel.co.uk sending the GeoDetail ID which can be found in "Register..." under the Help Menu. On receipt of your payment you will be sent a License Key. This key can be entered into Issel GeoDetail by clicking the Enter button directly below where the ID is found. On entering a correct license key a confirmation message will appear and the text at the top of the screen will now show that it is a licensed version.

This is complex software and as such there may be issues that you will encounter. Please report these to support@issel.co.uk for us to investigate.

We also welcome suggestions for improvements and new features. These should also be sent to support@issel.co.uk.

For our contact information please go to: www.issel.co.uk

The underlying GeoData technology for Issel GeoDetail is supplied by MaxMind.
Copyright (C) 2002 MaxMind LLC

Pilot HitList is owned by Pilot Software.
Copyright (C) 2003 Pilot Software