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PDF Explorer Changelog

What's new in PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2

Nov 16, 2016
  • Bugs fix release, that also adds:
  • Split by top-level bookmarks functionality added to the split/extract pages tool
  • The My Scripts API Bookmark object has now a DestPageIndex property that returns the bookmark destination page index

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.66 (Sep 3, 2015)

  • This is mainly a maintenance, bug fix, release.
  • Also adds:
  • Attachments and Bookmarks handling to the My Scripts API.
  • Two scripted functions (HasBookmarks and HasAttachments), ready to use in the file renamer, edit info fields and find duplicates tool.
  • Two new sample scripts.
  • Possibility to select, as internal PDF reader, a NPAPI PDF reader by path, instead of being limited to just the ones that are registered in the system.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.65 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • The GUI is now high DPI aware (i.e. the program GUI scales accordingly to the screen DPI and system font size). Per-monitor on Windows 8.1 and up.
  • Optimize images tool, able to color convert and resample the document images, to reduce the file size.
  • Option to automatically add a blank page, while merging documents with a odd number of pages. This ensure each merged document starts at a new page.
  • The My Scripts API now implements the setters of the page boxes (MediaBox, CropBox, etc.) and rotation angle.
  • Close method added to the IFileObject of the My Scripts API. To close any file open handle, so the respective PDF file could be moved, deleted or edited by the script itself or another process, while the script is still running.
  • KeepAlwaysOnTop parameter added to the BringWindowToFront method of the My Scripts API.
  • Many bug fixes and other small improvements.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.64 (May 6, 2014)

  • Access to cloud-stored PDFs, from services such as Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, added to the DBRemote scanning mode.
  • Scripting functionality added to the find duplicates tool. It provides the possibility to define more specific compare strategies, other than the simple metadata comparison available previously.
  • It's now easy to share a My Scripts script with the import and export functions added to the My Scripts editor.
  • A custom field definition can now have spaces, and other special characters, to specify any of the path field names.
  • Possibility to put the PDFInfo preview panel to occupy the full height of the program, instead of just the height of the grid as previously. This is done from the right-click menu of the button that opens this panel.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.63 (Jan 15, 2014)

  • Expression composer, identical to the used in the batch rename tool, added to the edit info fields batch tool. With it it is possible to better use the built-in text manipulation functions and, more importantly, preview how the new metadata will look like for each of the files.
  • Fix critical bugs in the task automation folders tool, and web interface tool.
  • Fix several tools problems that where happening with multi–byte character set languages, like Chinese, Japanese etc.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.62 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • Document JavaScripts tool. To add, delete and edit PDF JavaScript actions to events such as: document open and close events, page show or hide events, mouse events on page elements or interactive form fields validate, format or calculate events.
  • The stamp/watermark tool has now a new type of stamp object. Named multimedia is used to add Flash SWF animations, MP3 audio, Flash FLV's and H.264 video. Useful to add animated logos, audio and video content. The content can be embedded or remotely accessed (e.g. YouTube videos). Supports the creation of play lists for audio and video content. Supports JavaScript event actions.
  • The rotate tool is not limited to rotation angles of 90-degrees increments anymore. Any angle is now suitable, adding deskew possibilities to the tool.
  • Added possibility to dynamically specify the bookmark names, with access to document metadata, numbering and script functions, to the merge/rearrange and insert/append tools.
  • The attachments tool can now search for other embedded files, that are not maked as attachments.
  • Export to CSV functionality added to the find duplicates tool.
  • Added support for PDF reader NPAPI plugins (the type of plugins used by browsers such as Firefox, Opera and Chrome) to be used as the internal PDF reader.
  • Added support to the password protection Adobe standard security algorithm revision 6, so it can now work with password protected PDFs created by Acrobat X, and up.
  • ShareFileURL function added to the web interface API. Used to generate a URL that grants guest access to documents in user restricted access folders.
  • MergeBlankPage method added to the merger object of the the My Scripts API.
  • As usually, includes many bug fixes and other small improvements.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.61-3 (Mar 21, 2013)

  • Fix important bugs in the image extractor and add digital signature tools, and many more of minor importance.
  • Also adds a InfoEdit validator script functionality that enables the possibility to validate/process the edited metadata before it is saved.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.61-2 (Mar 6, 2013)

  • Maintenance release, that fixes a long list of bugs but that also adds some enhancements.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.61-1 (Jan 25, 2013)

  • This is a patched release, that fix a series of bugs

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.61 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • Add signature tool, to digitally sign PDF documents.
  • Renewed Extract Images batch tool, now able to extract also entire page renderings.
  • The Images View has now a thumbnails zoom selector, and the possibility to extract also entire page renderings.
  • Renewed Rename batch tool, now with the possibility to use functions for numbering, search/replace and dates in the composition of the new file name, that can be previewed before applied.
  • Possibility to add event actions (such as: open a web link, run a JavaScript or play a sound) to any of the stamp objects of the Stamp/Watermark tool.
  • PDF type stamp objects have now the possibility to be previewed in place, while designing the stamp.
  • The custom fields editor can now import metadata fields settings from the document metadata info object, that are not included in the document XMP metadata stream.
  • More functionality added to the My Scripts API.
  • The Edit Info Fields and Search & Extract batch tools have now the option to edit the metadata only in the database.
  • While using scripted functions, in the Rename and Edit Info Fields batch tools, part of the expression can be passed as parameter.
  • All the new tools have now dedicated chapters added to the user's guide.
  • Includes also many bug fixes and other small improvements.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.60-1 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • This is essentially a bug fix release, that also adds some minor enhancements

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.60 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • Windows Automation (JScript, VBScript, etc.) batch tool, with embedded scripts editor and debugger
  • A new scan mode, the DBRemote
  • Find Duplicates and Create/Edit PDF Packages tools
  • Detachable PDF View and Images tab sheets
  • Support for custom metadata fields defined in the XMP

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.59-2 (Jun 16, 2010)

  • Context-sensitive help system.
  • Database editor with improved database tree.
  • RenameFiles, CopyFiles, MoveFiles and DeleteFiles functions added to the web interface API.
  • Improved web interface users and permissions editor.
  • The PDF Creator tool can now set some of the standard metadata fields.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.59 (Feb 24, 2010)

  • Scan inside 7zip archives.
  • Multi-level compressed archives scan.
  • A new grid save file format, .pdz.
  • The beginning of the PDF Creator.
  • A visual PDF creator tool, able to convert supported file formatsinto PDF's. The web interface expose now a REST API, with XML and JSON responses. OpenSearch provider.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5 Build 58 (Oct 3, 2008)

  • Now PDF Explorer is also a CHM Explorer. The same functionalities now extended to this popular file format, with internal CHM reader, text and image extractor.
  • Quick Image OCR to assist the Quick Info Edit mode. Extract metadata even if raw image only PDFs.
  • Use the grid layout editor to select what file types, PDF/CHM, to show in grid.
  • The web server can now execute CGI/ISAPI applications and scripts. Popular script languages as PHP, Perl, Python, and CGI, .exe or .dll, applications can now be used to extend the web server possibilities.
  • Increased web server access security with HTTPS protocol. To help configuration, added a wizard to generate auto-signed SSL certificates or SSL certificates requests.
  • Possibility to upload files using the web server interface.
  • Web server accesses can now be logged to a file, ECLF format, with automatic log file rotation.
  • The Info Edit batch tool can now access any of the info fields contents to compose the new field content, with search and replace feature too.
  • Possibility to add interface to external applications/scripts from the tools menu. Selected grid files can be passed as parameters.
  • The image extractor can now maintain, without reencode, the internal image file format.
  • PNG and GIF image file formats added to the possibilities of the image extractor encoder.
  • Drag and Drop of metadata text into the info edit tool, even from external application.
  • A new quick info edit assistant, the Rename On Metadata Change. File is automatically renamed using the pre-configured rule, when metadata edited.
  • Functionality to manually execute the task automation Folders task on selected files.
  • The automatic updates can now use proxy servers for Internet access.
  • PDF Explorer command line now accept PDF files. Submitted files are automatically indexed and show on grid at startup. Useful to use with the Shell OpenWith or SendTo functionalities. Command line can also be used to start the .csv import wizard. Same functionality when dropping these files types in the program interface itself.
  • The lite running mode can now auto start the web server and launch the web browser at startup.
  • As usual, includes also many more small improvements and bug fixes.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.57 (Jul 25, 2007)

  • Task Automation Folders- A sequence of user configurable tasks are executed on PDF files created on the monitored folders.
  • Check for online updates with download and install features.
  • File rename assistant to assist in the manual rename of files.
  • Accept Drag and Drop of shell files and folders.
  • The Web Interface is now Multilingual. Web interface clients can choose from the available idioms.
  • Possibility to export web interface search results into csv file.
  • Web interface info fields shown, selector.
  • Added possibility to edit the custom fields screen name without the need to create custom screen layouts.
  • Delete file to recycle bin or permanent, as in shell, functionality.
  • Improved database optimize routine.
  • Multiple instances possible using command line option.
  • This release fixes also many bugs of previous releases.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5.0.54 (Nov 3, 2006)

  • Added and HTML Web Interface.
  • The database editor can configure the shared folders.
  • Two new PDF tools: PDF Attachments - Used to open, extract, add and delete file attachments to/from pdf files. SetOpenOptions - Used to configure the options that instruct compliant PDF Readers.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5 build 53 (Aug 3, 2006)

  • The text extractor now supports CID fonts and external CMAP's. The text viewer can also show and export Unicode text. Now we can see, extract and index correctly all these non ASCII documents like CJK, Eastern-Europe, etc.
  • Added support to files encrypted with AES128 algorithm, the new encryption option introduced with Acrobat V7.
  • 10 custom fields added to the already available standard pdf metadata fields to extend cataloguing possibilities. This is one of the most requested, finally available, feature.
  • The grid layout editor can now also be used to give different names to metadata fields. This way we can give more suitable names to reflect the information we really enter in these fields.
  • Added possibility to redirect disks root path to another path that can be a UNC, http, ftp,...path. This feature permits the local indexation of files, and later, remote access to these same files from remote points. Very useful for lite running mode. This is an experimental feature.
  • Creation dates and modification dates can now be specified for dates beginning at Year 1. No more 1980 limit.
  • A new security option added to lock all the operations that can change or erase pdf files.
  • As usual, include many more bug fixes and several small enhancements.

New in PDF Explorer 1.5 build 52 (May 27, 2006)

  • Two new PDF tools:
  • Insert/Append Pages - Used to insert pdf pages/documents into other documents specifying insertion point and using powerful merge rule expressions to specify pages to insert
  • Stamp/Watermark - Used to stamp pdf documents pages with text, images and geometric shapes. Support templates and has various composition tools to create the overall stamp using the supported stamp objects.
  • The merge/rearrange tool has now an option to do the merge sequencing thru the documents in the list. Perform:
  • Doc1Page1 Doc2Page1...DocNPage1
  • Doc1Page1 Doc2Page2...DocNPage2
  • ...
  • Doc1PageN Doc2PageN...DocNPageN.
  • The EditInfoFields batch tool can now append the new metadata to the one already existent in the document.
  • Added the possibility to the rename batch tool to use all the text metadata fields as source to create the new file name.
  • Important bugs discovered in the merge/rearrange tool that produced invalid files or fault pages have been fixed.
  • As usual, include many more bug fixes and several small enhancements.