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Character is missing in Data Matrix DM C40 and Text Modes

idautomation — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:39:55 +0000

This problem only occurs when encoding certain combinations of upper and lower case letters in C40 or TEXT modes of some Data-Matrix products, but does not occur in ASCII or Binary encoding modes. When this error occurs, the second to the last character is dropped from the scanned symbol. The error can be reproduced by…
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Barcode pasting incorrectly into Photoshop

idautomation — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:37:27 +0000

When using the IDAutomation Image Generator, the DPI resolution from the Image Generator needs to match the resolution of the image being created in the graphic’s application. In the example below, using Adobe Photoshop, set the image resolution to 600 DPI when creating a new image: Then, in the Image Generator below, set the Image…
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Receive Error when creating an Image File

idautomation — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:30:30 +0000

Applies to: Barcode Image Generator .NET Windows Forms Controls Problem: The error message occurs when the “Generate Image File” button is selected with an unsupported character. Solution(s): An unsupported character set selection may be the issue. To resolve the error: Click Start Click Control Panel Click Regional and Language Options In the Regional Options tab,…
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Text Disappears on Rotated Metafile Images

idautomation — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:26:52 +0000

Steps to Recreate the Problem: Open the IDAutomation Linear Barcode Image Generator Rotate the image 90 degrees Select the Metafile image type Copy the image to the clipboard Paste the image into Microsoft Word 2002 (XP) Using the above instructions, the human readable text of the barcode does not appear in the image copied to…
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Cannot Locate Saved Barcode WMF File

idautomation — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:18:38 +0000

This issue applies to all products that generate WMF files including the Barcode Image Generator, ActiveX Control and Windows Forms Control. Solution(s): This problem is resolved by changing the file names used in DOS 8.3 standard. Long file names are not always recognized in Windows 95 and 98. This is not an issue with Windows…
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Image Generator application will not open

idautomation — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:04:09 +0000

This issue applies to all Barcode Image Generators Problem: When attempting to open the Barcode Image Generator application, the application does not appear on the screen, or the application may only reside in the taskbar and can not be maximized. Solution(s): This problem occurs when the registry entries for the software have been corrupted. It may also…
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Generated Barcode Image is Much Larger

idautomation — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:44:14 +0000

For example, the height of the barcode image is set to 1 cm but after it is created it is 3 cm tall. As another example, a 300 DPI image is created and imported into other software or displayed on the screen where it appears 3 times larger than it should be. Solution(s): Some high…
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Cannot Adjust NarrowBarWidth Accurately when Printing to Low-Resolution Printers

idautomation — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:12:46 +0000

Problem: The NarrowBarWidth (X dimension) in the IDAutomation Barcode Image Generator, Barcode Label Software and Barcode Components can only be adjusted to values the printer can support. In the event that a value does not match up exactly with the printer, the component will calculate to the nearest possible X dimension. Because the barcode is created from the X dimension,…
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Suppress Check Digit for Code 39 & Codabar

idautomation — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:12:59 +0000

Applies to: Code 39 and Codabar Barcode Fonts Barcode Label Software Barcode Image Generators Barcode Components Solution(s): The extra character that is added to the end of a barcode is called the check digit or check character. For barcode symbologies that do not require a check digit such as Code 39 and Codabar, the check…
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