This section contains information on new features and improvements for each release.

• FormSuite v6.0 for .NET

FormSuite v6.0 for .NET

6.0 Product Updates for FormSuite

• PDF Xpress is now included with paid FormSuite licenses. Use PDF Xpress for loading files from PDF forms. See topic FormSuite and Forms API in a Forms Processing Workflow for more information.

6.0 Product Updates for Forms API

• Instead of a Windows installer, we now offer a ZIP file, as well as NuGet Packages for FormSuite components.
• The included source for Forms API and its demos now use NuGet Packages for dependencies on other Accusoft products.
• Updated command line demos to wait for keyboard input before exiting.
• Updated the FormsProcessingServer demo to accept option -copyinput to copy (rather than move) processed images to the output directory. See topic Process Filled Images against Form Sets using the Forms Processing Server.
• Added Visual Studio 2019 projects to build Forms API and demos from source; Visual Studio projects older than 2015 have been removed.
• Upgraded the SmartZone component to version 6.1. Please refer to the SmartZone documentation to see the full list of changes and improvements.
• Upgraded the FormFix and FormDirector components to version 6.0. Please refer to the FormFix and FormDirector documentation to see the full list of changes and improvements.
• Upgraded the ScanFix Xpress component to version 9.0. Please refer to the ScanFix Xpress documentation to see the full list of changes and improvements.

6.0 Breaking Changes for Forms API

• Removed support for barcode fields since Barcode Xpress is not sold with FormSuite for Structured Forms.
• Existing form sets with barcode fields tagged as "Recognizer/Barcode" are now ignored during processing with the Processor class.
• The following API has been removed:
  • DebugOptions.BarcodeXpressErrorLevel property.
  • LicenseKeychain.BarcodeXpress property.
  • FormTimingResults.TotalBarcodeTime property.
• The assembly file name has been renamed from Accusoft.Forms1.Net.dll to Accusoft.FormsAPI.Net.dll. Project references must be updated to use the new assembly.
  • The default value for DebugOptions.LogFile has been changed from Accusoft.Forms1.Debug.log to Accusoft.FormsAPI.Net.Debug.log.

6.0 Documentation Updates

• Consolidated Forms API help documentation into FormSuite help documentation.
• Updated Installation topic to reflect the new ZIP distribution.
• Added new topics:
  • NuGet Packages
  • Upgrading FormSuite 4 and 5 to FormSuite 6
• Added a new "Is this page helpful?" question to the bottom of each page, allowing you to send "Yes" or "No" feedback with a single click.