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Demo Version of ActiveX Control & Crystal UFL does not display on Win Server 2003

idautomation — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:52:33 +0000

Problem: Operating System: Windows Server Products: Barcode ActiveX Controls (Evaluation version only) PDF417 Barcode Font Encoder (Evaluation version only) Data Matrix Barcode Font Encoder (Evaluation version only) Applications using the above mentioned products may terminate unexpectedly, return no data, or cause a general protection fault error in Crystal Reports. The problem is created when the…
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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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Mail-Merge adds line shift using DataMatrix

idautomation — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:31:16 +0000

The first line is moved over to the left by one space when using the IDAutomation DataMatrix Font in Word mail merge, and when connecting to an Excel spreadsheet using IDAutomation’s Microsoft Office Macro. After the first line, the barcode becomes indented by one space making it unreadable by a scanner. Solution(s): The latest version…
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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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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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White Lines Appear in a 2D or Stacked Barcode Symbol

idautomation — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:08:22 +0000

When generating symbols with 2D fonts such as QR-Code, Data Matrix, PDF417, or DataBar Stacked Omni-Directional fonts, horizontal white lines may appear: Solution(s): Many applications, including Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer, add extra line spacing between each line of text, which creates white lines in 2D and stacked symbols. To resolve this issue: For 2D barcodes, use only the…
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Encode the null function char (ASCII 0) in a barcode

idautomation — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:27:58 +0000

Solution(s): Null characters may be encoded in Code 39, Code 128 and most 2D barcode types such as Data Matrix. However, the null character represents the end of a data string in most applications. Therefore, any data encoded after it will usually be truncated by the barcode scanner or the application itself. In Data Matrix, the format ~dNNN represents…
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