dLSoft Newsletter – March 2007

Contents

1. Product updates

2. Recent_announcements_(from January)

3. Current versions and prices

4. Contact addresses

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1 Product updates

1.1 Barcode Fonts

 

The full range of dLSoft Barcode Fonts have been updated to allow the supporting components to operate under Standard User credentials with the Windows Vista UAC mechanism. An in-cell formula facility has been added for Excel users and each font pack now contains samples for Office 2000, 2003 and 2007.

 

The PostNet font pack now support Planet codes.

 

The following font packs are now available as versions 4.0

 

Barcode_Font_Codabar
Barcode_Font_Code 39
Barcode_Font_Code 93
Barcode_Font_Code 128/EAN/UCC 128
Barcode_Font_EAN/UPC
Barcode_Font_MSI
Barcode_Font_PostNet/Planet
Barcode_Font_RM4SCC
Barcode_Font_Telepen


1.2  Other updates

 

An in-cell formula for Excel has been added to the following products:

Barcode Macros for Office (v 5.01)

dBarcode-1D Developer Kit (v 8.01)

 

dLabel-2005 and dBarcode-2005: have been modified to allow a database to be removed from a template.

 

dBarcode Standard and Pro versions: bug corrected which prevent Code 128A and Code 128B entries showing in the drop-down list of code types.

 

The following dBarcode DLLs were repackaged to correct an error in the comment section of the C/C++ sample program and the associated header file included with the packages:

dBarcode-DLL 1D Universal

dBarcode-DLL Code 39

dBarcode-DLL Code 128

dBarcode-DLL EAN/UPC

dBarcode-DLL 2of5

 

Testware versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

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2 Recent announcements (from January issue)

2.1 Barcode Macros for Office – NEW VERSION

dLSoft is pleased to announce the release of Barcode Macros for Office version 5. The new version adds an Active Barcode control to the already excellent image and font-based barcode abilities of this product, and extends support to Office 2007. The product now supports Word, Excel and Access in Office 2000/2002, 2003 and 2007 and includes  samples for each product.

 

2.2 dBarcode-1D Developers Kit – NEW VERSION

dLSoft is pleased to announce the release of dBarcode-1D Developer Kit version 8 (yes, it has been around since Windows 3). Updated with the addition of font-based barcodes to allow space-efficient storage in spreadsheets and databases, support for MS Office 2000 - 2007 and compatibility with Windows Vista.

 

2.3 AnyLabels – NEW VERSION

dLSoft is pleased to announce the release of AnyLabels version 3. The new version has a greatly improved interface and now included its own read/write database facility and a barcode driver for locating, printing and updating records with a barcode scanner. A secondary template facility allows records to be selected (by mouse or touch screen) for printing. Ideal for XP or Vista.

 

2.4 Labels.NET – NEW VERSION

We are also pleased to announce the release of Labels.NET version 3. The new version has an improved designer interface, including a toolbar, and the facility to create a Help event in the designer to call the developer's own Help system.

 

Testware versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

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3 Current versions and prices of dLSoft Products

A list of current versions and release dates is maintained at:

http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.htm

and a pdf version at
http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.pdf

 

The current retail price list is also available from:

http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/pplist.htm

and a pdf version at
http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/pplist.pdf

 

Please do not use any older links.

 

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4 Contact addresses and internet sites

e-mail: DLSOFT@DLSOFT.COM
Phone: 0870 803 1212  - International +44 870 803 1212
Fax:   0870 803 2312  - International +44 870 803 2312


Our main web site is at: www.dlsoft.com

and this contains links to our support site and international mirrors

Testware versions of any of our products can be obtained from any of these locations.

 

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