ACG Soft PDF And Mail
Class Library Release History

How to Tell your version:

Open the mde library in Access.  Right click on the Database window's title bar.  In the Properties Dialog, look under the custom tab.

November 30, 2006  Versions X.57k5 (Standard), x.67k4 (Pro), x.83k4 (Pro Plus)
(Note: as of 30 Nov 2006, ACG is no longer updating the Access 97 versions of the library, the last update to the Access 97 version was 19 Oct 2006.)

Changes:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Added Support for Acrobat 8 and Nitro PDF

October 19, 2006  Versions X.57k4 (Standard), x.67k4 (Pro), x.83k4 (Pro Plus)   

Changes:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Added support for pdfFactory version 3.x

August 23, 2006  Versions X.57k3 (Standard), x.67k3 (Pro), x.83k3 (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  
License Class -Internal fixes for licensing routines

July 7, 2006  Versions X.57k2 (Standard), x.67k2 (Pro), x.83k2 (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Fixed issue with PDF995 support, tested with latest version of that driver (7.9)
-All Editions: Fixed issue with Scan Soft PDF Create and Zeon DocuCom drivers if that driver hadn't been used once before calling the Library
Mail Class -All Editions: Minor fix with use of Outlook Redemption Mail System when using a message template

June 26, 2006  Versions X.88k1 (Pro Plus Only)   

Fixes and Changes:  
Merge PDF Class -Pro Plus: Fixed issue with hyperlink identification and page numbering where hyperlinks on merge file 1 were ignored if page numbering was invoked

January 23, 2006  Versions X.57k (Standard), x.67k (Pro), x.83k (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  

PDF Class:

-All Editions: Added support for Scan Soft, PDF Create! and Zeon DocuCom drivers
-Added .PDFEngineAcroNoPort property to PDFClass
Mail Class -All Editions: Added support for use of Outlook Redemption interface to MS Outlook to avoid security prompts
  -All Editions: Added support for setting the From property for e-mail when using Outlook Redemption or Lotus Notes only.

February 5, 2005  Versions X.57j (Standard), x.67j (Pro), x.83j (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Added support for Acrobat 7 drivers on NT / 2000 / Xp.

December 30, 2004  Versions X.57i2 (Standard), x.67i2 (Pro), x.83i2 (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Fixed minor issues with PDF-XChange support, added compatibility with versions 2.5 & 3.0

August 15, 2004  Versions X.57i (Standard), x.67i (Pro), x.83i (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Added support for PDF-XChange 3.0 drivers on NT / 2000 / Xp.
Fixes and Changes:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Fixed issues with Amyuni PDF printer support on Win 9.x platforms

May 25, 2004  Versions  x.83h2 (Pro Plus Only)   

Fixes and Changes:

 
Merge PDF Class -Pro Plus Edition: Fixed problem (failure) with printing PDF files when using the library's own internal merge engine.

May 10, 2004  Versions X.57h (Standard), x.67h (Pro), x.83h1 (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Added support for PDF4U and Amyuni PDF Creator drivers.

 

-Pro Plus Edition: Added support for outputting forms, Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
Fixes and Changes:  
PDF Class -All Editions: Adjusted monitor method for PDF995 output.

March 11, 2004  Versions X.57g1 (Standard), x.67g1 (Pro), x.83g1 (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:

 
Mail Class -All Editions: Fixed problem with error in appropriately raised if sending using Outlook with plain text if CDO libraries were not installed.

February 23, 2004  Versions X.57g (Standard), x.67g (Pro), x.83g (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  
Merge PDF Class -Pro Plus: Added MergePDFsEx method, allows specifying multiple bookmarks and child bookmarks for each file merged.

Fixes and Changes:

 
Mail Class -All Editions: Enhanced failover and mail system switching if CDO libraries are not installed (less errors raised)
PDF Class -All Editions: Fixed issue which results in substantially lower chance of in phantom ports added to a system when running Adobe Distiller or Adobe PDF printers under administrator privileges.
Merge PDF Class -Pro Plus: Fixed problem with display of bookmarks in resulting merged file if the last file merged did not have a bookmark
  -Pro Plus: Fixed problem with security not being applied if the Library's own internal merge engine was specified as the merge engine.
  -Pro Plus: Fixed problem with page number font size not being appropriately applied when the library's own internal merge engine was specified.

November 13, 2003  Versions X.57f (Standard), x.67f (Pro), x.83f (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  

PDF Class:

-All: Enhanced operations when the library is run under a terminal server environment for Adobe Distiller and Adobe PDF drivers
  -All: Enhanced driver detection logic when Acrobat PDFWriter (v4 or 5) is re-installed after an upgrade to Acrobat 6
  -PDF Pro Plus: Fixed problem with reports ending in "doc" being detected as Word documents.
  -PDF Pro Plus: Enhanced security logic to add a Security Constant to specify that the PDF file should have no security other than an Open (User) password.

October 11, 2003  Versions X.57e (Standard), x.67e (Pro), x.83e (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  

PDF Class:

-All Editions: Fix: Rare problem with disappearing output files when output to specific target directories

September 27, 2003  Versions X.57d (Standard), x.67d (Pro), x.83d (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  

PDF Class:

-All Editions: Enhance: Add Support for new pdfFactory 2.x printers (1.x previously supported.)
  -All Editions: Fix: Remove auto default to use of Distiller / Adobe PDF driver if downgrading from Acrobat 6 to Acrobat 5

Sept 13, 2003  Versions X.57c (Standard), x.67c (Pro), x.83c (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  

PDF Class:

-All Editions: Added support for Adobe Acrobat 6 Standard run on Windows 98 (Note the library already supported Acrobat 6 Professional and Standard on Windows NT / 2000 / Xp)
Merge PDF Class -Pro Plus: Added ability to apply Web hyperlinks, and other file properties to individual PDF files as well as merged files.
  -Pro Plus: Added support for an alternate Merge Engine when merging files to allow merging without Adobe Acrobat (the new merge engine is much faster as well).
  -Pro Plus: Added support for printing PDF files when only Acrobat reader is installed rather than full Acrobat (requires use of the new merge engine)

Fixes and Changes:

 
Mail Class -All Editions: Fixed issue related to type error when calling the Address book (i.e. an empty .RecipientAdd call) that occurred on certain Lotus Notes installations.
PDF Class -Pro Plus: Added specific error message and error value when a worksheet specified for conversion to PDF could not be found.
  -All editions: Fixed problem that could occur in rare instances that would result in deleting the created PDF file right after it was created.
Merge PDF Class -PDF Pro and Pro Plus: Fix issue on NT / 2000 / Xp systems where merged files picked up limited security rights for users other than the logged on user at the time of merge.

August 12, 2003  Versions X.57b1 (Standard), x.67b1 (Pro), x.83b1 (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  

PDF Class:

-All Editions: Fix: GPF occurring on Windows NT systems
  -Pro Plus: Fix: Resolved problem when using alternate security provider when PDF driver had default security set for output.
Merge PDF Class -Pro Plus: Fix: Loss of bookmarks when files were specified to be saved in linearized form.
  -Pro Plus: Fix: Display mode settings were not working properly when merging files.

July 23, 2003  Versions X.57b (Standard), x.67b (Pro), x.83b (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  

PDF Class:

-All: Fixed problem with Type error when first using PDF995, Win2PDF.
  -All: Enhanced operability on networked machines reducing network traffic during operation.

July 9, 2003  Versions X.57a (Standard), x.67a (Pro), x.83a (Pro Plus)   

Fixes and Changes:  

PDF Class:

-PDF Pro Plus: Resolved problem with output of Word and Excel documents from the PDF Class where there was a potential for the documents not to be found.
Merge PDF Class -Pro and Pro Plus: Minor fix that could have allowed a hidden instance of Acrobat to remain open in certain cases.
  -Pro Plus: Resolved problem with securing merged files when using Acrobat Distiller which was causing in certain cases the secured file not to be found.
Mail Class -All: Minor fix for Lotus Notes mail; eliminated display of mail item when only save draft was specified.

June 27, 2003  Versions X.57 (Standard), x.67 (Pro), x.83 (Pro Plus)   

Enhancements Additions:  

PDF Class:

-All: Added support for Adobe Acrobat 6 and the Adobe PDF Printer driver
  -All: Added enhancements to control of Distiller and  and Adobe PDF to allow control of request for file name on versions versions 5 and 6 via code rather than having to use default settings for the printers
  -All: Enhanced PDF driver selection logic so that if Acrobat 6 is install and previously PDFWriter was the PDF Engine used and it is no longer available, will default to the Adobe PDF driver.
  -PDF Pro Plus: Added support for alternate security providers to secure the PDF file
Merge PDF Class -Pro and Pro Plus: Added option to save merged files in linearized format.
  -Pro Plus: Added support for alternate security providers to secure the PDF file; can now produce secured files with bookmarks.
  -Pro Plus: Added support for setting PDF file display when opened e.g. display of bookmarks
Mail Class -All: Added support for switching mail accounts to use when sending mail via Outlook Express to a specific account.

Fixes and Changes:

 
PDF Class -All: Fixed print monitoring algorithm for Distiller / pdfFactory and PDF995 that was exiting early
Merge PDF Class -PDF Pro and Pro Plus: Fix issue on NT / 2000 / Xp systems where merged files picked up limited security rights for users other than the logged on user at the time of merge.