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Announcements
MSDN SQL Release Notes — November 2011
Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, November 10, 2011 1:44 AMThis release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release. The following documents have been added to the document set:
SQL Server File Format Documents
[MS-RDLRS]: Report Definition Language Report State File Format Specification
SQL Server Standards Support Documents
[MS-SQLXQUERY]: SQL XQuery Standards Support Document
SQL Server Standards Support Documents (preliminary documentation)
[MS-TSQLISO02]: SQL Server Transact-SQL ISO 9075-2:2008 Standards Support Document
[MS-TSQLISO03]: SQL Server 2008 R2 Transact-SQL ISO 9075-3:2008 Standards Support Document
[MS-TSQLISO11]: SQL Server Transact-SQL/ISO 9075-11:2008 Standards Support Document
SQL Server Protocol Documents (preliminary documentation)
[MS-TDS-PREVIEW]: Tabular Data Stream Protocol Specification
The following known issues exist in the November 2011 release:
1. Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
4. Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
1. In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
2. In the Categories list, click Documents.
3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.htmlMSDN Exchange Server Protocols Release Notes — April 2012
Tom Devey - MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, November 04, 2010 9:38 PMThe April 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and the Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents since the January 2012 refresh. Both Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents are updated to include information about Microsoft® Exchange Server 15 Technical Preview and Microsoft® Outlook® 15 Technical Preview.
Exchange Server Protocol Documents links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-OXCHGTR]
Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-STANOXCHGTR]
Information for Exchange 15 Technical Preview and Outlook 15 Technical Preview:
The documents were updated to include preliminary applicability and implementation details for Exchange 15 Technical Preview and Outlook 15 Technical Preview. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document. Note that a technology might change between preliminary and final document versions, and there are risks in relying on preliminary documentation.
The following new specifications were added to the Exchange Server Protocols documents:
- [MS-OXCEXT] : Client Extension Message Object Protocol Specification. This document specifies the Client Extension Message Object Protocol, which enables clients to access client extension data in a mailbox.
- [MS-XOAUTH] : OAuth 2.0 Authorization Protocol Extensions. This document specifies how applications can perform server-to-server authentication using a security token service.
The following known issues exist in the April 2012 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
- For optimal readability of the PDF documents, we recommend that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 10.0.
- Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the
default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9.
To access links, perform the following procedure:- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents.
- Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
MSDN Office Release Notes - April 2012
Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, April 18, 2012 10:09 PMThe April 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the January 2012 refresh.
Microsoft Office File Formats links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-FFCHGTR]
Microsoft Office Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OCHGTR]
SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-SPCHGTR]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OSTANCHGTR]
The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:
- None for this release
The following Office protocols have been deprecated:
- None for this release
The following known issues exist in the April 2012 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents.
- Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
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