The Quick Guide to the latest ScriptX

This article is a quick guide to the features and updates to the latest release version of ScriptX: v8,3,0,4 .

Line by line information on new features, updates and fixes are available on the full history log.

Do I need to upgrade?

No, but obviously, you should also update if this release provides new features you need or resolves issues you have encountered (see the history).

Are there any breaking changes?

No there are not.

How do I upgrade?

To upgrade client side usage:

• First download the ScriptX Developer Resource kit from our downloads page. If you are a licensee, you should obtain the ScriptX Licensee Resource Kit from the My MeadCo Portal.

• Install the resource kit, please note that installing the kit will not install ScriptX on your PC.

• Update all copies of smsx.cab and/or ScriptX.msi deployed throughout your organisation. Both files are available with the resource kit in the 'redist' folder.

  For example, if you are using browser based deployment then you must replace all copies of smsx.cab file on your servers with the file from the resource kit. You must then also update the codebase versioning on all your ScriptX-enabled pages to reflect the required version number (8,3,0,4 ) - this will cause Internet Explorer to download and install the updated version of ScriptX. For example, for 'free' usage of ScriptX:

  <!-- MeadCo ScriptX -->
  <object id="factory" viewastext style="display:none"
     classid="clsid:1663ed61-23eb-11d2-b92f-008048fdd814"
     codebase="http://[your_path]/smsx.cab#Version=8,3,0,4
  ">
  </object>

  where [your-path] is a placeholder for the location of smsx.cab.

  Or, for licensed usage:

  <!-- MeadCo Security Manager -->
  <object id="secmgr" viewastext style="display:none"
  classid="clsid:5445be81-b796-11d2-b931-002018654e2e"
  codebase="http://[your_path]/smsx.cab#Version=8,3,0,4
  ">
  <param name="GUID" value="{YOUR_LICENSE_GUID}">
  <param name="Path" value="http://[your_path]/sxlic.mlf">
  <param name="Revision" value="0">
  </object>

  where [your-path] is a placeholder for the location of smsx.cab and your license on your own servers. YOUR_LICENSE_GUID is your own unique license identifier - this will not change.

What's new?

ScriptX 8 is built for Internet Explorer 11 only making it a leaner release and introduces separation of installers for Enhanced PDF Printing.

ScriptX 8.1 includes fixes and changes to enable working with ScriptX.Services.

It also brings together all the bug fixes made since the release of ScriptX 8.0.

If you require to continue support for earlier versions of Internet Explorer then continue to use ScriptX 7.7 which continues to be maintained but not actively developed.