| 1.5v1 Aug 17, 2004 |
| (FILEMAKER 7) Made several internal changes to the iMailer file to work with FileMaker Pro 7. Also included extensive cosmetic changes to the iMailer file and all iMailer Script Model templates, to offset adverse effects of the new text-rendering engine in FMP7. There are separate versions of iMailer for FileMaker Pro 5.x/6 (FP5 file type) and for FileMaker Pro 7.0 (FP7 file type), but both have identical functions and features. Licensees may develop and deploy iMailer solutions using either version, within the terms of the latest iMailer End-User License Agreement (EULA). |
| (FEATURE) Added the ability to use a path to an attachment held in a field of the user's file. The 4.3 Script Model now includes additional script example showing how to use a button to select the file to use, which acquires the selected file's path to a field. |
| (FEATURE) Px4 Imaging Mode feature added, enhancing text readability for smaller point sizes. Px4 applies the increased text pixelization to any existing normal-sized FMP layout (FP5 only). |
| (FEATURE) Read Receipt added, uses the FROM value in use for that message (alternate or default). |
| (FEATURE) Rotate Image feature added, allowing Landscape images to be sent as Portrait, which will make it easier for some recipients to print the result, if the original was in a Landscape orientation. |
| (FEATURE) PxQ Imaging Mode feature added, enhancing text readability for smaller point sizes. PxQ takes any submitted layout image and reduces its width and height by half, so the resulting JPEG has higher resolution. This normally will require the solution to submit a larger layout than would be used otherwise. For example, with PxQ enabled, a Landscape Legal-sized page (14" wide by 8.5" high) will end up in the iMail message as a 7" wide by 4.25" high image, but with the same number of pixels as the original 14" x 8.5" image. |
| (FEATURE) iMailer now saves its setup preferences externally, for easier version upgrades, or when replacing an existing iMailer file with a fresh copy. |
| (TEMPLATES) Any Script Models with RS (restore set) scripts now have a simple means to transparently maintain a user-defined sort order. |
| (TEMPLATES) Improved commenting on Script Models. Also improved notes included with each Script Model Template; added notation about the Export Privileges requirement to the notes for the iMailer Fields. |
| (OPERATIONS) Corrected a problem with plain text messages sent using iMailer which had blocked CC and BCC addresses. |
| (OPERATIONS) Fixed a problem that prevented iMails from being generated for some users logged on to their OS under reduced access privileges, especially in Windows XP. |
| (OPERATIONS) Fixed a problem where the externally set SMTPit preference to show an "Email sent successfully!" dialog, is now over-ridden in all iMailer scripts. The external setting remains intact, only now the "Email sent successfully!" dialog will not appear after each iMailer message (which, in a batch, would need to be dismissed over and over again). |
| (OPERATIONS) Changed smtp server authentication behavior so that Name and Password values are ignored unless a valid Authentication Type (from pulldown menu) selected. |
| (OPERATIONS) Updated our initialization of SMTPit plugin, to comply with changes from CNS for SMTPit v3.1 or later. |
| (OPERATIONS) Fixed a problem with window control and zooming that affected FileMaker window sizes and position, for some PC users when sending iMails. The iMailer ADMIN settings for "Window Control" (PCs only) are now maintained during all operations of iMailer. |
| (OPERATIONS) Includes updates of both plugins. InsideScan goes from 1.6 fc22 to 1.7. InsideScan 1.7 is required in order to support the new iMailer "Rotate Image" function. SMTPit goes from 3.0.14 to 3.1.2. The new version of SMTPit features "universal" user license compatibility, so it will now work with any existing SMTPit user or site license as well as with iMailer. |
| (OPERATIONS) Resized the iMailer file window for proper viewing at 800 x 600 px on a PC; made cosmetic changes to DIAGNOSTIC, SETUP and ADMIN screens. |
| (INSTALLATION) Improved and simplified installation, especially when multiple versions of FileMaker Pro (and/or FileMaker Developer) are present on the local machine. |
| (SETUP) Fixed a problem that affected some non-USA Mac OSX.3 users (notably Dutch and Spanish OSX.3), that was preventing iMailer Registration Codes from validating. |
| (SETUP) Improved the interface for setting smtp server authentication. Once iMailer has been successfully registered, if any smtp server authentication settings are changed, iMailer now must be re-registered to verify the new settings. De-emphasized the seldom-used authentication types "Plain" and "CRAM-MD5". Also added notes for new users, explaining basic smtp authentication setup. |
| (SETUP) Added trap to prevent improper or invalid Default FROM entry, on SETUP page (will revert to an empty field if not entered in proper email address format). |
| (DIAGNOSTICS) Corrected a problem that caused Diagnostic field after failed plain text message to reveal smtp Authentication Password (if used). |
| (DIAGNOSTICS) Fixed a problem that caused iMailer error code trapping to not be available on plain text messages. |
| (DIAGNOSTICS) Corrected a problem that caused error codes to not be cleared at shutdown in some multi-user environments. |
| (DIAGNOSTICS) The iMailer Diagnostic field now indicates how the FROM address was determined: |
| "(Default) From: ".................no alternate FROM address was supplied, or iMailer has a 1-user code "(1-user/Default) From: ".....iMailer has a 1-user code and an alternate FROM address was disallowed "From Assigned to: "............an alternate FROM address was supplied |
| Plus 11 other internal enhancements and fixes. |
| 1.4v3 Nov 18, 2003 |
| (MESSAGE APPEARANCE) Fixed a line spacing issue, where each typed carriage return in the "Message Text" (that precedes the image portion of the message) would render with a double carriage return. It now renders each typed carriage return in Message Text with a single return. |
| (MESSAGE APPEARANCE) Fixed a vertical spacing issue affecting all parts of an iMail message. All trailing spacing (padding) between elements of the message has now been removed, making it possible to have multiple images that are not separated by any empty space. The Message Text and/or "Hot Link" text (if either is used) also does not produce any trailing space. |
| Plus 1 other internal enhancement/fix. |
| 1.4v2 Nov 10, 2003 |
| (SETUP) Added message dialog if iMailer registration failed. |
| (DIAGNOSTICS) Masked the smtp authentication password (if used) in the Diagnostic window/field. |
| Plus 2 other internal enhancements/fixes. |
| 1.4v1 Oct 31, 2003 |
| (OPERATIONS) Hide From Hosts option added (on ADMIN screen). This will de-list the iMailer file when using FileMaker's Open via Host (or Open Remote) dialogs. |
| (SETUP) Added the ability to paste in the iMailer Registration Code and Default Footer (in SETUP screen). After copying the RegCode or Footer text to the clipboard (from external sources), clicking on the field header for either of these two fields will paste the results into that field. |
| (SETUP) Added an iMailer script that allows access to QuickTime Control Panel, to set JPEG image Quality (and color depth) for all subsequent imaging. Also added a "Quality" button to iMailer SETUP page, which does the same thing. These JPEG settings are persistent, and machine-specific. |
| 1.3v6 Sep 12, 2003 |
| (OPERATIONS) Added trap that checks to see if submitted email FROM address looks like a valid address. |
| (OPERATIONS) Added filters to all iMailer-processed file names to remove illegal filename characters (in ImageName, and Default ImageName), which could cause malfunction. |
| Plus 1 other internal enhancement/fix. |
| 1.3v5 Aug 27, 2003 |
| (OPERATIONS) Fixed a problem that caused some looping scripts (e.g., for batches) to be inescapable. |
| (OPERATIONS) Fixed a problem that caused iMailer to not clear its iMailer Error Code at Close or Quit. |
| 1.3v4 Aug 25, 2003 |
| First iMailer version to ship. |