Aspose publishes October 2009 Newsletter for .NET & Java programmers. It highlights all the newly supported features offered in the recent releases of its JasperReports exporters, SQL Server rendering extensions, .NET and Java components. This month’s technical article demonstrates how to read information form database, creating PDF and then sending it as an attachment with email using Aspose.Pdf for .NET. A separate tutorial video shows you how to create table of contents and bookmarking it using Aspose.Pdf for .NET.

Product Spotlight

Aspose.BarCode for JasperReports provides a unique and robust solution to make your reports unique and more professional. It allows developers to display high quality barcode labels on JasperReports. These barcode labels can be rendered in popular image formats e.g. BMP, JPG, GIF and PNG. Aspose.BarCode for JasperReports is a very light weight component that supports more than 25 types of most popular barcode symbologies including Linear (Code128, Code39, Code93, EAN13, EAN14 (SSCC14), EAN8, UPCA, UPCE, BooklandEAN, Interleaved2of5, Standard2of5, MSI, Code11, Codabar, Postnet, Planet and SSCC18 etc.) and 2D (PDF417, QR and DataMatrix etc.) barcodes. Take the time to download the free evaluation version today to see how Aspose.BarCode for JasperReports can work for you.

Aspose announces Q3 2009 releases of Aspose.Total

Aspose is proud to announce the Q3 2009 releases of its suite products, Aspose.Total for .NET, Aspose.Total for Java, Aspose.Total for Reporting Services and Aspose.Total for JasperReports. The Q3 releases of Aspose.Total include several new features and updates for all product lines to help developers in building more reliable and robust solutions with less effort. For more information please consult the official press release. The latest version of Aspose.Total for .NET, Aspose.Total for Java, Aspose.Total for Reporting Services and Aspose.Total for JasperReports can be downloaded from the downloads section.

Customize LegendBox and Custom Axis Labels with Aspose.Report for .NET

The latest version 1.3.0 of Aspose.Report for .NET has been released. This release includes some advanced customization features for LegendBox like displaying image in place of markers and inserting a LegendItem which is independent of the series. This release also includes some advanced features for Custom Axis Labels, for e.g., you can set the angle of the Custom Axis Label, set the offset from Axis or set the transparency of the Custom Axis Label. You can also now set the FirstSliceAngle for Pie and Doughnut charts. Also included with this release are numerous improvements and bug fixes. For more information you can view the official release page and the relevant blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Report for .NET can be downloaded from here.

Convert SWF to FLV with Aspose.Flash for .NET

Aspose.Flash for .NET version 2.2.0 has been released. This release supports SWF to FLV conversion and FLV video encoding. Support for SWF to AVI conversion was already present in Aspose.Flash for .NET and now Aspose.Flash for .NET exposes a new API RenderToFlv which can be used to export SWF files to FLV. In addition to this, the new release also includes numerous other improvements and bug fixes. For detailed information you are requested to view the official release page and accompanying blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Flash for .NET can be downloaded from here.

Performance is optimized notably in Aspose.Cells for .NET

The latest version 4.8.0 of Aspose.Cells for .NET has been released. In this release we have considerably optimized the performance for formula recalculations and added support of some new MS Excel built-in functions. You can also add WordArt shapes to your spreadsheets and read Gradient fill effects in the chart. We have also added support for multiple Print Areas in Worksheet-to-Image feature and provided support for setting Image Options in Chart-to-Image and Worksheet-to-Image features. With this release Aspose.Grid suite has been merged with Aspose.Cells for .NET. This release also includes over 100 fixes and other enhancements. For more information please consult the official release page and the relevant blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Cells for .NET can be downloaded from here.

Edit XPDL packages using Web-based XPDL designer with Aspose.Workflow for .NET

Aspose.Workflow for .NET version 3.0.0 has been released. This release includes a new Web-based XPDL designer. The newly included Web-based designer provides its users the ability to edit the uploaded XPDL packages using a Web-based XPDL designer. In addition to this, the new release also includes numerous other improvements and bug fixes. For more information, you are requested to view the official release page and the accompanying blog post.

Determine valid Radio Group values with Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java

The latest version 2.4.0 of Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java has been released. In this release we have added a new feature to determine all the valid radio group values. We have also improved the PdfExtractor class' extract text feature as well as making improvement to the feature of adding special characters. Also included with this release are numerous improvements and bug fixes. For more information please consult the official release page and the relevant blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java can be downloaded from here.

Use Exchange Web Services to manage Emails on Microsoft Exchange Server with Aspose.Network for .NET

The latest version 4.8.0 of Aspose.Network for .NET has been released. In this release we added support for Exchange Web Services to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server and manage emails. You can get the mailbox information, send and receive email messages, list messages from Inbox, delete or fetch messages from Inbox or other folders. In addition to this, the new release also includes numerous other improvements and bug fixes. For more information please consult the official release page and the relevant blog post.

DOCX, ODT and HTML network performance tune up in Aspose.Words for Java

Aspose.Words for Java version 3.2.0 has been released. This release offers performance improvements when dealing with DOCX, ODT, HTML documents and images. For example, in one test, loading an HTML document with images that are stored remotely has improved by the factor of 100. In addition to this it includes over 200 fixes and enhancements. For more information, you are requested to view the official release page and the accompanying blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Words for Java can be downloaded from here.

Export RDL reports to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Slide Show PPSX with Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services

The latest version 3.3.0 of Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services has been released. This release introduces a new export format. Now you can export your RDL reports to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Slide Show PPSX in addition to previously supported formats like PPT, PPTX and PPS. For more information please consult the official release page and the relevant blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services can be downloaded from here.

Create charts and build queries in your Java applications with Aspose.Report for Java

Aspose.Report for Java 1.0.0 has been released. This is the first release of Aspose.Report for Java and it includes two sub-components aspose.report.adhoc.facelets and aspose.report.chart. Aspose.Report for Java can be used for a variety of tasks, ranging from ad hoc reports to quick and easy search screens and a variety of great looking charts. Using Aspose.Report for Java, developers can quickly and easily add ad hoc capabilities to their Java applications as well as create great looking charts supporting 2 popular chart types having some stylish effects including transparency, gradients and anti-aliasing. Moreover, Aspose.Report for Java allows developers to connect to any database and offers the outputs in various formats. For more information, you are requested to view the official release page and the accompanying blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Report for Java can be downloaded from here.

Aspose.Flash for Reporting Services has been released

We have released the first version of Aspose.Flash for Reporting Services. Aspose.Flash for Reporting Services allows you to convert SQL Server Reporting Services Reports into SWF and FLV formats. You can also integrate it with Microsoft Report Viewer. With the addition of this component in the fleet of Aspose Reporting Services products, you have got more flexibility and options to export your reports. For more information please consult the official release page and the relevant blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Flash for Reporting Services can be downloaded from here.

Field Update Engine included with Aspose.Words for .NET

Aspose.Words for .NET version 7.0.0 has been released. This release includes Field Update Engine which enables Aspose.Words for .NET to update fields that are most frequently used in mail merge and report generation. Aspose.Words for .NET also supports Windows Azure, Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010. In addition to this shapes are rendered as images when exporting to HTML, MHTML and EPUB. The new release also supports conversion to PDF on Mono and offers enhancements in document rendering. Also included with this release are numerous improvements and bug fixes. For more information, you are requested to view the official release page and the accompanying blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Words for .NET can be downloaded from here.

Aspose.Words for Reporting Services now supports XPS (XML Paper Specification) and EPUB (Electronic Publication) export formats

Aspose.Words for Reporting Services version 3.2.0 has been released. In this release we have added the support for two new export formats, namely XPS (XML Paper Specification) and EPUB (Electronic Publication). The new version is based on Aspose.Words for .NET 7.0.0 that was recently published. Also included with this release are numerous improvements and bug fixes. For more information, you are requested to view the official release page and the accompanying blog post. The latest version of Aspose.Words for Reporting Services can be downloaded from here.

Technical Article – Read database, create PDF and send it as an attachment with email

In this article we show you how to fetch information from database and converts it into PDF format using Aspose.Pdf for .NET and send the PDF as an email attachment using Aspose.Network for .NET. You can find the complete article here.

Tutorial Video – Create and bookmark Table of Contents

This video tutorial demonstrates how to create table of contents and bookmark it using Aspose.Pdf for .NET.

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