Formae eVo v22 is certified for Installation on Windows 11, for all development and testing requirements
Mar 01 2022
Formate v22 is released 01.03.2022
Welcome to a milestone release of Formate eVo V22
The next post will contain links to some infographics highlighting new functionality, but the focus of this release has been to add some user productivity features . These aim to help with capturing data when remote working and passing it to eVo, and at the other end of the document production workflow, allowing output to be veted o reviewed prior to final despatch to the printer or recipient via email.
We have also added, some enhancements for those of you who use Dashboard, particularly hoping to improve the experience when using PDF editing features.
Email Connectivity via Modern Authentication for MS O365, and Google Gmail, has also been enhanced in this release
The full list of new features – Fixes can be found in the full release notes available vis the Dashboard Update feature.
| New Module: Document Reviewer | Document (PDF) Reviewer Client provided. Windows Client interface to allow users to review Formate eVo document output prior to transmission to final destination, be it Printer or Email. Documents can be viewed, and the output managed, including final approval release, or delete |
| Module: Remote Printer | Client Application to install three local printers, to facilitate local workstation capture of printed output, for automated delivery to Formate eVo server via the web service receiver interface |
| Dashboard: Backup Now | One click server back and delivery via email (T3Cmd automation) |
| Dashboard: Extract Text PDF Helper | In support of the EdPDF2AddTextArea() scripting command, a GUI to view pdfs and locate content coordinates. |
Dec 08 2021
Service Release 21.5 (21.5.21336.11413)
New Patch Release – Please see release notes in Dashboard Update Utility
Available 09.12.2021
Nov 18 2021
Formate eVo v21.5 & Windows 11
Not certified yet, but testing starting with eVo v21.5 and Windows 11.
Nov 10 2021
Formate v21.5 is released 18.11.2021
Welcome to a milestone release of Formate eVo V21.5
The next post will contain links to some infographics highlighting new functionality, with some significant ones relating to usability (Lists), PDF editing (Ability to use underlying letterheads and templates), and Email Connectivity (Modern Authentication for MS O365, and Google Gmail)
The full list of new features – Fixes can be found in the full release notes available vis the Dashboard Update feature.
| Dashboard Explorer: Interactive lookup lists added | Dashboard Explorer allows creation of named key pair lists. New scripting commands GetListitem() to perform a single item lookup, and GetList() to return list contents to an array, added to support use of lists within Formtypes. |
| WebSvcMon: List Management | New List Management Page available via WebSvcMon to allow population and management of list contents. |
| Email Connection: O365 Modern Authentication | New Email connection type added: Microsoft approved O365 Modern Authentication connection can be used. Upon successful authorisation MS Modern Authentication stores a local security token, which will expire if not used for 90 days. Nearing the token’s end of lifetime, it will automatically be renewed by a refreshed token for another 90 days by the action of successfully connecting. Should the connection not be used for more than 90 days, expiry of the existing token will prevent renewal and the connection will need to be re-established within dashboard. |
| Email Connection: Gmail Modern Authentication | New Email connection type added: Google approved GMail Modern Authentication connection can be used. Upon successful authorisation Google Modern Authentication stores a local security token. |
| Task Despatcher: Server Task Backup Lifetime added | Set via Dashboard “System Configuration” , Server Task Backup Lifetime, and working in a similar manner to Email backup Lifetime, prevents Task Despatcher from processing spoolfiles older than the backup lifetime set. |
| Dashboard: New Explorer Tree | Explorer Tree View updated |
| Dashboard: Explorer – Ability to add grouping folder to sections | Within Explorer sections new sub folders can be added to group section elements, such as formtypes, or email connections. Items to be grouped need to be dragged to within pre-existing folders. Folders exist only at Dashboard level, and cannot be exported or imported. |
| Dashboard: Explorer – Added “Save As” ability to Shared Values | Introduced “Save As” functionality to Shared Value Section of Explorer to allow duplication of sets, and match functionality of over sections of explorer |
| PDF Creation: Insert Bookmark | A named Layout Text element can be set as a pdf bookmark with the SetFormtypeProperty() command as a PDF is generated by CreateCustPdfEx() |
| PDF Processing: PDFCreateContentsPage() | Auto-create PDF Contents Page, from existing PDF containing bookmarks. |
| PDF Editing: New Command PdfMultiMerge() | New Command for the fast combining of multiple PDFs with reduced system overhead. PdfMultiMerge() accepts a single column array containing a set of PDF file paths to be merged in order into a new output PDF. Optimisation settings can also be specified. |
| Enhancement: SetformTypeProperty() – PdfCrFontfix can be applied to a display text element | PdfCrFontFix is already available for application to the global formtype, thus applying to all text elements within a created PDF. Now it can be selectively applied to individual display text elements as required. |
| Dashboard: General logs: Email Queue | Select and resend individual failed emails as required. |
| Dashboard: Service Status – Restart Email Queue | Added ability to restart email queue from Service Status tab. |
| PDF Editing: New Operation – EdPdfAdOpLetterHead() add underlying letterhead or template PDF | New PDF Editing Operation, EdPdfAdOpLetterHead() to add underlying letterhead or template PDF to an Operations set for the creation of a new final PDF. |
| Scripting: New Command – DownloadImage() | Download image from defined URl for storage within the local filing system and subsequent use. DownloadImage(https://www.mywebsite.com/image.png,”D:\\Test\\Signature.png”) |
| Scripting: New Command IsOdd() Determine if a number is odd or even | Determine if numeric variable is Odd or Even: Return True(-1) and False(0) |
| Scripting: New Command – BtOutputToString() | Build text resultant output can now be passed to a string variable via BtOutputToString() |
| Scripting: New Command – StrPad() – | New Command StrPad() to allow the padding of strings with chosen character. |
| Scripting: New Command – SuperTrim() | New Command to superseded and enhance Trim(), LTrim(), and RTrim() with inclusion fo options to remove blank lines, Matches functionality available in Template field Trim options. |
| Scripting: Enhancement to ScanBarcode() – New image pre-processing options | Added Options to Scanbarcode() for image pre-processing into Option string. “Invert” – this inverts colours on the image “Despeckle” – used to remove speckles from a poor scanned image “Dilate” – used to expand image pixels. This essentially adds pixels to an image boundary which can help when scan has caused edges of image are faint. “Erode” – used to reduce image pixels. This has the opposite effect of the “Dilate” command. “Sharp” – used to sharpen an image that is blurred. |
| Scripting: Enhancement – DBOpen() – Add Option to exclude headers from being included when called DbFillArray() | New Option DbOptExcludeHeaders – prevents headers being included when DbFillArray() is called |
| Dashboard – New Brand compliant Pre Splash, Splash and About boxes | New branding of Pre-Splash and Splash screens plus the About box. |
Nov 10 2021
See the below links for short infographic videos of some of the item new to v21.5
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Video – Lists
Demonstrating Lists functionality which allows a list of key/pair values to be created and maintained by users outside of Formate. The GetList and GetListItem commands can then be used to parse data.
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Video – ModernAuthentication
Demonstrating new email connectors for Gmail and Microsoft Office 365 which use token based authorisation to replace older protocols like SMTP and IMAP.
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Video – EdPdfAddOpLetterhead
Demonstrating the EdPdfAddOpLetterhead command which allows for a PDF to be used as a letterhead or background and combined into an existing PDF.
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Video – BookmarksAndPdfCreateContentsPage
Demonstrating the “Bookmark” Element Property of the SetFormTypeProperty command to add a Bookmark to a Custom PDF. The PdfCreateContentsPage command is then used to take the PDF with Bookmarks and add a Contents page to it.
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Video – DownloadImage
Demonstration of the DownloadImage command which allows an Image to be downloaded from a URL.
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Video – Explorer
Demonstrating new functionality in Formate Dashboard Explorer which allows folders to be created to group related items.
Formate eVo v21.5 Release Videos – SuperTrim
Demonstrating the SuperTrim command which allows for spaces to be trimmed from a string, including removing blank lines.