SpecLInk-E: Avoid!!! (for now)

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Author Message Tom Gilmore, AIA, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: tgilmore Post Number: 18 Registered: 04-2007 Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 08:23 pm:    Can you tell us what is wrong with it? David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1067 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 07:42 pm:    My firm is just about to pull the trigger and buy SpecLink-E. I would really appreciate knowing if there are any major issues with this program. Thanks. Robert W. Johnson Senior Member Username: robert_w_johnson Post Number: 45 Registered: 03-2009 Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 11:06 pm:    See CSI Forum http://csinet.org/s_csi/sec_forums.asp?CID=11&DID=11&ForumId=6&TopicId=1123 Steve Gantner, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: sgantner Post Number: 19 Registered: 08-2007 Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 09:04 am:    David, If you would forward me your e-mail address, with your phone number, I would be happy to give you a call to discuss what I have found about the program. As a previous Speclink+ user, I have been working with an evaluation copy the past week and have not encountered too much difficulty with new projects. sgantner@archimages-stl.com Susan McClendon Senior Member Username: susan_mcclendon Post Number: 71 Registered: 01-2005 Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 12:01 pm:    I'm Susan McClendon, Chief Specifier and Product Manager for BSD SpecLink. We have identified a problem with copying old SpecLink+ projects into SpecLink-E (SLE). Under some circumstances, sections will not convert properly. We have actually fixed the problem and are currently testing to make certain that our fix doesn't have any unexpected consequences. Until we have fully resolved this issue, it would probably be better to postpone installing SLE. At this point, we are optimistic that we’ll have a new version on our website early next week. I'll post a notice when it's ready. If anyone has questions about this, please don’t hesitate to call or email our Support department, at (800) 266-SPEC or support@bsdsoftlink.com, or call me at (888) BSD-SOFT. David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1068 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 02:01 pm:    Steve, I just sent you an e-mail. I will be using a new program and not converting from an old version. Susan McClendon Senior Member Username: susan_mcclendon Post Number: 72 Registered: 01-2005 Posted on Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 07:24 pm:    Hi, Susan McClendon again: We discovered that the problem with the initial version of BSD SpecLink®-E (SLE) was that, under certain circumstances, projects copied from BSD SpecLink+ into SpecLink-E may include sections that subsequently cannot be opened and closed properly. We have identified and corrected the problem and posted a replacement for SLE on our website. Anyone who has installed the initial version -- and needs to copy projects from BSD SpecLink+ -- should download and install this replacement (Release 2.1.6.0) over the initial version of SLE. We apologize to anyone for whom this has been an inconvenience and assure you we take these software issues seriously and do our best to minimize them. www.bsdsoftlink.com/downloadcenter/userspage.htm. Susan McClendon Chief Specifier and Product Manager, SpecLink Building Systems Design, Inc.