AutoTag Release Notes

These notes are also in the readme.rtf file that is included with the program.

4.1.74

• Updated .NET Engine

4.1.72

• Updated .NET Engine

4.1.70

• Generation of Numbered List with line breaks and Last Page Footer causes error - fixed
• Link tag space before URL in XML file causes error - fixed
• Handle a case where the rtf template settings for table column widths is inconsistent - fixed

4.1.69

• License error when computer name starts with digit – fixed.

4.1.67

• Updated .NET Engine

4.1.66

• Updated .NET Engine

4.1.65

• Updated Engine

4.1.64

• Bitmap in Header causes space in footer error fixed.

4.1.63

• Fixed bug in Word 2007 ribbon menu when first starting Word by clicking on a hyperlink to a Word document.

4.1.60

• Added native support for Ribbons in Word 2007.

4.1.59

• Updated Engine

4.1.58

• Updated Engine

4.1.57

• Updated Engine

4.1.56

• Added native support for Ribbons in Word 2007.

4.1.55

• Added native support for DB2
• Incorrectly handled a string from a ${var.column} variable in a <wr:if test="...> tag - fixed.

4.1.54

• Updated to latest engine

4.1.53

• Updated to latest engine

4.1.52

• Updated to latest engine
• Fixed errors and tested in AutoTag for MS Word 2007

4.1.51

• Updated to latest engine

4.1.49

• Sql select wizard could not handle PK:FK relationship and multiple conditions - fixed.

4.1.48

• Updated to latest engine

4.1.47

• Updated to latest engine

4.1.46

• Editing an existing datasource would throw an exception (versions 4.1.39 - 4.1.45 only) - fixed.

4.1.45

• A <wr:if test=${var.node}...> tag where the value for ${var.node} is empty or the node does not exist does not evaluate correctly - fixed.
• The XPath wizard did not handle tags inside a forEach tag unless the forEach had a var='name' property - fixed.

4.1.43

• Finds MySql connector automatically - requires MySql connectior 5.0.2 or later.

4.1.42

• If the number of monitors decreased or the resolution of a monitor decreased, the AutoTag windows could come up off the screen - fixed

4.1.40

• Added latest engine.

4.1.39

• Added support for connecting to databases using ODBC.
• Added support for connecting to databases using MySql.
• Caused an exception if two <wr:set.../> tags had the same var attribute - fixed.

4.1.38

• Added latest engine.

4.1.37

• Added latest engine.
• Added support for Windward Reports Express.

4.1.35 (release)

• Updated to latest engine.

4.1.31

• Updated to latest engine - 4.1.30 engine had a problem for locales other than en_US.
• Better error message when an exception is thrown in the report engine.

4.1.30 (release)

• Updated to latest engine.
• Adds text "Created by AutoTag" to all generated reports

4.1.29*

• No change to AutoTag but the installer was changed because it was not installing the additional DLLs needed for XLS and chart output. The installer has a version of 4.1.30 but the program is still 4.1.29.

4.1.29

• Added latest reporting engine (4.1.29)
• Charts & graphs now supported.
• Reports in XLS format now supported.

4.1.28 (release)

• Added latest reporting engine (4.1.28)

4.1.18

• Added var= to the out & function tags.
  

4.1.15

• Could not put field type tags in header/footer - fixed.
  

4.1.11 (release)

• import tag now supports pdf files - only for pdf output. Imported pages are inserted as distinct pages.
• The set tag now supports evaluate='expression' in addition to the value='data'.
• function, html, import, and out tags now support display='value' attribute. Value can be 'always' (always show the line for this tag), 'notNull' (show the line for this tag if the select is not null, even if it is empty), 'notEmpty' (show the line only if the select returns a string), or a boolean expression as used in <wr:if test='expression'>. If display='false' then if the paragraph is solely composed of tags set to false the paragraph will be deleted. This value is not evaluated in the AutoTag tag editor. (It is evaluated when the report is run.)

4.1.10

• The Sql Wizard threw an exception for databases other than Sql Server - fixed.
• The chart select wizard in some cases where no select was entered would throw an exception - fixed.

4.1.5

• The select wizards did not handle multiple datasources correctly (would show others or not work) - fixed.
  

4.1.3.1 (Release)

• Checks for Office required hotfixes installed in setup.
• Sometimes the AutoTag menu would be blank in the main menu - fixed.

4.1.3

• Has the latest Windward Reports engine.

4.1.2

• AutoTag now uses the .net reporting engine instead of the java reporting engine. This is all included in the install so you just install AutoTag and you can generate test reports.
  • You no longer need the java server running to generate reports.
  • You no longer need to set jdbc parameters for a SQL datasource, it uses ADO .NET directly.
  • You do need a .net engine license key to call the included engine directly but when AutoTag calls it, it uses your AutoTag license key.
• Can set the base directory for each datasource to use when filenames in an import tag are relative.
• If an xml node was optional, and was not used the first time it's parent node was encountered, it was not displayed in the tag editor - fixed.

4.0.10 (Release)

• Added set tag to tag editor.
• wr:out evaluate='6/4' returned 1, now returns 1.5 (ie promotes the value to a float).
• wr:if text='-3 == -3' threw an exception (problem with - as a unary operator) - fixed.

4.0.9 (Release)

• Revised for new chart attributes.
• Final documentation.

4.0.8 (Release, except for charts)

• Chart schemas added.

4.0.7 (Release Candidate)

• Can bring up editor for chart data/title lines in the properties grid.

4.0.6 (Release Candidate)

• Display stored procedures in metadata tree.
• Handles xpath with namespaces.
• Can select type=RTF, XML in out and import tags.
• chart schema attribute limited to specified values.

4.0.5 (beta)

• Minor tweaks.

4.0.4 (beta)

• Drag & Drop added.
• <wr:chart.../> support added.

4.0.3 (beta)

• Wizards added to Tag Editor to help create the select.

4.0.2 (alpha)

• No longer uses the J# redistributable. AutoTagJava.dll is now gone.
• Uses the new Windward Reports 4.0 client.
• Saves how tree is expanded in tag editor for next time it comes up.
• Saves pop-up window positions and size for next time they come up.
• Selects tag on when editing a tag.
• Validator now checks select statements in tags against their database.
• In the datasource definition it lists a guess for JDBC class and url.
• Under Word 2003 only it no longer requires the template be saved before generating a report.
• Double click on a tag to bring it up in the editor.
• The RMB menu includes insert/edit/select tag.
• You can search & replace on the select strings in a tag.
• You can convert all tags to field or text.
• In the datasource dialog the command string shows the password as ***** if you are not editing it directly.
• You can now export & import the datasource, map, and bean information in a template.
• There is now a toolbar for insert/edit/select/...
• You can generate test reports in any format.
• Used to require a username/password for the JDBC driver - fixed.