Oct. 30, 2006
| Revision History | |
|---|---|
| Revision 3.3 | Oct 30, 2006 |
| Release Notes for Barcode DLL 3.3 | |
| Revision 3.2 | June 2006 |
| Release Notes for Barcode DLL 3.2 | |
Table of Contents
This document contains the release notes for Morovia Barcode DLL version 3.3. The following sections describe the release in detail and provide late-breaking or other information that supplements the main documentation. This is second full release of the product. The version 3.3 is a bug fix release with several feature enhancements.
Barcode DLL shares the source code base with Barcode ActiveX product line. It keeps all functionalities of Barcode AcitveX while eliminating registry dependencies. This eliminates possible conflicts resulting from different versions of Barcode ActiveX components installed on the same computer.
To further reduce the conflicts, install the DLL into your own program folder instead of Windows system folder.
Version 3.3 is the second release of Barcode DLL product line. It is so versioned to align with other products shared the same code base. This also means that this version Barcode DLL shares the same features as Barcode ActiveX 3.3, which is scheduled to be released in Oct. 2006.
Added a .Net sample (written in C#) demonstrating using Barcode DLL in .Net environment.
Fixed several defects (see below for more information).
Morovia has adopted a new publishing system. With the new publishing system we are able to provide multiple formats of manuals from a single source. To view the reference manual online, visit http://go.morovia.com/?name=BDL3MAN.
The Barcode DLL is designed to be used to develop custom barcode printing applications. It does not come with an installer. Simply copy all the files into your hard disk. To learn how to integrate the DLL with your VC++ or Classic VB programs, navigate to the samples folder. The barcode object includes several dozen properties and methods. To find out how they fit your proram, see reference manual for details.
This release consists of the following items:
Release notes (this file)
Core component MrvBarDLL.dll
Import Library for Barcode DLL,
MrvBarDLL.lib (for Visual C++ 6 and 7)
Barcode DLL 3.3 Reference Manual
Visual Basic Module File MrvBarDll.bas
Samples - 1 for classic VB, 1 for MFC/C++ and 1 for .Net (written in C#)
License agreement
800 MHz Pentium processor
256 MB Memory
10MB Free disk space
Windows 2000, Windows XP or above
The following issues discovered after the last release have been addressed:
MITS147 - Changing typeface of Font or
CommentFont produces no effects on the results.
Fixed in version 3.2.1.
MITS156 - Human readable disappears when Rotation
is set to mbxRTAntiClockwise_270 and
TexAlignment is mbxAlignRight.
Fixed in version 3.2.1.
MITS162 - An error is reported from ExportImage method
when exporting BMP images from the barcode object to an
IStream interface. This issue does not appear when the
barcode image is exported to other formats, or exported to a disk file. Fixed
in version 3.2.1.
MITS226 - POSTNET encoder creates barcodes as is when data with an invalid
length is specified. By USPS standard, a valid postnet barcode encodes either
5, 11 or 13 digits of a zip code. However, in version 3.2 it is possible to encode
a 10-digit number without any error reported. Fixed in version 3.3.0.
MITS236 - Invalid data matrix was created under certain circumstances. An
example is 4445601261263220QC0003900*GALBEL008*60/316*AQ8500017*.
Fixed in version 3.3.0.
MITS259 - Incorrect human readable appears on 2-digit UPC/EAN extension barcode. The barcode is correct, however the human readable text always displays as 00 in the extension barcode.
MITS269 - Data typos in the reference manual. In the table
Size of a pixel, chapter Working with low-resolution
devices, the pixel size in mm under 240 dpi should be
0.106, instead of 0.160 in the manual.
MITS278 - Random barcodes appear when generating bulk barcodes in a
memory-intensive environment. The issue was found in a .Net application which
prints multiple barcodes at a time. This error was caused by a memory assignemnt bug.
Fixed in version 3.3.0.
MITS280 - Memory leak was detected after barcode object had been destroyed. This issue applies to Barcode DLL only. The type library associated with the object failed to release its memory after the object had been destroyed. Fixed in version 3.3.
MITS285 - Barcode appeared small when a barcode object with Measurement
set to mbxMeasurementMetrics is saved to a file and loaded back. The loading
process reduced all lengths in this scenario. Fixed in version 3.3.
MITS288 - In the Access, IIS and IE samples, there are barcodes designed to encode
a SCC-14 number in Interleaved 2 of 5 format. While technically the barcode is correct,
the data encoded does not match a real SCC-14 number. The modulo 10 check digit for
SCC-14 number 0077000707723 should be 6,
not 4 demonstreated in the samples. Fixed in version 3.3.0.
MITS296 - When Measurement is mbxMeasurementMetrics,
setting AutoLabelSize creates a label area of 2 cm by 2 cm, not 2" by 2" as
indicated in the reference manual. Fixed in version 3.3.0.
MITS276 - HIBC barcodes do not display checksum character when
ShowcheckDigit is FALSE.
Per HIBC standard, the checksum should appear in the human readable
line. Our product adds checksum; however, it adds the checksum
character at the human readable line only when ShowCheckDigit
is TRUE. To conform to the standard, when you
create HIBC barcodes, you should set ShowCheckDigit
to TRUE.