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Red Software is excited to share a new BETA version of RAD PDF for use with ASP.NET Core!

ASP.NET Core is the new open-source web framework from Microsoft. While similar to ASP.NET, request processing is handled much differently. This new assembly is largely similar to the standard RAD PDF build with a few key differences:

• The PdfHttpHandler and web.config have been replaced with RadPdfCoreMiddleware - a single line of code in your Startup class configures and installs the needed listeners
• When using a custom session provider, AddSession() implementations need two parameters instead of one -  update your code to use AddSession(HttpContext context, PdfLiteSession session)
• When using a custom session provider, GetSession() implementations need two parameters instead of one - update your code to use GetSession(HttpContext context, string key)

This initial BETA release is compatible with ASP.NET Core 2.0 and higher.

To request a link to the BETA, please contact support:

https://support.redsoftware.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Use of this assembly is included with a standard RAD PDF license and is subject to the EULA.

Red Software is pleased to announce version 3.9 of the ASP.NET GUI for PDF editing, PDF form filling, PDF form design, PDF signing, PDF viewing, and more, RAD PDF. This version features a number of improvements and bug fixes for a PdfSignatureShape with a popup. With this upgrade, the signature process can be further customized (button text can be set per object) and creates a better customer experience (e.g. input selection for signature popups is now clearer).

Additionally, this version makes it possible to be notified of HttpHandler exceptions and customize logging behavior on a per notification basis. Use a PdfIntegrationProvider to listen for exceptions by overriding the OnHttpHandlerException method.

This update also includes a number of bug fixes and other improvements.

This release is available free of charge to all RAD PDF licensees with an active Maintenance Plan.

Release Notes

Red Software is excited to announce version 3.8 of RAD PDF, the web ready PDF viewer, form filler, and editor for ASP.NET. This build includes support for RTF (Right To Left) and bidirectional (Bidi) text, allowing Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, and other languages to be more easily used when editing PDF files. The new bidi text mode can be toggled using the PdfDocument.BidiTextMode property (use PdfBidiTextMode.None to revert to RAD PDF's previous behavior).

This version includes support for user fonts as implemented on Windows 10 "Redstone 5" (Version 1809 or higher). This allows fonts installed specifically for a web user to be used.

This update also includes a number of bug fixes and other improvements.

This release is available free of charge to all RAD PDF licensees with an active Maintenance Plan.

Release Notes

Today, Red Software releases version 3.7.5, a service update to its PDF reader, editor, form filler, and more for ASP.NET web applications, RAD PDF. This distribution primarily focuses on fixes and improvements to RAD PDF.  Along with rendering improvements, Client API enhancements better limit event firing to user interactions. Also in the Client API, optimizations in 3.7.0 introduced some issues with the PdfPage class which have now been corrected.

This update also has other sample code improvements and other fixes.

This release is available free of charge to all RAD PDF licensees with an active Maintenance Plan.

Release Notes