Development history
At combit, we strive for short ways and strong connections – allowing us to stay flexible and quickly react to changing market demands. Quality control is situated inhouse, and so is our technical support from the developers who builtList & Label. At combit, you always talk to an expert!
The product development of List & Label in a nutshell.
Version 31
New version 31New features
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Version 30
New features
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CSV/text export: Ignore line breaks in data-only export
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SVG output as vector in preview and PDF
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Time zone options for date/time conversions
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Optionally embed fonts in project files
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Report parameters: “Apply immediately” option
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Manage repository in the desktop designer
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New design features and barcodes: DrawingFromBase64, design QR, ITF
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VCL: TDesignerWorkspace, direct export and dictionaries for localization
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Microsoft Graph: Retry/delay options for email dispatch
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New data provider: Azure SQL data provider
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JSON/CouchDB: NamespacePrefix for parallel data sources
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Combination printing: DefinePrintOptions per project
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PDF fields directly from byte[]/stream
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Support for .NET 9
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Web Report Designer/Viewer: Drilldowns and accessibility improvements
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Report Server: Serial mail per record during document printing
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Report Server: Duplicate connection strings
Version 29
New features
- New chart types in the Web Report Designer
- Support for new export options in the Web Report Designer
- Parallel display of multiple pages in the Web Report Viewer
- Offline use of the Web Report Designer
- Extended drag & drop support in the desktop designer
- Adjacent crosstabs for multidimensional data analysis New table properties
- Support for .NET 8
- New cloud storage provider for WebDAV
- Improved SQLiteConnection data provider
- New InMemoryDataProviderWrapper data provider
- Data providers support schemas
- Performance optimization for numerous export formats by up to 60 percent
- Improved navigation in the print selection dialog
- New Web Designer for the Report Server
- Report Server: OAuth 2.0 support in REST data source
- Report Server: OAuth 2.0 support for emails
- In-memory option for JSON and XML data sources in the Report Server
Version 28
New features
- New designer objects in Web Report Designer
- New chart and table editor in Web Report Designer
- Support for Excel formulas in worksheets
- Customize header and footer content during Excel export
- Automatic adjustment of column width during Excel export
- Password protection for Excel worksheets
- Additional document properties for Word export
- Fixed header line for XHTML export
- Additional settings for encrypted PDF export
- Support for .NET 7
- New data providers for Azure Cosmos DB and MariaDB
- Optimized byte array usage for images
- Subreports and project modules in Report Server
- SSL/TLS support in Report Server for FTP/FTPS upload action
- Sending emails via Graph API
- Improved performance and easy filtering for report parameters
- New barcode type: EPC QR code
- New designer function PageBreak$() for page break at any position
- Multiple selection of report container elements in the object list
Version 27
New features
- Create report templates directly in the browser with the new Web Report Designer
- Easy deployment in new cloud environments
- Support for Windows Docker container
- Support for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
- Support for Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6
- Create charts easily via drag & drop
- Excel Export: support for hyperlinks in text objects, flexible naming of worksheets and hiding of grid lines
- White labeling: adapt the UI of the Report Server to your own branding
- Report Server ported to Microsoft’s .NET 5 framework
- Extended FireDAC VCL component
- https support for HTML objects
Version 26
New features
- Reusable sub reports
- Improved drag & drop UI for the table
- New ribbon icons in Office 2019 style
- Combine different projects into one print
- Multi-pass processing for pre-calculations
- Multi-page and poster printing
- New PDF export
- Support for .NET 5
- New filter option in Ad-hoc Designer
- Vertical bar charts in Ad-hoc Designer
- Field type „picture“ available in Ad-hoc Designer
- Naming scheme “combit.Reporting“ for .NET namespace
- Sorting tables by 1:1 fields
- Report Server on new technology basis
- Enabling individual copies and form feeds for labels
- PDF display in the List & Label Viewer
Version 25
PDF (4,5 MB)New features
- Horizontal fill mode for columns
- Subelements via filter conditions
- Automatically adjusted column widths
- Grouped line definitions
- New image formats
- .NET Core 3.1 support
- GraphQL data provider
- Support for using SQL stored procedures
- Parameter assistant
- Compound primary keys
- Import and export
- Webhook actions
- Support for ZUGFeRD 2.1
- Append signature when sending emails
- Export without page breaks
- JSON as new target format
Version 24
New features
- Crosstabs via drag & drop
- Find and replace
- Charts from crosstabs and vice versa
- Customized preview (.NET/VCL)
- Embedded export formats
- Parametrized data sources
- HTML5 Viewer: SVG and drilldown for charts
- Custom Web Designer objects and functions
- Native apps for iOS and Android
- New actions for scheduled reports
- Requested features in the Ad-hoc Designer
- Enhanced performance
- Rscript for additional charts
- Animations for XHTML export
- Extended PDF/A support
Version 23
New features
- Report Server part of the Enterprise Edition
- Ad-hoc Designer
- Relational links between diverse data sources
- Data provider for Salesforce
- Accelerated Designer startup
- Faster Printing
- Virtual formula variables
- New pie/donut chart features
- Highlighted sections in charts
- SVG graphics
- Context-dependent crosstab editing enhanced
- Renewed SVG export
- New features in the pie chart
Version 22
New features
- Keep group/data together
- Property favorites
- Animation in the preview
- New barcodes
- Enhanced crosstabs: multiple result cells, cross references, expandable regions, auto fill, Top-N “Others”
- More options with the virtual file system (repository)
- WPF wrapper for preview
- Radar chart
- Treemap
- New possibilities in the chart layout
- Sorting charts by value
- Top-N and “Others” in charts
Version 21
New features
- Conditional formatting
- Enhanced drag & drop
- Consolidating formula errors
- Improved handling of default fonts
- New color picker
- Support for nested tables
- Native aggregate functions
- New and enhanced data providers
- New Web Designer
- Thumbnails in HTML5 viewer
- Scripting support
- Enhanced PDF export
- Digital signature in PDF
- 32/64 bit mail proxy
Version 20
New features
- Multiple report containers
- HTML5 viewer filtering and 1:1 relations at database level
- Filtering and 1:1 relations at database level
- List & Label’s SQL-based data providers now use JOIN commands to support 1:1 relationships
- LL20 now offers a 64-bit option for the OLE object
- XHTML now supports texts rotated in 90° increments, better maintains spacing between objects and enhances the display of individual pages
- The quality of LL barcodes has been enhanced, bringing them up to the “A” level as defined by ISO/IEC 15416 (depending on the paper and printer)
- Users can now design their reports in List & Label and export them directly to PowerPoint
- New export formats in preview window
- Drill down using report parameters
- New data providers and data provider enhancements
- New Designer features (format painter, checkbox object, combined tool windows)
- New Office 2013 ribbon style
Version 19
New features
- More interactive reports
- Support of Windows 8.1
- Visual Studio 2013
- Report parameters
- Collection variables
- Expandable regions, interactive sorting in the preview
- Higher-resolution displays
- Shapefiles e.g. for geovisualization (Enterprise Edition)
- Donut chart, funnel chart, pipeline chart
- .NET: OData and REST, new data providers
- Legends with fixed widths
- Combined charts
- Stacked charts with minimum part of your data
- New “flat” projection
- Viewer supports ribbon
- Bug Fixing promise for Enterprise Edition clients
Version 18
New features
- Highlight of version 18: Performance!
- Windows 8 support
- Optimized through multithreading
- Reduced load
- Comprehensive fine-tuning measures in every nook and cranny to increase performance
- New: Ribbon UI in the Designer
- Multipage preview with touch support
- Reverse side printing
- Premiumadress barcode of Deutsche Post can be easily created
- Full view in report container
- Top-N Reporting in crosstabs
- Wizard for WinForms applications
- NuGet Support
- New samples: Web service sample, Web Designer sample
- MS Word export: DOCX
- jQuery Mobile HTML export
- Approved for use with Amazon Web Services
Version 17
New features
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New chart types: Gantt, Area chart, Bubble chart for four dimensional reporting
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New design schemes: charts, crosstab, etc. shine in just the right colors.
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The Designer can be hosted in a control (.NET/VCL).
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The PDF Object optimizes the processing of forms.
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Data graphics: Visualize data quickly and easily.
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Automatic table of contents and index, incl. easy-to-use wizard.
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Provider for new data sources: JSON, CouchDb, MongoDb.
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New browser plugins: Firefox, Chrome viewer, Opera and Safari.
Improved Crystal Reports converter. -
Individual Designer objects with full benefit of all properties.
Improved XHTML export. -
Integration in MS SharePoint.
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Multi-level sorting: Now any number of levels are available.
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Precalc function: An inconspicuous feature with a big impact.
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RTF editor object with events
Improvements added to List & Label since release of version 16 (Only for Professional and Enterprise Edition):
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XmlDataProvider has new event PreParseXPathNavigator allowing to override the default data type parsing behavior.
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.NET: ObjectDataProvider now also supports IDictionary<,> members and creates a column object for each key/value pair.
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OleDbDataProvider now supports combined key fields.
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DrillDown now also works with combined key fields.
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DbCommandSetDataProvider now fires new event “ExecuteDbCommand” allowing to tweak the precalculated SQL.
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Added support for static tables via DOM (.AddNewStaticTable() and class SubItemStaticTable).
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Extended ObjectDataProvider with new event ‘OnHandleEnumerableProperty’ to be able to stop the recursion in specified path(s).
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new overload to AddFromObject() method for variables/fields allowing to just pass browsable properties.
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Support for transparent ICO/PNG (also for printer, unless it does not support per-pixel alpha).
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LL_OPTION_SCALED_PERCENTAGEFORMATTER (198): when set to TRUE, the value is multiplied by 100
Version 16
New features
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Mini toolbars make working more intuitive
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Improved input, selection and alignment
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Workflow for more productive localization
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.NET DataSource component
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Improved documentation and .NET tutorial
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Pivot function for crosstabs
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Continuously variable zoom in the Designer
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Search in preview
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Up to date: Gauges
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XHTML/CSS Export
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New HTML object
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.NET Client Profile Support
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Intelligent Mail Barcode
Improvements added to List & Label since release of version 15 (Only for Professional and Enterprise Edition):
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The picture format can be selected via the Picture.Format option for the RTF export.
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.NET: Object data provider can work with empty untyped enumerations. In label projects copies are supported.
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Chart: Improved scaling for time differences.
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Designer: The precise error location for syntax errors is provided in a dialog
Version 15
New features
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Drilldown reporting enables user-friendly processing of hierarchical data
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.NET Data Binding provides faster and easier access to data sources
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PDF Export: PDF/A Revision-secure archiving CID-keyed fonts (Unicode)
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64-Bit Version to fully utilize RAM with the Professional and Enterprise Edition
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Compatible with Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010 + RAD Studio 2010
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Document output enables original/copy control
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New Barcodes, very latest GS1
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Calculation to any precision
Improvements added to List & Label since release of version 14 (Only for Professional and Enterprise Edition):
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Unicode and Java Support for the Standard Edition
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The soft hyphen (code 0xad) is supported in text wrapping, as a replacement for LL_CHAR_PHANTOMSPACE if a hyphen should be printed in case of wrapping
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The .NET component tries to convert all Byte[] fields using GDI+ to images
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New support for EAN Datamatrix barcode, uses “~1” to encode FNC1
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New designer property, to keep group footer and group header rows together
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New flag for LlProjectOpen(), so no printer DC is created. The project is loaded faster
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Strg+ and Strg– to zoom in and out in the designer
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New property “export as image” for graphic objects
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Several enhancements for DOM properties
Version 14
New features
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Speed-Designing: Real data preview within the designer
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Layout regions: Different paper formats and (multi-) tray control
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From the wish list: Define real rwos with a single record from the data base
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Preview: Create an index, reduction in file size for JPEG pictures
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Automatically create code from project
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Designer: Simplified property view mode, new filter for functions, variables and fields
Improvements added to List & Label since release of version 13 (Only for Professional and Enterprise Edition)
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Formulas can now be commented. That’s a great feature when working with more complex expressions.
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The DesignerAction component introduced for .NET is now also available for Delphi. More languages to follow.
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TotalPages$() now has an optional offset parameter
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Objects can be grouped via DOM
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All objects can now be assigned a PDF bookmark.
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Tables and crosstabs now each have their own filter condition
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WPF-Viewer-Control
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Support for DOM fuction calls while the Designer is open
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Designer extension with custom menu items, toolbar buttons and functions
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Improved .NET documentation, help shows directly in the IDE
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Direct export of output format to Excel
Version 13
New features
- Now as a subscription including support
- Great enhancements to charts: Versatile and more attractive graphic evaluations
- With the List & Label DOM model you can manage almost all the properties that can be adjusted in the Designer by using code
- The preview displays results while printing is still running
- Export outputs to Unicode, or to ZIP archives, as image and XPS as a new format
Version 12.0
New features
- Report container allows any sequence of tables, charts and crosstabs
- Crosstabs open up new ranges of application
- Digital signatures provide security
- Saves effort localizing projects
- Fixed barcode line width improves readability
- Polished interface optimizes working with the Designer
- HTML export produces results more true to the original
- Java support creates a new area of application
- List & Label is Vista-ready now
Version 11
New features
- Multi tables and sub reports
- .NET component: Rewrite of data binding, new online help
- Other programming languages: extensive samples, revised VCL data binding
- Aggregate functions and NULL values: no sum variables necessary anymore, flexible statistical analysis of data
- Table object: rotational header lines, deactivatable line definitions
- Enhanced convenience for data output
- Preview: new toolbar controls
- Excel export revised
- New 2D barcode: Azetec (Professional Edition)
- More fun in the Designer
Version 10
New features
- PDF Export: Revised and enhanced
- Preview: Enhanced and direct export
- Send print files via SMTP, HTML-emails
- New Barcodes
- New Export Formats
- Strongly extended VCL Component
- Extended .NET Component
- List & Label is Windows XP-ready now
Version 9.0
Release: 11/2002
Version 8.0
Release: 07/2001
Version 7.0
Release: 05/2000
Version 6.0
Release: 02/1999
Version 5.0
Release: 11/1997
Version 4.0
Release: 09/1996
Version 3.5
Release: 02/1995
Version 3.0
Release: 04/1994
Version 2.0
Release: 05/1993
Version 1.1
Release: 10/1992
Version 1.0
Release: 07/1992
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