Rosetta Xtra - Version History

Version 1.0.7 - January 2, 2005

New Functions added:

• aesEncryptString
• aesDecryptString
• pptSlideShowGo
• xlsInstalled

Existing functions updated or fixed:

• dlgFolder - Added 2nd optional parameter to specify the initial folder path.
• pptInstalled - Updated with ability to detect individual PowerPoint application versions.
• pptLaunch - Updated with 2nd optional parameter to specify launching a particular PowerPoint version.
• xlsLaunch - Updated with 2nd optional parameter to specify launching a particular Excel version.
• xlsInsertTxt - Fixed fatal crash resulting from freeing a memory space twice.
• sysFileSize - added ability to read file size attribute when file is in use.
• sysFileDate - Added ability to read file date attribute when file is in use.
• ioIsOpen - Function was not accurately reporting status after ioClose.
• imgFromClipboard - ability to read image formats DIB, PNG, WMF and EMF.
  

Version 1.0.6 - October 7, 2004

New features added:

• Help file can now be launched in authoring mode from the toolbar under Xtras->Rosetta Xtra Help

Updates:

• Updated libPNG to 1.2.7. It is a highly recommended update, and fixes several security vulnerabilities.

New Functions added:

• sysFileVersionInfo
• sysErr
• pptInsertMedia
• pptInsertShape
• dlgPrint
• dirCastLibAttach
• dirCastLibDetach
• dirMemExport
• dirMemImport
• dirPrintRTF

Bugs fixed:

• pptOpen - Can now open files and execute all functions in the background without opening a PowerPoint window. Password parameter is not used, and the parameter is now removed. For backward compatibility, a 2nd parameter is still allowed, however it will not be read by Rosetta.
• pptSetWinRect - Parameters of -1 was incorrectly converted to 0.
• pptRunSlideShow - Parameters of -1 was incorrectly converted to 0.
• pptSlidePasteFromClipboard - Allows pasting on blank presentation. Allows pasting in a hidden window.
• pptErr - Fixed problem where the reported error was incorrect. In some instances, calling this function even crashed Director.
• xlsSetFontStyle - isUnderLine parameter was incorrectly mapped to isItalic.
• xlsOpen - Password now used for unlocking read rights and write rights.
• xlsErr - Fixed problem where the reported error was incorrect. In some instances, calling this function even crashed Director.
• sysFolderCreate - When intermediary folders do not exist, they will be created as well.
• imgSave - Added the ability to use these file extensions when encoding image: .tiff, .jpeg, .j2k, .jp2, and .jpc.
• imgOpen - Added the ability to use these file extensions when encoding image: .tiff, .jpeg, .j2k, .jp2, and .jpc.

Version 1.0.5 - August 15, 2004

New features added:

• Rosetta xtra now supports Macromedia Authorware 7.
• New .chm format help file.

New Functions added:

• imgEXIF
• imgAdjHueSat
• imgAdjLight
• imgAdjRGB
• imgAdjGamma
• imgFilterNoise
• imgFilterUnsharpMask
• pptDeleteSlide
• pptSlideNotes
• sysCmdArgs
• sysFindExe
• dbRsOpen
• dbRsOpenQuery
• dbRsFieldNames
• dbRsRowCount
• dbRsMoveFirst
• dbRsMoveNext
• dbRsMovePrevious
• dbRsMoveLast
• dbRsRowData
• dbRsUpdateField
• dbRsAddRowData
• dbRsClose

Bugs fixed:

• imgFromScreen - When used in projector mode, the window dimension was identified incorrectly.
• imgPrint - Function updated with new parameters. Added the ability to print with or without displaying a print dialog box. Added the ability to a specify the margin size and positioning of the printout.
• imgSave - Fixed GIF files trying to export with more than 256 colors.
• imgToMember - White spaces and 24 bit depth are now preserved when saving to a cast member.
• pptSlidePasteFromClipboard - Allows for slide pasting without the need to add a new blank slide.
• pptExportImg - Added the options to export in JPG, PNG, BMP, WMF and GIF.
• sysDriveInfo - To accommodate large integers, disk serial number is now returned as a string.

Version 1.0.4 - March 10, 2004

New functions added:

• imgSetDepth
• ioReadLine
• pptSlideCopyToClipboard
• pptSlidePasteFromClipboard
• xlsData
• sysComputerName
• sysUserName
• sysScreenInfo

Bugs fixed:

• pptRunSlideShow - Width and height calculation was changed to support multiple display adapters.
• pptSetWinRect - Width and height calculation was changed to support multiple display adapters.
• xlsSetWinRect - Width and height calculation was changed to support multiple display adapters.
• xlsInsertImg - Width and height calculation was changed to support multiple display adapters.
• imgToObject - Images objects in 256 colors or less were being flipped
• ioReadEx - Incorrect data was being returned.

Version 1.0.3 - March 3, 2004

Fixed registration algorithm issue in version 1.0.2

Version 1.0.2

New functions added:

• imgFromObject
• imgToObject
• imgXDPI
• imgSetXDPI
• imgYDPI
• imgSetYDPI
• imgSaveQuality
• imgSetSaveQuality
• zipErr
• uZipErr
• pptInstalled
• pptCurrent
• pptSetWinState
• pptErr
• xlsErr
• dbErr
• crcFile
• crcString
• sysExecute
• sysTimeZone
• sysFileExist
• sysFileList
• sysFileCopy
• sysFileMove
• sysFileDelete
• sysFileToTrashCan
• sysFileShortName
• sysFileLongName
• sysFileSize
• sysFileAttribute
• sysFileSetAttribute
• sysFileDate
• sysFileSetDate
• sysFileTemp
• sysFolderExist
• sysFolderList
• sysFolderCreate
• sysFolderDelete
• sysFolderTemp
• sysFolderSpecial
• sysDriveType
• sysDriveSize
• sysDriveInfo
• dlgFolder

Bugs fixed:

• pptErr - Functions were returning "exception occurred". This has now been fixed to report the errors more clearly.
• xlsErr - Functions were returning "exception occurred". This has now been fixed to report the errors more clearly.
• uZipGetItemName - Folder separator was using /. Has now been fixed to use the correct path separator: \
• Fixed memory leaks in some of the functions that uses string parameters