Aurigma Image Uploader 6.0 Dual has a number of changes since Aurigma Image Uploader 5.7 Dual. It supports many more features and API improvements, including the backward incompatible ones.

This topic discusses how to upgrade from Aurigma Image Uploader 5.7 Dual to Aurigma Image Uploader 6.0 Dual.

Steps to Update Image Uploader

In short, you should follow these steps to upgrade from Aurigma Image Uploader 5.7 Dual to Aurigma Image Uploader 6.0 Dual:

  1. Copy new Image Uploader files to the server:
    • ImageUploader6.cab
    • ImageUploader6.jar
    • iuembed.js
  2. Make sure that codebase settings of ActiveX and Java versions are configured properly (i.e. they are pointing to the CAB file and the folder with JAR file).
  3. Review Image Uploader members you are using and make sure that they do not belong to the obsolete members list. If so, change your code to reflect changes in API. Breaking changes of API are described later in this topic.
  4. Update the full license key. Contact sales@aurigma.com for all license upgrade questions.
  5. If you want to use some new features of Aurigma Image Uploader 6.0 Dual check out this documentation. In particular, it is recommended to examine the What's New? topic to see what new features are added and where to read about it more detailed.
Note

Image Uploader provides a possibility to display special screens instead of the ActiveX control while it is downloading or installing. To implement this you just need to link the iuembed.InstallationProgress.js file with your Image Uploader embedding script and write at least five code lines. Find details in the Using Image Uploader Installation Progress topic.

List of Breaking API Changes

The table below contains a list of obsolete members of Image Uploader.

Member Name Comments
ImageUploader.AdditionalFolderNavigator Eliminated. Use the ShellComboBox.ParentControlName property to bind ImageUploader and ShellComboBox.
ShellComboBox.AdditionalFolderNavigator Eliminated. Use the ShellComboBox.ParentControlName property to bind ImageUploader and ShellComboBox.
ButtonFontName Eliminated. Use the ButtonFont and PaneFont properties instead.
ButtonFontSize Eliminated. Use the ButtonFont and PaneFont properties instead.
CheckFilesBySelectAllButton Default value was changed to true.
MessageRedirectText Eliminated because it is not necessary for localization of Image Uploader.
UploadThumbnailXXX The index of upload thumbnail list was changed to one-based.
EnableFileViewer When this property is false, double-clicking files does not add them to the upload list.