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10/8/2003 iPDF 2.0.4 All platforms Initial public release
Compiled to V4R4M0.

10/12/2003 iPDF 2.0.4.1 iSeries PXSETUPC: /ipdf had *PUBLIC *RX access
only. Changed to *RWX.
All platforms Changed watermark to "www.inFORMDecisions.com".
All platforms Temporary memory deallocation provided for with
class MemoryMgr.
All platforms Text processing in onePass mode optimized.

10/20/2003 iPDF 2.0.5 All platforms Miscellaneous bug fixes pertaining to text placment. Adaptive compression algorithm implemented.
iSeries External license key implemented.
iSeries Output file moved to correct location with
MOV rather than QSHELL command.

10/27/2003 iPDF 2.0.5.1 iSeries iDocs interface simplified and rewritten.
All platforms Trace statements in playback executing
when not tracing. Fixed.
appendDataStringsElement() added.

10/28/2003 iPDF 2.0.5.2 All platforms Fixed rounding errors that impacted GL2
lines and boxes.

11/18/2003 iPDF 2.0.7 All platforms Fixed errors pertaining box fill in GL2.

11/20/2003 iPDF 2.0.8 All platforms Fixed font size errors.

11/20/2003 iPDF 2.0.9 All platforms Fixed ESC &l to provide for form feed.

iPDF 2.1.0 All platforms Implemented configuration file ipdf.cfg.
ESC &l now configurable. Reworked font
selection logic.

12/3/2003 iPDF 2.1.1 All platforms Fixes for rectangle fill color, (ESC*C),
and soft font processing of spaces.
Fixed --fontSub option for Marigold font.

12/4/2003 iPDF 2.1.1.1 All platforms Fixed memory allocation failure encountered
when working with macros of zero length.

12/5/2003 iPDF 2.1.2 All platforms Fixed character omission error in
processing soft fonts.

12/9/2003 iPDF 2.1.3 All platforms Fixed pattern length issue in line drawing
in GL2.
Fixed missing border in filled area in
ESC *C processing when processing two passes.
PXSETUPC now deletes existing /ipdf directory
before restoring.
Leading blanks in configuration file ipdf.cfg
now discarded before intrepreting line.
Unexpected EOF during 2nd pass of two pass processing
now not cause program abend.

12/10/2003 iPDF 2.1.3.1 iSeries Added instructions to ignore an error that
occurs when IPDFSETUP is run on a new
installation. No code change from 2.1.3.

12/11/2003 iPDF 2.1.3.2 All platforms Fixed font type selection when using
condensed fonts.
Fixed error message in PCSETUPC generated
by existing /ipdf directory created in 2.1.3.

12/31/2003 iPDF 2.1.4 All platforms Fixed GL2 fill issue with bounding lines.
Requires two passes.
iSeries Added --match option to ipdf.cfg to provide
for two passes on a file the name of which
matches the specified pattern.
iSeries Pxsetupc (setup program) now executes a
CD '/' before starting setup.
Windows First public release.

1/13/2004 iPDF 2.1.4.1 Windows Added minimize button to main dialog.
Moved to Accel Technologies.
First public release of DLL and GUI.
System root taken from environment variable %windir% -
now works on Windows 98.
Now traps unrecognized pcl sequences and issues
warning messages at top level opcode parsing.
Default output file put in dialog upon selection
of input file using browse button.

2/3/2004 iPDF 2.1.4.2 All platforms Default cursor position set to 0 for x and
PageHeight - 12 for y. Default page type remains
2 - letter.
Paper src commands cause new page only for ESC&l0H
or if the pageEjectOnPaperSrc option is set.
This release was missing the executable IPDF440
for the iSeries.

2/4/2003 iPDF 2.1.4.3 All platforms macroAssignMacro() no longer crashes when assigning
a macro of zero length.

2/9/2004 Windows Added license register function.
Added setCurrentDirectory() to DLL api.
Error messages displayed in list box rather than edit box.
Dialogs set in property page context.
License key installed.

iPDF 2.1.4.4 All platforms Fixed issue unable to convert pcl numeric value of zero
to double value.

Windows Added pageEjectOnPrtReset option.

2/11/2004 iPDF 2.1.5 All platforms changed processing of top margin points in esAstc() to
fix text placing issue.
Default font COURIER selected if fontSpacing === 0.

iPDF 2.1.6 Windows specifyPageSize() option added to iPDF.dll.

2/20/2004 iPDF 2.1.6 All platforms fixed issue involving top margin lines and top margin
points. page parameters reset on all ESC &lh opcodes.

2/27/04 iPDF 2.1.6.1. All platforms Trapped divide by zero error resulting from 0 pattern length.

iSeries iPDF command created to invoke pxconvert.
Windows Implemented forcePageSize option.

3/10/2004 iPDF 2.1.8 All platforms Implemented gl opcode AA, arcs.

3/11/2004 iPDF 2.1.9 All platforms Implemented rotate print direction, ESC &ap.

iSeries Added --pageEjectOnPrtSrc and --pageEjectOnPrtReset
options.

3/26/2004 iPDF 2.1.10 iSeries & Windows
ESC *vt - select current pattern - revised.

iSeries --twopass option.
ESC &ar - vertical cursor position in rows - implemented.

4/19/2004 iPDF 2.2.0 iSeries Reimplementation of many GL2 opcodes as part of implementation
of certain GL2 fill matters.
GL2 Edge Absolute implemented as separate object when
using --onepass feature.

4/19/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.1 iSeries Fixed failure to locate TAXLDRAW and OCR A font.
Fixed program abend when processing unterminated
macro definition at end of file.

4/22/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.2 iSeries When ESC *c#p is invoked with a horizontal or vertical
distance <= 0, opcode is skipped.

4/22/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.3 iSeries ESC &a#H when processing in --onepass mode now generates
an x value reset.

5/12/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.4 iSeries Line Printer font now processed as Courier New.

5/13/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.5 iSeries Added --enforceMargins option to forgo writing text
that starts outside the top and left margins.
Fixed ESC &ac: absolute position of x coordinate
calculation previously excluded left logical margin.

5/17/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.6 iSeries Converter properly handles trailing blanks after
an improperly terminated escape sequence.

07/02/2004 iPDF 2.2.0.7 iSeries Rotate text ESC &aP now opens a page if the page is not open.

07/07/2004 iPDF 2.2.2 iSeries Fix issues pertaining to Ezprint. Enforce non-printable margin.
Optional enforcement added in 2.2.0.5 removed.

07/25/2004 iPDF 2.2.2.1 iSeries Fix rounding error in ESC &f0S.

07/28/2004 iPDF 2.2.3 iSeries Scalable fonts mapped to fixed fonts.

07/28/2004 iPDF 2.2.4 iSeries Fixes distorted letters.

07/28/2004 iPDF 2.2.5 iSeries Refine pcl/pjl mode toggle.

08/01/2004 iPDF 2.2.6 iSeries Fixed RunLengthDecomp() iSeries substring issue.

All platforms Symbol set 15U, character 0x6c is mapped to
taxldraw charcter 0x66. "checkbox".
08/03/2004 IPDF 2.2.7 iSeries Wingdings substituted for taxldraw in alteration made
for 2.2.6.
Product ID shows as 2.2.6 in PDF document.

09/04/2004 iPDF 2.2.7.1 iSeries Implment --supEndBlkPag option to suppress the last page
if it contains nothing but blanks and unprintable characters.
Its use implies use on --onepass option.

09/11/2004 iPDF 2.2.7.2 iSeries Create the command IPDFCHECK that displays the program version
and checks the license key.

09/27/2004 iPDF 2.2.7.3 iSeries ESC &l0H, when using the --onepass option, will cause a new page
if the number of stored text items > 0.

01/07/2005 iPDF 2.3.0 iSeries LPAR keys.
Fixed orientation issue with soft fonts.
Fixed broken soft font image issue.
PXSETUP will now only use QSH if the command STRQSH is present.

02/11/2005 iPDF 2.3.1 iSeries Program IPDF440 now opens files with specified paths,
then changes the current directory to /ipdf so that it
can find the fonts.

02/16/2005 iPDF 2.3.2 iSeries Font names and font files stored in code page 37.
SearchPath set for PDFLib to include default fonts directory.

03/02/2005 iPDF 2.3.3 Rerelease of Windows version under different architecture.
Implementation of page size over ride for both versions.

03/../2005 iPDF 2.3.3.1 Windows Windows specific alterations.

03/12/2005 iPDF 2.3.3.2 both font directory is now a variable that can be set from the command line.

03/16/2005 iPDF 2.3.3.3 Windows Fixed command line processing issue so that iPDFExec.exe can be run from the command line, i.e. bypass the GUI.

03/18/2005 iPDF 2.4.0 both fixed gl2 opcode LB to handle unprintable characters.

03/20/2005 iPDF 2.4.1 both extension of 2.4.0.

04/28/20005 iPDF 2.4.1.1 both Fix release.
Code cleanup.
Replaced fprintf() and printf() with custom functions to control fflush().
iSeries --fontdir parameter added to ipdf.cfg.
Pxconvert now launches the converter using system() rather than
calling a function with OS linkage.

06/03/2005 iPDF 2.4.1.2 both Integer array size increased to intended size.

06/22/2005 iPDF 2.4.3 both Modified processing of gl2 opcode RA to handle opaque backgrounds.
iSeries Qp0zLprintf() used to write output to the job log instead of
stdout and stderr.
Fixed bug in GL2 opcode Fill Rectangle Absolute (RA) that under
specific circumstances caused the rectangle position to be too
high.
Fixed bug in GL2 opcode Label (LB) that caused the font to be
to small when running in onepass mode.

10/25/05 iPDF 2.4.4 both Fixed issue in GL opcode PU pertaining to move type.

10/25/05 iPDF 2.4.5 both Fixed in gl opcode PD move type issue. Also removed
in ESC *c processing test for if processing opaque pattern.
GL2 line type defaults to true.

11/01/05 iPDF 2.4.6 both Reversed changes made in 2.4.4. Made some font table changes.

04/01/06 iPDF 2.4.7 iSeries Added support for run length encoded raster as generated by the
iDocs tiff2pcl api.

05/02/06 iPDF 2.4.7a iSeries Added SCS2PDF and CPYSCSPDF commands, both of which convert
SCS spool files with pcl opcodes to pdf.

08/10/06 iPDF 2.4.8 iSeries Expanded spool file number in module PXR9800 from
5 char to 6. Renamed PXCONVERT program to CPYPCLPDF.
Documents converted with this release identify as
iPDF 2.4.7.
(Probably) first release at V5R1.

08/23/06 iPDF 2.4.9 iSeries Fixed bug in rle encoded image processing that was corrupting
the output.
New page not opened if page not first closed.
Program IPDF440 renamed IPDF.
Program PXCONVERT renamed CPYPCLPDF.

08/29/06 iPDF 2.4.10 iSeries Trapped iDocs call error with spool file nummber =
character 000J. Error messages from CPYPCLPDF
how go to the job log and not standard error.
MRGRUN command added to permit copying iPDF run objects
into another library.

10/08/06 iPDF 2.4.11 iSeries --topmarginlines permitting the top margin lines specified
as a float (decimal) value added.

11/02/06 iPDF 2.4.12 iSeries Fixed issue with opaque pattern being incorrectly handled during
onepass. Fixed rounding when calculating pcl cursor y position
during *b#Y opcode. Changed handling of top margin lines in
execute macro processing.

12/01/06 iPDF 2.4.14 iSeries IPDFCHECK command removed. Use: call IPDF parm('--check')
Input printer file now opened before output PDF.
Page width and height now default to global values in startPage();

01/09/07 iPDF 2.4.15 iSeries Removed processing of pattern opaque opcode.

01/31/07 iPDF 2.4.16 iSeries At end of macro any text remaining to be printed is as
a part of macro processing.
FontHeight calculation bug fixed. Impacts calculation of hmi.
GL2 pen position calculated separately from pcl pen position
and result is returned to pcl pen upon exit from gl2 mode.
GL2 pen position pushed / popped to/from stack in polygon mode.
SCS2PDF has additional parameter to control addition of formatting
pcl commands to *SCS spool file contents.

02/20/07 iPDF 2.4.17 iSeries Text rendered invisible by specification of the text color the same
as the background color is now provided for.

03/12/07 iPDF 2.4.18 Windows iPDFExec now flushes stderr after each error message.
No iSeries release of 2.4.18.

07/02/07 iPDF 2.4.19 System i Spool file number validation fixed on CPYPCLPDF command.
IPDF command is now a duplicate of CPYPCLPDF.
Obsolete commands PXCONVERT and CPYSCSPDF removed from library.
True Type font file now specified from a file map text file.
Two new optional parameters to converter:
--fontMapTable
--condFontMapTable
First release using *IFS64IO.
Converter now handles incorrectly terminated ESC &f3x opcode
issued by some releases of iDocs.

09/04/07 iPDF 2.4.20 System i SCS2PDF: fixed bad pointer in call to delete.
Added option --supBlkPag, which suppresses blank page
output except the last page.
Added the --offset option.

01/04/08 iPDF 2.4.21 SCS2PDF:
Fixed the use of Qp0zLprintf()
Refer to the temporary pcl file with an absolute reference
rather than relative.
Implemented symbolset / character code mapping.
GENERAL:
Added more logging.
Added STRIPDF command and end-user
spool file / command interface.

04/07/08 iPDF 3.0 Trapping of failed call to GetValue() due to incorrectly
terminated PCL sequences implemented throughout mapeseq.cpp.
CPYPCLPDF high level process completely rewritten.
--match option now works with all configuration commands
in ipdf.cfg.

Inclusion of the STRIPDF end user interface.
Inclusion of the IPDFMON outqueue monitor.
First release at V5R2.
GETASCSPLF: splf *LAST issue fixed to accommodate internal use of -1.

January 2009 iPDF 3.01 Fix release presently under alpha distribution on a need basis.
GETASCSPLF: command parameter IFSNAMELENGTH set to 100 bytes length
in program to match command parameter length.
iPDF: PrintText() function altered to process text strings of length
greater than 8191 bytes. This length is the maximum that PDFLib will process.
First release with namespace std universal.

April 2010 iPDF 4.0 (largely marked as 3.01 in code base)
Release has full capability with large files > 2GB.
Image compression method change in mid-image issue fixed when compression
method at image start is run length encoding.
CPYPCLFILE command to process ascii pcl file from IFS and optionally
process all the pcl files in a directory concatenating the
result into one pdf document new with this release.
All macros explicitly cleared at printer reset.
SCS2PDF re-implemented. Prior version preserved as SCS2PDF2.

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