2022.2

Installer Improvements
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Addafeaturetothesilent installerofConnecttoallowspecifyingatargetfolderotherthanthe
defaultfolder,using"install.directory=xxx".(SHARED-75669)
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Silent installationscannowspecifyconnectingtoadatabasewithanencryptedconnection,
using"database.usessl".(SHARED-75671)
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Silent installationsnolongerneedaconnectiontoadatabasetocomplete.(SHARED-75775)
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IntheConnectinstaller,theMessenger ServiceisnowonlyinstalledwhentheDesignermodule
isselected.(SHARED-76189/76318)
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ImprovementsmadeforinstallationsonmachineswhereConnectfailedtouninstallcorrectly.
(SHARED-77148)
Connect2020.2DesignerImprovements
Improved Background Image options
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TheSection Backgroundfunctionalityhasbeenupdatedtosupportimagetypesotherthan
PDF.Thisincludes.png,.jpgand.tiff(includingmulti-pageTIFFs)files.Thisisalsosupportedvia
theControlScriptAPI.(SHARED-72730)
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InversionsofConnectpriorto2020.2,ifapagehadnocontentexceptforalinkedDataMapper
background,thenConnectwouldconsideritan"empty"pagewhendeterminingwhetherornotto
"Omit Master Page Back in case of an empty back page"(availableasanoptioninthesheetcon-
figurationofasection).ThishasnowbeenfixedinConnect2020.2,andsuchpagesareno
longerconsideredempty.(SHARED-72588)
Thiscanaffecttheoutputofexistingtemplates.
Scripting Improvements
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Addedabilitytoquicklysearchthroughscriptnamesandcontentsforspecifiedtext.(SHARED-
60305)
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AutosuggestionimprovementsmadefortablepropertiesintheJavaScripteditor.(SHARED-
70690)
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Introducedprev()andnext()functionstothe"results"objectinourscriptingAPI.(SHARED-
70764)
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FixedaproblemwithFind Previousinthescriptdebugger.(SHARED-76737)
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Fixedminorissuesinthescriptfolderpropertiesdialog.(SHARED-76996)
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