Monthly Archives: December 2013

Retrieve External Data Source Details and Limit the Number of Pages Generated in PDF with Aspose.Cells for Java 7.7.0

Aspose.Cells for Java logoWe are pleased to announce the release of Aspose.Cells for Java 7.7.0. In this release, we have added a feature that lets you retrieve external data source details. Sometimes, you may want to retrieve details from external data sources, for example if you want to read the SQL connection data. This may include any or all type of data that is required to establish a connection with an SQL Server, such as the server URL, user name, underlying table name, … Continue Reading

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Install Aspose Plugin from within NetBeans 7.4 and Try Aspose for Java File Format APIs Instantly

NetBeans logoAspose Project Wizard is now available on NetBeans Plugin Portal and supports the latest version of NetBeans, 7.4.

This plugin helps you to explore Aspose Java components inside your favorite NetBeans IDE.

  • Aspose New Project creates a new project by downloading and referencing libraries of Aspose Java components.
  • Aspose New Project wizard allows you to select Aspose Java components like Aspose.Cells for Java and Aspose.Words for Java.
  • Once a specific component is selected, its reference is automatically downloaded from Aspose’s
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C# Excel to PDF – Fit All Worksheet Columns onto Single PDF Page

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Aspose.Cells for .NET 7.7.0 has been released. This new release supports fitting all worksheet columns on single PDF page. This is a useful feature when you want to generate a PDF file that fits all columns on a worksheet onto a single page. We provide PdfSaveOptions.AllColumnsInOnePagePerSheet property which performs complex calculations, such as the height and width of the resultant PDF page to fit all the columns in.

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Aspose.Tasks for Java is Getting Ready for Release

Aspose.Tasks for Java logoAspose.Tasks for .NET has been in the field for quite a long time now and is used to programmatically create, read and manipulate Microsoft Project documents (MPP/XML) without installing Microsoft Project. It is the only API available that lets .NET application developers provide project document processing capabilities in their web and desktop applications entirely without Microsoft Office Automation.

Coming Soon: Aspose.Tasks for Java

Our customers have asked for Aspose.Tasks on Java and we are pleased to share that this API … Continue Reading

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SmartArt & Chart Rendering & Saving Presentation Much Enhanced in Aspose.Slides for .NET 8.1.0

We proudly present the release announcement for Aspose.Slides for .NET 8.1.0. This is mainly a maintenance release whereby we have made some significant improvements towards SmartArt and chart rendering support. The preservation of charts entities and SmartArt shapes inside generated thumbnails and PDF files have also been ensured in this release.

Issues pertaining to slide transition and animation effects in saved presentations have also been resolved in this release. We have also rectified the inconsistencies when saving presentations with OLE … Continue Reading

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New Option for Adding Shape Master & Improved Visio Drawings Loading in Aspose.Diagram for .NET 3.6.0

Aspose.Diagram for .NET logoWe are pleased to announce the release of Aspose.Diagram for .NET 3.6.0. This release includes new features and improves Microsoft Visio drawing loading and rendering for image file formats and HTML, especially with German operating systems. The overall drawings loading mechanism is greatly improved.

The following modifications in the new version are also worth noting:

  • This release supports adding a master by reading a stencil file from disk into the stream. In previous versions, Aspose.Diagram adds a master only by

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Repeat Structured Document Tags and Faster Field Update When Processing Large Files in Aspose.Words 13.11.0

Aspose.Words 13.11.0 has been released with this month’s release containing 80 useful improvements to the Aspose.Words products.

You can download the latest release of Aspose.Words from the following links:

Here is a look at just a few of the biggest features in this month’s release. For a full list of bug fixes and improvements please refer to the download pages in the links above.

Repeate Structured Document Tags

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JavaScript Validation for Form Fields & Improved PDF to HTML Conversion

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We have introduced a new feature in Aspose.Pdf for .NET which allows developers to ensure that only numeric values are entered in form fields. The properties OnModifyCharacter and OnFormat properties have been added to Field.Actions. To validate a user entry, the AFNumber_Keystroke and AFNumber_Format Java script functions may be used. Please take a look over following code snippet.

// Load input PDF file
Document doc = new Document("c:/pdftest/ABFillablewfields.pdf");
TextBoxField field = (TextBoxField)doc.Form["husband name"];
// http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/FormsAPIReference.pdf
// 2 digits after 
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Aspose.Slides for Android is Getting Ready for Release

Aspose.Slides for Android logoOver the years, the Aspose.Slides product family has been a leading rendering service used to manage PowerPoint presentations, creating presentations from scratch and exporting them to PDF, XPS and other image formats. The existing Aspose.Slides family includes API components for .NET, Java, SQL Reporting Services, SharePoint services, Cloud and Jasper Reports.

Coming Soon: Aspose.Slides for Android

With the demands of the growing Android developer community for processing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations on mobile devices, we created a new component specifically for … Continue Reading

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Add Category to MSG and Event Information to Outlook Contacts using Java

We are pleased to announce the release of Aspose.Email for Java 3.6.0. This release includes a number of enhancements and bug fixes.

We have added a new feature that lets you add a color category to an Outlook MSG file. The FollowUpManager class provides methods for adding, removing and listing the color categories associated with a MSG file. In addition, removing categories from a MSG file is also supported by this class. For a working example, please refer to the … Continue Reading

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