How to Build a Fully-Functional LMS
Post-secondary schools look very different this year as colleges and universities embrace both blended learning and online-only approaches to content delivery and engagement. But this isn’t a one-off operation. Even as pandemic pressures ease, the shift to distance learning as the de facto solution for many students won’t disappear. As a result, it’s critical for […]
Solving the Complexity of Patient Data with Barcodes in Healthcare
While the rapid uptake of electronic health records (EHRs), wearable devices, and collaborative technologies can help streamline treatment planning and delivery, the scope and scale of these same technologies creates a continually evolving, increasingly complex workspace. According to recent Accenture data, more than half of U.S. healthcare patients now struggle to navigate the system, while […]
Maintaining Quality in an Agile World With Static Code Analysis
W. Noah Kruswicki, Quality Assurance Analyst Most developers are not granted the luxury of developing new code for new projects. Unfortunately for most developers, they are saddled with old code bases that have ideas from 20 or more years ago. To put that in perspective, large-scale commercial development has only been around since the early […]
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What Is Document Comparison?
Managing electronic documents effectively is critical to the success of any organization. Since digital files are so easy to edit, companies often find themselves trying to sort through multiple versions of the same document, each of which may contain slight differences. That’s why document management systems need to have document comparison capabilities integrated into their […]
Why, when I tried to run the SLU, do I get a ” Component ‘COMDLG32.OCX’ or one of its dependences not correctly registered” error?
Question Why, when I tried to run the SLU, do I get a ” Component ‘COMDLG32.OCX’ or one of its dependences not correctly registered” error? Answer This error happens if a particular deployment machine doesn’t have the COMDLG32.OCX file registered. To fix this: 1. Install the comdlg.ocx dependency, if not available on the target machine. […]
Why am I getting an error when converting certain Powerpoint files to PDF?
Question We are in the process of converting multiple Microsoft Office documents to PDF files and noticed a few PowerPoint files are returning the following: “errorCode”: “CouldNotConvert”. What could be causing this issue? Answer This issue can occur specifically with PowerPoint files when using PrizmDoc’s MSO feature or PrizmDoc Cloud. When a document is marked […]
How do I change the default directory of the SmartZone folder from %TEMP% to something else?
As SmartZone runs, it will create a folder in the %TEMP% directory containing a few files that the engine needs to run. If you want to change this location, you can do that by creating an INI file in the same directory as the executable that runs your application. You must name that INI file […]
Why do I receive a 404 error when I create a viewing session using an absolute path to a local document?
Question I am creating a viewing session from a local document on my server and providing an absolute path “C:\Users\Public\Documents\Accusoft\Common\Images\PdfDemoSample.pdf” as the fileName but I receive a 404 error. What could be the reason for this and how can I fix it? Answer For security reasons, PAS disallows providing absolute paths for documents that are […]
When running PrizmDoc on Linux, why is the service health page showing unhealthy when MSO is enabled?
Question After applying a new license/evaluation license through the license utility on Linux, the following error appears in the logs: {"gid":"","name":"OCS","time":"2019-01-3T18:26:39.368Z","pid":36875,"level":50,"tid":36875,"taskid":8,"FATAL ERROR":"MSO feature is active, but 'fidelity.msOfficeCluster.host' and 'fidelity.msOfficeCluster.port' are not configured, going to 'Unhealthy' state"} What could cause this issue to occur, and how can it be fixed? Answer As you are running on […]
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In PrizmDoc, why is my document appearing smaller on the page relative to the viewer?
Question In PrizmDoc, my document appears to be small on the page relative to the viewer. How can I fix this? Answer By default, PrizmDoc renders a PDF file according to the MediaBox, which is normally the same as CropBox, though sometimes this is not the case. The larger area you see in the PrizmDoc […]