Essential Studio for ASP.NET Release Notes

v19.3.0.43
September 30, 2021

DocIO

Features

  • #I186983, #I333774, #I335509, #I338257 - Provided a support to preserve comments in Word to PDF conversion.

Bug Fixes

  • #I336964 - The OutOfMemoryException will no longer be thrown while cloning a Word document.
  • #I339817 - DocProperty Field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I337901 - IF field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I340459 - HTML tags are now preserved properly while converting a Word document to HTML.
  • #I340918 - Table border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I335509 - RTL table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I340452 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I338617, #I338693, #I337927 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I339721 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I339840 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I339591 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting a DOC format document to PDF.
  • #I337145 - Shape content is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337139 - List number is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I339224, #I337142 - Image is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I338971 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while a converting Word document to PDF.
  • #I338277 - RTL text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337903 - Text color is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337902 - Tab position is now updated properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337734 - Complex script font is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337148 - Textbox is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337146 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I304673, #I340821, #I339630, #I339435, #I337277, #I338429 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I340121, #I341086 - Line shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to Image.
  • #FB27930 - Document will no longer be corrupted while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #FB27676 - The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
  • #FB27639 - List number is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to HTML.
  • #FB27307 - Image is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #FB27108 - The EndOfStreamException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOC format document.
  • #I327306, #I334309, #I336202, #I336652 - Table is now preserved properly while converting the DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I331426 - Text form field is now preserved properly while replacing the text of text form field.
  • #I330485 - Ole object is now preserved properly while saving the DOCX format document.
  • #I327263 - Hanging issue has been resolved while calling RejectChanges() method.
  • #I333912, #I334480, #FB26557 - IF field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I333832 - Comment is now parsed properly while opening the RTF format document.
  • #I334216 - Paragraph is now preserved properly while converting the DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I334851 - Comment is now parsed properly while opening the DOC format document.
  • #I335253 - The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown while opening the DOCX format document.
  • #I334753 - The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while converting the DOCX format document to HTML.
  • #I335244 - Heading paragraph is now exported as bookmark properly while converting the RTF format document to PDF.
  • #I335094 - Hanging issue has been resolved while calling AcceptChanges() method.
  • #I336652 - Textbox is now preserved properly while converting the DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I334644 - Bookmark content is now replaced properly while calling ReplaceBookmarkContent() method.
  • #I336519 - Image is now preserved properly while resaving the DOCX format document.
  • #FB26691 - List numbering is now preserved properly while merging the Word documents.
  • #FB26614 - Date field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I325898 - Table border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I331492 - Shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I331818 - Image positioning is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I331611 - Exponent text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #F165847 - WCAG standard will be maintained in Word to PDF conversion with PDF/A1A conformance.
  • #I332387 - The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown when converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #FB26471 - Page number is now updated properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I320911 - RTL number is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I333811 - Text is now aligned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I333912, #I334483, #I333550 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I335265, #I336652 - List number is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I335256 - Heading paragraphs in table cell is now skipped to export as a bookmark while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I335510 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #FB26928 - RTL paragraph is now aligned properly while converting Word document to PDF.
  • #I331818, #I335853, #I332666 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I336652 - Picture bullet is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I336652 - Text size is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I336652 - Shape is now positioned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #FB27360 - List character is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I337255 - Text in table cell is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I336652, #I337144 - Tab is now preserved properly while converting Word document to PDF.
  • #I336652 - Underline is now preserved properly when converting a Word document to PDF.

    PDF

Features

  • #323190, #323169, #323166, #334076, #338447 - Now, import or export the form data properly from different PDF processing libraries and applications.
  • #239648, #275725, #324732, #325276, #329312 – Added the support to draw Arabic characters with advanced typography.
  • #325958, #326694 – Added the support to rotate the form fields in 0, 90, 180, and 270-degree angles.
  • #312392, #297717 – Added the support for the HTML text element without using the RichTextBox.
  • #269115 – Added the support to convert the Soft Mask to Mask with white background in PDF to PDF A1B conversion.
  • #333613 – Added the support to track the progress of PDF to PDF/A conversion using the PdfAConversionProgress event.
  • #334340 - Added the support to get the size of PdfQRBarcode.

Bug Fixes

  • #334352, #334174, #334360, #321178, #326601 – The rendering issues are now resolved with PdfGrid.
  • #321533 – The PdfLoadedCheckBoxField value will be retrieved properly from the existing PDF form.
  • #340014 – The PdfLoadedComboBoxField value will be updated properly when flattening the form fields.
  • #339796, #340893 – The PdfDocumentException will no longer occur while loading a PDF document.
  • #337680 – PDF A conformance will be preserved properly while converting PDF to PDF A1B with different cultures.
  • #338958 – The preservation issue will no longer occur while converting XPS to PDF documents.
  • #335088 – Color will be retrieved properly from the PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
  • #341003 – Font will be updated properly in all the PdfLoadedTextBoxField with the same name.
  • #340147 – NullReferenceException will no longer occur while getting the UsedFonts from a PDF document.
  • #339221 – StackOverflowException will no longer occurs while converting particular EMF to PDF document.
  • #338845, #339634 – DocumentInformation will be updated properly while adding values to metadata.
  • #337341 – The preservation issue will no longer occur while converting tiff image to PDF document.
  • #336296 – Optimized the performance of EMF to PDF conversion.
  • #334076 – The PdfForm data will be exported properly in the XML and XFDF formats.
  • #339945 – Exception will no longer occur while loading the PDF document with the invalid page nodes.
  • #341053 – Exception will no longer occur while redacting the content from a PDF document.
  • #341043 – Content will be redacted properly with a PDF document.
  • #340842 – ObjectDisposedException will no longer occur while loading the PDF document with an incorrect password.
  • #340709, #339257 – PdfException will no longer occur while loading a PDF document in the open and repair mode.
  • #339929 – PdfException will no longer occur while saving a document in the open and repair mode.
  • #338459 – Image will be preserved properly while converting Word to PDF document.
  • #337756 – The baseline alignment issues will no longer occur while converting Word to PDF.
  • #339709 - Certificate information will be retrieved properly for the existing broken signatures.
  • #340065 - PdfGrid is now preserved properly when a single instance is drawn in multiple locations.
  • #332856 - Line Annotation border will be preserved properly while increasing the border width.
  • #337083 - PDF page CropBox values will be retrieved properly.
  • #336773 - Form fields value will be shown properly while merging PDF documents.
  • #336179 - NullReferenceException will no longer occur while saving the PDF documents.
  • #335990 - ArgumentException will no longer occurs while getting font from the PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
  • #334841 - Exception will no longer occur while flattening the merged PDF document.
  • #330836 - GDI+ exception will no longer occur while applying the redaction to the PDF document.
  • #337268 - Font will be preserved properly on text box fields.
  • #334841 - PDF page rotation angle will be returned properly.
  • #336170 - Text box value will be retrieved properly.
  • #323894, #336173 - HatchBrush and Pattern clip will be preserved properly while converting EMF to PDF.
  • #335703 - PDF file no longer corrupted while compressing.
  • #335455 - The preservation issue will no longer occur while converting PDF to PDF/A-2B.
  • #334968 - Replace image will not be increased on the PDF file size.
  • #334669 - Contents inside the grid will be word-wrapped properly.
  • #333884, 333858 - Preservation issue will no longer occur while converting EMF to PDF.
  • #166356 - The certificate status will be returned properly from the existing signature field.
  • #332200 - Form field values will be preserved properly.
  • #331722 - Annotations will be added properly while importing pages from another PDF document.
  • #331305 - Additional section tags will not be added while creating tagged PDF documents.
  • #331188 - Exception will no longer occur while adding a barcode to the X1A conformance PDF document.
  • #330626 - Conformance validation will be succeeded properly while converting PDF document to PDF/A.
  • #326750 - Tags will be reading properly on their order while creating a PDF grid.
  • #323961, #335383 - The preservation issue will no longer occur while converting EMF to PDF.
  • #334405 - Annotations multiline comments will be exported properly.
  • #325515 - Annotations will be located properly if the PDF document contains crop box entries.
  • #331429 - Overlapping issue will no longer occur while drawing a PDF grid with row/column-span.
  • #332041 - Exception will be no longer occurs while signing PDF on web platforms.
  • #336493 - NullReferenceException will no longer occur while converting PDF to PDF/A.
  • #334340 - QR barcode size will be retrieved properly before drawn it to the PDF document.
  • #F168454 – The PdfLoadedTextBoxField name will be retrieved properly from the existing PDF form.
  • #F168500 – Exception will no longer occur while updating the text in PdfLoadedTextBoxField.
  • #F167592 - PDF bookmarks will be retrieved properly while it contains special characters.
  • ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer occur while filling the particular form field
  • Japanese characters will be retrieved properly from the PDF document information.

Presentation

Bug Fixes

  • #I331919 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening the PowerPoint presentation with empty VML shape.
  • #I336115 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while cloning the PowerPoint presentation with table.
  • #F167364 - Created Notes slide is now preserved properly while opening in Mac Keynote application.
  • #I331339 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I333088 - Placeholder margin is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I336013 - Paragraph font properties are now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to Image.
  • #I338014 - Clone and merge within same PowerPoint presentation is now working properly.
  • #I339978 - End paragraph properties are now applied properly in newly added text.
  • #I340325 - Multiple excel files are now added properly as OLE Object within same PowerPoint presentation.
  • #I340997 - Hyperlink color is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.

    Visual Studio Extensions

Features

  • Support for Visual Studio 2022 preview has been added to the project template, conversion, and migration in ASP.NET Web Forms.

    XlsIO

Bug Fixes

  • #I330055 - Formula with negative values are now handled properly.
  • #I323615 - Series names in pivot chart are now properly rendered in chart to image conversion.
  • #I332009 - ArgumentNullException thrown while converting chart with missing data label to image is now resolved.
  • #I332467 - Binary records parsing is now correct while opening an XLSB document.
  • #I331857 - Split texts are now handled properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I333060 - File corruption while creating pivot table containing row fields with mixed values is now resolved.
  • #I333270 - Pivot table values field position is now preserved properly while resaving the Excel document.
  • #I332751 - Pivot cache fields with empty values are now handled properly while resaving the Excel document.
  • #I332362 - Null reference exception thrown in chart to image conversion is now resolved.
  • #FB26790 - Option button check state is now updated properly for different linked cell.
  • #FB26791 - XmlException thrown while setting value in option button linked cell is now resolved.
  • #I334495, #I335887 - Chart data labels with manual layout are now preserved properly.
  • #I334666 - Chart label values are now proper for the double format in Excel To PDF conversion for NET50.
  • #F167079 - Chart title area is now preserved properly when the title is set as empty.
  • #I329608 - Cell styles for merged regions are now copied properly while using Template Markers.
  • #I336161 - Exception thrown while opening an Excel document with single quotes on external named range is now resolved.
  • #I323739, #I339258 - Argument exception thrown while converting Excel document to PDF is now resolved.
  • #336706 - Exception thrown while converting Excel document with PrintNoComments option enabled in PageSetup to PDF is now resolved.
  • #FB27546 - Tab character included in table column header value is now returned properly.
  • #I336277 - Time value being shown as date in pivot table in .NET Core is now resolved.
  • #I337534 - Sheet index for external workbook reference is now updated properly.
  • #F167885 - Link to content option in custom document properties is now working properly.
  • #F167836 - Cell text width in Excel to PDF conversion under .NET Core is now rendered properly.
  • #I324883 - Exception thrown while converting cylinder clustered chart to image is now resolved.
  • #I339633 - ArgumentOutOfRange exception thrown while converting Excel file having formula type conditional format with named range, to PDF, is now resolved.
  • #I336804, I337264 - Bottom border of last cell creating using BorderAround method is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I340041 - Performance issue while opening an Excel document with auto filters is now resolved.
  • Pivot table with indent level is now properly converted to Image.
  • Shape text color is now rendered properly when the black and white PageSetup setting is enabled.
  • Text box with picture and texture fill is now proper while resaving the Excel document.
  • Text box with picture and texture fill is now proper in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Hyperlink default color is now correct while creating the hyperlink.
  • Shape borders are now proper while resaving the Excel document.
  • Pivot table data field base field number format is now proper.
  • Shape text color with black and white page setup settings is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Shapes RTF text with underline is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • NullReference exception thrown while converting Excel to PDF is now resolved.
  • Bangladesh and Khmer accounting number formats are now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Checkbox with dotted-round border style is now preserved properly while creating the Excel document.
  • RichText is now applied properly in shape text while dong AddCopy of Excel worksheet.
  • Font name and size of comment shape text are proper while creating the Excel document.
  • Between and not between operators in conditional formatting are now applied properly for blank cells with boolean value in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Excel document with conditional format and black and white page setup settings are now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • The number format of the text box text is preserved properly while converting Excel to PDF.
  • Data bar with RTL direction is now proper while converting Excel document to PDF.
  • EndsWith operator in conditional format is now applied properly for blank cells with formula, in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Performance issue while converting Excel document with Data bar conditional format having large data range to PDF is now resolved.
  • Name property of Shape now returns proper AutoShape name instead of null.
  • AutoShape texture or picture fill are now preserved properly while creating Excel document.
  • Strikeout in header and footer is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Superscript of comments are now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Specific text conditional format with formula is now proper when accessing and converting to PDF.
  • Specific text conditional format with formula is now proper while creating and resaving the Excel document.
  • Data bar with negative border color is now proper while resaving the Excel document and converting to PDF.
  • Data bar conditional format is now proper while creating more than one data bar conditional format in Excel document.
  • Color scale conditional format when cells have multiple color scale conditional formats, is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Whole table style with horizontal and vertical borders, is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • Table border color in now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion even if print title rows option is enabled.
  • Default settings of data bar conditional format is now properly preserved while creating Excel document.
  • Number format of total row count calculated value in Excel table is now proper.
  • NullReference exception thrown while converting Excel file with Armenian accounting number format to PDF is resolved.
  • Conditional format is now applied properly even while creating multiple conditional formats for Excel range.
  • Issue with table text font color when a cell has number format with color in Excel to PDF conversion is now resolved.