FlexMail 4.3 Release Notes (build 98)22 Mar 2024Build 98 PDF background and pictures could be loaded in a size that a little off, affecting the display and print quality. Fixed a bug where records were shown in the wrong order after importing an exported file. Build 97 Fixed a problem with accessing the USPS Processing cloud service. Fixed an issue with credit card payments for additional services in USPS processing. Updated the Royal Mail 2D Mailmark postal datasource. Build 96 Fixed an issue where a PDF background image did not scale correctly when zooming the designer view on the screen. Improved the display and print quality of PDF's used as background. Fixed an issue in USPS processing were Origin Entry Points could not be deleted. Build 95 New features Added Support for JSON in Script and Control. Postal Added USPS data for the parcel IMB. Job history for USPS processing is now visible in the Service information. Support for EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) updated. Added barcode for Deutsche Post Pressepost Bundaufschriftzettel. Italian post Traccia Unico datamatrix code implemented. Other features and fixes Improved print quality of pdf files used as background. Issue with landscape printing fixed. Look-up of records in read-and-print applications could give the wrong result after running USPS processing. Fixed a tracking issue when using multiple transports / multiple encoders with FlexVision / Control. Fixed various other small bugs. Build 85 Fixed an issue where print objects could be positioned outside the printable area for projects containing mixed portrait and landscape pages. Build 83 Returned fields by USPS processing can now be used in other datasources like functions. Fixed an error that occurred when processing Bound Printed Matter in USPS processing. Build 82 Improved print quality of PDF pictures. The camera (trigger) count can now be used in all processing steps in FlexControl. Fixed an error where using the Find function in a script when the project was presorted returned the wrong record number. Build 66 Selected columns when exporting data are now saved in project and project templates. Build 66 Selected columns when exporting data are now saved in project and project templates. Build 66 Selected columns when exporting data are now saved in project and project templates. Build 65 New features Updated the indicia for the German Post. Postal Cass result description is now shown by default in Datasheet. USPS presort class of mail was sometimes empty or filled wrong in USPS wizard. Sack tags were not returned in output for USPS processing. Build 64 Fixed an issue preventing to create new USPS accounts. Build 62 Added selection of USPS Seamless Acceptance to the USPS Wizard. Build 61 Unverified printed items can now be selected for reprint. Added support for selecting Political Mail Type to the USPS Wizard. Disabled the possibility to remove the print status when FlexControl is running. Fixed an issue where the Mailer/Preparer ID could be missing in Mail.dat file. Sacks could be selected in the USPS Wizard where this was not allowed. Build 56 Added the Poste Italiane Datamatrix code as barcode type. Added a new Postal Datasource that can be used to generate the contents for the Italian post Traccia Unico barcode. Added a postal design guide for the Italian post for items with the datamatrix code. The Export Data Wizard now supports the selection of rows that will be exported. Build 51 New features Added Print to PDF on the Print tab in FlexMail. The current selection of rows on the datasheet can now be selected as range when printing. Added Conditional Queueing of rows based on a rule so rows can be added to the queue based on fields meeting a condition. Updated document areas containing barcodes on PDF documents. When necessary, a barcode type can be selected and the Databar barcode is added as supported type. Postal Added the USPS Certified Mail barcode. Added the Premium Adres Pressepost barcode, postal datasource, and indicia for Germany. Fixed previewing and printing of postal documents. Other features and fixes Cleaned up the storage of projects. Per project there is now a project file (.fm4) and a single directory with the same name that contains all related files. Improved accuracy for document area selection for PDF files. Fixed an error in the Simple rule dialog. Updated the Teamviewer application to the latest version. All communications with the Flex Systems server in now done over a secure (https) connection. Build 34 Added Batch processing to FlexMail as part of the Advanced and Professional editions. New example batch XML-files are installed in the FlexMail installation folder. Corrected the ink calculator for Astro/Neopost/Quadient/FP printers so that the ink usage is now calculated using the correct DPI setting. Printing could be slow when the view was synchronized and zoomed in on the screen. Fixed an issue were printing PDF-files directly to the printer could give black pages when the page was a graphics image. Fix for creating pdf files where the pdf was not positioned correctly in the output file. Fix for printing to PFD-files where the background image was not printed. Build 33 Fixed an error where rotated PDF pages displayed incorrectly. Corrected a problem where functions in templates with databases were not always evaluated correctly on opening the template. After merging files, the file ID's were not displayed correctly. Build 31/32 USPS processing Added Single address validation / checking for interactive checking of individual addresses. Added EPS account text to payment options. The service will automatically use the EPS account when available. Cass and NCOA reports are moved to the project folder. Corrected an error in the de-dupe service of the USPS wizard. Duplicates were not removed from the file, but added to "Not Sorted" group. Help file updated for USPS Wizard. HP2 printer Improved the Alignment wizard for the Specialty HP2 printer. Added distance and speed to the Test Encoder dialog. Corrected an error where positioning of printed image changed when changing the print resolution. Other improvements and additions When splitting the print to PDF file, the file name is made unique and mail pieces are being kept together. ZIP code formatting improved to allow for ZIP codes starting with a "0" and added separate Plus4 formatting. Column names starting with a number are now automatically preceded by an underscore to make the name acceptable for scripting and functions. Other fixes Fixed an error where rotated PDF pages displayed incorrectly. Find Duplicates with the List Only option could crash. Error line indication corrected in Functions and scripting. Build 29/30 Fixed an issue that caused the program to shut down when displaying a PDF page containing an image larger than the page size. Corrected an issue that could cause pages to print black. Several improvements in the USPS service: Added old-style tray labels to be used for non-automation mail to USPS processing reports. Corrected the minimal and maximum weight settings for updating the Mail.dat file. The switch "Include NCOA drops" did not work correctly. Build 28 Corrected a problem with making user accounts for USPS processing. Build 27 Modified the licensing module to work on the newest Windows update Windows 10 - version 2004. Added the new line of FP monochrome printers to the printer driver installation. Modified the printer installation so that newly installed printers will write to the spooler by default. Build 26 Several improvements in the USPS service: Added a tooltip showing the full description of the Cass/NCOA status code (Cass_result). Added a hidden datasouce "Cass_result_description" to the datasheet. Right-click in the title row on the datasheet to unhide the column if you want to make it visible on the datasheet. Mailings smaller then 200 items, but over 50 lbs can now be processed with the USPS Mail processing module. Extended the number of special characters that are removed from column names in linked files. These characters are replaced by underscores to avoid processing errors. Fixed an issue that caused documents not to be printed to PDF correctly when documents were moved. Fixed an issue with printing duplex label pages to PDF where backgrouds were not printed on back sides of the pages. Build 24 Several improvements in the USPS service: Added a tooltip showing the full description of the Cass/NCOA status code (Cass_result). Added a hidden datasouce "Cass_result_description" to the datasheet. Right-click in the title row on the datasheet to unhide the column if you want to make it visible on the datasheet. Mailings smaller then 200 items, but over 50 lbs can now be processed with the USPS Mail processing module. Build 22 Print quality of pdf files is improved and made faster by sending less data to the printer. Pdf-files with pages of different page size are now displayed in the chosen page size. Pages that are larger then the chosen output format will be scaled and pages that are smaller will be centered on the page. When saving output to a PDF-file, illegal characters in folder and filename are replaced by an underscore. Fixed an issue where printed PDF-pages could be completely black or empty. Resizing a PDF-file as background did not work correctly. Images added as background on label pages were not positioned and printed correctly. Labels were printed twice when duplex was chosen. Labels did not print at all when records were queued. Auto shapes were only printed on the first label on label pages. Built in additional security against internal databases being locked by the PC when opening an existing project. Build 20 Addressed an issue where backgrounds and pictures did not always display and print correctly. Fixed an issue with picture cropping. Fixed an issue where the resulting database after postal processing could be empty. When a file with additional user defined fields is processed with the USPS or Royal Mail engine and the results are written to a new file, the new file will contain the (fixed) result from the user defined fields and the original field definitions will be removed. Build 19 PDF files linked 'as a database' in FlexMail can now be presorted. Requires FlexMail Professional in order to capture the original address data from the PDF. Build 18 Fixed a problem where additional datasources added to the datasheet could be lost after running postal sortation. Addressed an issue where a project could be unexpectedly locked when opening an new project. Build 17 Changed the functionality of the Guess button when linking text files. All fields will be set to text as data type by default. The data type can still be changed manually to an other datatype (e.d. date, number) if necessary. Various small fixes. Build 16 Writing to PDF file produces much smaller output files. Improved performance of writing to PDF. Build 15 Support for linking Unicode text files. Printing conditional layouts with different page sizes. Additional USPS Processing features: Support for EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) list generation and processing. First class mailings may be as small as only 1 item. Improved capturing of document areas returning strings with correct spacing. New Royal Mail processing wizard combining both address validation as well as presorting. Control: Serial devices fixed for writing. Support for saving images from multiple cameras. HP2 align wizard printing the correct image. Small bug fixes.
FlexStream 1.3 Release Notes (Build 98)22 Mar 2024Build 98 PDF background and pictures could be loaded in a size that a little off, affecting the display and print quality. Fixed a bug where a background images on the back side of a duplexed page would not display/print when a condition was used. Fixed a bug where blank-out areas with a custom color could cause the system to crash. Fixed a bug where records were shown in the wrong order after importing an exported file. Part of the text from a scancode was not shown when the scancode was rotated 90 or 270 degrees. Build 97 Improved the readability of Code 39 scan codes. Fixed a problem with backgrouds. Fixed a problem with accessing the USPS Processing cloud service. Fixed an issue with credit card payments for additional services in USPS processing. Updated the Royal Mail 2D Mailmark postal datasource. Build 96 Fixed an issue where a PDF background image did not scale correctly when zooming the designer view on the screen. Improved the display and print quality of PDF's used as background. Fixed an issue with Code 39 scancodes that were rotated on a rotated page. Fixed an issue in USPS processing were Origin Entry Points could not be deleted. Build 95 New features Added layout as filter when printing output of FlexStream. Added Support for JSON in Script and Control. Postal Added USPS data for the parcel IMB. Job history for USPS processing is now visible in the Service information. Support for EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) updated. Added barcode for Deutsche Post Pressepost Bundaufschriftzettel. Italian post Traccia Unico datamatrix code implemented. Other features and fixes Total update of Secure and Tracked email. Improved print quality of pdf files used as background. Bug fixed when adding a digital insert with multiple pages. Fixed an issue where adding functions in projects with multiple layouts could hang the system. Fixed a text issue when rotating datamatrix scan codes. The text could disappers partly. Fixed a tracking issue when using multiple transports / multiple encoders with FlexVision / Control. Fixed various other small bugs. Build 85 Fixed an issue where print objects could be positioned outside the printable area for projects containing mixed portrait and landscape pages. Build 83 Fixes an issue with the scancode that could appear at the back side of a sheet. Fixes an issue with the scancode that could be positioned outside the page. Returned fields by USPS processing can now be used in other datasources like functions. Fixed an error that occurred when processing Bound Printed Matter in USPS processing. Build 82 Improved print quality of PDF pictures. The camera (trigger) count can now be used in all processing steps in FlexControl. Fixed an error where using the Find function in a script when the project was presorted returned the wrong record number. Using a condition for conditionally selecting duplexing pages was not working correctly. Build 66 Selected columns when exporting data are now saved in project and project templates. Fixed a printing issue when printing document sets containing both duplex and simplex pages. Pages could be printed on wrong side of sheet. Build 65 New features Updated the indicia for the German Post. Postal Cass result description is now shown by default in Datasheet. USPS presort class of mail was sometimes empty or filled wrong in USPS wizard. Sack tags were not returned in output for USPS processing. Other features and fixes Digital Inserts were added to archived PDF even when not selected to be added. Build 64 Fixed an issue preventing to create new USPS accounts. Build 62 Added selection of USPS Seamless Acceptance to the USPS Wizard. Fixed an issue where user defined scan codes were not always saved to be used in other projects or templates. Build 61 Unverified printed items can now be selected for reprint. Added support for selecting Political Mail Type to the USPS Wizard. Disabled the possibility to remove the print status when FlexControl is running. Fixed an issue with rotating scan codes. Fixed an issue where the Mailer/Preparer ID could be missing in Mail.dat file. Sacks could be selected in the USPS Wizard where this was not allowed. Build 56 Added the Poste Italiane Datamatrix code as barcode type. Added a new Postal Datasource that can be used to generate the contents for the Italian post Traccia Unico barcode. Added a postal design guide for the Italian post for items with the datamatrix code. The Export Data Wizard now supports the selection of rows that will be exported. Implemented the selection of exporting only one row per set in the Export Data Wizard. Build 51 New features Digital inserts can now also be conditionally added to sets based on the group(name). Added the possibility to conditionally stop duplexing within a document, enabling you to force certain pages to always be printed at the front side of a sheet. The current selection of sets on the datasheet can now be selected as range when printing and archiving. Added Conditional Queueing of sets based on a rule so sets can be added to the queue based on fields meeting a condition. Updated document areas containing barcodes on PDF documents. When necessary, a barcode type can be selected and the Databar barcode is added as supported type. Postal Added the USPS Certified Mail barcode. Added the Premium Adres Pressepost barcode, postal datasource, and indicia for Germany. Added the possibility to presort multiple groups in FlexStream projects. Presorting still needs to be done per group, but can be done in a single project without removing presort of other groups. Presort can also be removed per group. Fixed previewing and printing of postal documents. Other features and fixes Cleaned up the storage of projects. Per project there is now a project file (.fs1) and a single directory with the same name that contains all related files. Improved accuracy for document area selection for PDF files. Improved handling of landscape pdf pages in mixed portrait and landscape files. Fixed a bug with adding envelopes to sets in FlexStream. Fixed an error in the Simple rule dialog. Updated the Teamviewer application to the latest version. All communications with the Flex Systems server in now done over a secure (https) connection. Build 34 New example batch XML-files are installed in the FlexStream installation folder. Printing could be slow when the view was synchronized and zoomed in on the screen. User defined scan codes were not saved in FlexStream templates. Fixed an issue were printing PDF-files directly to the printer could give black pages when the page was a graphics image. Fix for creating pdf files where the pdf was not positioned correctly in the output file. Fix for printing to PFD-files where the background image was not printed. Build 33 Fixed an error where rotated PDF pages displayed incorrectly. Corrected a problem where functions in templates with databases were not always evaluated correctly on opening the template. Build 31/32 FlexStream datasources Added the possibility to select a splitting character to be used for area splitting. Every areas can now be split in multiple fields, besides the splitting of (address) areas in multiple line areas. Added Exhange datasource to FlexStream. This area can be used as a variable to hold the outcome of functions that result in multiple result fields. Added a Field Edit button in the Datasources group on the Data tab in FlexStream. Improved "All datasources" dialog. This dialog can be activated by clicking the arrow button in the right-bottom corner of the Datasources group on the Data tab and can be used to add, edit and delete datasources. USPS processing Added Single address validation / checking for interactive checking of individual addresses. Added EPS account text to payment options. The service will automatically use the EPS account when available. Cass and NCOA reports are moved to the project folder. Help file updated for USPS Wizard. Other improvements and additions When splitting the print to PDF file, the file name is made unique and mail pieces are being kept together. ZIP code formatting improved to allow for ZIP codes starting with a "0" and added separate Plus4 formatting. Added Emailing in batch patch processing of FlexStream. Column names starting with a number are now automatically preceded by an underscore to make the name acceptable for scripting and functions. Other Fixes Fixed an error with rotated scancodes that displayed incorrect. Fixed an error where rotated PDF pages displayed incorrectly. Linking to file groups in templates could cause the system to crash. Error line indication corrected in Functions and scripting. Build 29/30 Fixed an issue that caused the program to shut down when displaying a PDF page containing an image larger than the page size. Fixed an error in batch processing caused by file names with multiple dots in the file name. Corrected an issue where rotated scan codes in barcode format were not rotated correctly. Corrected an issue that could cause pages to print black. Fixed an error that occurred when Layout options (e.g. duplex, cover pages, and scaling) were changed in projects with file groups. Several improvements in the USPS service: Added old-style tray labels to be used for non-automation mail to USPS processing reports. Corrected the minimal and maximum weight settings for updating the Mail.dat file. The switch "Include NCOA drops" did not work correctly. Build 28 Added the number of processed pages to the batch processing log file. Fixed an issue where rotated scan codes in barcode format (2/5, Code 39, Code 128) were sized incorrectly when rotated. Fixed an issue where pages of PDF-files that were both scaled and moved were printed at the wrong position. Corrected a problem with making user accounts for USPS processing. Build 27 Modified the licensing module to work on the newest Windows update Windows 10 - version 2004. Build 26 Improved display of digital inserts on datasheet. Column is now displaying the name of the digital insert and the file name. Optimized evaluation of condition for inserting Digital inserts based on set size in combination with other digital inserts in the same set. Build 24 Digital inserts that are added per group, can now also be inserted at the beginning of the group. Document files dialog has been made fully functional to link, append, and remove document files and set options for each file. Added a hidden datasource with the contents of the scancode. Right-click in the title row on the datasheet to unhide the column if you want to make it visible on the datasheet. The Scancode datasource may be used in any object on the designer. Added a hidden datasource with the page number of each page in the linked file. One of the usages could be to link pages from several input files. Several improvements in the USPS service: Added a tooltip showing the full description of the Cass/NCOA status code (Cass_result). Added a hidden datasouce "Cass_result_description" to the datasheet. Right-click in the title row on the datasheet to unhide the column if you want to make it visible on the datasheet. Mailings smaller then 200 items, but over 50 lbs can now be processed with the USPS Mail processing module. Fixed an issue that caused documents not to be printed to PDF correctly when documents were both scaled and moved. Fixed a crash that occurred when leaving the Grouping dialog after making changes to the settings. Build 22 Print quality of pdf files is improved and made faster by sending less data to the printer. Pdf-files with pages of different page size are now displayed in the chosen page size. Pages that are larger then the chosen output format will be scaled and pages that are smaller will be centered on the page. When saving output to a PDF-file, illegal characters in folder and filename are replaced by an underscore. Fixed an issue where printed PDF-pages could be completely black or empty. Resizing a PDF-file as background did not work correctly. Labels were printed twice when duplex was chosen. Labels did not print at all when records were queued. Built in additional security against internal databases being locked by the PC when opening an existing project. Build 20 Addressed an issue where backgrounds and pictures did not always display and print correctly. Fixed an issue with picture cropping. Fixed an issue where the resulting database after postal processing could be empty. When a file with additional user defined fields is processed with the USPS or Royal Mail engine and the results are written to a new file, the new file will contain the (fixed) result from the user defined fields and the original field definitions will be removed. Build 18 Fixed a problem where additional datasources added to the datasheet could be lost after running postal sortation. Addressed an issue where a project could be unexpectedly locked when opening an new project. Build 17 Fixed a problem with digital inserts based on set size and inserted as fist page of a document. Fixed a problem where objects would appear only on the first page of a project when the projects was broken into documents and not grouped. Various small fixes. Build 16 Writing to PDF file produces much smaller output files. Improved performance of writing to PDF. Build 15 Improved capturing of document areas returning strings with correct spacing. Correct displaying of documents that contain both portrait and landscape pages. Additional USPS Processing features: First class mailings may be as small as only 1 item. Royal Mail processing now available in FlexStream over a new wizard incorporating both address validation as well as presorting. Improved batch processing, including the option to process multiple output groups and archiving. Small bug fixes.