Barcode Professional for ASP.NET 7.0 - Changelog

What's new in Barcode Professional for ASP.NET 7.0:

September 8th, 2010

Barcode Symbologies added:
· GS1 DataMatrix (You can now use Data Matrix for encoding GS1 GTINs and any other number of Application Identifiers (AI))
· MICR E-13-B (It's not a font! All characters are generated using .NET drawing engine)

ALL EAN.UCC Composite Barcodes:
· EAN-13 with CC-A/CC-B
· EAN-8 with CC-A/CC-B
· UPC-A with CC-A/CC-B
· UPC-E with CC-A/CC-B
· GS1 128 (UCC/EAN-128) with CC-A/CC-B/CC-C
· GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional (RSS14) with CC-A/CCB
· GS1 DataBar Truncated (RSS14 Truncated) with CC-A/CCB
· GS1 DataBar Stacked (RSS14 Stacked) with CC-A/CCB
· GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional (RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional) with CC-A/CCB
· GS1 DataBar Limited (RSS Limited) with CC-A/CCB
· GS1 DataBar Expanded (RSS Expanded) with CC-A/CCB
· GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked (RSS Expanded Stacked) with CC-A/CCB
· USPS Intelligent Mail Container Barcode
· Australia Post Domestic eParcel Barcode
· Kodak Patch Code

Improved! Data Matrix:
· Fixed some bugs when using Auto encoding, ECI (Extended Channel Interpretation) and Structured Append features.
· Added three new properties for Structured Append feature.

Improved! QR Code:
· Added support for FNC1. You can now use QR Code for encoding GS1 GTINs and any other number of Application Identifiers (AI)
· Added support for ECI (Extended Channel Interpretation)
· Added new way for encoding data using tilde char. This allows you to easily specify byte values in dec/hex notations as well as Kanji double byte chars, ECI and FNC1.

Improved! Aztec Code:
· Added support for FNC1. You can now use Aztec Code for encoding GS1 GTINs and any other number of Application Identifiers (AI)
· Added support for ECI (Extended Channel Interpretation)
· Added new way for encoding data using tilde char. This allows you to easily specify byte values in dec/hex notations, ECI as well as FNC1.

Improved! UPC-A and UPC-E:
· Now you can specify 6-digits for UPC-E codes that will also be automatically converted back to UPC-A when using that barcode symbology.
· New! BarcodeUtils class offering different methods for calculating most popular Checksum/Check-digit available on barcode symbologies

What's new in Barcode Professional for ASP.NET 6.0:

February 9th, 2009

· New! Barcode Symbologies added including UPS MaxiCode (2D), Micro QR Code (2D), GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional (formerly RSS-14), GS1 DataBar Truncated (formerly RSS-14 Truncated), GS1 DataBar Stacked (formerly RSS-14 Stacked), GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional (formerly RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional), GS1 DataBar Limited (formerly RSS Limited), GS1 DataBar Expanded (formerly RSS Expanded), GS1 DataBar ExpandedStacked (formerly RSS Expanded Stacked), EAN UPC AddOn 2, EAN UPC AddOn 5, USPS Package Identification Code (PIC) based on Code 128, Matrix 2 of 5, Danish Postal 39, French Postal 39 A/R.
· Improved! QR Code - Added user selection for encoding (code page) when using Byte compaction mode.
· Improved! MSI - Added second checksum.
· New! Barcode generation engine re-written from ground up.
· New! Added others Barcode Unit of measurement (Inch, CM, MM and Mils).
· New! Added barcode padding space.
· New! Added Text Justification for alignment.
· New! Added support for displaying multiline texts.
· New! Added Bar Width Adjustment feature.
· New! Added separated font settings for additional text and value to encode.
· New! Added HumanReadableText property which will be used (if specified) instead of value to encode which is hold by Code property.
· New! Added EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) exportation generating true vector-based barcodes with RGB and CMYK color spaces support.
· New! Added EMF (Enhanced Windows Metafile) exportation generating true vector-based barcodes.
· New! Added TIFF Compression algorithms (LZW, CCITT3, CCITT4 and RLE) when generating barcodes in such image format.
· Improved! "Fit barcode to size" feature.
· Improved! BarRatio property converted to float point number.
· Improved! DrawOnCanvas method now honors PageScale property of the involved Graphics object.
· BREAKING CHANGES!
· All barcode dimensions properties are now double precision
· DrawOnCanvas methods featuring "fit barcode to size" were redefined in this new version.

What's new in Barcode Professional for ASP.NET 5.0:

September 25th, 2008

· Version 5.0
· New! Barcode Symbologies/Standards added including Aztec Code 2D, Compact PDF417, Macro PDF417, Micro PDF417, VICS Bill of Lading (BOL), VICS SCAC PRO, Italian Post 25, ISBT 128, HIBC LIC 39, HIBC LIC 128, HIBC PAS 39, HIBC PAS 128, USPS Intelligent Mail (formerly OneCode)
· New! Added Wireless Bitmap (WBMP) rendering for supporting ASP.NET Mobile web applications targeting WAP/WML scenarios
· New! Codeless Barcode Generation feature
· New! Added Absolute URL support for barcode rendering
· New! Added "Fit To Size" feature which lets you to create barcodes that must fit in a given area
· Improved! Pharmacode Barcode by adding validation for avoiding generation of non-legible Pharmacode values
· Improved! PDF417 Barcode by adding Numeric Compaction Mode and Auto Compaction Mode which optimizes the total codewords to be encoded by switching between all PDF417 modes. Added Aspect Ratio setting.
· Improved! Overall barcode generation performance.
· Version 4.0

What's new in Barcode Professional for ASP.NET 4.0:

April 11th, 2007

· New! Barcode Symbologies added including QR Code, USPS FIM, USPS Horizontal Bars, Telepen, Pharmacode, Semacode, Code 32 Italian Pharmacode IMH, USPS Package Identification Code (PIC), FedEx Ground "96"
· New! Alternative temporary barcode storage for rendering process.
· Improved! UCC/EAN-128 algorithm.