Software Compatibility List (SCL) - App listings issues, errors and improvments

I think the CAB is nicer. I've thumbed through a few of them and several have resource files, so you can't just post the .vb for it anyway. At least one of them had a setup.dll though, which will be a problem to deal with depending on what it is doing.

We'll need working a ADO runtime next to make ADO enabled .VB work

Suggest adding "planetarium" tag to "The Sky":

https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/523/Bisque_Software/The_Sky/version_1....

Edit: and changing "starts" to "stars"...and maybe adding "star" and "star gazing"

Edited by thenzero 2023-02-10 3:28 PM

My next project is consolidating the tags. I went a little crazy before with adding super obscure ones.
I’m not disregarding your suggestion per se, when we start that, I’ll remember to take a further look at this program. You are always free to suggest new ideas! I’m always happy to hear them.
Unless C:Amie disagrees?
In the meantime I will fix starts because, quite frankly, when we look at the night sky, we see stars, not starts.

Well, to be fair, we have a couple of telescopes that see the starts of stars.

That ticker in the forum page which shows a featured SCL program I'm still getting the "undefined 1.04 - Porta-Pinball is a freeware pinball game"
Does this occur for you as well? Or still a cache issue?

When I click on the developer name then not only the specified apps appears no...every app is shown.
Also on the search site. When I checked search for developer every app is shown in alpha. Order.

I noticed that too sometimes. I just forgot to report it

Yes, I noticed that yesterday. Haven't had a chance to look at it yet. It's only been like it for 24 hours or so.

Edit: It's resolved. SQL had an OR instead of an AND

Thank you!
So I need some help. What is the correct analog to “Shareware” for the SCL?

Like I struggle to put the correct category for SpreadCE. What should the license type be? Like there’s no ads per se just a cute little nag screen that’s not obtrusive and only when you access the file menus not actually use the program itself

It's a Trial I would wager

But it’s perpetual though. There’s no time limits. Only the cute nag screen in the file menu.

Technically that makes it nagware
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware

So what would the correct category be? Sorry I don’t mean to be dense.

I changed trialware to shareware.