Asthma Logbook X

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.8 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2011-07-23T10:52:23+01:00

Changes:

Fixed: Bug when trying to view reports in Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion'.

Keep time periods while importing

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-02-26T23:25:48+00:00

The default function during importing data files has been to ignore any value entered into the time period data field. The time period is then calculated using the imported event's time data and the Logbook's User Settings for start and end periods.

In version 1.1.5 an additional method has been added: import the data file's time periods, if they exist, and only calculate them if they do not. It option is not directly available from within the User Settings or Import window preferences, rather it is a 'hidden' option requiring a UNIX command to be run in Apple's Terminal.app.

To enable this new way of importing time period data open the Terminal.app type in the following command and then press the {return} key:

defaults write com.Nesfield.AsthmaLogbookX ImportTimePeriods YES

If you want to return to the normal way and ignore time periods during import and let the Logbook work them out, do the same as before but use this command:

defaults write com.Nesfield.AsthmaLogbookX ImportTimePeriods NO

This option is kept hidden as it is fairly important that the time period names are kept consistent and mis-typing them in handmade CSV files can cause additional periods to appear, such as:

Night may become NIGHT or night. That would be three time periods.

Having extra unwanted time periods would also impact the layout of the reports with them squashing the data into thin columns.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.5 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-02-26T23:26:34+00:00

Added: Importing CSV data files now supports direct import from a web URL. Currently tested using HanDBase for iPhone.
Updated: PDA import file format:
- 12-hr format times in the PDA import file format now supports uppercase AM/PM as well as lowercase am/pm.
- Added extra filters when process text for Period, Units, Inhalers, Medicines, Breath, Health and Event. If these are "NO VALUE" or start with "--" it is assumed that the field value is to be ignore. Extra string keys in the localisation files have been added for easy definition of new exclusion strings.
Fixed: Corrected minor display bug in logbook reports for periods where no Peak Flows have been recorded.

An additional example iPhone HanDBase database, in English, has been added to the download pack to demonstrate how to setup Popup fields for: Period, Units etc. These fields use a 'null' default value such as "-- default time period --". During import, when the leading "--" is detected the field is seen as "". Some fields when they are "" will then get a default value assigned from the Mac Logbook.

Importing CSV data direct from a web URL

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-02-26T23:26:30+00:00

With the release of Version 1.1.5 it is now possible to import CSV data direct from a web URL. So how does it work?

Here I'll walk through downloading a CSV file from HanDBase on the iPhone.

There are example HanDBase database templates available on the downloads page. Use HanDBase's Desktop Connect feature to uploaded to the iPhone.

To make is as easy as possible to connect to the iPhone it is best if the IP address is always the same. To do this you must have access to your network and be able to configure static IP address assignments. On the Airport base stations this is possible using the Internet settings in Airport Utility: Select the DHCP tab and add a DHCP Reservation for you iPhone. The reservation needs the MAC address [format 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx] of the iPhone's network interface: this information is available via the iPhone Settings in the About screen's Wi-Fi Address field.

We first need to find the URL of the CSV file: launch HanDBase on the iPhone and open Desktop Connect. This starts the built-in web server and displays the URL to use in your browser: in this case it is http://192.168.1.119:8080 .

Now browse to the web server using the URL and {ctrl}-click the C,S,V icon of the Logbook X database. Choose 'Copy Link' to get the URL of the CSV file: in this case it copies the URL "http://192.168.1.119:8080/export.csv?db=Asthma_Longbook_X.PDB"

OK, so we now have the URL. Now we need to do something with it. Open up the Mac Logbook and click 'Import' to display the Data Import window. Then select the second Data Source:

If you haven't been recording fields that have default values click the relevant import checkboxes, and select whether to import 'All events' or just those dated after the last imported event. Now click 'Select file and Inspect Data' to enter the URL where the download file is located. Paste in the copied URL from the web site then click 'OK':

The URL will be checked for availability and the page's contents will be read into the Logbook ready for processing: during this time the progress indicator will display a 'barbers pole' to show that it is working.

The import will now continue exactly as if a file had been selected from the Mac's filesystem and the event data will be extracted and displayed before asking whether to complete the import or cancel it.

HanDBase database templates available

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-02-19T20:02:33+00:00

I've created set of database files, one per supported language: English, French, and German.

The database file can by used by HanDBase Database Manager for iPhone (and other mobile devices) to record all the information that the Logbook does on the Mac. Uploading the database file is done through a built-in web server in the HanDBase app.

Data is retrieved again through the web server, and can be downloaded as a CSV file. The file can be imported straight away into the Logbook.

If anyone has HanDBase then you may want to give these as try.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.4 released [UPDATED]

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-02-20T08:43:06+00:00

Fixed: Added a database save after importing events, ready for creating reports.
Update: Minor adjustment to improve importing of CSV files from mobile database apps. Now supports CSV format where selected fields are enclosed with double-quotes.

A small fix has been added to the current release. Previously after importing data the database was immediately saved, which resulted that any reports would not 'see' the new data until an event Add/Edit/Delete or the Save Settings button was clicked.

See the online User Guide (Technical notes, Mobile DB data imports) for full information on the import file format and the support for localised date, time and float data types. Also, how to use HanDBase on the iPhone to record events on the move.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.3 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2008-09-11T13:46:00+01:00

Fixed: Summary graph report updated to display correctly in Safari 3.
Fixed: Graphs of Health and Breathing updated to display correctly in Safari 3.

Leopard support - BETA (5th Nov.)

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2007-11-05T23:57:38+00:00

Here is a a beta release of the Logbook that fixes an issue that arises from Leopard's removal of support for setting a red/amber/green progress bar's maximum and minimum values using normal Applescript commands.

For those interested in Applescript and controling NSLevelIndicator elements in Xcode projects. This Applescript, that worked in Tiger:

    tell window "myWindow"
        set maximum value of control "myNSLevelIndicator" to 22
        set minimum value of control "myNSLevelIndicator" to 0
    end tell

Now needs to be replaced with this in Leopard:

    tell window "myWindow"
        call method "setMaxValue:" of control "myNSLevelIndicator" with parameters {22}
        call method "setMinValue:" of control "myNSLevelIndicator" with parameters {0}
    end tell

I haven't seen this discussed anywhere yet.

One further bug that I haven't been able to address yet occurs if you have set a custom date format in System Preferences: most of you won't have done this so don't worry :)

If you have and you experience the 'From' date in the Reports date selector providing an unexpected start date then you will need to reset back to the default date format within System Preferences -> International -> Formats: the easiest way is to select another Region and then reselect your own Region again. I hope to fix this soon.

I have raised both these bugs with Apple.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.1 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2007-03-30T18:13:40+01:00

Reports: Added Y-axis scale to the glucose graphs.
Reports: Added average glucose value into the legend of the glucose scatter graph.
Reports: Cleaned up detailed and summary reports to omit empty events in some filtered situations.
Reports: Improved the ordering of time periods that have been manually changed and overlap other periods.
Importing Data: Peak Flow, Inhaler A, Inhaler B and Medicine fields that are empty or numerically equivalent to 0 will be felt empty and their associated units/name data filed will be empty too.
Fixed: Peak Flow target and critical values being empty created an error, a field will now be reset to a default value if editing leaves it empty.
French localisation (sans built-in Help) added: Thanks Corentin Cras-Méneur.

I've done a quick update to squeeze in the French localisation.

Unmountable v1.1.0 disk image file

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2007-02-23T19:49:43+00:00

I've just created a new disk image file for v1.1.0 as the original seems to have got corrupted, i.e. the Finder couldn't mount it.

I've tested a download of the new .dmg file and it works as expected. Sorry to those that have already downloaded the old file, please re-download the new file and delete the old one.

Thanks to Paul Caddy for pointing this out.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.0 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2007-02-23T08:14:58+00:00

Added German localisation: thank you to Christoph Schmitz.
Added tracking for Breathing difficulty and general state of Health.
Peak flow scatter graph report now has breathing and health bar-graphs.
Detailed report now has breathing and health data.
Improved data import flexibility: specifically for PDA database export files (tested with Palm OS apps MobileDB v4 and JFile v5 and Möötjelitt's MPC).
Added fixed event names for recording asthma attacks and exposure to triggers.
Fixed bug: applescript error when auto-selecting period "Night".

Asthma Logbook X v1.0.0 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2007-02-08T12:46:17+00:00

I'm pleased to announce the initial release of Asthma Logbook X.

Based on my other logbook, Diabetes Logbook X, this new application aims to help track asthma related data, and manage supplies, appointments, and medical contacts.

The application is free, but if you want to make a contribution, then a donation to the registered UK charity Diabetes UK is very much appreciated. Why diabetes and not asthma? My son has diabetes Type 1 and I would like him to have life without injecting every day; I have asthma and I live with it, as it is not severe.

The logbook is based on my limited knowledge of asthma management.

The user guide needs a few screenshots: these will be added soon[ish].

Update: User guide is now finished.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.2 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2007-11-08T18:43:20+00:00

Leopard compatibility fixes:
- Fixed Add Event bug caused by Applescript changes.
- Fixed selecting From/To date range when system localised date formats have been customised. Bug caused by Applescript changes.
- Addressed minor display issue in the Event panel caused by font changes.
Updated: daily auto-backup of the data to ~/Documents/Asthma Logbook X/Backup now retains an archive of the previous data file if it is bigger than the current data file.
Updated: improved data import flexibility to handle text files created by JPilot-DB, a freeware Java desktop application that is a companion of the freeware Palm OS Pilot-DB database application. [Example Palm OS Pilot-DB, databases for recording logbook events while away from the Mac, are available for download from the website.]

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.6 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-03-20T16:21:55+00:00

Changes:

Added: New report added showing a summary of average inhaler/medicine doses by time period and by day, and the number of doses in each period. The new report is visible in the all reports (except Notes) when Inhaler and/or Medicine data is selected for inclusion in the report.
Updated: Graph reports now adjust the Y-axis scale to focus on the range of data.
Updated: The 'Health' option in Graph reports is now limited to show/hiding Height, Weight and BMI. The Breathing and Health bar charts in the Peak Flow scatter graph will always be shown if there is data.
Updated: Now supports Note templates for user created Event types: when creating an Event type enter the event name and then use '{&&}' to indicate that all text after it is the Note template, and use '{lf}' to start a newline.
Fixed: Corrected detailed and summary reports to show all recorded inhaler and medicine events for a given date and timestamp. Previously, when two or more events with the same date and timestamp had inhaler/medicine records only the last instance of each would be displayed in the report. Now these multiple events are displayed as one event in these reports.

Available clicking here.

Asthma Logbook X v1.1.7 released

http://www.nesfield.co.uk/asthmalogbookx/Support/Support.php — 2009-03-30T19:53:43+01:00

Changes:

Fixed: Corrected a bug caused all imported events to be set to the current month.

Available clicking here.