CTAN update: datatool
CTAN Announcements
ctan-ann at dante.de
Sun Nov 15 19:49:01 CET 2009
just as i was relaxing before a strenuous afternoon's sleep, the daemon
popped up its head and cried:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: datatool
> Author's name: Nicola Talbot
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool
> Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> v2.03:
> * Added facility to clear or delete a database.
>
> * Fixed bug in \DTLsavedb that prints duplicate information to file.
>
> * \DTLreplaceentryforrow expands the replacement value
>
> * \DTLappendtorow expands the new value
>
> * \DTLnewdbentry : user can choose between expanding or not
> expanding value before adding to database.
>
> * Renamed \dtl at columnindex to \dtlcolumnindex so that it can be
> used in the document.
>
> * Spaces may now occur after commas (but not before) in the
> assignment part of \DTLforeach
>
> * Fixed missing backslashes in example in manual (pounds->\pounds)
>
> * Fixed type in datapie documentation: non-colour option is
> "gray" not "monochrome".
>
> * Added package "person.sty"
thanks for that; i've installed the new version and updated the
catalogue entry (noting the new package).
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/datatool
as always, the catalogue entry will change overnight.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
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