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Datalogics Adobe PDF Library Service Bulletin 2025-JUL-APDFL18-1

Datalogics Adobe PDF Library Service Bulletin 2025-JUL-APDFL18-1

For Windows, WindowsARM, Linux, Linux ARMv8, Mac, Mac ARMv8, and AIX 
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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Datalogics APDFL v18.0.5PlusP1s - Now available for download!
This version introduces the following features:
•    SF#47011 – The method PDDocOptimizeSetTDMReservationPolicy() has been added to the C/C++ interface.
•    SF#47040 - The properties StuctureParentTree and StructureIDTree have been added to the Document class of the .NET and Java interfaces.

This version contains the following changes:
•    Update expat library to version 2.7.1.
•    Update openssl library to version 3.5.1.
•    Update libpng library to version 1.6.50.
•    With this release, the Maven package version has been increased to 18.52.0.
•    With this release, the NuGet package version has been increased to 18.52.0.

This version resolves the following bugs:
•    SF#46925 – This corrects an issue where the PreserveBlack option didn’t have an effect for Color Conversion a grayscale target colorspace.
•    SF#46937 – This corrects a memory leak in the Attachments property of the Document class of the .NET and Java interfaces.
•    SF#46974 – This corrects an issue with PDFOptimizer where default compression for some images may have been overly aggressive.
•    SF#46980 – This corrects an issue where a document that had a form on multiple pages was having redactions applied to it which made it look like holes were being punched through the form to show the background of the page.
•    SF#46981 – This corrects a problem where applying redactions to a Document could result in misplaced instances when an image was reused on the page.
•    SF#46982 – This corrects an issue with metadata when converting a document to PDF/A, with regard to compliance in some cases. This also corrects an issue with Form Fields when converting a document to PDF/A, with regard to compliance in some cases.
•    SF#46985 – The performance of PDFOptimizer has been improved for images in many cases.
•    SF#46991 – This corrects an issue where Optimizing an image using a SMask could result in an error in some cases.
•    SF#46994 – This corrects a problem subsetting some types of TrueType fonts where a glyph could disappear. This also corrects a problem where Base14 font removal could result in an inconsistent result.
•    SF#47004 – This corrects a problem where Optimizing a document with Type 3 fonts could mishandle ancillary fonts.
•    SF#47012 – This corrects a XFA forms flattening issue when dealing with RichText elements that span multiple pages and have various expressions of whitespace.
•    SF#47033 – This corrects a problem with the DiscardComments and DiscardAnnotations Optimizer option of the .NET and Java interfaces.
•    SF#47041 – This corrects a problem where PDF/X conversion could silently fail and page content would be empty, now conversion errors out properly.

How to upgrade to the NEW version

  1. Connect: sftp://ftp.datalogics.com using an FTP client (port 22) or CLICK HERE to log in using your browser
  2. Use your private username/password that was provided during your evaluation/purchase
    1. Username: <<your user account number>>
    2. Password: <<your user password>>
  3. Issue a change directory to /Products/apdfl/[platform]/APDFLv18.0.5Plus/

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