3. Recent_announcements_(from December)
4. Current versions
and prices
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dLSoft is
pleased to announce the launch of a range of 64-bit barcode DLLs for Windows
XP-64 bit Professional/Windows 2003 64 bit, and major new versions of its 32
bit DLL and Active-X product ranges.
1.1 dBarcode-64bit DLLs
dLSoft
has released a range of 64 bit DLLs designed for use with Visual Studio 2005
and C/C++. The range consists of
dBarcode64 DLL 1D Universal supports over 50 1D barcode types
dBarcode64 DLL Code 128 supports Code 128, EAN/UCC 128,
EAN/UCC14, SSCC
dBarcode64 DLL Code 39 supports Code 39, Extended 39, Code
93 & Extended 93
dBarcode64 DLL EAN/UPC supports EAN-13/8/14, UPC-A/-E
(with supplementaries), ISBN, ISSN, ISMN
dBarcode64 DLL ITF supports 2of5, Interleaved 2 of 5, ITF-6,
ITF-14, Matrix 2of5 and IATA 2of5
dBarcode64 DLL Aztec
dBarcode64 DLL DataMatrix
dBarcode64 DLL MaxiCode
dBarcode64 DLL PDF417 supports PDF417, Truncated PDF417
& MicroPDF
dBarcode64 DLL QR supports QR Code (Numeric, Alpha & Byte
modes - NOT Kanji)
dBarcode64 DLL RSS
dBarcode64
DLL 2D Universal supports Aztec, DataMatrix, Maxicode, PDF417,Truncated
PDF417, MicroPDF, QR Code (not Kanji) and RSS
Each
product includes a sample MFC application (with source code) compiled with
Visual Studio 2005 in x64 mode.
The
products may be downloaded and expanded on any Windows machine but will install
only on an Intel or AMD processor machine running a 64 bit version of Windows.
1.2 New versions of dBarcode 32bit DLLs
dLSoft
has released new versions of its 32 bit dBarcode DLLs. These new versions provide
improved bitmap graphics (including 2 colour bitmaps for GIF and BMP images and
black and white images for PNG files), user-definable Code 128 control codes,
and fixed size barcode settings. These versions will also pemit metafile images
to be created with an X value of 1 (as used in laser engraving systems).
The new version include updated samples for C/C++ (Visual Studio 6
thru Visual Studio 2005), Visual Basic 6 and
The new
versions are version 4.0 for the 1D barcodes, and 4.5 for the 2D barcode
libraries.
While a
high degree of backwards compatability has been maintained, the use of some
members of the barcode2d structure has been modified (for the first time in 6
years) and some users will need to modify their programs to use the new versions.
The final release of the previous version of each DLL will continue to be
available on our archive site.
1.3 New versions of Active Barcode Components
dLSoft
has released new versions of its Active Barcode Component range. The new
versions (which have new class IDs) provide improved bitmap graphics (including
2 colour bitmaps for GIF and BMP images and black and white images for PNG
files), user-definable Code 128 control codes, and fixed size barcode settings
for some 2D type through the use of a Columns property.
The new
versions are version 4.0 for the 1D barcodes, and 4.5 for the 2D barcode
controls and are designed for VB6, VBA and Microsoft Access, and include
samples for VB6 and Access 2002/3.
Users of
existing versions will need to replace previous versions on their forms and
reports to use the new versions. The final release of the previous version of
each DLL will continue to be available on our archive site.
A current list of
product version numbers is at http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.htm
Testware versions
are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade
under our normal terms.
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AnyLabels,
dLabel-2k, dBarcode-2k and Labels.NET-2D have been updated to support the fixed
size Datamatrix symbols (see below). AnyLabels and Labels.NET-2D now also
support Truncated PDF417 symbols (see below).
Testware
versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may
upgrade under our normal terms.
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3.1 Labels.NET components and
AnyLabels (version 2.2)
dLSoft is
please to announce the release of
version 2.2 of its labelling components for .NET, and the AnyLabels
labelling application.
The new
versions allow a large number of shapes to be added to labels and filled with
user defined colours or with a selection of hatchings. Shape elements may have
different shapes for foreground and background and shaped backgrounds may be
used for text elements. The designer windows of these product
now offer traditional drop-down menus as an alternative to the pop-up menus
provided with earlier versions.
These
additions greatly enhance the utility of the products. Testware versions are
available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under
our normal terms.
3.2 Datamatrix barcode components
Several industrial
users have requested that we allow our components to generate fixed sized
Datamatrix symbols. So we have. The following products have been modified to
enable the number of columns in a Datamatrix barcode to be specified as an
alternative to specifying the security level:
dBarcode
.NET 2D Universal (v 2.2)
dBarcode
.NET Datamatrix (v 2.2)
dBarcode
.DLL 2D Universal (v 4.3)
dBarcode
.DLL Datamatrix (v 4.3)
dBarcode-2D
Developers Kit (v 7.3)
Active
Barcode Component 2D Universal (v 4.3)
Active
Barcode Component Datamatrix (v 4.3)
Datamatrix
Font Kit (v 4.3)
3.3 PDF417 barcode components
We have
also been asked to support the Truncated variant of PDF417. So we have added this to the
following components:
dBarcode
.NET 2D Universal (v 2.2)
dBarcode
.NET PDF417 (v 2.2)
dBarcode
.DLL 2D Universal (v 4.3)
dBarcode
.DLL PDF417 (v 4.3)
dBarcode-2D
Developers Kit (v 7.3)
Active
Barcode Component 2D Universal (v 4.3)
Active
Barcode Component PDF417 (v 4.3)
PDF417 Font
Kit (v 4.3)
Testware
versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may
upgrade under our normal terms.
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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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Phone: 020 8559 0049 - International +44
20 8559 0049
Fax: 020 8559 0178 - International +44 20 8559 0178
Our main web site is at: www.
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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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