Below are a list of added features and bug fixes that are incorporated for each minor build of OfficeWriter 8.x
OfficeWriter 8.1.2
ExcelWriter, WordWriter, Reporting Services Integration, and Installer
Issues Resolved
- OfficeWriter 8 was not FIPS compliant, which prevented installing or running OfficeWriter 8 on FIPS-enabled machines. This fix has been applied to all OfficeWriter 8 components.
OfficeWriter 8.1.1
ExcelWriter and WordWriter
No changes were made for v8.1.1
Reporting Services Integration and Installer
Issues Resolved
- The OfficeWriter Designer 8.1.0 installer required VB6 (for Office 2007) to be installed. The OfficeWriter Designer 8.1.1 installer requires etiher VB6 (Office 2007) or VB7 (Office 2010) to be installed.
OfficeWriter 8.1.0
ExcelWriter
Features Added
Issues Resolved
Template Object
- No exception thrown when rows of imported data exceeds file format limit
- Cultures with different thousand separators cause corrupt output in OOXML files
- Rows pushed down when using pivot tables in OOXML files
Application Object
- Getting a data label for a data point puts x-axis values in chart legend
- Deleting a row with conditional formatting causes a file error in Excel 2007/2010
- Hyperlink.Href returns null value instead of a valid link
- Exception thrown if chart legend has a background fill
The following fixes apply only to OOXML files:
- SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.ExcelWriter.XMLModel at index does not exist exception thrown
- Unable to create hyperlinks in a merged area adjacent to another merged area
- Workbook.UseRCFormulaNotation always returned false
WordWriter
Features Added
Issues Resolved
- Table.InsertRows takes the formatting from the first row of the table
- WordTemplate image modifier does not scale images correctly in OOXML files
Reporting Services Integration
Features Added
- New ribbon design for Office 2007/2010 in Excel and Word
- OfficeWriter Designer support for Office 2010
Issues Resolved
- Designer in Excel hangs when previewing reports after changing multiple parameter values
Installer
Features Added
- Redesigned and improved installer for the OfficeWriter Designer
OfficeWriter 8.0.0
ExcelWriter
Features Added
- Complete support for Excel 2007/2010 (XLSX) file formats with ExcelApplication
Issues Resolved
- Deleting the last remaining worksheet in a Workbook throws an exception on call to Save instead of on Delete
- Passing a non-seekable Stream object to a method when creating a picture will throw an exception
- Merged cells next to data markers on adjacent rows causes corrupt output
- License Manager tool displays popup twice when upgrading OfficeWriter key
- ExcelWriter allowed setting of invalid font sizes, which resulted in warnings in Excel 2010
- Incorrect default character width ysed for default font
WordWriter
Features Added
Reporting Services Integration
No changes were made for 8.0.0.
Installer
Features Added
- Redesigned and improved kit for installing .NET, Reporting Services, and SharePoint solutions on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.