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The Alpha Software Forum is a free forum created for Alpha Software Developer Community to ask for help, exchange ideas, and share solutions. Alpha Software strives to create an environment where all members of the community can feel safe to participate. In order to ensure the Alpha Software Forum is a place where all feel welcome, forum participants are expected to behave as follows:
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Be sure all comments and threads you post are respectful. Posts that contain any of the following content will be considered a violation of your agreement as a member of the Alpha Software Forum Community and will be moderated:
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If a thread or post is found to contain any of the content outlined above, a moderator may choose to take one of the following actions:
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Moderators may also rename posts and threads if they are too generic or do not property reflect the content.

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Community members are encouraged to click the "Report Post" icon in the lower left of a given post if they feel the post is in violation of the rules. This will alert the Moderators to take a look.

Alpha Software Corporation may amend the guidelines from time to time and may also vary the procedures it sets out where appropriate in a particular case. Your agreement to comply with the guidelines will be deemed agreement to any changes to it.



Bonus TIPS for Successful Posting

Try a Search First
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    #1

    Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

    As a new subscription member, I'm "disappointed" that there is not a quick reference document somewhere broken down into categories listing all the available downloads for subscription purchasers. The promise was "every product, add-on, book, video and feature pack for Alpha Five version 10.5 and version 11 when it's released." Yes the core applications have a "check with the website" option which does keep you informed / up to date on the applications. Yes I found the 10.5 and 11 Feature Pack pages (unfortunately not every item listed in the 10.5 table states clearly if it's included with 11 or works with 11)

    Wouldn't it make sense to have a central document maintained showing the above categories and all available items for each category (per version) along with a download link for each item? Something like:
    V10.5 downloads for subscription purchasers
    Products
    Product 1 (link)
    Product 2 (link)
    Add-Ons
    Add on 1 (link)
    Add on 2 (link)
    Books
    Book 1 (link)
    Book 2 (link)
    Videos
    Video 1 (link)
    Video 2 (link)
    Feature packs
    Feature pack 1 (link)
    Feature pack 2 (link)

    Maybe even one link for those who want to download everything new again ?

    The promise of getting everything for "free" is a wonderful thing, but the experience of finding it and ensuring you are up to date should be short and sweet so that you can spend the majority of your time utilizing it to enhance your applications. This has not been my experience to date unfortunately.

    Wondering if I've missed the boat on something or if possibly others are just as frustrated ?
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    #2
    Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

    +1

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      #3
      Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

      +2

      A single page showing all items available, and where to download, to subscribers would be most appreciated.

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        #4
        Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

        Just a bump...

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          #5
          Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

          We are looking at doing this - but i dont have timing David
          Richard Rabins
          Co Chairman
          Alpha Software

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            #6
            Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

            Originally posted by Richard Rabins View Post
            We are looking at doing this - but i dont have timing David
            I agree, that would be a big help. Just yesterday I was wading through my multiple alpha emails w. various FPs & "subscriber benefit" license nos trying to sort them all out. It's getting pretty hairy.
            Peter
            AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

             [email protected]
            https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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              #7
              Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

              Originally posted by Peter.Greulich View Post
              I agree, that would be a big help. Just yesterday I was wading through my multiple alpha emails w. various FPs & "subscriber benefit" license nos trying to sort them all out. It's getting pretty hairy.
              Agreed! it is a bit out of control these days

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                #8
                Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                Knowing that Alpha Software has a database with our purchases,
                and that most of us have a username and password that could be
                used to access our purchase history, I would expect a solution would
                be rather simple.
                Until that happens, for what it's worth, I began keeping a record of my purchases/serial numbers.
                Hopefully, if I don't have all the featurepacks listed, someone will let me know.
                Gregg
                https://paiza.io is a great site to test and share sql code

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                  #9
                  Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                  Originally posted by madtowng View Post
                  Knowing that Alpha Software has a database with our purchases,
                  and that most of us have a username and password that could be used to access our purchase history, I would expect a solution would be rather simple.
                  Now if they only had a way to make that database accesible via the Internet...

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                    #10
                    Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                    Originally posted by NIVEK View Post
                    As a new subscription member, I'm "disappointed" that there is not a quick reference document somewhere broken down into categories listing all the available downloads for subscription purchasers.
                    I can't tell you what feature packs you should or should not have, but for a list of all feature packs available in any version, and whether there are not installed, enabled or disabled, run my free CSDA DiagInfo Utility for a list.

                    Note that it may provide feature pack entries that are not being sold yet or are in development, but nevertheless at least seem to be present.
                    Regards,

                    Ira J. Perlow
                    Computer Systems Design


                    CSDA A5 Products
                    New - Free CSDA DiagInfo - v1.39, 30 Apr 2013
                    CSDA Barcode Functions
                    CSDA Code Utility
                    CSDA Screen Capture

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                      #11
                      Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                      Originally posted by Richard Rabins View Post
                      We are looking at doing this - but i dont have timing David
                      Don't do this to me, please!
                      I don't teach English, but this is too much!
                      See our Hybrid Option here;
                      https://hybridapps.example-software.com/

                      Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
                      You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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                        #12
                        Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                        Hi Ted,

                        Originally posted by Ted Giles View Post
                        I don't teach English, but this is too much!
                        What English do you speak? Between South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada and the US, I don't have a clue what english anyone speaks on this board!!

                        We're just one board separated by a common language!
                        Regards,

                        Ira J. Perlow
                        Computer Systems Design


                        CSDA A5 Products
                        New - Free CSDA DiagInfo - v1.39, 30 Apr 2013
                        CSDA Barcode Functions
                        CSDA Code Utility
                        CSDA Screen Capture

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                          #13
                          Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                          It's the 'I' a capitalised I non an 'i"
                          Sobs real tears!
                          See our Hybrid Option here;
                          https://hybridapps.example-software.com/

                          Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
                          You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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                            #14
                            Re: Is your subscription package complete / up to date ?

                            As a subscriber, why should I have different serial numbers at all? My subscriber serial should make it possible for me to open all components without having to look for additional serials all the time... everything is in there so there should be "one serial to rule them all" for subscribers.
                            Robert

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