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FileMaker Plug-In works in Development

idautomation — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:46:28 +0000

Problem(s): Using IDAutomation’s FileMaker Barcode Plug-in, everything functions properly except in the runtime version. The font calculation functions are not working in the runtime version. Solution(s): When FileMaker produces a runtime version it copies everything it needs into a separate folder, except external calculation functions such as the FileMaker Barcode Plug-in. The solution is simple;…
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Barcode truncated by Crystal Reports UFL

idautomation — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:03:32 +0000

Many situations can cause the resulting barcode to be truncated in Crystal Reports when using the Barcode UFL as shown below: Solution(s): NOTE: IDAutomation now offers Crystal Font Formulas in the latest release of all font packages, which embed directly into the report. The formulas solve UFL related issues because the UFL is not required…
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Barcode had all Zeros in Crystal Reports

idautomation — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:50:56 +0000

When a barcode displays all zeros, it means that invalid data has been passed through the function. The latest version of the IDAutomation Crystal UFL will now usually create a barcode containing all zeros rather than causing the report to shut down. Additionally, IDAutomation offers Crystal Font Formulas, which embed directly into the report. The…
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Demo version of ActiveX Controls & Crystal UFLs do not display on Win 2003 Server

idautomation — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:26:13 +0000

Problem: Operating System: Windows Server 2003 Products: IDAutomation PDF417 Barcode Font Encoder and Crystal UFL (Evaluation version only) IDAutomation Data Matrix Barcode Font Encoder and Crystal UFL (Evaluation version only) Applications using the products mentioned above may terminate unexpectedly, return no data, or cause a general protection fault error in Crystal Reports. The above products…
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Code 128 Barcodes created with Crystal UFL or Windows DLL not scannable

idautomation — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:40:08 +0000

Affected products are Code 128 Barcode Fonts that use Code128Auto Functions and UCC128 Functions in the Crystal UFL and the Native Windows Font DLL, distributed from June 2005 to September 1, 2005 with file names and dates as follows: U25IDAutomation.dll 6-22-2005 or any date before September, 2005 IDAutomationNativeFontEncoder.dll 7-08-2005 or any date before September, 2005…
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Managed Code with Crystal Reports

idautomation — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:06:40 +0000

Solution(s): The Crystal Reports UFLs are not Managed Code in Visual Studio .NET. The UFLs contain functions created in Visual C++ or VB 6, which link into the Crystal Report Designer. To use a managed code solution with Crystal Reports, use IDAutomation’s C# class library (source code included) to encode the data. This class library will encode the…
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Using Crystal Reports UFL on Citrix or Terminal Server

idautomation — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:02:05 +0000

Solution(s): Recommended Solution: IDAutomation has recently created Crystal Font Formulas that embed directly into the report. The formulas solve this issue because the UFL is not required when they are used. Previous Solution: If Citrix, Winframe or Microsoft Terminal Server are being used, the necessary DLL’s need to be copied to the folder where Crystal Reports is…
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RTF doc using C128, ITF or I2of5 causes errors

idautomation — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:40:48 +0000

This error was discovered by someone using IDAutomation’s Crystal Reports Barcode Font UFL to create reports with the Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode Fonts. The error occurred while exporting the report to an RTF file and then importing the file into Microsoft® Word. During the import, any barcode containing the number ’90’ would cause Word to generate an…
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Barcode macros do not run, files do not open or #NAME error is displayed

idautomation — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:25:29 +0000

Solution(s): When using Barcode Macros and VBA for Microsoft Office or ActiveX Barcode Controls in a barcode field with Office XP, 2000 & 2003, one of the following may occur: A macro in Excel may return #NAME in the field that is supposed to represent a barcode. The file may open without any warnings and the barcode may not…
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Using Access with Word Mail-Merge

idautomation — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:47:50 +0000

Solution(s): At the time this page was written, MS Access had no built-in components to apply the formula needed to format the static data appropriately. This conversion must be done either before the data is put into the table, or by using one of IDAutomation’s VBA functions when the data is ready to display in an Access…
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