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WBid 3.2, Maintenance Release 1- November 13, 2011

A Maintenance Release for WBid 3.2 was made available on Novembe 13, 2011. This release can be retrieved from the Download page.

This version fixes a bug with the 2nd round Pilot pairing conversion. If you are bidding Blank Lines, you must use this release in order to properly convert the pairing data.

Important note: IF you have already retrieved the 2nd round Pilot data, after installing this maintenance release you must re-download the 2nd round bid data. This is because the data will not automatically change with the new version.

WBid 3.2, Maintenance Release 1, is free to all registered WBid 3.2 users.

WBid 3.2, Maintenance Release 1, is a Minor Upgrade for all registered WBid 3.1 users. See "What Does it Cost" for pricing information.

As always, you may install a registered version of WBid on all of your computers as long as WBid is not used simultaneously on two or more of your computers at the same instant of time.

New Pairing Format Announcement - September 22, 2011

Southwest Airlines Flight Operations and Inflight Crew Planning departments announced a change to the "pairing numbering format" effective with the November bid period. This change permits a needed increase in the number of available pairing numbers.

WBid 3.1 is NOT compatible with this pairing format. You must upgrade to WBid 3.2 in order to use WBid for bidding.

64-bit versions of Windows

Microsoft makes both "32-bit" and "64-bit" versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. FigWare does not test WBid on 64-bit platforms and therefore makes no warranty for installation or application. Because it is not tested, WBid is not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows. This is not to say that WBid will not work on those computers; it is just not supported.

Newer 64-bit versions of Windows may require special libraries to work with WBid. See the download page for requirements.

Not sure which version of Windows you have? Launch Control Panel and navigate to the System applet. The "Windows Edition" should list Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. The "System Type" should indicate "32-bit" or "64-bit" operating system.

Macintosh User's

WBid is designed to run only on Windows. It can be run on a Macintosh but it requires some help.

Every program that runs on a computer is designed for a specific operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.). This means Windows programs only run on Windows and Macintosh programs only run on Mac's. Big software houses have versions for each (i.e. Microsoft Office) that are designed to look similar but under the hood they are very different applications. Occasionally you will even see distribution media (perhaps a CD or DVD) that says it works on both Windows and Mac; but when installed the media detects what platform it is running on and installs the appropriate, but different, application.

All is not lost. There are two ways to run WBid on your Mac.

1. If you have a dual-boot Macintosh you can boot to Windows and use WBid, or

2. You can use a class of programs called Windows Emulators (i.e. Virtual PC, VMWare, or Parallels) to run an "instance" of Windows on top of your Mac OS. Then, WBid can be installed and run from that instance of Windows.

If you do not want to use a Windows emulator program consider using one of the following bid sort programs designed to run on Macintosh:

CrewBid

iBid

Having trouble installing or using WBid?

Answers to the most common problems:

1. WBid 3.2 does not appear to accept the Registration Key or says "Administrative Rights" are required.

The Registration Key (assuming you have registered this version of WBid) will be retrieved when WBid connects to retrieve bid data. However, Windows Vista has special security requirements that requires "Administrative Rights" to install your Registration Key. If you have a problem getting WBid to accept the key see this KnowledgeBase Article

2. During the installation your computer hangs while attempting to install the "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime (includes ATL and MFC) Service Pack 1".

This is typically caused by an anti-virus program from blocking the installation. Temporarily turn-off your anti-virus software during the WBid installation. When the WBid installation is complete be sure to re-enable your anti-virus software.

3. The installation fails with an "Unable to set Serial Number" error.

This occasionally occurs if spaces or extra characters are entered in the Employee Number field during installation. See this Knowledge Base article.

See a list of Known WBid 3.2 problems.