Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway Operations

Recent changes to this site



Date Page Change made
08th July 2010 T&OC Election Modification to output the information to an attachment
Email Standard Function Added functionality to allow attachements to emails. Also added CDOSYS code, but not activate it
07th July 2010 T&OC Election Modification to include address information retrieve from an external source, not kept locally on the database
01st July 2010 Loco Admin Modifications to centralise some of the code as part of the development towards the Vacancies Admin page. Standardised A4 report - coded 03/02/09.
30th June 2010 Scheduler New Scheduler finshes and new first task scheduled
29th June 2010 Membership Functions Modification to standardise membership number calculation
T&OC Election New automated report to create T&OC Ballot Paper List
22nd February 2010 Bookings Scheduler Modification to previous change
19th February 2010 Bookings Scheduler Improve the information displayed when there is a status variance
04th February 2010 Steam Loco Book Change to the list of people you can obtain the book from
19th January 2010 Extra Trains Admin Bug found in testing, email include file added
Admin Functions Changed field names passed through to email function and modified debug display info
Email Standard Function Bug fix in the original email function when calling the new function
Email Group Report Function Modified to include a default email address if an email group is not defined
05th January 2010 Mic Dates Typo change to previous update
Booking Vol Report Typo fix when calculating first Saturday in the year
04th January 2010 Mic Dates MIC Dates for 2010 added
20th December 2009 Bookings Further modification to admin levels
15th December 2009 Admin support Modification to admin levels
Menu Buttons
Bookings General Notes on Page 1 updated
Event Admin Bug fix to sub total calculation
27th October 2009 Bookings Bug fix to pass the start and end dataes of visit through to page 4
18th October 2009 Bookings Modifications to add an end of year date to allow the Christmas service to be entered onto the system, prior to bookings opening
17th May 2009 Extra Trains Admin Testing begins on this new facility
27th March 2009 Vacancies Modification to prevent already past dates to be displayed
01st March 2009 Mem & Med Status Alteration to show correct Membership colour on the page after a new volunteer is able to match their details to the last membership upload file. This match will also remain confirmed through subsequent years
Vacancy Emails Alterations for debuging report output
20th February 2009 Volunteer Volunteer Type moved to top of the page and changes to the Editor details
17th February 2009 Mem & Med Status Typing mistakes corrected in previous changes
09th February 2009 Notices Admin Spelling mistakes corrected in previous changes
Members Admin
06th February 2009 Upload Routines Alterations to now trap the error generated when the website is unable to upload a file. Entry screens have been modified to display a message until the service is resumed
Members Admin
Support Page
Notices Admin
05th February 2009 Email Standard Function Alterations to now trap the error generated when the website is unable to create and send emails. Entry screens have been modified. Booking Confirmatory emails and Automated reports are supressed until the service is resumed
Bookings Scheduler
Support Page
Mem & Med Status
Members Admin
Booking Week Report
Booking Vol Report
Vacancy Emails
Notices Admin
Update Notification Functions
15th January 2009 Mem & Med Status Alteration to the text on subequent visits to the page
14th January 2009 Mem & Med Status Bug fix so that the new text is displayed on subequent visits to the page
13th January 2009 Mem & Med Status New functionality to remember correctly matched Membership numbers therefore removing the facility to re-enter the details
10th January 2009 Booking Week Report Bug fix to supress blank email due to a header record without any detail records within the given week
06th January 2009 Volunteer Standard Routines Extended Extended Volunteer functionality added
Bookings
Mem & Med Status Extended Volunteer functionality added and link added for Red Medical Status requested by T&OC
Bookings Scheduler Previous bug fix removed
04th January 2009 Bookings Bug fix to calculate day number following change of year
Bookings Scheduler
18th December 2008 Support Page Extra functionality added to enable remote support of bookings processing
17th December 2008 Bookings Correct to previous bug fix following further testing
15th December 2008 Booking Week Report Bug fix to calculate next year's date spanning two years
Vacancy Emails
Loco Admin New functionality to enable easy access to the Cleaners and Spare Duties Page
14th December 2008 Vacancies Bug fix to stop vacancies page showing vacancies when the roster has already been entered
13th November 2008 Bookings Enhancement of previous bug fixes following further testing
Bookings Scheduler
12th November 2008 Bookings Scheduler Buf fix on last day of the week logic - the wrong year was being used
11th November 2008 Vacancies Continuation of bug fix and further testing on January dates
Bookings Buf fix on last day of the week logic - the wrong year was being used
9th November 2008 Vacancies Bug fix on date calculations when next year's timetable does not exist
2nd September 2008 Support Page Further updates and testing continues
1st September 2008 Support Page Testing begins on this new facility
27th August 2008 Members Admin Modifications required for new upload file format
28th May 2008 Volunteer Users can now select whether wish to receive the Volunteer either electronically or via paper
28th May 2008 Group Emailing Facility Specify Grades to which group emails can get sent to
24th March 2008 Bookings Delete key removed from page 2
24th February 2008 Volunteer Modify the email address for the Volunteer Editor
18th February 2008 Mic Dates MIC Dates for 2008 added
Volunteer New Page Layout showing the front pages of The Volunteer
31st January 2008 Vacancy Emails Extra checking added to the A19 Report to ensure that it is only sent to those that require it
12th January 2008 Booking Vol Report A14 Report modified to take advantage of the new stardard email group function
Email Group Report Function Enancements to ensure email addresses are active
11th January 2008 Email Group Report Function New standard function created to enable better management of report email address destinations
Booking Week Report A15 and A16 Reports modified to take advantage of the new standard email group function
27th December 2007 Notices Admin Modification to allow notices to be uploaded for the following year. Also increase validation on notice number when less than 10
Vacancy Emails Bug fix when calculating a future date in the next year
16th December 2007 Loco Admin Bug fix to the extended train details description
13th December 2007 Email Maintenance Add functionality to allow a user to enable their TROPS email address
12th December 2007 Bookings Modification to email address logic on page 2
Membership Functions Changes to include the new email icon for the bookings page
7th December 2007 Vacancies Now modified to show December of the existing year when the operationg season has been set for the following year. Also bug fix in existing code - when viewing December in the following year
Booking Standard Functions Changes for debugging purposes only
4th December 2007 Personal Bug fix to extended descriptions
14th November 2007 Vacancy Emails Bug fix to A19 Report to prevent those that have subscribed to specific months not to receive the emails they did not want when the end month of the report is less than the start month
12th November 2007 Statistics Bug fix to Loco Header
10th November 2007 Group Emailing Functions Modification to group emailing list
Comments Further modification to add a security question to the form
Comments Email Routines Modified to process the security question
08th November 2007 Date Calculations Permanent fix to calculate the correct previous start of week when the year changes
Booking Vol Report Modified to standardise the debug statement reporting
31st October 2007 Comments Further modification to change the subject value and also the default email address
Comments Email Routines Modified to reconstruct the default email address
30th October 2007 Comments Modified to prevent this page to be indexed, and also the subject value.
14th October 2007 Vacancies Modified the calculation for the Start Date when displaying the the Loco Department Vacancies.
11th July 2007 Ffes Do 2007 Web page added. Tickets now available.
28th June 2007 Vacancy Emails Updated Scheduler to include A19. Also redundant code removed.
27th June 2007 Vacancy Emails A19 goes live. Vacancy Emails are now being generated and sent to the relevant grades.
Personal Last Minute Vacancy Notifcation re-worded to Vacancy Notification.
20th June 2007 Vacancy Emails Testing continues. A18 Summary Report being generate.
Email Standard Function Emailing functions enhanced
18th June 2007 Vacancy Emails Testing begins on this new service
Volunteer Standard Routines Standard logic changed for dislpaying volunteers names
Event Standard Routines Modified to include the time in the start Event Date
14th May 2007 Steam Loco Book The Talyllyn Steam Locomotive Book page added
13th May 2007 Booking Standard Functions Bug fix - year not being passed to one of the sub-functions
10th May 2007 Admin Page Extend the display time out
Football Scores Football scores updated
08th May 2007 Booking Standard Functions Bug fix to the down grade logic for the Traffic Department
10th March 2007 Booking Week Report A16 Report goes live.
21st February 2007 Booking Week Report Report will now include loco bookings made by volunteers who do not currently have a loco grade on the system.
14th January 2007 Booking Standard Functions Yesterday's changes backed out.
Vacancies
Bookings Duplicate code removed. Now uses shared library. Tables added for Special Train allocations.
14th January 2007 Booking Standard Functions Modifications to make the page more efficient and faster to load.
Vacancies
08th January 2007 Statistics For standard members, for the current year, the loco statistics have been withdrawn and replaced with a summary.
26th December 2006 Mem & Med Status Typing correction.
Booking Vol Report Modifications to prevent reports printing data for following year.
20th December 2006 Bookings Bug removed from last code update.
19th December 2006 Bookings Additional check in date validation logic added.
15th December 2006 Bookings Changes and enhancements required for 2007 season.
Booking Standard Functions
Vacancies
3rd December 2006 Wllr Do 2006 Page moved to new name. Reserve your tickets now.
28th November 2006 Booking Week Report Same bug identified in this report as in the Booking Vol Report - calculating the Day Number, when the date is in the following year.
06th November 2006 Personal Modified to display Loco turns for the year we are in, as opposed to the operating season.
Booking Vol Report Bug fixed when calculating the Day Number, when the date is in the following year.
Date Calculations Temporary bug fix, for the second time, when the start of week date is in the previous year.
05th November 2006 Bookings Mods for end of year changes.
Vacancies
Bookings Scheduler
02nd November 2006 Volunteer Text modified to reflect the change in Editors.
09th August 2006 Admin Mods to security measures for login screen.
08th August 2006 Admin New security measures for login screen.
21st July 2006 Event Admin Bug fix when viewing multiple events.
Mem & Med Status Modification abandoned. Previous version reinstated
Ffes Do 2006 Offical poster added.
11th July 2006 Ffes Do 2006 Initial information added.
04th July 2006 Bookings Modification to date logic on page 3.
28th June 2006 Booking Week Report Bug fix to ensure formatting is correct when first person on page has cancelled. Layout modified for Loco Department.
15th June 2006 Booking Week Report Layout modified for Traffic Department.
13th June 2006 Bookings Close of booking dates logic added to page 3.
26th May 2006 Notices Admin Description field restricted to 50 characters.
22nd April 2006 Members Admin Mod to email distribution logic.
18th April 2006 Members Admin Mod to remove the Membership Card Number of a Volunteer who becomes a Life Member or Vice President.
17th April 2006 Booking Week Report Mod to Weekly Booking Summary Report - comments added and unwanted lines not displayed.
30th March 2006 Booking Week Report The new Weekly Booking Summary Reports for Roster Clerks starts testing phase.
27th March 2006 Notices Admin Bug fix on STN Description field so as to allow quotation marks in the text.
23rd March 2006 Bookings Scheduler Bug fix to identify department only changes.
19th March 2006 Notices Function which displays pictures modified to remove display bug.
9th March 2006 Bookings Prevent access to page 3 when there are not any trains available on the dates selected, even thought there maybe trains running on other days of the week.
8th March 2006 Bookings Display bug on page 2 corrected.
28th February 2006 Bookings Upgraded to allow close logic to be applied to page 2. Also the description of the confirm booking button on page 4 now changes when canceling a booking.
27th February 2006 Bookings Scheduler Bug fix to down grade logic - cleaners were not being counted correctly.
Booking Vol Report Modification to email logic.
23rd February 2006 Bookings Loco Inspector modifications complete.
20th February 2006 Bookings Scheduler Last Modification Date now being populated in all occurances.
19th February 2006 Booking Vol Report Bug fix to Bookings Volunteer Report. Not all outstanding records were being printed. It was leaving some for the next cycle - ie the following day.
Bookings Typing mistake corrected. Bookings Sub-System avaiable again.
17th February 2006 Bookings Temporarily taken off-line - typing mistake in the most recent changes prevented the page from working correctly.
16th February 2006 Bookings Changes to allow Loco Inspectors Job to be added to the system. Also modified the Vacancies Page so that it does not calculate vacancies for days in the past.
Vacancies
Personal
Bookings Scheduler
Booking Vol Report
15th February 2006 Data only 9 Other days identified as possibly over booked. These dates reprocessed in full in the order they were received into TROPS.
14th February 2006 Various Bug fixed in downgrade logic. Some days had slightly been overbooked. Affected days between 14 - 20 April reprocessed in order they were received into TROPS.
03rd February 2006 Booking Vol Report Bug fixed to number of lines per page being printed.
02nd February 2006 Booking Vol Report Reports generated automatically by the system for the first time.
31st January 2006 Booking Vol Report Bug fixes to Volunteer Booking Report for Roster Clerk.
30th January 2006 Admin Modification added to automated email to show booking reference for deleted days where appropriate.
Booking Vol Report Volunteer Booking Report for Roster Clerk goes live.
29th January 2006 Various Modifications to allow cancelled days to be recorded for the Roster Clerks. Also modifications to the Roster Clerk Report.
19th January 2006 Booking Vol Report The new Volunteer Booking Form Reports for Roster Clerks starts testing phase.
14th January 2006 Med Stat Admin Medical Status Admin (version 2) goes live. Actual data will now be entered onto the system.
05th January 2006 Bookings Modification to Last Loco Date - only accessing one of the relevant tables. Brought the code in line with the personal page.
Mem & Med Status Modification to Membership Icon - under some circumstances was showing a different colour to that shown on the Bookings page.
03rd January 2006 Traffic Small bug found when year clicked over to 2006 - start of the week was in the previous year.
28th December 2005 Personal Optional field Date of Birth added.
27th December 2005 Various Special instructions added to automated email. Bug fix on modifying Special Instructions greater than 50 characters long.
26th December 2005 Vacancies Date correction when displaying Loco Department. Traffic only staff will default to traffic vacancies. Key added and last update date added.
Bookings Bug fixes - improvements to inserting Special Instructions, and preventing Members from applying for vacancies when there is not a timetable at all in the chosen time frame. Also added functionality to change Specific Instructions
22nd December 2005 Bookings Bug fix applied for Local Administrator access level.
Bookings Scheduler Updates Scheduler email wording modified.
21st December 2005 Bookings Scheduler Updates Scheduler automated for the first time.
Personal Field added to this page to allow Members to opt in for Updates Notifications.
20th December 2005 Personal Fields added to this page to allow Members to opt in for Last Minute Booking Notifications.
17th December 2005 Bookings The New Bookings Sub-system (version 2) goes live for both Loco and Traffic Departments.
Vacancies New Vacancies Page goes live.
15th December 2005 Various Bookings Scheduler automated for the first time.
Vacancies New Vacancies Page put live for testing purposes.
12th December 2005 Personal New link to Membership and Medical Check Page Added.
03rd December 2005 Statistics Bug fix - traffic end date was not being displayed correctly.
Mem & Med Status Membership & Medical Status Page added.
22nd November 2005 Bookings The current bookings sub-system suspended while trials on the new version takes place.
14th November 2005 Personal Modified to allow compete set of grades to be shown.
12th November 2005 Members Admin TROPS / Membership interface put live.
09th November 2005 Comments Emails from comments page were not being received. Problem resolved.
05th November 2005 Statistics Page timeout problem fixed. Information now flushed in three parts.
Med Stat Admin Admin page created to ensure Voluteers are medically self-certified
2nd November 2005 Personal Modified to show your Driver / Firing turns for the current year.
17th October 2005 Statistics Modified to allow more details to be shown.
30th September 2005 Calendar Changed to allow next year's calendar to be accessible.
14th September 2005 Bookings Bug fixes corrected on the Specific Instructions field.
Calendar Previous years calendar information now available
09th August 2005 Notices Admin Notices Admin page extended to enable Weekly Notices to be uploaded.
08th August 2005 Statistics Include Trainee Duty Shedman column in the Loco Table.
03rd August 2005 Notices Admin Notices Admin page sucessfully tested from Tywyn - STN uploaded directly to website.
19th June 2005 Loco Lightup times are now calcuated to be 3 hours, as opposed to 3.25 hours, before train time. Also the time is rounded to the nearest 1/4 hour.
24th May 2005 Statistics Bug Fix on Trainee Cleaner Results, and make Traffic Table more efficient.
16th May 2005 Statistics The loco stats table is now populated from the new loco roster database tables.
14th May 2005 Personal Field "Last Loco Date" modified to access the new loco roster tables.
14th April 2005 Various Updates to Menus to allow new red "MIC Dates" buttons.
23rd March 2005 Loco Fixed bug in the Cleaners, Duty Shedman and Spare Crew Table.
22nd March 2005 Loco The new Cleaners, Duty Shedman and Spare Crew Table (Version 3) goes live.
20th March 2005 Updates Netmind removed.
17th March 2005 Loco The new Driver and Fireman Table (Version 3) goes live.
7th March 2005 Loco Admin Ownership of the loco roster data is passed to Tywyn. All amendments to the loco rosters will now be done from Tywyn.
Trains Running Today Final version. Live data being ported to the Talyllyn Website
3rd March 2005 Assesment Modified to be in line with 2005 criteria
2rd March 2005 Trains Running Today Trains Running Today interface to the Talyllyn Website completes testing
24th February 2005 Trains Running Today Trains Running Today interface to the Talyllyn Website starts testing
22th February 2005 Loco Admin New Loco Admin Page Complete. Awaiting Tywyn to take ownership of data
11th February 2005 Loco Loco Roster goes Live for 2005 season
11th August 2004 Weekly Notices New Weekly Notices Page goes live
1st August 2004 Various New Buttons created - Functionality for Red Buttons added. Now when a user logs in they can see at a glance what has been updated since they logged in the last time
Special Traffic Notices Special Traffic Notice Page Now Added To Menu Structre When STNs Available
26th May 2004 Special Traffic Notices New Special Traffic Notice Page Created
20th May 2004 Ffes Do Updated Information
16th May 2004 Mic Dates 2004 Dates added to page
19th April 2004 Comments Modification to Email Address being displayed
Personal Modification to the Grades being Displayed
13th March 2004 Thankyou Upgraded to ASP Pages
Comments
About
12th March 2004 Links Upgraded to ASP Page
11th March 2004 Various The Start of Updating All Pages to Include New Page Footers
Updates Updated Code
8th February 2004 Volunteer Press Dates are Now Read From the Database
5th October 2003 Calendar Calendar Now Shows The Dates in January (From The Previous Year's Dates)
30th September 2003 Calendar Timetable Calculations Improved For Faster Response
19th August 2003 Bookings Booking Sub-System Modified To Correct An Internal Server Error
27th July 2003 Ffes Do Ffes Do 2003 Becomes The First Notices Page Which Allows You To Book Tickets To A Social Event On-Line (TROPS Members Only)
9th July 2003 Notices STNs Available For The First Time On The Have-A-Go Gala Page. (TEST FORMAT - TROPS Members Only)
2nd July 2003 Loco Revision of Loco Page Still On Test
23rd June 2003 Various Modifications To Function Bar
18th June 2003 Bookings Fixed the Quotes Bug in the Specific Instructions Field
2nd June 2003 Vacancies Minor Aesthetic Changes Added
13th May 2003 Bookings The Booking Clerk is now Emailed Automatically when Outstanding Bookngs Are Present on the System
9th May 2003 Notices Archive Pages are Now Shown in Reverse Order
Mic Dates Archive Pages are Now Shown in Reverse Order
8th April 2003 Comments Comments Page Rewritten for Fasthost Server
7th April 2003 All Database Connection Fixed. Access to Pages Will be Replaced Following On-Line Testing
28th March 2003 All Transfer to Fasthosts Complete. However TROPS Remains Unavailable Awaiting Database Connection
27th March 2003 All Transfer to Fasthosts begins. Traffic Page, Statistics and Bookings Pages Modified for Database Changes
26th March 2003 Email Access to Email Page and All Admin Pages Restricted Ready For Transfer To Fasthosts
15th March 2003 Bookings Bookings Sub System Access Temporarily Revoked, Due To Server Problems
20th February 2003 Bookings Bookings Sub System Goes Live
17th February 2003 Bookings Live Bookings Information Added To Database
12th February 2003 Bookings Modifications Added For Admin Purposes
7th February 2003 Mic Dates Update Dates Added to Page
3rd February 2003 Traffic Minor Modifications to Some of the Dates Being Displayed
31st January 2003 Comments Comments Page had Stopped Working, Page Rewritten
15th January 2003 Various Slight Modifications to display the Dates on the Pages in a Standard Format
14th January 2003 Calendar New Page Showing a Calendar Year with the Timetable Colours
5th January 2003 Statistics Page Modified to restrict information to Casual Users
16th December 2002 Traffic Page Modified to show the Date Next to the Day Name
12th December 2002 Assesment New Loco Assesment Matrix Page
Various Links for New Loco Assesment Matrix Page
6th December 2002 Personal Page Modified to Pick Up Loco Dates
4th December 2002 Loco New Revised Loco Page Goes On Test
Statistics Page Modified to Access New Loco Information
27th November 2002 Statistics Sub-headings Added for Year Selection
14th November 2002 All Modifications made to the Footer Information
11th November 2002 Notices Notices Page modified to rectify small bug
Mic Dates MIC Dates pages modified to allow for Archive Items to be added
1st November 2002 Volunteer Volunteer Page modified to include launch date
2nd October 2002 Volunteer Volunteer Page Re-Launched
1st October 2002 Various Style Sheet added to the Website
24th Sepetember 2002 Vacancies Fixed a Bug which only occurred when not Logged In
23rd Sepetember 2002 Statistics Sub-headings Added for Easy of Use
5th Sepetember 2002 Various Amendments to various pages to standardise code, and improve maintenance
21th August 2002 Notices All Html Notices Pages Replaced with Asp Pages for Increased Functionality
19th August 2002 Notices Update Dates Added to Page
8th August 2002 Notices Improved the quality of many of the Picture Thumbnails
7th August 2002 Mic Dates MIC Dates 2002 are Published
6th August 2002 Traffic Enhancements to the Traffic Roster Printing Facility, now shows start times for your own Duties
4th August 2002 Notices Young Volunteers Day Provisional Roster is Published
3rd August 2002 Volunteer Copies of the Volunteer Magazine Are Now Available
23rd July 2002 Traffic A Print Facility is Now Available
5th July 2002 Personal New Page Added
Traffic Pages modified to access the new Personal Page
Statistics
4th July 2002 Bookings New Online Traffic Bookings Sub-System starts Test Phase (Info only, not live yet)
2nd July 2002 Traffic Colour Added to this page
26th June 2002 Links New links added
25th June 2002 Email Email Address Sub-System added for valid TROPS Users
24th June 2002 Notices New Notices added
18th June 2002 Vacancies Vacancies Page goes live
29th May 2002 All Page dates corrected to display the correct year
28th April 2002 Notices Social Events Table Added to Notices page, Seminar Table added to MIC Dates page
Mic Dates
27th April 2002 Traffic Traffic Notes Table Admin Functionality available for Traffic Roster Clarks
19th April 2002 Traffic Traffic Notes Table added to Traffic Page
14th April 2002 Statistics Modifications to speed up access of displaying data
17th March 2002 Notices Modifications to allow Notices to be added, and password protected where necessary
9th March 2002 Traffic Modified to take advantages of New database tables
Statistics
2nd March 2002 All New Pages and fuctionality Added
16th February 2002 Traffic Changes to dates displayed
10th February 2002 All Live Traffic Roster goes on-line for the first time
17th October 2001 All Web Site Database is uploaded to web site. Version 3 web pages active. Roster Vacancy page put live accesses database for the first time. The Traffic Roster Page put live, password protected.
31st July 2001 All Web Site Changes Web Server
22nd May 2001 Loco Locomotive Roster "News" update.
Statistics Updated - Example information only.
11th September 2000 Loco Locomotive Roster "News" added following the September 2000 T+OC meeting.
Traffic Traffic Roster "News" added following the September 2000 T+OC meeting.
25th July 2000 All Roster information update
Links New link added - TR Internal Web Pages
All Minor updates
06th July 2000 All TROPS goes live at the new address www.trops.co.uk
05th July 2000 All New navigation frame added
04th July 2000 All New TROPS heading image
08th June 2000 Home page Site created
Various New Pages added



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