Month: March 2020

FileConverterPro 1.0.98 – New Version

Innovations FCpro Version 1.0.98:

  • DWG to PDF – option to repair the data structure. Some DWG files can only be converted to PDF after the data structure has been repaired. If DWG files cannot be converted, this option should be set. However, this increases the processing time.

 

  • Email – adjustable time zone – local / UTC / individual: So far, the time display for email reception during PDF conversion was always given in UTC format. Now there is the possibility to configure the display of the time and thus adapt the display in PDF. “Local” – The local time of the FCpro server is used, “UTC” – The globally unique UTC time is taken. The location time is shown with the +/- correction and “Individual” – an individual location / time correction for the UTC representation can be selected.

 

  • Convert individual pages / page area from MS Office documents: When converting MS Office files, there is now the option of converting only individual pages or a page area. The new UploadJobEx9 REST function is available for this. this supports both “direct” and “MS Office” conversion.

/UploadJobEx9?ext={ext}&settingsName={settingsName}&gfiName={gfiName}&maxPage={maxPage}&outExts={outExts}&label={label}&priority={priority}&pageFrom={pageFrom}&pageTo={pageTo}

pageFrom must be <= pageTo and pageFrom >= 1. example: pageFrom=1 and pageTo=2, – pages 1 and 2 are converted. If all pages are to be processed then PageFrom = 0 and PageTo = 0 must be set. The gfiname can remain empty.

  • Download source file: Previously, only the files generated from the uploaded source file (PDF, TXT, JPEG, PNG) could be downloaded as a result of the processing. Now there is a web service function to download the original file again. The files uploaded for processing are retained for a set period of time and can therefore also serve as a backup if, for example the original file has already been deleted on the client.

GetResultEx(jobGuid, -1, false) returns the source file. The second parameter is the parameter for the result index that starts with 0. If the function is called with -1, the original file is returned. The third parameter is “removeFile”. However, this has no meaning when index = -1. The original file cannot be deleted using this web service function. The jobs and the associated files are automatically deleted by the server after a configured number of days.
GetResultExt(jobGuid, -1) provides the file extension of the original file, e.g .: docx, msg, etc.

  • Display / call of the JobID: The files get a unique GUI-ID when uploading, which can be used to query the status and download the result files. The jobs are stored on the server in folders that are numbered using the job ID. To assign a folder on the FCpro server to a job, the server job (folder) ID is now also returned and displayed when the job is queried.

  • Reprocessing of canceled jobs: As long as processing has not started for a job (status = uploaded), processing can be canceled. Jobs whose processing has already started (status = processing) can no longer be canceled. The web service function is now available to trigger the reprocessing of canceled jobs ReprocessCancelledJobs().

  

  • Troubleshooting – Jobs / Temporary folder cleanup: If other than the default folders (work, job, temp folder) were configured, they have not been cleaned automatically after the preset time. This has been fixed.

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HTML2PDF-CS Converter Service – Windows service with REST / SOAP web service – converts HTML and web links to PDF and PDF / A

In addition to the HTML2PDF-CL command line application, the HTML to PDF or PDF / A converter is now also available in a CS version as a Windows service with a REST / SOAP web service interface.

Features HTML2PDF-CS:

  • Several HTML and URL / TXT web link files can be converted to PDF and combined into a PDF or PDF / A complete file.
  • Processes ZIP, CHTML, CHTM containers as well as web links via URL and TXT files.
  • A single TXT file can also contain multiple web links.
  • CHTML, CHTM – are ZIP files that combine all necessary files (HTML, external images, PDF) in a single container file. A ZIP can also contain URLs or TXT files with web links.
  • The sorting is based on the name of the input files (HTML. PDF, TXT, URL).
  • Insert PDF bookmarks based on the structure of the ZIP with HTML, URL, TXT files.
  • MS Windows service
  • Multithreading / parallel conversion
  • Logging – errors / all processing,
  • Configuration of the conversion parameters (page size, margins …) via profiles (new, copy, edit, delete, export, import)
  • Communication via HTTP / HTTPS – web service interface via REST or SOAP
  • Web service interface compatible with FileConverterPro
  • .NET C # sample and client test application for REST and SOAP incl. VisualStudio projects included in the source code.
  • Free add-on clients for hot folders (CS-FM), drop (Drop-CS), and command line (CS-CL) processing available.

HTML2PDF-CS options:

   

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PDFPrint .NET component version 1.2.1 – Automatic printer profile selection

The PDFPrint .NET component is used to print PDF without having Adobe Reader installed. PDFPrint is available in the product variants – FM- Folder Monitoring, CL – Commandline, CS – Web-Service, DropPrint and as an eDocPrintPro Plugin.

With the PDFPrint .NET component version 1.2.1 it is now possible to have the printer profile and thus the printer selected automatically. The number of pages of the PDF to be printed serves as a criterion. This allows for documents to be output specifically on specified printers.

 

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PDFmdx Version 3.9.0

Innovations of PDFmdx Version 3.9.0:

  • Manual backup of templates: Function to trigger the backup of all or individual templates manually. The backup files (* .pmdx) are stored in a configurable folder and differentiated by their name consisting of template / date / time.

 

  • Via conditions, move files to another folder: This means that files that are not to be processed can be sorted out via conditions before the actual PDFmdx processing or “redirected” to another processing folder. A normal template with conditions is used for this. If a condition is met, the file is moved from the incoming folder directly to the configured target folder without further PDFmdx processing.

  • The PDF2Printer – Print integration has been revised and expanded: The selection of the variables for the control takes place directly via the fields of a template. In addition to the printer, the paper chute can now also be selected via the document content.

  • Variables for the file name of the metadata file (CSV, XLS …): Instead of a fixed name, all available variables can now be used.

  • Vertical dynamic fields can now be used not only for group but also for subgroup fields.

  • Field position is retained and can be restored: If a different PDF template file was selected for a layout, it could happen that the positioning / size of the fields on the template “got lost”. Eg: if the new PDF had fewer pages or fields were removed and The field position and size were not retained. The fields had to be repositioned and the readout area had to be redefined. Now this information is saved in the data structure, even if the field is no longer positioned on a page the field position and size can be restored via “Add area”.

 

  • Store file / folder link in XLS: A new option allows you to store a link in the XLS output file under the columns for “% OUTPATH%”, “% OUTFILENAME%” and “% OUTFOLDER%”. This means that the PDF file or folder can be opened directly by clicking on the cell in the XLS.

  • Update of the PDFCompressor, PDFSign, PDF2PDFA basic components to the current status.
  • The final processing for PDF/A conversion, PDF compression and PDF signature is now no longer in the output folder, but in a temporary folder. The PDF file is only moved to the final destination folder after all processing steps have been completed.
  • Bug fixes: PDFmdx editor: embed email settings for all images, send email, email filter options were not saved, no text could be read from PDF files created via iPaper, metadata file was not generated if no fields were positioned on the layout.

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