Upgrading from PDF Xpress 6 to PDF Xpress 7

This section describes how to upgrade from PDF Xpress 6 to PDF Xpress 7. While generally you'll be able to simply replace PDF Xpress 6 with PDF Xpress 7, there are a few important changes you may need to consider. This section provides information about those changes.

Specific API Changes are described in the PDF Xpress changes.txt file, accessible from the Start menu.

Library Name, GUID, and ProgID

The library name has changed from PdfXpress6Lib to PdfXpress7Lib.
The GUID for the PDF Xpress ActiveX control has changed in PDF Xpress 6 from {A11F28BB-D2A4-4862-A807-A3EE1B5CC62B} to the new value in PDF Xpress 7 of {0ED0B2B0-BC93-4C29-A177-2DCC3191088E}.
The ProgID has changed from ‘Accusoft.PdfXpress6’ to ‘Accusoft.PdfXpress7’ in PDF Xpress 7.

New API

PDF Xpress 7 introduces changes to the PDF Xpress API, as described in this section.

Added the SetRotationOfPage() method to the PdfDocument object to set the rotation of a page.
Added the UserSpaceResolution property to the PageInfo object.
Added the GetSecurity(), RemoveSecurity(), and AddSecurity() methods to the PdfDocument object.
Added the Security object.
Added the PDF_PermissionStatus and PDF_EncryptMethod enumerations.

If you encounter any porting issues, please contact support@accusoft.com for assistance.