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Version 3.2, 2/10/2007 8:21:00 PM
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Enhancements
Acrobat8 compatible.
This is not a free upgrade.
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Version 3.1, 12/26/2006 4:30:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Export Utilities: Export PDF's field names to create external data sources: Microsoft Excel and Access. After the export, you can use Excel or Access to capture/store data used in subsequent merges.
Example usage:
You received a PDF form from an outside organisation, e.g., IRS, and need to fill in that PDF form using your employee data that is yet to be captured. Use the Export > Access utility to automatically create an Access Database that can be used to capture employee data. Captured data can then be used by PF-Merge to auto-fill any PDF form.
2. Windows Vista compatible.
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Version 3.0.3, 10/29/2006 5:08:00 PM
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Enhancements
Print Utilities: Memorize user's selected paths.
Bugs
Print Utilities:
Acrobat 7 bug. Printing completed successfully, but spooler was empty. Fixed.
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Version 3.0.1, 5/20/2006 9:42:00 PM
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Enhancements
For MS SQL Server platform: Added a "Demo Login" button.
Clicking the button will login to our SQL database's table "DemoTable". This table has all the available field types. It lets you test your connectivity issues or gives Evaluators a quicker way to test PF-Merge for MS SQL Server.
Bugs
The previous version v3.0.0 inadvertently introduced a bug causing Mappings saving problem. Fixed.
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Version 3.0.0, 5/10/2006 9:41:00 AM
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Version 3 is not a free upgrade. However, we expect many subsequent upgrades will be free. Please contact sales@pureforms.com to upgrade.
Enhancements
Remote Mapping (RM). Server-based feature introduced in v3.
This feature enables multiple PF-Merge client machines to share a common Mapping database, located on a remote/shared machine (server). The remote server can also host common PDF forms used by all PF-Merge clients. RM is optional, you can continue to use Local Mapping (LM) anytime by disabling RM. LM is the default mapping mode.
Bugs
PF-Merge for Excel: Leading zeroes were truncated if the PDF field attribute "Limit of ? Characters" was checked. Fixed.
Reference
Remote Mapping documentation
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Version 2.7.8, 2/1/2006 10:54:00 PM
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Enhancements
Help file addition - How do make Adobe Designer created PDF file compatible with PF-Merge.
Bugs
PF-Merge for Excel: Numeric data not cleared when generating the PDF for the next record. Fixed.
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Version 2.7.7, 9/24/2005 1:40:00 AM
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Enhancements
Files version maintenance.
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Version 2.7.6, 8/8/2005 5:46:00 PM
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Enhancements
Files version maintenance.
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Version 2.7.5, 5/13/2005 1:47:00 PM
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Enhancements
Merging images, image types supported.
Support is now added for the following image types: "GIF", "PNG", "WMF", "EMF". Pre-existing types supported include: JPG, BMP, TIF.
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Version 2.7.4, 4/5/2005 8:32:00 AM
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Bug Fixed
During features addition, the following bug was inadvertently introduced:
PDF file names.
User can set each generated file's name to a data field's value instead of using default file names (Workfile1, Workfile2, etc). This feature failed under the following condition:
Merging images when the number of records per Workfile = 1.
Problem fixed in this version.
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Version 2.7.3, 3/15/2005 6:59:00 AM
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Enhancements
1. MySQL login screen has a new Demo button added. This button auto-fill the MySQL login screen to connect directly to Pureforms' MySQL database for immediate evaluation of PF-Merge. Your machine must have MySQL's ODBC driver installed.
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Version 2.7.1, 11/24/2004 11:28:00 AM
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Enhancements
1. Updated documentation. This includes both the context-sensitive help and its printer-friendly version in PDF format. The "documentation.pdf" file is found inside your installed PF-Merge folder.
Bugs
1. MySQL database's port# was defaulted wrongly to 3066. It is now corrected to 3306. This fixes login problem when the user did not notice the default port# was incorrect.
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Version 2.7, 10/20/2004 8:23:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. New feature for DIRECT LOGIN to Microsoft Outlook/Exchange. This is in addition to the existing login scheme via Microsoft Access as the intermediary.
The new feature enables you to auto-fill Acrobat forms using data from your Outlook's folders, e.g., Contacts, Notes, Calendars, Global Address Lists, etc. PF-Merge can access your Outlook's data located either on your local hard drive or at your Microsoft Exchange server, across the network.
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Version 2.6.5, 10/15/2004 12:16:00 PM
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Bugs
1. Fixed direct login problem to MySQL database platform located out in the Internet.
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Version 2.6.4, 9/27/2004 11:38:00 AM
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Enhancements
1. Enhanced runtime messages.
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Version 2.6.2, 8/30/2004 1:28:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Enhanced runtime messages.
2. New sample Excel file, which demonstrates how to join "first name" and "last name" into a single cell for the purpose of using the merged name in PF-Merge.
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Version 2.6, 7/3/2004 6:53:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Support for new database platform added for "4th Dimension (4D) Server". 4D users now can auto-fill Arobat-based forms, without programming.
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Version 2.5.5, 5/30/2004 2:55:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Previous logins for MS SQL Server and DB2 databases assume the databases were installed using the default port number. Added an option to enable the user to type in a port number in the login screen.
2. DB2 has an all new and simplified login scheme that replaces the previous scheme. Configuration using IBM Admin Client's Control Center is no longer essential. User simply need to type in PF-Merge the target server name, user id and password, to login to the target local/remote DB2 database.
Bugs
PF-Merge v2.5.4 was not able to load maps of earlier versions. Fixed.
Pre-v2.5.5 DB2 mappings are not supported in this or future versions; this is due to a completely new simplified login scheme for IBM DB2.
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Version 2.5.4, 5/8/2004 7:49:00 AM
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Enhancements
1. Amended some dialog messages for clarity.
2. Added check box to disable "Created via PF-Merge" message.
Bugs
1. Printing Utility - Print one PDF file into many print jobs. This has a runtime error when the print job count is same as the number of pages in the pdf - fixed.
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Version 2.5.3, 5/3/2004 10:23:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. New DB2 documentation detailing direct login or via ODBC into DB2 databases.
Bugs
1. Saving a new mapping under Excel platform resulted in runtime error if the excel's worksheet name has a single quote in it, e.g., 'Worksheet3'. Problem fixed.
2. Saving a modified mapping under Filemaker platform did not save the correct connection information. Problem fixed.
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Version 2.5.2, 4/21/2004 4:19:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Upgrade option added. Single License version can be upgraded to the Access version or to any of the enterprise-class databases, e.g. Oracle, MS SQL Server.
2. Added fax option upgrade.
Bugs
PF-Merge was able to directly log in to IBM DB2 UDB v7.x, but not DB2 v8.1
This was due to IBM renaming some system view objects in v8.1. Problem fixed.
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Version 2.5.1, 4/4/2004 6:51:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Documentation updates for PF-Merge for FoxPro, dBASE, Act! and Goldmine.
2. "Folder Selection" user interface will also browse shared and network folders.
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Version 2.5, 4/1/2004 9:00:00 AM
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Enhancements
1. New feature for DIRECT LOGIN to Dbase, Act!, Goldmine, FoxPro, CodeBase and databases that use *.DBF tables. This is in addition to the existing login scheme via Microsoft Access as the intermediary.
2. New "Folder Selection" user interface.
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Version 2.4.1, 3/26/2004 2:36:00 PM
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Bugs
1. Documentation - Some broken web links to obtain trial version of Microsoft Access, fixed.
2. During a merge run, an unwanted popup trace message appears in v2.4, removed.
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Version 2.4, 3/16/2004
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Enhancements
New feature for direct login to MySQL. This is in addition to the existing login scheme via Microsoft Access as the intermediary.
Upgrade Notes
Pre-v2.3 upgrade users, please see v2.3 release notes.
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Version 2.3, 3/7/2004 4:56:00 PM
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Enhancements
New feature for direct login to Excel and Text files. This is in addition to the existing login scheme via Microsoft Access as the intermediary.
Text file formats supported include the default "comma-delimted" (.csv or .txt) file, tab-delimited and custom-characters-delimited.
New Internet PDF documentation in support of the above new features.
Upgrade Notes
This and later versions will automatically upgrade your mappings file. If you are upgrading from past to current (or future) versions, you should un-install the old version and delete its entire old folder before installing the current (or future) versions. We recommend that you back up your old version before doing any upgrade.
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Version 2.2.4, 1/11/2004 11:02:00 AM
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Enhancements
Mail Server (SMTP) Authentication
PF-Merge's email features now has an add-on feature that enables you to connect to a secured email server, i.e., one that requires you to login using a UserID and Password. Earlier versions were only able to connect to non-secured email server.
Bugs
Although images merge was running fine before, a runtime error ("type mistmatch") was introduced when an unrelated feature was added to PF-Merge. Problem fixed.
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Version 2.2.2, 9/28/2003 11:11:00 PM
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Enhancements
File Size Reduction
Generated resultant PDF file is now up to 10 times smaller in size. This enhancement is only available if you are running under Acrobat-6.
Scroll Tips
The spreadsheets (Database and Acrobat Grid) and Maps screen now have scroll tips, i.e., a help tip pops up indicating the text of the current field or map's name. This enables locating an item easier.
Bugs
Major Acrobat-6 bug fixed
A major Acrobat-6 bug reported earlier now has a solution, by Pureforms. The solution does not require any special user actions and is completely transparent. You now can ignore the bug and solution recommended in our earlier online documentation.
Now that the bug is fixed, you can ignore this:
http://www.pureforms.com/products/pfprintmerge/internethelp/acrobat6bug1.pdf
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Version 2.2, 8/25/2003 7:59:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Restructured licensing for FileMaker and Microsoft FoxPro. You can buy a Single License instead of a Microsoft Access License to use either of them. The "Single License" is 50% the cost of an Access license.
2. Added "User Defined Data Type" support for Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase.
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Version 2.1.3, 7/27/2003 9:26:00 PM
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Bugs
1. International Languages Support: When merging a 1-page forms template with graphics, runtime error occurs. Fixed.
2. Merge Setup was set to "Flatten File", Email Setup to "no Flatten". Email Setup should override Merge Setup's settings, this fails for the case of "Flatten File" option. Fixed.
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Version 2.1.2, 7/14/2003 11:52:00 PM
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Bugs
1. Windows Authentication method to login to SQL Server 2000 failed to login even when using the correct login credentials. Fixed.
This bug did not exist earlier, but was introduced when Microsoft FoxPro was added to be one of the supported databases.
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Version 2.1, 5/25/2003 10:15:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. This is the first version that is compatible with the upcoming release of Adobe Acrobat 6. It will continue to be compatible with Acrobat 5.
2. You now can directly login to FoxPro from PF-Merge. FoxPro's data types will be displayed in its native type names. This does NOT require an additional Microsoft Access's link table step, nor configuration of any odbc driver.
3. All web links in the online help is directly click-able to reach URL's destination.
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Version 2.0.1, 4/22/2003 11:22:00 AM
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Enhancements
1. FileMaker direct login, using its odbc driver, feature is added. This does NOT require Microsoft Access's link table approach.
2. ODBC login for enterprise-class databases is added. These databases include MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Informix and Sybase. This feature is in addition to pre-existing direct login method for these databases.
Bugs
1. ODBC-based database was not appearing in PF-Merge. Fixed.
This fix will enable all odbc-based databases to appear in PF-Merge as a virtual Microsoft Access table, thus enabling PF-Merge to merge their data into Acrobat forms. ODBC databases include Microsoft FoxPro, mySQL, etc.
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Version 2.0, 3/23/2003 7:46:00 AM
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Version 2.0 is a major upgrade release.
Enhancements
1. Added support to ODBC-enabled databases. This is on top of the pre-existing 15+ database platforms already supported. ODBC databases include: Filemaker Pro; MySQL; Informix, etc.
2. Html emails. You now can email-merge and send out html-based emails. Recipients will see your email's body as a "pretty looking" web page.
3. Memory management added to Print Utility "Print all files in a folder".
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Version 1.9.2, 2/19/2003 7:09:00 PM
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Enhancements
1. Auto-map database field to pdf field, by name.
2. User interface enhancements.
Bugs Fixed
1. In the Database Grid's search criteria area for dates: "From,To" date range error message for invalid range was incorrect. Fixed.
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Version 1.9, 1/30/2003
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Enhancements
1. Added security features -- Encryption and set password(s) to each generated PDF file. The security scheme available is similar to Acrobat's.
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Version 1.8, 1/1/2003
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Enhancements
1. Ability to merge images of file types: jpg; tif; bmp.
2. Fax add-on. Ability to auto-fax to unique recipient, with or without generated pdf attachment.
3. Memory management to generate unlimited pdf Workfiles. This enables merging of very large dataset, subject to machine's resources and any Acrobat constraint, e.g., time to open very large files.
The above 3 features are available to Demo users, or registered users of v1.7 or newer. Registered users of v1.6.3 or earlier can contact sales@pureforms.com for upgrade information.
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Version 1.7.3, 11/16/2002
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Bugs Fixes
1. Fixed installer problem found in v1.7, v1.7.1, v1.7.2, the Installer now is 2mb smaller.
New features were introduced beginning with v1.7, which entails adding files to the Installer. Some of these new files were unnecessary and did have compatibility problem with files in Windows, due to version differences. This is now fixed by removing those unnecessary files from the Installer.
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Version 1.7, 10/18/2002
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Enhancement
1. Scheduler module introduced. Enables automatic runs of maps, i.e., automatically run multiple merge jobs at designated date/time. Recurring schedules are supported.
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Version 1.6.4, 9/30/2002
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Enhancement
1. Various usage messages modification.
Bugs Fixed
1. Drag-n-Drop onto same row was clearing the RefineMap column. Fixed.
2. XP installation runtime error messages, even though the installation was successful. Removed the error messages.
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Version 1.6.3, 9/3/2002
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Enhancements
1. Chinese's (PRC, Simplified) user interface translation expanded.
2. User interface enhancements.
Bugs Fixed
1. PF-Merge appears hung if a PDF file was modified, but not saved in Acrobat5. Fixed.
PF-Merge was waiting for user to close that opened document, closure is now optional.
All users of earlier versions SHOULD, therefore, use this version.
2. Switching enterprise-class database platforms, via mappings, was not loaded correctly. Fixed.
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Version 1.6.2, 7/2/2002
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Enhancements
1. International languages support extended to the user interface, instead of just the data merging aspects. This will be an evolving enhancement, beginning with German and Chinese (Simplified) version.
Bugs Fixed
1. Windows98 usage problem when opening PDF file, fixed.
Do not use v1.5.1 or v1.6, you should definitely upgrade to v1.6.2. Remember to uninstall old before installing the new version, then delete the installer "pfprintmerge.exe" from your hard drive to conserve disk space.
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Version 1.6.1, 6/27/2002
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Enhancements
1. International languages support for certain Mappings were unavailable in version 1.6. This is now added.
Bugs Fixed
1. International languages support failed under non-English versions of Windows older than Windows2000, or under English Windows with non-English Region System Setting. This is now fixed.
Do not use v1.5.1 or v1.6, you should definitely upgrade to v1.6.1. Remember to uninstall old before installing the new version, then delete the installer "pfprintmerge.exe" from your hard drive to conserve disk space.
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Version 1.6, 6/21/2002
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Features Added
1. Ability to merge international languages' data that Acrobat supports. These include European languages (German, Norwegian, Swedish, English, French, etc.); Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.); and others.
2. The document 'Dbase.doc' is removed, but incorporated into the online Help. The document describes the use of desktop-class databases with PFPM.
Enhancements
1. Mapping file names now can include single-quote ['] marks.
2. Documentation.pdf, the easy-to-print version of the online Help, is updated to match the latest online Help version.
Bugs Fixed
1. PFPM Installer on Windows 98 failed during installation. That installer was working fine on Windows 98 before, but recent updates introduced a bug. That bug is now fixed.
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Version 1.5, 5/9/2002
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Features Enhancements
1. PF-Printmerge for Sybase released.
2. Speedy launch of the Mappings window.
3. Access Authentication - Added authentication for Workgroup Information File users, besides Database Password login.
4. "Dbase.doc" is updated and is merged into the online help, instead of being a separate Word document. It contains information for desktop-class databases - dBase (Goldmine, Act!2000, Act 5), Foxpro, Paradox, Lotus-123, Excel, Outlook/Exchange, xml, text files. Desktop-class databases support are included in PFPM, Access version, at no additional cost.
Bugs Fixed
1. Email setup for Subject/Body, using database's drop down.
Previously, user's selection was erroneously ignored.
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Version 1.4.2b, 4/6/2002
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Revised document "Dbase.doc", found in your installed PF-Printmerge folder.
PF-Printmerge now also support Microsoft Outlook, Exchange, Lotus-123 and XML. The "Dbase.doc" document was revised to include instructions on how to use those new data sources with PFPM.
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Version 1.4.2, 3/27/2002
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Features Enhancements
1. Menus re-organized. New menu's item added, for downloading the latest version of PF-Printmerge.
2. Saving Mappings - Prompt you with default map's name that you selected, thus saving you some typing.
3. New user message - When a linked file's path is obsolete (because file was moved, etc.), display informational message instead of leaving the user guessing what happened.
Bugs Fixed
4. Bugs fix for linked files (Dbase, Act!2000, FoxPro, Excel, Paradox, etc.).
5. If linked file's path is obsolete, PFPM bombs. Display user message and avoided PFPM from quitting automatically.
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Version 1.4.1, 3/1/2002 10:22:00 AM
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Features Enhancements
Data entry of text containing single-quote (') and double-quote (") simultaneously were not allowed, due to databases' constraint. For example, [ "John's daughter graduated from Gates' University." ]. This old restriction affected Email Setup screen and Mapping's Notes.
The constraint is now circumvented. You may enter single and double-quotes at will.
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Version 1.4.0, 2/23/2002
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Features Added
1. Files Flattening - Form's objects are set non-enterable by becoming part of the Form's content, permanently.
2. ReadOnly - Form's object are set non-enterable (i.e., Read Only). You can set all objects or just mapped fields as read-only.
Enhancements
1. Messages to users.
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Version 0, 1/1/2002 8:04:00 PM
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Version histories were put online beginning with version 1.4 only.
You can visit our FAQ page, which has a section on features availability.
The following are some of the features of PF-Printmerge at version 1.3:
1. E-mail Merge generation, with the option of attaching generated PDF file. Each generated email can be unique to each record generated; email's subject and body can be unique. These provide good personalization of emails. PFPM now includes a built-in email client, for example, you do not need Microsoft Outlook/Express on your machine.
2. Mappings - Save, Load, Delete mappings. Email's settings are saved with mappings.
3. Printing Utilities - These do not expire in the Eval version. Enables you to print all PDF files in a given folder or split print a single PDF file.
4. Join Utilities - Join all PDF files, resulting in a new big PDF file.
5. Merge Setup - Customize various parameters in the generation of PDF files
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