Great news for Linux developers! Aspose.Cells for C++ 24.8 delivers many new features and enhancements, such as elevated pivot table functionality, chart rendering, document encryption, and more for your Linux-based C++ spreadsheet manipulation apps.

Key Highlights

• Easily Handle Pivot Tables: The latest C++ Excel API release lets you generate dynamic pivot tables, allows sorting by specific pivot items, and enhances pivot table performance in general.
• Efficient Formula Calculation: Benefit from trusted formula evaluation and support for complex functions, such as YEARFRAC and LET.
• Empowered Chart Rendering: Work with chart visualization having precise label positioning, better rendering, and different chart types support on Linux.
• Manipulate Excel File Formats: Aspose.Cells for C++ 24.8 seamlessly handles several Excel formats with accurate conversion, import, and export features.

New Features

• You can now access all cells containing “Place in Cell” pictures.
• The latest C++ spreadsheet processing library release brings the VALUETOTEXT function for dynamic data manipulation.
• Users can now sort pivot tables by pivot field items for enhanced data analysis on Linux.
• Update your solutions with support for sorting by specific pivot items to fine-tune data presentation.
• Conveniently modify formulas with blank spaces for upgraded formula creation.

Enhancements

• Use the ability to encrypt documents for supercharged security control without encrypting document properties.
• The C++ library v24.8 provides refined character rendering in Excel to PDF conversion for precise output.
• Effortlessly render text content to PDF format for better visual consistency on Linux-powered machines.

Bug Fixes

Here are some of the issues we fixed in Aspose.Cells for C++ 24.8:

• Resolved YEARFRAC formula calculation issue with February 29th and January 1st.
• Fixed hyperlinks in PDF not working after formula calculation.
• Addressed LET function evaluation error.
• Corrected spreadsheet conversion errors.
• Improved chart rendering by fixing missing data labels, incorrect arrow/bullet positioning, and label alignment issues.
• Addressed Excel file to PDF conversion rendering issues.
• Resolved text underline display errors in PDF conversion.
• Fixed HTML-rich text rendering issues.
• Corrected SpreadsheetML to XHTML conversion errors.
• Improved image positioning in XLSX to HTML conversion.
• Resolved pivot table area formatting loss after opening the resultant spreadsheet in Excel.
• Fixed worksheet corruption after saving with PivotTables.
• Addressed issue with sorting row field by values in a specific field.
• Corrected rendering of merged cells with blank rows removed.
• Retained math equations when opening Excel spreadsheets.
• Fixed result file crashes when resaving the sample file.
• Resolved error messages when opening XLSX files.
• Improved data accuracy and consistency when importing JSON into Excel.
• Corrected single node export as attributes when exporting to JSON.
• Retained outline borders after refreshing pivot tables.

Public API Changes

• Added new methods for pivot table sorting and filtering.
• Introduced properties for customizing chart appearance.
• Updated calculation engine for improved accuracy.

You can view the list of all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes introduced in this release by visiting Aspose.Cells for C++ 24.8 Release Notes.