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Arclab Web Form Builder Changelog

What's new in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.11

Jan 18, 2024
  • Updates "Email and Database" (Tasks)
  • Updates "Custom PHP Code"
  • REST API calls (GET/POST) have been added.
  • The helper functions “ToInt($txt)” and “ToFloat($txt)” have been added to custom PHP code.
  • Comments (Custom HTML) are only displayed in “Edit Form” and no longer in “Preview”.
  • In "Edit Form" and "Preview" buttons have been added to directly open the first page, success page and error page.
  • Adds form element "Visual Elements" > "Hidden Comment".
  • For "Edit Custom PHP Code" the list of available variables has been revised.
  • The sample code for PDF creation has been expanded to include code for optional signature form fields (PNG).

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.11 (Jan 18, 2024)

  • Updates "Email and Database" (Tasks)
  • Updates "Custom PHP Code"
  • REST API calls (GET/POST) have been added.
  • The helper functions “ToInt($txt)” and “ToFloat($txt)” have been added to custom PHP code.
  • Comments (Custom HTML) are only displayed in “Edit Form” and no longer in “Preview”.
  • In "Edit Form" and "Preview" buttons have been added to directly open the first page, success page and error page.
  • Adds form element "Visual Elements" > "Hidden Comment".
  • For "Edit Custom PHP Code" the list of available variables has been revised.
  • The sample code for PDF creation has been expanded to include code for optional signature form fields (PNG).

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.10 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • Updates "Email and Database" (Tasks)
  • Updates "Edit Email" (Email Editor)
  • Clicking on "Create Default" in the email editor will cause the fields to be sorted in the order in which they appear in the form, the default styles to be restored, and the header and footer to be reset to the default.
  • The dialog for editing email fields in automatic mode has been supplemented with the button “Arrange the Fields according to the Order of the Fields in the Form”.
  • A function for exporting HTML or text in custom mode has been added to the email editor.
  • For XML and CSV attachments, the order of the fields has been adjusted so that they correspond to the order in which they appear in the form and are no longer sorted by ID.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.10 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • Updates "Email and Database" (Tasks)
  • Updates "Edit Email" (Email Editor)
  • Clicking on "Create Default" in the email editor will cause the fields to be sorted in the order in which they appear in the form, the default styles to be restored, and the header and footer to be reset to the default.
  • The dialog for editing email fields in automatic mode has been supplemented with the button “Arrange the Fields according to the Order of the Fields in the Form”.
  • A function for exporting HTML or text in custom mode has been added to the email editor.
  • For XML and CSV attachments, the order of the fields has been adjusted so that they correspond to the order in which they appear in the form and are no longer sorted by ID.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.9 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • Service release
  • Updates javascript "scroll" function.
  • Fixes "scroll" issue with some external templates and frameworks (Bootstrap5).

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.8 (Oct 20, 2023)

  • Service release
  • Updates the email editor. Quotation marks in the email header, e.g. in the name, are replaced by single quotes.
  • Fixes HTML comment in a grid with mulitple cells.
  • Updates automatic page scroll for responsive pages.
  • Fix: When using the wrong or invalid SMTP server, "500 internal server error" was displayed instead of E101 (SMTP Fail).

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.7 (Aug 24, 2023)

  • Important update!
  • There was a browser update affecting HTML5 pattern validation. We noticed this change in all major browsers (Chrome, Firefox and Edge). This change affects the "HTML5 pattern", which is used, for example, to check the email address and telephone number on client-side. This means, for example, that any input in the email input field is displayed as correct, even if this is not the case.
  • We have adapted the new version accordingly to the changes so that the client-side verification works again.
  • We recommend all users to recreate their forms with the new version and replace the old forms (PHP files) with the new forms.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.6 (Aug 24, 2023)

  • Service release
  • The update fixes a problem with non-admin installations where the icon font was not available in some cases.
  • This also helps after a system update if the icon font is no longer available on the system.
  • Updates section "Preview".
  • The preview mode allows a visual preview, but for a real test the form must be uploaded to the website.
  • The automatic update notification has been improved and now allows to skip updates without completely disabling the update notification.
  • The program has been adapted to Windows 11, but it still works on Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP2.
  • Various small changes.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.5 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Instead of the form IDs awf,awf1..awf5 (6 in total) you can now choose between awf,awf1..awf19 (20 in total).
  • The Form ID is only required if you want to insert multiple forms into the same host page.
  • If you copy or cut an element and then use "Insert Element" a new clipboard dialog will appear.
  • This dialog can be activated or deactivated via "Program Options" > "Editor Configuration" > "Show Clipboard".
  • Updates "Publishing" (FTP Upload) certificate validation check.
  • If the hostname does not match the certificate, you will now be asked whether the certificate should be trusted instead of rejecting the connection.
  • Please note that it may be necessary to re-validate your license key.
  • To do this, click on "Program Options" in the main menu and click on "Validate License".

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.4 (Mar 20, 2023)

  • The functions for sending an email via SMTP have been fundamentally revised.
  • From now on, sending via SMTP no longer requires PEAR::Mail to be installed on the web server.
  • The internal Captcha has been extended to improve readability. You can now choose from 3 different captcha image sizes.
  • Updates Javascript functions.
  • Changed the validation of email addresses on input to allow one trailing space in the edit box (Editbox Type: Email Address).
  • The reason for this is that when entering on mobile devices or using the autofill function, a space is automatically inserted, which is often overlooked by the user.
  • The trailing space is automatically removed during processing.
  • The form element "Calculations" > "Timespan" has been extended so that the calendar days are now calculated (by default). So you can now choose between days and calendar days. When changing from winter to summer time (DST), the day of the change has only 23 hours, which corresponds to 0 days (1 day equals 24 hours) but 1 calendar day. It is important to understand the difference between days and calendar days. The time is irrelevant when calculating calendar days.
  • Updates "Age Calculation".
  • Accessibility has been improved. Radio button and checkbox groups have been updated for screen readers.
  • If no host page is used, the file name of the PHP file is used as a page title to avoid "missing page title" warnings.
  • Warning If you already have a version older than 5.5.2 installed, you should uninstall the old version first.
  • Warning If you already have version 5.5.2 (or newer) installed, no uninstallation is required.
  • Warning Please note that it may be necessary to re-enter your license key.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.3 (Feb 17, 2023)

  • New: Add iCalendar appointments to your emails.
  • From now on, an iCalendar appointment file attachment in *.ics format can be added to every email and autoresponder email.
  • For this purpose the dialog "Add iCalendar Appointment" was added to the email dialog.
  • The ics file attachment is generated by the program and does not require any manual programming. All you have to do is map the date and time fields accordingly.
  • Updated the CSS code to fix an issue with external web templates.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.2 (Oct 21, 2022)

  • Updates XMLHttpRequest() request headers to also disable caching when sending the request (on form submission).
  • Both the response and the request headers are now set explicitly to prevent a caching problem with 3rd party plug-ins or special server settings.
  • Before the form is created, it is now checked whether the required keys have been entered for a Google® reCaptcha.
  • The setup now allows to choose between the installation for the current user or for all users.
  • The installation for the "Current user" does not require elevated user rights.
  • warning If you have already installed an older version, you should uninstall the old version first.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.1 (Mar 11, 2022)

  • Fixes a problem when loading a project via the main menu.
  • When loading a project via the main menu, the list of "Submission Tasks" was not updated.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.5.0 (Feb 17, 2022)

  • The program now contains form templates, which can be used to quickly create a form.
  • The templates can be loaded directly at the start or later using the "Load Template" button.
  • The "Add Elements" dialog now contains the section "Modules".
  • These modules are blocks with frequently required form elements that can be combined as required.
  • The "Add Elements: Classic Icon View" dialog has been removed.
  • The "Wizard for Contact Forms" has been removed.
  • The wizard is no longer required because you can easily build a contact form using "Modules" and "Templates".
  • The JS code for Date/Time has been updated.
  • It's now possible to insert a manual line-break directly from the "Edit Cell" dialog.
  • The element "Label" has been updated.
  • The element ID is now shown in the hover-menu.
  • The cell and the parent grid is now shown in the hover-menu for empty cells.
  • Updates Date/Time (Calender) CSS code.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.4.3 (Nov 23, 2021)

  • The "Add Elements" dialog has been revised. The elements are now grouped into "All Variants", "Label left", "Label on top", and "No Label".
  • The support for high dpi desktop resolutions has been improved.
  • The editor now contains buttons with which you can move the entire grid up/down or delete it.
  • Functions for moving the cell have been added to the hover menu.
  • If the form contains a signature field, the code for creating a PDF document with TCPDF or FPDF will be adapted accordingly.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.4.2 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • The width in the status bar is now also updated after a change in the "Style Settings" or "Form Width" and not only when the page is loaded.
  • The "Reload Page" function has been added to the editor. This function can be used e.g. when a pseudo-element was changed and the display cannot be automatically updated or a removed style is still set in the browser.
  • If you add a new form element without label and do not change the field name, a dialog is displayed which asks for a unique field name.
  • Updates "Finalize" section. The instructions for inserting the form into the website have been revised for all target platforms.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.4.1 (Aug 20, 2021)

  • Fixes "Cannot show page" error in "Edit Form".
  • Fixes "Date and/or Time" form element for date and time formats.
  • The email option "Add File Attachments" has been split up to give you more control.
  • Its now possible to enable/disable "File Upload", "Signature" and "Custom PHP Code" file attachments individually.
  • Custom PHP Code: The option "Enable File Attachment" is now enabled by default when you click on "Create File Attachment".
  • Updates "Custom PHP Code" editor. It's now possible to access "Other Attachments" or exclude (remove) them from subsequent emails.
  • Updates section "Email and Database".
  • Adds "Add Email Attachment: Download File from Server" to "Email and Database"
  • Adds "Add Email Attachment: Create PDF with TCPDF" to "Email and Database"
  • Adds "Add Email Attachment: Create PDF with FPDF" to "Email and Database"
  • The dialog "Add Submission Task" was removed. You can now add a task directly from the main screen.
  • Fixes a conflict with the PayPal button with the "No shipping address" option selected and assigned hidden fields.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.4.0 (Jun 23, 2021)

  • The update improves the compatibility with php version 8.
  • Fixes "Uncaught TypeError: count()" when using the file upload function (php8).
  • Fixes "Uncaught Error: Undefined constant utf8" when writing data to a MySQL database (php8).
  • Adds an option to disable scrolling to "Form Properties" > "Errors and Scrolling".
  • Deactivates the automatic scrolling when changing form pages and when displaying error messages.
  • Use this option if the automatic scrolling has undesirable effects on the layout of the website.
  • Updates CSS code.
  • The speed when loading and saving a form has been optimized.
  • The speed when displaying a form page has been optimized.
  • Adds "Custom php Code" to submission tasks in "Email and Database".
  • This feature allows you to execute custom php code and create/add custom file attachments to the email.
  • ("Custom php Code" is only available in the "Developer Edition")

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.3.3 (Feb 26, 2021)

  • Adds the form elements "Signature" (with label) to "Input Elements". This element provides a canvas on which the form user can sign by hand. The form uses this to generate an image file in PNG format, which is transferred together with the other form data. The signature can be made with the mouse or touch operation, depending on the user's device.
  • Updates form element "Conditional Grid". A PayPal button in a conditional grid won't be reset if the grid is hidden.
  • Updates javascript code for backward compatibility with IE11.
  • Updates alternative iframe code and "scroll" function.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.3.2 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • Adds section "Payments" to "Add Elements".
  • Adds the form elements "PayPal™ Smart Payment Button™" to "Payments".
  • Adds form element "Hidden Fields for PayPal™ Smart Payment Button™" to "Hidden Fields".
  • Updates form element "Editbox" (numerical input).
  • Adds form element "Currency: Input with 2 Decimal Places".
  • Updates "Selection Elements: Date and Time".
  • Updates copy & paste function (duplicate elements check).
  • Updates form validation.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.3.1 (Dec 11, 2020)

  • This update focuses on usability and better understanding.
  • The dialogs of all form elements have been revised and standardized.
  • The field name is now displayed for each form element in the upper area and can be edited there directly.
  • The term "container" was replaced by "grid".
  • For elements without a label, the initial field name "New Field" is now used. For elements with a label, the field name is extracted from the label.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.3.0 (Nov 19, 2020)

  • Adds a new categorized view to "Add Elements".
  • Adds an option to switch from the category view to the (old) symbolic view.
  • Fixes an issue on Windows systems with FIPS enabled.
  • Updates "Add Element with Label" dialog:
  • The fieldname is automatically extracted from the label, but you can still change the fieldname directly.
  • Updates the form editor:
  • A new menu will appears when the mouse hovers an element or cell.
  • An element can be inserted or edited directly with a left-click.
  • The cell width can be changed directly via the menu.
  • The red X deletes the respective element or cell.
  • A right-click opens the context menu (same as a left-click on the gear symbol).
  • Updates "Add Element with Label" dialog:
  • The field name is automatically adopted from the label.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.2.5 (Oct 20, 2020)

  • Updates "New Project" dialog.
  • Updates "Add Element" dialog.
  • The form elements have been regrouped and reorganized.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.2.4 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • Updates form element "File Upload".
  • Adds the form element "Editbox: Simple Passwort Protection" to "Form Elements", "Layout Label Left" and "Layout Label Top".
  • Adds the input field type "Simple Password Protection" to the form element "Editbox".
  • Adds the form element "Editbox: Hidden Input" to "Form Elements", "Layout Label Left" and "Layout Label Top".
  • Adds the form element "Button: Print" to "Form Elements" and "Layout Label Left".
  • A click on this button prints the current form page without buttons and captchas.
  • Updates form element "Navigation Button Group".
  • Adds the form element "Hidden Field: Random Value" to "Special Elements".
  • Updates form elements "Button: ..." and "Navigation Button Group". An icon is now added by default for each new button.
  • Adds an option to correct the vertical icon position to form elements "Button" and "File Upload".

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.2.2 (Aug 11, 2020)

  • Adds function to "Publish" (FTP upload) the form automatically when it's built (FTP/FTPS/SFTP).
  • Complete overhaul of the "Finalize" section.
  • The instructions how to insert the form are not fully integrated into the "Finalize" section.
  • Updates instructions for XARA/Magix Web Designer with and without mobile variant.
  • Adds instructions for XARA/Magix Web Designer using an iframe.
  • Adds instructions for Website X5 and MS Expression Web.
  • Adds instruction on how to use an <iframe> to embed the form.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.2.1 (Aug 11, 2020)

  • Fixes display error for high DPI (large font) screen resolutions.
  • Some adjustments have been made for lower display resolutions.
  • The max. number of files in the form element "File Upload" has been increased to 100.
  • Please note, that most php installation have a default limit of 20 files and also a limit on the total upload size!

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.2.0 (May 26, 2020)

  • This is a major update. The main screen and email editor have been re-designed.
  • The main screen has been divided into four tabs, which makes it easier to switch between the web form and the submission tasks "Email and Database". Therefore the previous dialog "Submission Tasks" was removed, since this functionality can now be used directly via the "Email and Database" tab.
  • The tab "Finalize" was added.
  • The email editor has been divided into three tabs.
  • Adds "Import HTML File" and "Import Text File" to email editor.
  • Adds server fields for email:
  • {Server:DatumZeit} DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss, {Server:DateTimeEU} DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm:ss, {Server:DateTimeUS} MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss
  • {Server:Datum} DD.MM.YYYY, {Server:DateEU} DD.MM.YYYY, {Server:DateUS} MM/DD/YYYY
  • Updates default "Header" for "Autoresponder Email".
  • Updates default "Header" for "Send Email".
  • Updates default "Success Page" and "Error Page".
  • Adds an option to remove the standard separator (colon or equal-sign) when using the automatically generated email.
  • Updates HTML to text conversion for HTML/Text (MIME) messages.
  • Updates option to create a plain-text message to email wizards.
  • Fixes open/import function in form element "Read-Only Textarea".
  • Changes field labels in email for environment variables (Email).
  • Adds ISO and local date format to environment variables (Email).
  • Updates dropdown list, radiobutton and checkbox group. If no item (option) was added by the user, the program add an default option.
  • Adds button templates to "Form Properties" > "Button Styles".
  • The program now includes some button templates and also allows to import the button styles from another project file.
  • The "Style Settings" can now be changed directly from the input element dialogs.
  • Adds an option to exclude the icon font from the php file.
  • Warning: Use this option only if the icon font "Material Icons" is already included in the host page.
  • Updates "EU Member States" presets (United Kingdom was removed).
  • Updates CSS code to avoid additional spacing in (mixed) containers with visible and invisible elements.
  • Updates range option "Between" in "Date and Time" form element.
  • Adds "Linked Range" to "Date and Time" form element.
  • This new feature allows you to specify the range of a date/time element based on another date/time.
  • Updates form element "Timespan", e.g. 10-12 April now returns 2 completed and 3 started days.
  • Updates form element "Date and Time". It's now possible to make certain weekdays non-selectable.
  • Adds server environment variables to "Insert into MySQL Database". Please note, that the available fields depend on the database field type.
  • For text: {Server:ScriptName},{Server:ClientIP} and for datetime,time,date: {Server:DateTime}
  • The script now uses the php extension "curl" to verify the reCaptcha response on server side, since some webhosts have disabled "allow_url_fopen". If the php extension "curl" is not enabled it falls back to "file_get_contents".
  • Adds auto-fix to avoid "Errorcode: E002 (MISSINGREQFIELD)" for lost child elements.
  • Fixes CSS styles for "Editbox" type "password" (hidden input).
  • Adds type "Custom HTML5 Pattern" to "Editbox".
  • Updates CSS for automatically generated email.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.13 (Mar 26, 2020)

  • When loading a "Design Template", the previously set form width is now adopted and no longer reset to the default width.
  • Adds "How to Change the Styles for Input Elements" info to input elements.
  • Adds info screen to "Style Templates" selection when using the wizard or creating a new form.
  • The javascript code to insert the form into the host page was updated to make it easier to change the filename/path.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.12 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Fixes "E004 (NOVALIDEMAIL)" for non-required email fields

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.11 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Adds an auto-fix function for replaced fields. Instead of showing an error message (when you click on "Build Web Form"), the program tries to fix the ID's of the replaced fields.
  • Updates "Update Hidden Fields" if clauses.
  • Updates Time, Date and DateTime fields when inserting values into a database. If e.g. a Date is empty it writes NULL (instead of 0000-00-00) into the table.
  • Updates "Wizard for Contact Forms".
  • Updates "Send Email" and "Send Autoresponder Email" wizards. The internal mail function of the website "php Mail" is now used as default for both wizards. The "php Mail Compatibility Mode" dialog was removed from the wizards. The mode is now automatically copied from an existing task.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.10 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Adds warning for "php Mail" with external sender email address. The new version allows you to override the check for php mail with external sender.
  • Updates form element "Live Conditional Field: IF-Clauses".
  • Updates form element "Update Hidden Fields: IF-Clauses".
  • Adds form element "Update Hidden Fields: If-Then-Else Clause". This new element allows you to define a complex condition and set multiple fields at once in the "then" and "else" blocks.
  • Adds form element "Live Hidden Field: Array Value". This new element adds a hidden field that returns the value from an array based on the index.
  • Adds form element "Navigation Button Group".
  • Adds "Error Code" to "Error Page" for easier error processing. The error code is included in the error page, when you create a new form. It has no effect on forms created with previous versions.
  • Fixes "Subject" in "Submission Tasks".

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.9 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Adds instructions on how to integrate the form in Xara/Magix Web Designer
  • Adds instructions for error "PHP PEAR not installed".
  • Updates php functions for IDN support.
  • Improves backwards compatibility with php version 5 (if you cannot update to php version 7).

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.8 (Dec 11, 2019)

  • The form width dialog is now shown automatically when you create a new form.
  • Updates form wizard.
  • Updates error processing, e.g. PEAR:Mail not installed.
  • Adds "Custom Javascript" to "Web Integration".
  • This new feature allows you to enter custom javascript code to be executed on different events.
  • on form load, after page load, after form load, after form submission)
  • Updates internal php functions for better compatibility with various installations and server configurations.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.7 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Updates HTTP response header to disable any browser caching of the form.
  • Adds "Layout Label Top" to form wizard.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.6 (Nov 21, 2019)

  • Updates "Email Options" dialog.
  • Adds an option to attach the form data as XML file attachment.
  • Adds an option to attach the form data as CSV file attachment.
  • Updates "Form Submission Tasks" dialog. The dialog now shows information about the respective task.
  • Adds form element "Custom Raster Generator" to "Form Elements".
  • Adds a warning when using php mail with external recipients and an option to turn off the warning.
  • Updates "Contact Form Wizard"
  • Fixes HTML code for "Editbox: Website URL"

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.5 (Nov 11, 2019)

  • Adds "php Mail Compatibility Mode" to wizards and "Email Options".
  • Some Unix mail transfer agents violate the RFC by replacing LF by CRLF automatically which leads to a broken email encoding (double CR).
  • The program allows you adjusting the script on your webserver using the compatibility modes (A) or (B) if the RFC standard is not working.
  • Updates "Reply-To" autodetection.
  • Updates default email styles.
  • Updates email header encoding.
  • Updates email encoding.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.1 (Sep 16, 2019)

  • Fixes "Ok" button on "Add Elements" dialog

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.1.0 (Sep 13, 2019)

  • Updates "New Form" dialog.
  • Add samples and templates to "New Form". The program now includes several sample templates and form.
  • Updates "Add Elements" dialog.
  • The elements are no arranged in 4 groups: "Form Elements", "Layout Label Left", "Layout Label Top" and "Special Elements".
  • Adds "Custom Date" to form element "Hidden Date/Time".
  • This allows you to define a hidden variable of the type data/time with a custom date/time.
  • Updates "Submission Tasks" and email wizards.
  • Adds "Outputbox" and "Text" to elements with label left and label top.
  • Adds "Show Element Name on Hover" to "Program Options".
  • This option is enabled by default and shows the element name (and the cell) when you move with the mouse over an element.
  • Updates "Submission Tasks" > "Optional Condition" dialog.
  • Adds "Custom Dual Layout" and "Custom Triple Layout" for elements with label on the left and label on top.
  • These elements have been added to simplify repetitive tasks. It is possible to create any layout using a container!
  • Updates "Edit Container" and "Responsive Columns" dialogs.
  • Updates styles for "Layout Label Top" (less space between the label and input element for all elements with label on top).
  • Adds "Reduce Padding-Top" and "Reduce Padding-Bottom" to "Edit Cell" dialog.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.20 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Updates "Easy Form Wizard"
  • Updates SMTP and php "mail()" settings for all wizards
  • Adds support for high DPI (large font) screen resolutions
  • Fixes "blurry" screen fonts

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.19 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • New wizard for Submission Tasks: Send Email
  • New wizard for Submission Tasks: Send Autoresponder Email
  • Service release

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.18 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Adds form element "Horizontal Line".
  • Fixes "Live Hidden Field > Mathematical Expression".
  • Updates code for "IF Clauses" and "Conditional Container".
  • Updates "Web Integration" instructions.
  • Fixes an issue where a custom SMTP port was overwritten.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.17 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Adds "Web Integration" > "Move Form" for responsive pages.
  • Usually responsive web pages just change the width of the elements. However, some responsive webpages hide entire areas. If you place the form in such an area, the form would also be hidden depending on the width of the browser. The solution is to move the form (based on a condition) to another host element, so that the form will be shown again after the original host element was hidden.
  • Adds "Form Properties" > "Responsive Form" for responsive pages.
  • The settings override the "Form Style Properties" depending on the width of the browser.
  • By default, the form inherits the width and font of the host element, so the settings are not required if your host page already includes the styles.
  • Updates HTML code for "Invisible reCaptcha".
  • Fixes an issue, where the "Conditional Container" was not working correctly for multi-page forms.
  • 30-MAY-2019 Update: Updated setup to avoid an issue caused by Windows 10 Update 1903.
  • If the program won't start after the update to Windows 10 1903, download and re-install Web Form Builder.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.16 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Updates CSS code.
  • When creating a new project, the dialog "Style Templates" will be automatically opened.
  • Updates "Radiobutton Group".
  • It's now possible to remove the default selection in the dialog.
  • Updates "Checkbox Group"
  • The "Add Item" function in radiobutton group, checkbox group and dropdown list was changed to avoid duplicate values.
  • Updates "Conditional Container" to avoid collusions if the same container is used in multiple conditions.
  • The HTML code has been optimized to remove invisible elements.
  • Add "Special Elements" > "Live Hidden Field: Timespan".
  • The timespan element can be used to calculate the time span between two date/time fields in years, days, hours and minutes.
  • Adds "Outputbox" to "Additional Elements for Layout: Elements with Label on the Left".
  • Adds "Text" to "Additonal Elements for Layout: Elements with Label on the Left".
  • Adds "Special Elements" > "Live Hidden Field: Age Calculation".
  • The element calculates the age based on a (birth) date field.
  • Adds "Special Elements" > "URL Parameter".
  • The element allows to override the default value of a field or input element using an URL parameter.
  • Adds "Special Elements" > "Javascript Parameter".
  • The element allows to override the default value of a field or input element using a Javascript variable in the host page.
  • Adds a visual calender to the form element "Date and Time". You can now choose between input using a dropdown and a calendar.
  • Updates form element "Date and Time": The "Output Format" will be changed automatically if the input and output format does not match.
  • Updates "Web Integration" > "Hide Error After".
  • Please check this value if you are loading a project file created with an older version.
  • Adds an optional "Condition" to each "Submission Task".
  • This makes it possible e.g. send an email to different recipients, depending on which condition is met.
  • You can also use the new feature to send the autoresponder only if the user wants a copy of the data.
  • Updates "Form Submission Tasks" dialog.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.15 (Aug 6, 2019)

  • Updates CSS for form element "Outputbox" (vertical alignment).
  • Updates "Live Numerical Field" expression/syntax check.
  • Updates javascript code and form insertion code to avoid problems with javascript libraries and variables used in some website templates.
  • Fixes code for custom CSS
  • Updates form element "Radiobutton Group".
  • Use item width "0" to hide an item of the group. This can be useful if the default selection should be hidden.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.14 (Nov 21, 2018)

  • Updates CSS code for all design templates.
  • To apply this to a project created with a previous version of the program, click on "Style Templates" and select one of the supplied themes.
  • Fixes select option text color for transparent backgrounds.
  • Adds "Style Templates": Standard Double, Standard3 Double Rounded, Standard4 Rounded, Metallic Light, Transparent Dark Background, Transparent Medium Background, XL, XL Shadow, XL Rounded, XL Double, XL Double Rounded
  • The "Easy Form Wizard" adds now a default placeholder text to input fields.
  • Adds a second info screen to "Easy Form Wizard" and an option to hide the info screens.
  • Adds "Header/Footer" to email.
  • You can use this option to add an optional header or footer to the automatically generated email.
  • Adds text: "Thank you for your message. We received your information on {Server:DateTime}." to default autoresponder message.
  • Hint: The font, font-size and color of this text can be changed using "Email Styles" > "Edit Inner Table Style".
  • Updates default email styles.
  • Adds "Info" dialog to email editor.
  • Updates "Server and Account" and "Recipient" to avoid problems when using an external email address with php mail().
  • Updates "Email Format" and "Email Styles" dialogs.
  • Adds "Autoresponder Email" to "Submission Tasks".
  • Updates captcha color themes.
  • Removes "spellcheck" (red underline) from captcha input field.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.13 (Nov 6, 2018)

  • The standard (browser-based) drop-down selection icon has been replaced by browser-independent CSS code.
  • To apply this to a project created with a previous version of the program, click on "Style Templates" and select one of the supplied themes.
  • Updates CSS code for Dropdown selection.
  • Updates Radiobutton and Dropdown CSS code for status "Required".
  • Adds "Style Templates" Standard Focus Outline, Bureaucracy, DarkGrey, GreyBlue, Focus Outline GreyBlue, Focus Outline Teal, Icecube, LightGrey, Metallic, Round Blue, Round Brown, Round Green, Round Pink, Round Purple

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.12 (Oct 25, 2018)

  • Fixes a problem with php 7.2 where the validation of the internal captcha always failed.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.11 (Oct 24, 2018)

  • Updates "Insert Form Element" dialog. The form elements are now grouped in 3 tabs.
  • Adds "Editbox: Numerical Input, Email Address and Website URL" form elements for quick access.
  • Adds "Elements with Label on Top".
  • This section works the same as "Elements with Label on the Left", but the cells are arranged one below the other.
  • Adds "Insert additional Text below Input Field" to "Add Field with Label" dialog.
  • Updates "Easy Form Wizard" cell width for elements with 2 input fields in a row.
  • Adds "Important Notes" to "Easy Form Wizard".
  • Adds "<noscript>Please enable javascript in your browser!</noscript>" to the default form insertion code.
  • The message is shown if javascript is disabled in the browser, e.g. if the user uses an extension to disable javascript.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.10 (Oct 2, 2018)

  • Updates "Most Recently Used" (start) dialog.
  • You can now run the wizard directly or start with an empty project.
  • Adds "Form Width" to main menu.
  • Adds instructions for Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and Typo3
  • Updates form CSS to prevent more (unwanted) host page styles from being applied to form elements.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.9 (Sep 17, 2018)

  • The form can now also be displayed without being integrated into a host page. To do this, you can upload the php file created by the program to your web server and open the uploaded php file in the browser. The script recognizes whether it is called directly in the browser or integrated into a host page via the Javascript code. So it returns different code depending on how it is invoked or included.
  • The "direct open" is mainly used to test the form. The form corresponds exactly to the preview displayed in the program (by opening the form directly in the browser no CSS styles of the hostpage are applied). As a rule, the form should be integrated into a host page via the Javascript code displayed in the program.
  • Adds "php Include" and "php Direct" options to "Web Integration" > "Settings".
  • Updates "php Mail" sender email address filter.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.6 (Jul 9, 2018)

  • "Edit Mode" shows details for hidden and conditional fields

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.5 (Jun 26, 2018)

  • Updates "Form Wizard"
  • Minor text changes and fixes

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.4 (May 29, 2018)

  • Adds "Form Width" dialog to "New Form"
  • Adds "Easy Contact Form Wizard" to "New Form"
  • "Most Recently Used" shows the last 20 files (instead of 5)
  • Updates "Add Element" dialog
  • Sample host page renamed to filename-sample.html (German: filename-beispiel.html)
  • Adds default error and success messages to result pages
  • Updates "Label" element
  • Updates "Conditions Checkbox", which can now be used as an optional field or as a required field
  • The "Material Icons" font is now integrated in the php file.
  • This means that the font does not need to be downloaded from the Google server, nor does it have to be hosted locally.
  • We recommend to re-create your forms using the latest version regarding the EU GDPR.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0.3 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • Updates button CSS
  • Disables autofill for internal captcha
  • Fixes malformed "Friendly Name"
  • Adds "Help for Width and Alginment" button to "Form Properties"

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.02 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Fixed IE 11 compatibility

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.01 (Apr 11, 2018)

  • Version 5 is a completely new and improved version of Web Form Builder.
  • Variable and flexible layout based on <div> instead of a static table in version 4.
  • Responsive columns.
  • Multiple submission tasks.
  • Send the form data as email using php Mail and/or SMTP.
  • Customize the email message.
  • Insert the form data into a MySQL database.
  • The new version includes calculation, conditional and hidden fields.
  • Supports Google's reCaptcha v2 or Invisible Captcha.
  • Please note that the project files are not compatible with any older version!
  • You can install both versions, Web Form Builder 5 and 4 on the same machine.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 5.0 (Apr 5, 2018)

  • Version 5 is a completely new and improved version of Web Form Builder.
  • Variable and flexible layout based on <div> instead of a static table in version 4.
  • Responsive columns.
  • Multiple submission tasks.
  • Send the form data as email using php Mail and/or SMTP.
  • Customize the email message.
  • Insert the form data into a MySQL database.
  • The new version includes calculation, conditional and hidden fields.
  • Supports Google's reCaptcha v2 or Invisible Captcha.
  • Please note that the project files are not compatible with any older version!
  • You can install both versions, Web Form Builder 5 and 4 on the same machine.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.41 (Mar 24, 2017)

  • Service release
  • Replaced custom email validation check
  • preg_match('/^[A-Z0-9._%-]+@[A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9.-]{0,61}[A-Z0-9].[A-Z]{2,6}$/i',$a)
  • with built-in php email validation check
  • filter_var($a, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.4 (Jan 17, 2017)

  • Service release
  • Fixes an issue where the selected item was not highlighted in the editor
  • Fixes "Dual Field" text format in HTML email output

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.3.1 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Service release
  • Fixes "checkbox links" issue in edit and preview mode
  • All external links will now open in the system default browser instead of MS IE

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.3.0 (Jul 28, 2015)

  • Service release
  • Windows 10 users should update to version 4.3 (or newer)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.2.0 (Apr 23, 2015)

  • Updates Google reCaptcha to latest version
  • Fixes BOM-issue when loading a HTML host page
  • Service release

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.11 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • Fixes online update notification (empty text)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.1 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • New "Developer Edition" available.
  • The developer edition was often requested and especially made for developers and web design companies. This new license type allows you to create forms for your clients and sell the php code generated by the program (not the program itself) to your clients, which is not allowed using the standard license. Using the standard license each of your clients has to purchase a single standard license.

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.01 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • Fixes "template lost after changing the form settings".

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 4.0 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • UI Update
  • Added Joomla and Wordpress mode (iframe)
  • "Text Description" can host form values - Syntax: [VariableName]
  • "Text/HTML" can host form values on all form pages
  • Update form values in text output entered on the same form page (uses Javascript)
  • Removed built-in FTP. Please use your common FTP client to upload the form instead.
  • Updated iframe and php include redirect (top level frame)
  • Important: Version 4 uses a new license key system, which starts with AWEBxx-....

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.5 (May 17, 2014)

  • Fixed "Label Position"
  • Added "Properties" -> "Form Elements" -> "Radiobutton/Checkbox Margin Top"
  • Added languages to date (month)
  • Added "Indent Text" option to "Text/HTML"
  • New "Heading" form element
  • Updated CSS code
  • User manual is now included in the download file (as PDF)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.47 (Mar 27, 2014)

  • Script code will be disabled during the edit to avoid any delays or blocking javascript code. The script code will be re-enabled in the output php file!
  • Updated filter function to generate the variable name based on the label and to filter unwanted characters from the variable name.
  • Service release

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.40 (Feb 7, 2014)

  • Added padding for input elements
  • Added default border 1px solid grey for cross browser compatibility
  • Updated spacing and row-spacing
  • Updated "Check Box" and "Required Check Box"
  • Added "Legal Check Box"
  • Added redirect function (redirect to a URL instead of showing the "Success Page")
  • Updated CSS
  • Added label line height
  • Fixed line break issue for "Multi-Line Input" (IE)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.30 (Jan 20, 2014)

  • Added United States ANSI
  • Added United States ISO
  • Fixed Boolean Option text
  • Added some pre-defined Answer and Multiple Choice form elements
  • Added copy function for form elements
  • Active form element is now highlighted (blue) in the editor
  • Updated Required Checkbox to allow custom values and text-position
  • Updated Text/HTML form element
  • Added Re-Load Host Page button
  • UI Update
  • Adjusted fonts for high resolution dpi settings

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.20 (Oct 13, 2013)

  • Added support for Google reCaptcha
  • Service Release

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.12 (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Fixes a problem with "Umlauts" and other special chars in the form element "Text/HTML"

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.11 (Sep 19, 2013)

  • Modified script to override a conflicting charset sent in the http-header
  • Updated CSS code

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.10 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Added "Override Alignment"
  • Updated "Number" form element (added Type, Seperator and Align)
  • Customizable self-referential Captcha-URL (for php include)
  • Added white-space:normal as style for the form to avoid unwanted line-breaks (if the style was set to pre in the page)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.02 (Jul 9, 2013)

  • Updated "Number" form element to accept real numbers in min. and max. value
  • Please note, that you need to re-enter the min. and max. value if you are loading a form made with an older version!
  • Updated "Number" form element. "," will be converted to "." - so 3,14 equals 3.14
  • Updated "Label Position"

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.01 (Jul 4, 2013)

  • Fixed min-length/max-length issue in "Hidden Password Input" form element
  • Added leading-zero to day and month in ouput of date form elements
  • Added default values for autoresponder sender and subject
  • Fixed "Reply-to" issue

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 3.0 (Jul 4, 2013)

  • Updated MS Web Browser Control to display CSS3 styles. Its recommended to install MS Internet Explorer 10 (or newer).
  • Please note: It will still work on older systems (IE installations), but the internal browser control might not show all CSS styles.
  • Added an additional Mode to create a Form for php Include
  • Updated "Line - Horizontal Rule" to use the HR definition in the "Form Properties" -> "Styles"
  • Updated HTML and CSS code
  • Added Check Box Groups (Horiz) and (Vert)
  • Added Button Styles to "Form Properties - Style and Layout - Button Styles"
  • Added Button Styles and Custom Button Style to Button form element
  • Added "required option" to Date input fields

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 2.0 (Feb 1, 2013)

  • New Autoresponder to send a copy of the form data or a custom message to the user submitting the form.
  • New table format options "Spacing" and "Row Spacing".
  • Please update your Styles if you are loading a file created with a previous version!
  • Updated HTML code
  • Alternate position for "Buttons" and "Captcha"

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 1.5 (Dec 7, 2012)

  • Added "Dual Single Line Input" form element
  • Fixed "unchecked Checkbox" summary (false) in "Static Text/HTML"
  • Fixed "New Form Wizard" -> "Download HTML Template Page"

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 1.42 (Sep 10, 2012)

  • Fixes "Static Text/HTML" form element
  • Updated captcha image generator to prevent image buffer problem

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 1.41 (Sep 8, 2012)

  • Fixes "Static Text/HTML" form element

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 1.4 (Aug 29, 2012)

  • Added Password Protection form element
  • Updated single-line input field (text and numeric)
  • Added min and max. length to single-line input field
  • New static text/html form element (WYSIWYG)
  • Please reopen all "static text" form elements if you open forms created with an older version!
  • Static text/html allows to include form values for e.g. a summary on the success or submit page
  • Value range input field updated
  • Compacted php code
  • Added "New Form Wizard"
  • Added Form Property: "Required Field Marker" to highlight the display name if a field is required
  • Added "HTML Email" options to customize the HTML email

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 1.32 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Changes in text (Input Field and Value Field)

New in Arclab Web Form Builder 1.31 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Fixed a problem with Windows XP, which caused the comctrl.dll to crash after a click on an edit icon