What's New in WebMerge 2.4?

• WM-If tag has been extended to support multiple conditions, with AND and OR operators and nested parentheses to allow complex evaluations of data from multiple fields.
  
  
• WM-Field tag now provides an option to use Unicode text in field data.
  
  
• The new WM-Wiki tag allows you very simple syntax in your database fields to describe web content.
  
  
• The WM-ImagePath tag has been extended to allow standard image attributes which will be included in the generated code.
  
  
• Generated pages can now have file names up to 255 characters on Windows and OS X.
  
  
• Much of the program has been highly optimized, resulting in performance that's often more than twice as fast as previous versions.
  
  
• All paths to directories and other settings are now stored as relative to the settings file, making it easy to move WebMerge-based solutions from one computer to another.
  
  
• Improved appearances on all supported platforms, including native controls on Windows XP and Mac OS X.
  
  
• Various minor bug fixes. All reproducible issues have been addressed for this release.
  
  

What's New in WebMerge 2.3?

• WM-AccessLink tag builds links automatically from MS Access data fields of type Link.
  
  
• New Replace attribute for the WM-Field tag lets you perform multiple search-and replace operations on field data before it's inserted into the page.
  
  
• Debugger window lets you step through WebMerge's generation process to help diagnose errors in your templates.
  
  
• TagMaker window lets you construct WebMerge tags with your field names quickly and easily with a point-and-click interface. Great for learning to write WebMerge tags, and fast enough to be valuable for experienced users. Tags can be easily copied for pasting into your favorite HTML authoring program.
  
  
• Plug-In Tools architecture allows third parties to write custom utilities that run within WebMerge, and allows Fourth World to extend the product between releases. The Debugger and TagMaker tools use this new architecture.
  
  
• A "Made with WebMerge" notice can be optionally added to the bottom of every generated page.
  
  
• WebMerge now replaces spaces and other invalid characters in file names with a hyphen ("-"). Earlier versions of WebMerge had used an underscore ("_"). If you need your pages to be generated using underscores as they were in earlier versions you can change this behavior at any time with the new File Name Hyphenator plug-in tool, available from the new Tools menu.
  
  
• Various minor bug fixes. All reproducible issues have been addressed for this release.
  
  

What's New in WebMerge 2.2?

• WM-Record tag now offers optional attributes to create multi-column index pages.
  
  
• WM-FieldInclude tag lets you insert a text file or HTML file referenced by a path in your field data.
  
  
• All navigation tags (WM-LinkNext, WM-LinkIndexNext, etc.) now allow attributes in the generated link, such as JavaScript function calls and CSS assignments.
  
  
• A Favorites sub-menu has been added to the File menu for quick access to commonly-used settings files.
  
  
• The FTP settings window now displays bullet characters ("•") in the password field.
  
  
• A new "Preview in Browser" button has been added to the results window so you can quickly view the generated files in your browser.
  
  
• The Test Mode option in the main window now offers a range of pages to generate. With that option on, you can choose to generate only 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, or 1000 pages.
  
  
• In demo mode (no license key has been entered) WebMerge will write a notice at the bottom of the page that it was generated with an unlicensed version of WebMerge. Registered copied of WebMerge will not add any such info to your pages at all.
  
  
• Various minor bug fixes. All reproducible issues have been addressed for this release.
  
  

What's New in WebMerge 2.1?

• WM-IndexLabel tag lets you write a portion of an index page only when the value in the specified field changes between records. This is especially useful for labelling groups of records on the page.
  
  
• WM-GenDate tag lets you insert the date your pages were generated, with a variety of formatting options.
  
  
• WM-IndexRecordNumber tag gives you the position of a record on an index page.
  
  
• WM-CurrentRangeStart tag tells you the beginning number of the range of records shown on an index page.
  
  
• WM-CurrentRangeEnd tag gives you the ending number of the range of records shown on an index page.
  
  
• The WM-Field tag now supports a new cgiEncoded attribute to format field data in a form suitable for submission to CGIs.
  
  
• Various bug fixes, mostly involving settings not being saved correctly. All reproducible issues have been addressed for this release.
  
  

What's New in WebMerge 2.0?

WebMerge 2.0 is a completely revised program offering a wide variety of valuable new features:

• Conditional generation using IF-THEN tags in your templates.
  
  
• The INCLUDE tag lets you merge any text or HTML document directly into your generated pages.
  
  
• FIRST, NEXT, PREVIOUS, and LAST tags provided for easy linking to other detail or index pages.
  
  
• WebMerge 2.0 can automatically create simple index and detail templates on the fly for instant publishing.
  
  
• Multiple index pages, with automated pagination based on field changes or number of records. For example, you could have WebMerge create a new index whenever the first character of a field containing names changes, making alphabetically-categorized index pages.
  
  
• You can include other WebMerge settings files to be executed when the current one finishes. This lets you chain sequences of generation activities for fully automated support of complex workflows.
  
  
• Logging options let you maintain a listing of WebMerge results and tag interpretation errors so you can track down problems in your templates quickly.
  
  
• Template pages can reside anywhere on your hard drive, with the folder you want WebMerge to generate its pages into specified separately.
  
  
• If you need a different index or detail template for each record, just include the path to that file in a field in that database and WebMerge provides an option to let you use those to generate from.
  
  
• WebMerge 2.0 can optionally upload generated pages to most Web servers via built-in FTP.
  
  
• Any field delimiter can be used to parse your exported database or spreadsheet file. WebMerge provides quick selection for the most popular delimiters such as commas and tabs, but also provides space for you to enter your own if needed. Just about any file format with return-delimited records can be used.
  

Note for registered uses of WebMerge 1.9.3 or earlier: The registration keys for WebMerge have changed with version 2.0. Registered customers of any earlier version can obtain a key code for version 2.0 at no charge. To obtain your new key code, just send an email to webmerge@fourthworld.com, and be sure to include your name and your WebMerge 1.x key code.