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title: "VU-CALC to Large Printer Bug Fix"
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excerpt: "As of the beginning of July, the QKL's operating system (SMSQ) is at v2.57. The enclosure noted that the SDATE function now returns the proper date if input by the user. In previous versions, I observed that some Strings were prematurely truncated; and, though this is not mentioned as being corrected, it has been."
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# VU-CALC to Large Printer Bug Fix

As of the beginning of July, the QKL’s operating system (SMSQ) is at v2.57. The enclosure noted that the SDATE function now returns the proper date if input by the user. In previous versions, I observed that some Strings were prematurely truncated; and, though this is not mentioned as being corrected, it has been.