PDXplorer™ 6.1 release notes

Published updates in the PDXplorer "6.1 series" software (all dates are UTC).

PDXplorer 6.0  •  PDXplorer 6.2

The current release is available on the PDXplorer download page.

PDXplorer 6.0 and later releases are confirmed as Not Vulnerable to Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228.

6.1.0.2: 2022-04-12

New features and functions §

  • Show new Change history page for Item Master (part/document) detail panel in a PDXpert package, and Item detail panel in a standard package. [g565,d26a68e] §

    Item change history

  • In the package's detail panel, show new About page with application, copyright, build date, and PDXplorer and third-party software licenses' location. [g534,f52293a,cbbee8a] §

Improvements to existing capabilities §

  • Add package metrics – principal element counts; Attachment counts; byte totals for files (both isFileIn and not) – to the Package info tab. [g564,dcdf2a5] §

    PDX package info - metrics

  • Show a PDXplorer View button (View) button in the navigation panel's Attachment table for poorly-formed but usable web links (e.g., example.com). Replace Uri.IsWellFormedUriString() and Uri.TryCreate() with UriBuilder() to test and open http(s):// links. [g563,a35d8a7] §

Antivirus check§

Installer Scan results
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6.1.1.2: 2022-06-12

Improvements to existing capabilities §

  • Use common top-level domains to validate Attachment table PDXplorer View button (View) button for poorly-formed but usable web links (e.g., example.com). Button not shown for physical files where isFileIn=No unless file extension matches TLD. List of qualifying TLDs saved in CommonTLD setting of application configuration file. [3f6b369x, 72bf9473y] §

    PDX attachments table
  • Apply current culture's numeric formatting to file byte counts and package metrics. [af9d7e20] §

    Numeric format

Maintenance changes and fixes §

  • Try alternate parsing or assign fileSize=0 when summing attachments' byte count, for values with unexpected format (e.g., 1 234 567 or 1234.567KiB). [af9d7e20x] §

  • Add local language resource for FolderCreate and FolderDelete 5-second retry fail. [3f6b369y] §

Antivirus check§

Installer Scan results
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6.1.4.2: 2023-08-20

Improvements to existing capabilities §

  • Show AppRelease and SQLiteVersion values in package About page; fix header. [ab005f97] §

  • In non-compliant packages, assign package default PDXpertPackageOwner and PackageContactId from first or toplevel Contact as starting values before examining Contacts. [#724-B, dd48eccc, d086643c] §

Maintenance changes and fixes §

  • Ensure missing attributes exist before testing: in DataSetManager(), swap functions to AddMissingTableColumns() before SetPDXpertPackageOwnerOrg() [g724-A, 52c3078b] §

  • Refresh digital signature with updated cryptographic certificate. [a2b96655] §

  • Update libraries:

    • DotNetZip 1.15.0 updated to DotNetZip 1.16.0 for .NET 4.7.2 (was .NET 4.6) [35fd033c] §

    • NLog.4.7.12 updated to NLog.5.2.0 Release notes [c8120bd8] §

    • System.Data.SQLite.1.0.115.0 updated to System.Data.SQLite.1.0.117.0 [eaaea8e6] §

Antivirus check§

Installer Scan results
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