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"Efficient Tool. Highly Recommended."
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.9
Pros
The product is extremely simple to use, contains numerous features, even more features than I need. Very fast and efficient support.
Cons
Have not found any so far.
Summary
Very useful tool with excellent after-sale support.
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"deceptive pricing and very unfriendly software"
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.9
Pros
This program has great unrealized potential but is very unfriendly to users.
Cons
Listed pricing is not purchase price but one year license. That fact is buried in the license agreement. Trial version of their software and anything you produce comes with an "ANNOYING TRIAL NAG" pop-up that takes control of computer every 7-minutes
Summary
The list price for the pro version is $249 and there is no mention that it is only a license for 1-year. Buried in the lengthy text of the license agreement is the statement that there is a annual renewal fee.
The "ANNOYING TRIAL NAG" is an offensive pop-up and it cannot be switched off. If you want to offer your customers a free trial version of your product they will have to endure a pop-up that takes control of their computer every 7-minutes and there is a count-down timer that prevents them from closing the "ANNOYING TRIAL NAG" pop-up for 10-seconds. We tried it in a focus group and our customers were furious about it.
The activation of the full license version of their software (and any that you produce using their software) is done manually. The customer must find the computer ID and email it. They then have to wait for up to 48 hours to receive the registration key by return email. I only had to wait for 2-hours for the key to unlock XCell but that is a long time in this world of automation. As a user of the software it means that I have to have a person on duty 24/7 to issue registration keys if I don't want customers to suffer the long delays.
The software package gives me control over the wording of the expiration warning and the "ANNOYING TRIAL NAG" message but nothing else. There are several screens that the customer sees where they are told to ?contact your vendor? or ?Trial version of application has been expired?. I would like to write my own text for those messages but there is no way to do that. There is a button on several messages that says ?Mail to author?. I cannot change the message on the button or in the email that the button generates.
The documentation is written in a kind of pigeon English that is sometimes difficult to understand.
The product needs more flexibility for users but the company is defensive about the software and not open to making any changes. When I voiced my opinion about the limitations of the product I got this response:
?Your complaints seem far-fetched because the realization of features you complained about (as the removing of annoying window from Trial/Demo feature) leads to fatal destroying of the product tasks and goals.?
The software business is about more than just writing code. Software needs to be adaptable to customer needs and I have found that Xcell is not.
William Dunn, President
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"Product and support require maturity."
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.3
Pros
Wonderful concept.
Cons
Lack of support and working functionality.
Summary
Take your money, buy a VB programming book and do it the correct way. This short-cut program will cause you more trouble than what it's worth.
The lack of a useful user/how-to documentation is a clear example of that this tool is not ready for prime time. If you expect your feedback to be welcomed by the email phantons of support@doneex.com, think again. -
"Potentially great product"
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.3
Pros
Create exe from an Excel file, protect your formulas, Create Trial version
Cons
Doesn't support sheet only calculations in manual mode.
Poor support staff.Summary
Great product, but essential it was the staff support that let me down.
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"Excellent program with unequalled support"
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.6.6
Pros
The software works very well and allows compilation of almost all excel operations. Support to fix bugs has been fantastic and patience of support staff outstanding. The software will only continue to improve as new versions are released
Cons
Help files are limited and experience of use over about 18 months have made it easier to use. However the limited help files are to some extent conteracted by the super support staff.
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"Fantastic Product! Make money selling spreadsheets!"
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.6.6
Pros
This is a fantastic product! It creates the possibility to sell spreadsheets without loss of business by customers sharing the file. I use the hardware-locking feature to secure spreadsheets for sale on OPSMATH.COM. I have made many suggestions to the DoneEx team for improvements that they implemented quickly. They regularly support the product with updates and improvements, like the recent Windows Vista support.
Cons
I would like to be able to add a security certificate so customers don?t see the ?Unknown Publisher? warning when they download. I don?t know if this is a feature they can add or how I would implement it. I know zero about security certificates. This isn?t a show-stopper issue for me but it would be nice.
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"The best Excel Compiler Ever"
Version: DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.6.6
Pros
All
Cons
Its a trial of 30 days
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