TFORMer SDK - Barcode Label Printing SDK

Windows

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UNIX/Linux

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V 8.0

General Improvements

• New Print Kernel
  The print kernel has been rewritten (preparation for future enhancements).
• Barcode Generator Kernel
  The barcode kernel is now linked statically. TFTBarcode.dll is not required anymore (TFM-5512).
• GDI Custom Paper Sizes
  Added support for custom paper sizes when using GDI printers (TFM-9030).
• New Function SafeDiv
  To allow better handling of division by zero cases in IIf statements, a new function SafeDiv has been added. SafeDiv(«Numerator», «Denominator», «DivByZeroValue»), returns «DivByZeroValue» if «Denominator» is 0, otherwise the result of the division of «Numerator» by «Denominator» is returned.

TFORMer Designer

• Quick-Format
  Added new functionality to simplify the formatting of numeric and text fields. Quickly select predefined or provide custom formats.
• Label Design with Actual Data ("Real Data")
  Added new functionality to use real label data during the label design process. Label design is done using the data of the first record of the data source (used for label texts, barcode data and image expressions). The option can be turned on or off with a checkbox in the menu ribbon.
• Show Element Boundaries
  Added a checkbox to hide or show element boundaries in the label design.
• Show Grid
  Added a checkbox to hide or show the grid in the label design.
• Design Settings
  Design settings like data view column widths and current zoom are now stored and get reapplied on loading (TFM-5474, TFM-6057).
• ZIP-File Support
  ZIP files that include one label design (TFF file) can now be opened directly with TFORMer Designer using the file open dialog. Embedded images are supported.
• TFZ File Extension for Save As... and Open...
  TFZ files are compressed containers that include one label design (TFF file), the default print data and images used by the layout. The TFZ file extension allows the user to start editing the file by double-clicking it. In addition, TFZ files can be directly uploaded to the online label generator (https://label.tec-it.com).
• Other Improvements
  - Improved tooltip text for data fields with errors in expressions (TFM-8459).
  - The edit dialog for text uses the last screen-position and size within the same TFORMer Designer session.
  - Added a message bar to the design view so TFORMer Designer can provide hints and warnings to the user.

TFORMer SDK

• New API for Printing Results
  Added new functions to retrieve detailed information and data field values after a print job was finished. See Job.GetPrintResult and Job.SetPrintResultType in the TFORMer SDK documentation for more information.
• New API for Data Field Details
  Added a new function to retrieve data field related properties. See Datafield.GetDetails in the TFORMer SDK documentation for more information.
• TFORMer SDK Java Wrapper
  - Made the print method nonblocking (TFM-8329).
  - Renamed the method setParameterValues to setParameterValue (TFM-5694).
  - Fixed some problems that caused the wrapper not working properly with Open JDK (TFM-9323).
• TFORMer SDK .NET Wrapper
  • TFORMerException Changes (TFM-5519)
    - Message property will now provide a formatted error message (including Description, Information, and Reference values).
    - New property Description that stores the text previously provided in the Message property.
    - New property Reference that stores the error source provided by TFORMer SDK. Source property of the base class Exception will not be modified.
    - Removed property setters for ErrorCode and Information.
• Other Improvements
  - Moved RecordCopyDataField from Job to JobDataCSV, JobDataXML and JobDataODBC (TFM-5478).
  - Added RecordCopyDataFieldIsXMLAttribute to JobDataXML.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue caused by splitting print areas containing resizable elements across multiple pages (TFM-9980).
• Fixed the processing of barcode data in hexadecimal format (TFM-8540, TFM-8543).
• Improved support of custom paper sizes on GDI printers (TFM-10050).
• Improved support for symbol fonts (TFM-10136).
• Fixed rendering of rotated labels with text margins (TFM-9109).
• Corrected the label height when created by dropping a data field onto the label design (TFM-9058).
• Fixed a crash in TFORMer Designer when pasting data fields, print settings or data sources into the design tree without a valid selection.
• Fixed a problem that caused computed fields of type float being truncated to two decimal digits (TFM-9067).
• Fixed a performance problem with the edit text dialog on systems with many installed fonts.

Templates

• VDA 4994 (Automotive)
  New templates for VDA 4994 and VDA 4494 KLT were added.
• GM 1724 Revision 2018 (Automotive)
  New templates for GM 1724 (Revision 2018) were added.

V 7.5.26

New Features

• Highlighting Option in TFORMer Designer
  Added an option to disable mouse over highlighting of design elements (TFM-8730).
• SDK Options
  • Locale allows the user to specify the locale when generating output (TFM-8750).
  • CupsOptions is used to hand-over CUPS printing options on Linux/UNIX systems (TFM-8771).
• Nutrition Label Templates
  Added new label templates for nutrition labels (based on US FDA requirements).
• Barcode SDK
  Now using the barcode kernel TBarCode V11.7.2

Bug Fixes

• Number Format on Linux/UNIX
  Addressed an issue which caused wrong number formatting if no thousands group separator character was specified (TFM-8683, TFM-8682).
• Non-Breaking Spaces in Expressions on Linux/UNIX
  Non-breaking spaces ( ) in expressions are now treated as spaces (TFM-8679).
• Embedding JPEG Images in PDF and PostScript Output
  Addressed an issue with invalid meta data and output size: Meta data and thumbnails are now removed from JPEGs when embedded in PostScript and PDF output (TFM-8665).
• Duplex Option for PostScript Output
  Addressed an issue with duplex printing (TFM-8717).
• Custom Paper Format on Windows Printers
  Forms that use a custom paper format will now use the default paper format on Windows printers (TFM-8748).