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What’s New This Release?

Aspose is proud to announce the Q3 releases of its Aspose.Total family of products . It includes several new features and updates for all product lines. Many new features related to Word, Excel, PDF, Editor, Project, InfoPath & Flash are included in Aspose.Total for .NET & Aspose.Total for Java suites. Several new and improved features of SQL Server Reporting Services are added to Aspose.Total for Reporting. Several BarCode & JasperReports features are also added to Aspose.Total for JasperReport.

What’s New in Aspose.Total for .NET Q3 2010?

Aspose.Total is a suite of powerful and widely used .NET components that enables you to programmatically manage your business applications like: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Editor, Project, InfoPath & Flash. Aspose.Total also contains components for Charting, Email, Spell checking, Barcode creation, Ad hoc query generation, Recurrence patterns, Network protocols, extending ASP.NET & Workflow. It is compiled on daily basis to contain all existing and potential components released by Aspose.

Aspose.Words for .NET

- Support Structured Document Tags (SDT) (Content Controls)
- Support OOXML Diagrams and Charts
- Images are missed from document after open/save DOCX document.
- SmartArt (DrawingML) objects are missed from document after open/save.
- Support OpenType PostScript fonts in rendering
- Text in text frames loose positioning when exported to PDF.
- Add an option to embed full font into PDF and XPS instead of embedding subset.
- Implement embedding of OpenType PostScript fonts as Type 1 fonts into PDF
- Allow specifying Color Depth during converting document to Image.
- Join spans with same formatting in HTML export
- Document Outline should include automatic numbers
- Hyperlink inside a TOC field (table of contents) should ignore the Hyperlink character style
- Breaks in DOC and DOCX should be processed in different ways.
- "Arial Bold" font is specified in the document, but rendered as Times New Roman
- Support "split apart page break and paragraph mark" compatibility option.
- Render endnotes
- Add support of MERGEFIELD formatting switches.
- Allow public access to list numbers
- Allow format strings in any culture
- Support nested XE fields
- After open/save CommandButton lose its functionality.
- Top spacing on the second page appears bigger then on the first page during rendering.
- Provide a method to verify that a digital signature is present on a DOC file
- Split Aspose.Words documentation into two sets one for Java and one for .NET
- Provide a method to verify that a digital signature is present on a DOCX file.
- Page number in the header disappears during rendering. - pgNum not supported
- Verify if digital signature on a document is present
- Implement dependency of border width on border style in HTML export
- Improve export of legacy lists to HTML
- Render footnotes
- Condensed font is not condensed in layout.
- The Document.BackgroundColor property.
- Support IncludeText field.
- Allow detecting whether the loaded document is a template.
- Follow the Unified pattern for Document loading and save
- Change all events into interfaces
- Provide a method to verify that a digital signature is present on a ODT file.
- Saving to TIFF CCITT compression makes documents hard to read
- “Black and White” image option is ignored upon rendering and converting to PDF.

Aspose.Cells for .NET

- Includes Smart Tags support for XLSX files.
- Converts Sparklines to images.
- Provides support for image Smart Markers.
- Supports Cell’s gradient fills and theme of XLS file.
- Renders Cell’s pattern fills in the generated PDF file.
- Adds support for Pdf/A-1b compliance.
- Improves performance and quality of the generated PDF files.
- Converts hierarchical custom collections to Dataset which contain relations.
Includes Scroll event.
- Provides an overloaded version for the SumSelectedRanges method to exclude hidden cells.
- Supports setting visibilities of context menu items.
- Provides support for text rotation (90 and -90 degrees).
- Supports firing CellDataChanged event when a formula is evaluated.
- Enhances the performance of saving PDF files.
- Supports clicking column header to select entire column, clicking top-left corner to select entire sheet’s cells similar to MS Excel’s behavior.
- Provides support for iterative calculations.
- Supports named ranges.
- Allows obtaining data field name at client side.
- Includes printing feature at client side.
- Adds valuable functions to the supported formulas list: CELL, ERROR.TYPE, ISBLANK, ISERROR, ISLOGICAL, ISNA, ISNONTEXT, ISTEXT, ISREF, N, NA, TYPE, COUNTBLANK, LARGE, MAXA, MINA, AVERAGEA, MODE, PERCENTILE, PERCENTRANK, RANK, CHOOSE, HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP.
- Allows undoing changes by code.
- Supports undoing changes of comments.
- Provides support to set visibilities of comments.
- Supports to set indent (style) while formatting cells.
- Imports or exports pictures of Excel files.
- Adds valuable functions to the supported formulas list: ERROR.TYPE, ISBLANK, ISERROR, ISLOGICAL, ISNA, ISNONTEXT, ISTEXT, ISREF, N, NA, TYPE, COUNTBLANK, LARGE, MAXA, MINA, AVERAGEA, MODE, PERCENTILE, PERCENTRANK, RANK, CHOOSE, HLOOKUP, OFFSET, INDIRECT.

Aspose.Pdf for .NET

- Add start/end indent properties rendering.
- Add Page sequence master testing class method
- Add margin bottom, left, right, top rendering function
- Create number-columns-repeated function
- Implement, word-spacing property, unit test
- Add padding before/bottom/end/left/right/start property rendering
- Added the support for HTML controls while transforming HTML contents into PDF file.

Aspose.Slides for .NET

- Video frame read as picture frame

Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET

- Changing image color depth
- Ignore blank pages while converting PDF to TIFF
- Allow to set orientation - landscape or portrait - while converting to TIFF
- Allow setting margins while converting to TIFF
- Provide support to check whether file is a 'PDF Portfolio'
- PdfConverter throws exception while converting to EMF
- Allow to specify new font size while replacing text
- Provide support to specify Font Family while replacing text
- Provide support to specify Font Color while replacing text
- Provide support to specify Font Style while replacing text
- Force to produce monochrome images while using CCITT4 compression
- Provide support to check whether file is a 'PDF Portfolio'
- Remove OpenAction command with GoTo Page action from the files
XMP manipulation

Aspose.BarCode for .NET

- Introduced new RecognitionHints called ThresholdHints, allowing users to choose the algorithm of threshold calculating

Aspose.Tasks for .NET

- Read ACWP data from MPP 2003/2007/2010 files
- Read TotalSlack data from MPP 2003/2007/2010 files
- Read project settings for earned values calculation
- Calculate BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, CV values
- Implement ProjectReader and ProjectWriter events for XML data processing customization
- Add Calendar's support methods for next working day start and previous working day finish calculation
- Read StartVariance and FinishVariance for tasks and resource assignments from MPP files
- Read Outline codes definition from MPP files when look-up table contains wrong rows
- Write updated MPP file common project properties back to MPP file
- Provide support for ManualStart, ManualFinish and ManualDuration for MS - Project 2010 MPP and XML formats
- Provide read support for MS Project 2010 XML format
- MS Project 2010 Data Interchange XML write support

Aspose.Network for .NET

- Add support for Outlook PST file format 97 - 2002
- Access outlook contacts from PST file
- Added EntryID property in Aspose.Network.Outlook.Pst.MessageInfo and FolderInfo
- Added PreserveOriginalDates in MailMessage class, if set to true, created and modified dates of original message is preserved in EML to MSG conversion

Aspose.Form for .NET

- Support for InfoPath to PDF/A conversion.
- Converting InfoPath forms to PDF/A through API only.

Aspose.Flash for .NET

- Merging XML and SWF
- Unsupported audio format' exception while unpacking FLV
- Unexpected font parsing issue
- The sound is not good in SWF created from FLV
- FromSVG causes 'Index was outside the bounds of the array' error
- Extract Chinese characters from the SWF file

Aspose.Report for .NET

- Extended query parsing (Ability to parse queries which are not saved using AdHoc.Web component)
- Ability to control the transparency of data points through XML
- API to control the width of a legend marker (Line and Curve chart types)
- API to control the dash style of a legend marker (Line and Curve chart types)
- API to suppress the validation messages

Aspose.Slides for SharePoint

- PPT, PPS, POT, PPTX, PPSX, POTX to PDF, TIFF, XPS conversion

What’s New in Aspose.Total for Java Q3 2010

Aspose.Total for Java is a suite of 7 ultra powerful file management and visual components to support Java applications. Now you can quickly and easily manage Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, PDF documents, Metafiles, Barcodes generation & recognition. It is compiled on daily basis to contain all existing and potential components released by Aspose.

Aspose.Cells for Java

- Provides support for AES encryption type for Excel 2007 files.
- Supports reading/writing PivotTables for Excel 2007 files.
- Adds svg/svgz image format support for Chart to Image feature.
- Supports multiple print areas for PageSetup options.
- Sets custom number formats for PivotField.
- Includes new Built-in document properties for Excel 2007 file.
- Combines multiple Workbooks.
- Supports to save PDF to Stream for the direct Excel to PDF feature.
- An enhancement is made for reading/writing Excel 2007 files.
- An enhancement is made for reading/writing Excel 2003 files.
- An enhancement is made for reading XLS template files.
- Includes Sheet to Image, Sheet to Print and Workbook to Print features
- Supports Conditional formatting for Excel to Pdf feature
- Provides support for grouping pivot table fields in Excel2007 files
- Keeps macros when converting Excel97-2003 files to Excel2007 files
- Renders Shapes when converting to Pdf files, e.g. TextBox, Rectangle, Oval, Arc
- Supports to get/set full name of the source file for the Ole Object
- Enhancement is made for reading/saving Conditional formatting
- Enhancement is made for Chart to Image feature
- Enhancement is made for direct Excel to Pdf feature
- Enhancement is made for formatting of cell values
- Enhancement is made for removing header/footer of PageSetup
- Enhancement is made for copying cells
- Supports more flexible model for calculating custom functions.
- Includes error checking options for cells.
- Mathematical calculation of Range parameters in formulas is added.
- Provides support to set linked cells for chart frames such as Title, Data Labels.
- Supports to manipulate window position and size properties for Workbook.
- Reading/Saving Excel 2007 files operation is enhanced.
- Chart to Image feature is enhanced.
- Direct Excel to PDF feature is enhanced.
- Formatting Cell values is enhanced.
- Reading Excel 97-2003 files operation is enhanced.
- Saving charts module is enhanced.
- Formula Calculation Engine is enhanced.

Aspose.Pdf for Java

- In order to improve Java interface, new overloaded methods (bindXML(InputStream) and save(OutputStream stream)) are added to Pdf class.

Aspose.Slides for Java

- NullPointerException while opening PPT file
- Tables sometimes not rendered and not exported to PDF
- Improper slide thumbnail generated
- SlideEx.GetThumnail raises NullPointerException
- NullPointer Exception while cloning PPTX
- Problem Reading PPTX slides having tables
- Problem Reading PPTX if contains hyperlinks
- Headless exception problem with 2.2.0 for Java
- Pink background in slide thumbnail
- Error reading Fonts, if Fonts inherit styles from Master Slide (PPTX)
- Headless exception when generating slide thumbnail in Oracle Application Server Environement
- NullPointerException thrown on pdf save in Unix/Linux
- NullPointerException on thumbnail generation
- Slide index needed in Unsupported Image type
- setDateTimeFormat() in HeaderFooter class unavailable
- Add/Remove Slide.SlideComments()

Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java

- Allow to wordwrap the string while replacing text
- Specify output image quality level
- Provide support to specify Font Color while replacing text
- Provide support to specify Font Style while replacing text
- Provide support to specify Font Family while replacing text
- Allow to find the font size of an existing text

Aspose.BarCode for Java

- Italian Post 25 barcode generation
- Italian Post 25 barcode recognition
- IATA 2 of 5 barcode generation
- IATA 2 of 5 barcode recognition
- "Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code" barcode generation
- Aztec 2D barcode recognition

Aspose.Report for Java

- Support for XML serialization of all 2D charts
- Support for XML deserialization of all 2D charts
- Support for customization of spaces between the markers
- Support for additional customization of grid lines
- Improved plotting of Curve charts
- Ability to customize the labels’ area of a Radar Chart
- Separate build for Java 1.4 environment
- Separate build for Java 1.5 environment
- Structure of the packages after obfuscation.

Aspose.Network for Java

- Read Outlook MSG files and its properties like subject, recipients, sender, body etc
- Create new or update existing MSG file and update its properties
- Read and extract attachments from MSG file
- Read Outlook MAPI properties

What’s New in Aspose.Total for Reporting Services Q3 2010:

Aspose.Total for Reporting Services is a suite of 5 unique rendering extensions for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. Using these rendering extensions, SQL Server developers can easily export their RDL reports to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents. Moreover, it is also possible to add Barcodes to the exported documents with support of almost all RDL reporting elements.

Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services

- Support for SQL Server 2008 SP2 CU8

Aspose.Cells for Reporting Services

- Supports ODS export format.
- Supports XLSB export format.

Aspose.Pdf for Reporting Services

- Font size rendering issue
- Integrating Aspose.Pdf.ReportingServices with Microsoft Report Viewer in - Local Mode does not work
- Component throwing exception after solution conversion
- Problem while generating Table of Contents in PDF
- ReportViewer extension bookmarks handling exception on MS sample
- Unknown attribute in Heading element. The attribute name is Width.
- Large images are generated in TOC demo in Aspose.Pdf SSRS 1.7.0
- ReportViewer 2008 extension throws exception on demo conversion
- Un-installation doesn't remove all information
- Exception while report conversion from web-interface
- Invalid parameter value exception

Aspose.BarCode for Reporting Services

- RM4SCC (Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code) barcode type generation
- Improved the IDE designer

What’s New in Aspose.Total for JasperReports Q3 2010

Understanding the special needs of JasperReports developers, Aspose introduces Aspose.Total for JasperReports, a suite of 4 unique JasperReports Exporters. Using these exporters, developers can easily export their JasperReports reports to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Moreover, it is also possible to add Barcodes to the exported documents using Aspose.Total for JasperReports that can be bought more affordably for one low price!

Aspose.Cells for JasperReports

- Supports Microsoft Excel 97 to 2003 and Microsoft Excel 2007 formats.
- Fixes several bugs of calculation in report element size.
- Supports JasperReports 3.7.x.

Aspose.BarCode for JasperReports

- Italian Post 25 barcode generation with checksum support and automatic grouping of codetext
- Support RM4SCC (Royal Mail Four States Customer) barcode generation - with checksum support and automatic calculation of height of four state bars
- IATA 2 of 5 (International Air Transport Assosiation 2 of 5) barcode generation with checksum support

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Contact Information

Aspose Pty Ltd, Suite 163,
79 Longueville Road
Lane Cove, NSW, 2066
Australia
Aspose - Your File Format Experts
sales@aspose.com
Phone: 888.277.6734
Fax: 866.810.94651
 
Aspose.Newsletter October 2010 Edition is out now

Aspose Newsletter for October 2010 has now been published that highlights all the newly supported features offered in the recent releases of its JasperReports exporters, SQL Server rendering extensions, .NET, Java & SharePoint components. This month’s technical article shows how to calculate the total through RuleSet actions. Also examples of Tables created on a PowerPoint presentation slide using both VSTO & Aspose.Slides for .NET and a demo for adding an image to an existing PDF file.

Aspose announces the Q3 2010 release of Aspose.Total

This month sees the release of the Q3 2010 release of our product suites, Aspose.Total, platform-specific compilations that bring together all of our components. Aspose.Total contains all the new features, fixes and improvements that we have made on our products since the last big release. The latest version of Aspose.Total for .NET, Aspose.Total for Java, Aspose.Total for Reporting Services and Aspose.Total for JasperReports are available to download now. For more information please click here Q3 2010 release of Aspose.Total.

Product Spotlight - Aspose.Network for .NET

Aspose.Network for .NET is a suite of flexible and easy-to-use .NET components for professional network programming. Aspose.Network for .NET includes implementation of most of the widely used network protocols as well as many utility classes to facilitate common development tasks. Aspose.Network for .NET also provides classes and algorithms which offer a simple, standards-based interface that can support time-oriented recurrence patterns or schedules. Download the free Aspose.Network for .NET trial and learn how it can make your network programming tasks a piece of cake.

Technical Article – Calculate the total through RuleSet actions

Microsoft Office InfoPath allows you to set a formula as the value of a field with the help of which you can calculate the sum of a column of the repeating table and display that sum in a new field. If you load the InfoPath form in Aspose.Form for .NET you’ll find that we don’t support that feature yet. Don’t let that stop you - we have a work around. Aspose.Form for .NET allows you to do the same thing using RuleSet actions. Click here to read the complete article about how to Calculate the total through RuleSet actions.

Updates about new product releases

- Aspose.Cells for Java v2.4.0 - Sheet to image, sheet to print and workbook to print features are supported.
- Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java v3.3.0 - Extract text, replace text, import XML, flatten fields features are improved.
- Aspose.Network for .NET v5.6.0 - MSG and PST feature improvements
- Aspose.BarCode for Java v2.3.0 - Aztec 2D barcode recognition supported
- Aspose.Report for .NET v3.0.0 - Control the width or dash style of a legend marker through API or XML
- Aspose.Flash for .NET v3.2.0 - SVG to SWF conversion improved
- Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET v4.8.0 - Encryption, filling and flattening form fields, concatenation and XMP metadata features are improved
- Aspose.Form for .NET v3.1.0 - Convert InfoPath forms to PDF or PDF/A in web or desktop applications
- Aspose.Tasks for .NET v3.2.0 Calculate BCWS, BCWP, ACWP and CV values from project files
- Aspose.Words for .NET v9.4.0 Great OOXML improvements
- Aspose.Report for Java v2.1.0 Create charts in your applications targeting Java 1.4 or 1.5 environment
- Aspose.Cells for .NET v5.1.3 Aspose.Cells Grid suite now supports a variety of functions/formulas
- Aspose.Slides for Java v2.4.0 Support for PPT to PDF in Linux, managing slide comments, date time format for footer text issues resolved
- Aspose.BarCode for Reporting Services v2.3.0 Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code barcode symbology supported
- Aspose.Tasks for .NET v3.3.0 Write updated common project properties back to MPP and read MS Project 2010 XML file format
- Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java v3.4.0 Russian and Swedish text replacement, text extraction, adding header, footer and page number related features are improved
- Aspose.Report for .NET v3.1.0 Display or suppress validation messages

Tutorial Video – Adding an image to an existing PDF file

In this video tutorial we show you just how easy it is to add an image to an existing PDF file using Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET. We create a simple .NET application that adds an image to an existing PDF document and then saves it. Click below to watch Video Adding an image to an existing PDF file .

Migration from Microsoft Office Automation to Aspose with Aspose.Slides for .NETNET

Tables can be created on a PowerPoint presentation slide using both VSTO and Aspose.Slides for .NET. Examples of both of these approaches are presented in our migration article. Using Aspose.Slides for .NET for this same task is simple and easy to implement. Find out how to migrate to Aspose.Slides for .NET

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Contact Information
Aspose Pty Ltd
Suite 163, 79 Longueville Road
Lane Cove, NSW, 2066
Australia
Aspose - Your File Format Experts
sales@aspose.com
Phone: 888.277.6734
Fax: 866.810.94651
 
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