New in Version 19.4

December 4, 2019

New General Features

  • Enhanced theAutoFill feature to be used in non-CSV documents and CSV documents without the cell selection mode, and it’s calledAutoRepeat. Dragging theAutoRepeat handle with the mouse will copy the selected text or series toward the dragging direction. (To disable this feature, clear theEnable AutoRepeat handle in non-Cell Selection Mode check box in theMouse page of theCustomize dialog box.)
  • The new version allows you to drag the right or left selection border to extend or shrink the selection. This is useful when you want to adjust the selection again after you make a text selection with the mouse. dragging the top or bottom selection border to make a vertical selection. In case of multiple selections, dragging the right or left border of each selection will adjust the width of each selection. (To disable tihs feature, clear theDrag selection border to extend/shrink selection in theMouse page of theCustomize dialog box.)
  • Increased the maximum number of CSV formats to 64, but only the first 8 CSV formats can be detected automatically when opening a document.
  • Enhanced macros related to CSV definition to allow creating temporary CSV formats while running macros.
  • In the new version, theRename command (formerlyRename and Save command) can be used for untitled documents without actually saving.
  • Improved the speed of theCopy,CutandPastecommands.

Test results:

v19.3.2v19.4.0Comparison
Select All and Copy14.2 seconds2.69 seconds5.28 times faster
Paste to a new document7.16  seconds4.92 seconds1.46 times faster

* 1.34 GB, 100,000,000 lines, ASCII random data file. Always Discard Lengthy Undo Information to Accelerate option on.
16 threads, Windows 10 (64-bit), Core i9-9900K, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD.

New Options

  • Added theToolbar button title check box and text box to theCSV page of theCustomize dialog box.
  • Added theDrag selection border to extend/shrink selection, andEnable AutoRepeat handle in non-Cell Selection Mode check boxes to theMouse page of theCustomize dialog box.
  • Added the512 bytes per line,1,024 bytes per line, and4,096 bytes per line formats to theBinary (Hexadecimal View) drop-down list box in theFormat page of theCustomize dialog box.

New Commands

  • Added theRename command to the tab menu (context menu displayed when a document tab is right-clicked).

Macro New Features

  • Added theCsvList collection.
  • Added theAllowDelimiter,AllowNL,EnableTitle,Escape,FirstDetectLine,Heading,LinesCell,MaxDetectLines,MinDetectDelimiter, andTitle properties to theCsv object.