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Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK Changelog

What's new in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.6.3.1248

Jul 14, 2023
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.6.8.1238 (Apr 5, 2023)

  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.6.0.1220 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.5.0.1208 (Jun 7, 2022)

  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.4.0.1192 (Jan 25, 2022)

  • Added scaling for round barcode dots. See 'Barcode.RoundDotsScale' property.
  • .NET Core min required version is 2.1 now (was 2.0).
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.3.0.1177 (Oct 4, 2021)

  • Implemented round dots appearance for QR Code, DataMatrix, and Aztec. See 'Barcode.RoundDots' property.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.2.0.1161 (May 18, 2021)

  • Fixed crash in 'GS1 DataBar Expanded' encoder.
  • Improved handling of PDF documents.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.1.0.1152 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • Added support for simplified profiles.
  • Member names in profiles are case-insensitive now.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 7.0.0.1145 (Oct 26, 2020)

  • Added 'BarcodePrinter' class that allows to generate and print multiple barcodes.
  • Fixed Linux compatibility issue (.NET Core).
  • Fixed error in EAN-14 barcodes when provided barcode value is too short.
  • Improved handling of PDF documents.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 6.2.0.1127 (Jul 1, 2020)

  • Macro PDF417: Fixed macro control block generation.
  • Fixed losing of original image BPP (bits per pixel) when writing barcode image to PDF document.
  • Decoration image was not painted in 'GetImage()' method.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 6.1.1.1110 (Mar 19, 2020)

  • Decoration image was not painted in 'GetImage()' method.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 6.1.0.1105 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • Added 'CaptionAlignment' and 'AdditionalCaptionAlignment' properties to API and demo application.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 5.1.3.1063 (Oct 2, 2019)

  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 5.1.2.1061 (Sep 2, 2019)

  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 5.1.1.1054 (Aug 7, 2019)

  • Improved handling of PDF documents.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.92.0.1036 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Improved generation of DataMatrix with multi-byte text encoding.
  • Improved handling of PDF documents.
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.91.0.1030 (Feb 4, 2019)

  • DataMatrix encoder now automatically switches to binary mode on multi-byte text encodings.
  • Improved handling of PDF documents.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.90.0.1008 (Oct 23, 2018)

  • Added "PharmaCode" barcode symbology.
  • Fixed barcode placement in cropped PDF documents.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.80.0.993 (Jul 18, 2018)

  • Added GS1 QR Code symbology.
  • Fixed SetCustomCaptionGap() method for EAN-13 symbology.
  • Fixed crash when generating MaxiCode.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.70.0.981 (Apr 10, 2018)

  • Added `AddDecorationImage` method allowing to paint an image inside of QR Code.
  • Codabar: Fixed invalid symbol "-" for Modulo9 checksum 0.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.63.0.971 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Disabled ">" mark (quiet zone indicator) on EAN barcodes since it is optional.
  • Fixed rare crash on GS1 application identifiers.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.62.0.964 (Nov 8, 2017)

  • Fixed crash on generation of MaxiCode mode 2 and 3.
  • DrawQuietZones property was not exposed to ActiveX/COM.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.61.0.952 (Aug 6, 2017)

  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.60.0.942 (Jun 2, 2017)

  • Fixed WPF BarcodeControl properties binding.
  • Fixed value validation for MaxiCode symbology.
  • Visual Studio 2017 integration.
  • Removed obsolete ClientProfile builds.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.56.0.912 (Jan 11, 2017)

  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.55.0.903 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Added alternative error correction mode for 144x144 DataMatrix barcodes for compatibility with some readers.
  • DrawImagesToPDF() methods were overwriting user provided images. Fixed now.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.50.0.875 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Fixed ProduceMonochromeImages property. It now affects all barcode generation routines and creates real monochrome images compatible with professional color separation software.
  • Imporved PDF files handling.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.41.0.867 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.40.828 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Fixed bug with barcode placement on rotated PDF page.
  • Added new Barcode.DrawImagesToPDF() method with callback parameter allowing to add different images on each PDF page in one pass.
  • Fixed ValueIsValid() method for DataMatrix symbology.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.34.828 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Fixed wrong font scaling on resolution change.
  • Improved writing to PDF documents.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.33.820 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • generate barcodes in WinForms, ASP.NET, WPF applications
  • Code 93 barcodes fixes issues with some symbols
  • minor improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.32.811 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • generate barcodes from your applications
  • MS Access integration sample added
  • source code samples updated
  • minor fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.31.773 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • SetSmoothingMode() added for COM interface
  • SSRS control for SQL 2012 added
  • WPF control improved
  • new GetPDFDimensions() method
  • source code sample for Visual Basic 6 with Crystal Reports 8.5 added
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.30.760 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • MS Access source code sample added
  • minor internal fixes in BarCode image
  • No need to walkaround with streams for PNG as all images are already generated through the intermediatery memory stream (in saveImage())
  • minor XML comments updates for API
  • minor fix in GUI demo
  • Crystal Reports example updated
  • ValueIsValid(value, checksumIsMandatory) method added to controls mandatory checksum checking added into IsValidValue() method

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.20.745 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • barcode generation in .NET improved
  • issue fixed related to the incorrect margins and quiet zones in some barcodes when captions are enabled
  • captions positions now can be set to appear at the right or at the left
  • new suppValue added into ASP.NET control
  • minor issues in ASP.NET control fixed
  • LoadValueFromStream method minor fixes
  • PDF417 custom size mode improved
  • Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode generation minor improvements, now works as the following:
  • // #1: if AddChecksum = true
  • // EVEN number: checking if last digit is valid checksum
  • // ODD number: calc and add checksum at the end (to make it EVEN number of digits)
  • // #2: if AddChecksum = false
  • // EVEN number: doing nothing and encoding as is
  • // ODD number: add padding zero (at the beginning) to make it EVEN number of digits
  • new source code samples showing binary data encoding in QR Code barcodes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.10.713 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • improved barcode generator API
  • ValueIsValidGS1(value) method added to verify GS1 value
  • GS1 (EAN128, GS-128, GS1 Datamatrix) text caption generation improved for long values
  • TextEncodingCodePage and TextEncodingUseUTF8 added for use from ActiveX/COM interfaces
  • DrawImagesToPDF() now allows multiple images to be added
  • minor fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 4.00.700 (May 20, 2014)

  • now with ASP.NET MVC support! See source code samples added with ready to use MVC helper for barcode generation!
  • QR Code fixes issue with Encoding property. Now works properly with Unicode symbols encoding
  • new .ProduceMonochromeImages property. Set to True to generate 1-bit monochrome images as output
  • new barcode types: GTIN-8, GTIN-12, GTIN-14
  • VS2013 toolbox integration fixed
  • new DisplayBarcodeOnForm source code sample
  • new SetCustomCaptionGap method to set character gap in caption
  • new Microsoft Word VBA sample added (generating barcodes from values from the column from the table)
  • new MS Excel VBA demo added (generating barcodes in a batch from column in excel)
  • new AddCustomImagesToPdfDocument sample to show how to add custom images into pdf

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 3.21.625 (Aug 14, 2013)

  • improved barcode values validation
  • new function: DrawToImage() that adds barcode to images (PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP)
  • new samples: "Add barcode to image" and "Add barcode to multi-page TIFF"
  • BarCode Generator utility: "Batch Generation From List" function added to generated barcodes from a list of values
  • EAN-14 barcode generation minor fixes
  • improved PDF417 encoding in Binary mode
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 3.20.590 (Aug 14, 2013)

  • now can generate MSI and Plessey barcode types
  • demo GUI adds the function to generate barcodes from the given list
  • new samples: MSI barcodes generation, Plessey barcodes generation
  • updated documentation and samples
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 3.00.563 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • new license types: 1d barcodes only and 2d barcode only (see web-site)
  • EAN-128 (GS1-128) barcodes value checking improved
  • Code-128 generation and error handling improved
  • GUI demo BarCode Generator utility improved
  • MaxiCode barcode type is now supported for barcode generation
  • new source code samples generating using MaxiCode barcodes from C# and VB.NET
  • minor fixes in source code samples
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.40.531 (Feb 27, 2013)

  • minor improvements and fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.40.514 (Feb 27, 2013)

  • barcode generation library for Windows just got better!
  • new .Version property to read exact version number of the dll
  • improved support for Windows x64 when working via ActiveX interface
  • new vb example "Generate Barcodes from TextFile"
  • new example on generating barcodes from MS Access

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.40.491 (Jan 22, 2013)

  • new barcode type supported: GS1 Databar Expanded
  • more source code samples (demonstrating new GS1 Databar)
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.30.457 (Nov 22, 2012)

  • generate barcodes in .NET, ASP.NET and even legacy Visual Basic 6 with easy
  • Aztec barcodes now have option to set compaction (encoding) mode: Options.AztecCompactionMode (default is Auto)
  • C# and VB.NET sample on using binary mode for Aztec barcode were added
  • improvements in WPF control
  • new sample "Generate Barcode from Service" examples for c# and vb
  • new sample "Barcode from Excel"
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.30.436 (Nov 1, 2012)

  • generate barcodes in .NET with easy!
  • NEW barcode types generation supported: GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional, GS1 Databar Stacked, GS1 Databar Stacked Omnitdirectional, GS1 DataBar Truncated
  • NEW source code samples for GS1 DataBar Truncated, GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional, GS1 Databar Stacked, GS1 Databar Omnitdirectional
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.397 (Sep 24, 2012)

  • generate barcode in .net functionality improved
  • Telepen generation fixes issue with "numbers only" mode
  • New option for Telepen barcodes: BarCode.Options.TelepenAlphabet with Auto mode by default (SDK determines automatically the mode required to encode input value)
  • Aztec barcode generation fixes issues with non-ASCII characters and mixed characters encoding
  • Sample source code fix: /Advanced Examples (C#)/Print barcode/BarcodePrinter.cs
  • New source code sample "GenerateWordDocumentWithBarcodes" for C# and VB.NET
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.386 (May 23, 2012)

  • Multiple Barcode Generation c# and VBNET samples were added
  • BarCode Generator utility demo has been updated to provide functionality to generate multiple barcodes
  • minor fixes in the documentation
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.372 (Feb 11, 2012)

  • The documentation now includes History of changes
  • New source code sample shows batch generation of barcodes: VBScript/Batch generation/GenerateMultipleBarcodes.vbs
  • New sample shows how to configure PDF417 barcode options : vbscript/Custom PDF417 configuration/
  • Crashing on (*_ and other non-characters symbols in PDF417 fixed
  • Crystal Reports sample switched to the use of GetImageBytesWMF() to provide Better printing quality in Crystal Reports
  • Export to PDF improved: image resolution was zero (0) when saved to PDF if Default resolution settings were used
  • Minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.360 (Dec 27, 2011)

  • NEW: sample script to demonstrate batch generation of barcodes (each barcode is saved as a separate image file): see /Examples/VBScript/Batch Generation/
  • PDF417 barcodes limitation on row count changed from 30 to 90 rows
  • reverted Y coordinate in DrawToPDF() methods to bring to the conventional coordinate system
  • issue with barcode image size when inserting to PDF and the image resolution > 72 fixed
  • NEW: added DrawToNewPDF() method to save barcode as new PDF file
  • GS1-128 bug with alpha chars has been fixed
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.343 (Dec 27, 2011)

  • NEW: WPF barcode control has been added for use in WPF applications (for .NET 4.00 and 3.5)
  • NEW: WPF barcode control samples
  • installer improvements
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.303 (Jun 8, 2011)

  • Now includes samples for VS2008 and VS2010
  • Now includes assemblies for .NET 3.5 Client Profile and .NET 4.00 Client Profile
  • Minor bug-fixes in the installer
  • Provides bug fix for the error with PDF files

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.20.292 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • minor installer updates and improvements for better integration with VS2010
  • XML documentation added for assemblies (now shows documentation in Visual Studio for methods and properties)
  • NET 3.50 build has been added
  • NET 4.00 build has been added
  • adding support for Intelligent Mail barcodes
  • bug with control resizing upon property changes fixed
  • fixing rotated barcodes problems with WinForms control
  • improved drawing of EAN-13-like symbologies
  • SSRS control updated (build 2.0.0.271)
  • Telepen barcode added;
  • fixed SSRS setup module for compatibility with x64 environment;

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.10.263 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • now can add barcodes to PDF files (no other tools required)
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.00.241 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • microPDF generation improved
  • SSRS controls for 2005 and 2008 SQL Servers were updated
  • now you can set number of Columns and Rows for PDF417 generation if needed
  • now you can set PDF417 encoding mode (it was working in Auto mode in previos versions)
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.00.228 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • CheckOutputSize property renamed into "PreserveMinReadableSize"
  • new AutoFitToControlSize property for WinForms and ASP.NET Web Image controls
  • updated Visual Basic 6 printing samples
  • Delphi sample added
  • minor fixes in SSRS controls for SQL Server 2005 and 2008
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.00.219 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • minor bug-fixes in ASP.NET web control
  • now can resize ASP.NET web control
  • minor fixes and documentation updates

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 2.00.198 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • minor bug-fixes
  • FitInto() now checking if you are going to generate valid barcode and throws exception if you are trying to generate a barcode which is too small and can be unreadable by hardware and software barcode readers. To turn off this exception set .CheckOutputSize = False
  • SSRS control has been added

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.7.0.140 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • new .GetImageBytesWMF() and .GetImageBytesEMF() methods to return generated barcode in EMF or WMF image format accordingly
  • now scales font size on of .ResolutionX or .ResolutionY properties to match new resolution
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.7.0.135 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • FitInto() methods are changed to exclude reference hDC or Graphics object (use .ResolutionX and .ResolutionY properties instead to set the resolution in DPI)
  • ResolutionX and .ResolutionY properties were added to set the resolution of generate barcode images
  • now can set Caption for 2D barcodes
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.7.0.133 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • minor character encoding bug-fixes in Aztec barcodes (for long strings )
  • check digit fixes in GS1 barcodes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.7.0.128 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • minor character encoding bug-fixes in Aztec barcodes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.7.0.125 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • now writes optimized TIFF images (see TIFFUse1BitFormat property, True by default) minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.7.0.123 (Oct 16, 2009)

  • new barcode types: MacroPDF, MicroPDF, EAN-14

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.61.102 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.60.99 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • issues in GS1 128 barcode generation has been fixed

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.60.98 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • new property for BarCode classes: .CutUnusedSpace (default = False). Set this property to True to automatically cut unused space around a barcode

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.60.97 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • new barcode type: GS1_128

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.60.96 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • minor bug-fixes in QR Code barcode generation

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.60.90 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • minor bug-fixes in Unicode support
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.60.85 (Jun 26, 2009)

  • new methods for use from ASP (in ActiveX mode): BarCode.GetImageBytesGIF, .GetImageBytesTIFF, .GetImageBytesJPG
  • bug with some characters causing exception with 2D barcode types has been fixed
  • Both .NET 1.10 and NET 2.00 versions can be used in ActiveX mode
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.51.76 (May 29, 2009)

  • new methods accepting UnitOfMeasure parameter to set size of the barcodes in Inches, MM, CM, Twips or points
  • new samples: Insert Barcode into Word, Insert into Crystal Reports and more!
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.30 (Nov 13, 2008)

  • new 2D barcode types have been added: QR Code, DataMatrix
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout BarCode Generator SDK 1.11 (Nov 7, 2008)

  • new barcode types: PDF417, PDF417 (truncated)
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements