iForms Designer

March 2025

Version 2.0.7

March 12, 2025

New Features

• Added Microsoft Graph Authentication capabilities to allow for authentication to Azure based SQL databases.

Enhancements

• Upgraded Microsoft ODBC driver to support connections to new SQL versions.

Fixes

• Updated log4j for several security issues.

November 2019

Version: 2.0.6

Enhancements

• Added support for DataMatrix barcodes within report designer templates

Fixes

• Pre-installed Java prerequisite is no longer required and is included in the installer

June 2017

Version 2.0.5

Fixes

• Added support for Int2of5 barcode creation from within report scripts

 

Version 2.0.4.2

• Added the ability to allow conversion of values to camel-case format

September 2015

Version 2.0.3

• Removed several unneeded dependencies

May 2014

Version 2.00.02

Enhancements:

• Add QRCode barcode support.
• Add OneCode barcode support.
• The iForms Server plugin size default size is now 600 x 600.
• Encrypt Datasource passwords so they are no longer stored plain text.
• Encrypt the iForms Server password so it is no longer stored in plain text.
• Update the form compiler to resolve issue with Java 8.
• Update the Commons-codec library.
• Moved most server requests to background threads.
• Added user defined data and pages columns to spool file list.
• Added manage button to the settings tab. This button will launch the server admin page in the default browser.
• Added preview buttons to the extractor tab. The preview button will run a merge of the current template on the iForms Server using the selected environment, datasource, extractor template and spool, text or xml file.
• Added sorting to the Extractor Template list. Files in the same subdirectories will now display together.
• The iForms Server plugin will now auto-connect to the server on startup.
• Enhanced get report query from open form template. It will now resolve the default value of referenced form parameters.
• Test merge output file will now launch in the default application if the application path setting is not s
• Enhanced user experience when working with xml datasources.
• Added Xml Datasource management to the iForms Server plugin.
• Automatically connect to the iForms Server if valid server information is stored.
• Update the warning message on the bottom of the Connection Properties dialog.
• Modify the XMLFieldMappingEditor works.
• Xml namespaces are ignored by default.
• Added record limit setting to the Query tab.
• Added status to the bottom of the query tab.
• Added spool file limit setting to the Extract Spool File tab.
• Double clicking on the Local File System label on the Templates tab will launch the local template location in the default file manager.

• Added the ability to remove tables from the iForms Server datasource. Select a table and press delete.

Fixes:

• iForms Designer does not appear to be saving the plugin height on exit.
• Remove .java files after compile.
• Fixed scroll bug with combo boxes.

May 2013

Version 2.00.01

• Add PDF417 barcode support. (Requires iForms Server 2.02.00 or greater)
• Add common script samples to expressions.xml.
• Fix issue with PDF Preview introduced with Java update 7.21
• iForms Server Plugin
  • Update tooltips
  • Reorder iForms Server plugin tabs for improved user experience.
  • Additional adjustments to user interface.
  • Make input text file textbox editable.
  • Fixed minor bug in the query result xml parser.
• stdout and stderr now write to %TEMP%iFormsDesignerStderr.log.

December 2012

Version 2.00.00

• Fork iReport 3.0.0 so RJS Software can provide updates and bug fixes to iReport.
• Change branding to iForms Designer
• Change Designer defaults
  • Page Size: Letter
  • Margins: 0.25”
  • Scripting Language: Java
  • Units: Inches
  • Font Family: DejaVu
  • Keep .java files: false
  • Change the form unit description from pixels to points. Points are the correct unit of measure for PDFs and Printing.
• Simplify JDBC datasource creation.
• Remove uncommon JDBC Drivers
• Add common JDBC Drivers
• Set correct default URLs for JDBC Drivers
• Fix the JDBC URL Wizard
• Move the configuration files location from "user.home/.ireport/config.xml" to "%APPDATA%/.iforms/config.xml" when installing on Windows.
• Remove unnecessary plug-ins
• Replace the iReport EXE wrapper with a new one that allows the opening of template files by double clicking on them.
• The iForms Designer installer requires that 32 bit java is installed. After installation is complete 32 or 64 bit java can be used.
• Add iForms Server plug-in under the plug-ins menu. This plugin allows direct interaction with the iForms Server via HTTPS on the default port of 9715.
• iForms Server plug-in requires iForms Server version 2.01.00 or greater.
• Plugin is available via the iForms Designer Plugins Tab.
• Plugin settings are in "%APPDATA%/.iforms/iforms.properties”
• The Plugin consists of a dialog window with the following tabs.
  • Settings
    • Connection settings and status.
    • A client certificate file can be exported from the iForms Server and then placed in the lib directory of the iForms Designer to enforce mutual authentication. If a certificate.cer file is detected and accepted the Security status will switch to "Full".
  • Table List
    • The table list tab shows tables available on the selected datasource as seen from the TableNameLookup SQL Query.
    • Double clicking on a table will set the REPORTSQL parameter to this table name in the Report Template. It will also set the default report query if no query is set.
    • Right clicking on a table will populate the query field with an SQL query that will display this table and swich to the query tab.
    • Max table count is controlled by “tables.maxlist” setting.
  • Query
    • The Query tab can be used to run a report query via iForms Server Datasource to verify the server sees the same data that the Designer does. It can also run free form queries to aid in form design.
    • Clicking Run when the query field is blank will pull the query from the current report template.
    • Max Record count is controlled by “sql.limit” setting.
  • Templates
    • The Templates Tab is for downloading/uploading templates and images to the iForms Server.
    • Downloaded templates will be saved to "%APPDATA%\iFormsTemplates\<EnvironmentName>
    • Double clicking a template in the local pane will open that template file.
    • Right clicking in the local pane will open all selected templates.
  • Extract
    • The extract tab is for converting a text or spool file to a Table via an extractor template for use in the iForms Designer.
    • Spool files will be listed via the selected iForms Server AS/400 Resource.
    • Max spool file count is controlled by “extract.spoollimit” setting.
    • Listing libraries and output queues is a slow process on many systems. Doing so may lock the user interface for up to 30 seconds.
    • Listing extractor templates in sub-directories of the selected environment requires iForms Server version 2.1.1.

February 2010

Version 1.0.0

• iForms Designer release.

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