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  • ActionQ 3.0.2 entered testing (March 2024). See list of changes.
    ✔️ PowerShell Script as Event Trigger
    ✔️ PowerShell Script as Event Resoponse
    ✔️ Mirror Table Key Columns
  • Visual CUT 7.4.2 entered testing (March 2024). See list of changes.
  • ActionQ 2.0.4 is released (February 2024). See list of changes.
    ✔️ Call any REST API as an event response. Video demo: []
    ✔️ Added SQL Statement Subquery property to database events.
    It generates {aq_HTML_Table_Subquery} and {sb_<colName>} tokens.
    For example, a backorder event can easily embed line items detail as HTML table in an email response. Video demo: []
    ✔️ SQL_After statements can now return multiple rows
    and new {aq_HTML_Table_SQL_After} and {af_<colName>} tokens.
    ✔️ Added support for OAuth2 when sending/receiving emails (SMTP & POP3) via Office365 and Gmail.
  • Datalink Viewer 6.9.2 entered testing (January 2024). See list of changes. Among the new features are:
    ✔️ launch another report via a single click on a report object []
  • Datalink Viewer 6.9.1 is released (September 2023). See list of changes. Among the new features are:
    ✔️ initialize parameters to date expressions []
    ✔️ command line argument for setting extra record selection logic.
    ✔️ generate desktop shortcuts to launch reports [].
    ✔️ switch report layout & content when printing [].
    ✔️ Filter listing in reports grid based on folder permissions.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9131 is released (August 2023). See list of changes.
  • Visual CUT 7.4.1 is released (June 2023). See list of changes.
    ✔️ Word_Replace_Tags export format can now automate mail merge directly from Excel. A {@Word_Replace_Table_1} token is automatically added to populate a table in the Word template.
    See video demo: []
    ✔️ You can now use XLS_Save_As to convert Excel tabs or pivot tables to HTML and embed the result in an email message.
    ✔️ Added SQL_Insert_File argument to Upload Files to a BLOB Column in a Database.
    ✔️ Export File path and name option automatically populates with a suggestion based on the Last_Saved_Export_Folder, the report file name, the group name (if bursting), and the export format.
    ✔️ Added {[Export_File]}, {[Exp_Path]}, {[Exp_FileName]}, and {[Exp_FileName_NoExt]} tokens to help in reading and maintaining processing options & command line arguments.
    ✔️ The scheduled tasks grid now monitors & manages tasks even outside the root folder. It also has an end task option.
    ✔️ Updated the email queuing component (smtpQ).
  • CUT Light 6.4.9125 is released (June 2023). See list of changes.
  • Visual CUT 7.3.1 is released (November 2022). See list of changes. Among the new features are:
    ✔️ 'WebPivotTable' with Saved Report Layouts (sample) []
    ✔️ 'WebGrid' export format (sample) [video demo ]
    ✔️ 'WebSchedule' export format [sample]
    ✔️ Multi-Panel Auto-Refreshing Web Dashboards [Sample 1][Sample 2]
    ✔️ Use Excel data to generate Web Schedule, Web Grid, or
         Web Pivot/Charts. See video demo [].
    ✔️ Use Excel workbooks to email groups of rows and embed them as      HTML tables in the message body [].
    ✔️ Auto-Generated HTML Tables for Emailing Report/Group Data []
    ✔️ Monitor SQL Server with web grid & email alerts (sample) []
    ✔️ execute multiple reports inside a single process
    ✔️ mass-update of fonts []
    ✔️ mass re-import of subreports []
    ✔️ redact or highlight text in pdf files
    ✔️ establish global tokens (e.g. email distribution lists)
    ✔️ export to Excel tables []
    ✔️ bulk load Excel/CSV data to SQL Server []
    ✔️ dynamic emoji in email subject lines []
    ✔️ embed reports inside email messages [].
    ✔️ Upload Excel data to new/existing Google Sheets [].
    ✔️ split, password-protect, and email a pdf using embedded tags [].
  • ActionQ 1.1.96.01 was released (November 2022). [video demo ]
    It has a 64-bit as well as a 32-bit version, a new dialog for testing SQL SELECT statements and populating dynamic tokens, and the ability to parse email messages and attachments using Regular Expressions to extract dynamic tokens. See list of changes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9118 is released (December 2022). See list of changes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9114 is released (September 2022). See list of changes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9095 is released (October 2021). See list of changes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9078 is released (August 2020). See list of changes.
  • Visual CUT 7.2.1 is released (Dec 2018). See list of changes.
    Key feature: mass update of data sources [].
  • CUT Light 6.4.9054 is released (August 2018). Among the new features are functions for generating Gauges, Bullet Charts, and Sparklines.
  • DataLink Viewer 6.7 is released (June 2018).
    It includes 39 enhancements and fixes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9038 is released (April 2018), adding CultureInfoName() function for getting the machine's Locale.
  • Visual CUT 7.1 is released (Nov 2017). See list of changes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9035 is released (October 2017),
    adding BatchFileRun() and 12 additional barcode functions (see sample barcodes image). See list of changes. Provides new Barcode functions that simplify use and troubleshooting.
  • DataLink Viewer 6.6 is released (Feb 2017).
    It includes 31 enhancements and fixes.
  • CUT Light 6.4.9028 is released (July 2017),
    adding GoogleDrivingTimeDistance(), GoogleAddress2LatLong(), XLSLookUp(), GoogleTranslate(), IpDot2Long(), IpLong2Dot(), FileUnzip(), httpExists(), and enhancing httpToimage(), and html2Image() functions. Also, added support for deployment to non-standard folder locations.
  • Visual CUT 7.0001 is released (Nov 2016).
  • CUT Light 6.4.9014 is released (Nov 2016),
    adding 30 new functions since the 2015 release.
  • Visual CUT now has integrated windows for creating, managing, and monitoring scheduled tasks. See 9-minute video demo
  • Visual CUT 6.9 is released (November 2015). It includes 46 enhancements, fixes, and new features.
  • DataLink Viewer 6.5 is released (November 2015). It includes 26 enhancements and fixes.
  • CUT Light 6.3.1 is released (Jan 2015). It adds a .NET version with a new email engine (supporting StartTLS) and simpler workflow. Among the recently added functions, PopulateTemplate() facilitates building strings that combine static and dynamic content. 3 new functions bring the power of Regular Expressions to Crystal formulas. The user manuals for both .COM and .NET versions are now organized by function categories.
  • DataLink Viewer 6.4 is released (November 2014). It includes more than
    30 enhancements, fixes, and new features.
  • Visual CUT 6.8 is released (November 2014). It includes 50 enhancements, fixes, and new features.
  • CUT Light 6.2.9 is released (October 2014). Recently added functions include: GetTempFolder(), FileAge(), ExecuteSQLCanConnect(), GetImageProperties(), CreateGUID(), ExpandStringwithEnvironmentVar(), and GMTtoLocalMinutes(). Also, improved error handling for ExecuteSQL functions, and ability to refer to encrypted passwords.
  • CUT Light 6.2.4 is released (Jan 2014). Recently added functions include: GetXLSOutput(), LookUpText(), GetEnvironmentVar(), IsValidEmails(), FileGetTextUTF8(), HTMLString2Txtfile(), httpFileDownload(), GetFontSizeToFitText(), FileAddTextKey() and NewKey().
  • Visual CUT 6.7 is released (Dec 2013).
    It includes 46 fixes, enhancements, and new features. See user manual for detail.
  • DataLink 2011 is released (Nov 2013). Among many other features, it adds support for Automated/Scheduled Report Exports, an Integrated Data Visualizer, a Group Swap Expert, enhanced report grid, support for the new .rptr files, and native export to .xlsx.
  • Visual CUT 6.6 has been released (December 2012). Among many other new features, it can capture & process incoming emails and it provides enhanced support for generating web dashboards.
  • CUT Light 5.97 was released. Recently added functions include: BlowFishEncrypt(), BlowFishDecrypt(), GetLatLongFromZip5(), DistanceByZip5(), and DistanceByZipUK(), BitWiseAnd(), DistanceByZip5() and GetLatLongFromZip5() can now handle both US as well as Canadian zip codes.
  • Visual CUT 6.5 has been released (January 2012). Among many other new features, it adds exporting to .xlsx format, and several new command line arguments, such as: After_Success_SQL (update a database after each bursting step), PDF_Add_Media (embed a sound file for auto-play), Txt_Replace_Tokens (process Text or HTML file exports), and Database_Path (change path to native Access, Excel, and Pervasive data sources).
  • Visual CUT 6.4 has been released (June 2011) Among many other features, it includes the ability to embed files in pdf exports for multi-level drill-downs.
    It can also generate Excel Pivot Tables.
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History:

DataLink Viewer was first released on August 2002. Since then, there have been 58 new releases.

Visual CUT was first released on June 2002. Since then, there have been 73 new releases.

The CUT Light User Function Library (UFL) was first released on October 2002. Since then, there have been 77 new releases.

ActionQ was first released on August 2020. Since then, there have been 24 new releases.

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