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Crystal Reports Barcode Tutorial & Integration Guide

IDAutomation provides several product options for implementing barcodes in Crystal Reports with flexible license agreements to meet a variety of needs including single user licenses and royalty-free developer licenses. The following chart may be used to determine the best product needed:

Integration Options:	Advantages and Disadvantages:
Use the Crystal Reports UFL with Barcode Fonts Supports Crystal 7 and up Prices from $139	Enables easy "Change To Barcode" functionality, which instantly converts a field to a barcode. Supports all popular barcode types including Code-128, GS1-128, UPC, EAN, Code-39, Intelligent Mail, PDF417 and DataMatrix. Requires the Barcode UFL and font to be installed on every computer running reports that generate barcodes.
Use font formulas within Crystal Reports with Barcode Fonts Supports Crystal 8 and up Prices from $139	May be difficult to install for users not familiar with Crystal formulas. Requires only the barcode fonts to be installed on computers running reports that generate barcodes. The barcode font formulas are only provided in purchased versions of some products; no demo version is available.
Install the Native Barcode Generator in the report Supports Crystal 9 and up Prices from $149	After the Native Barcode Generator is installed in a report, no other components or fonts need to be installed to create barcodes. Patented technology that is easy to install and use. How to Create a Barcode Training Video Demo version has limited functionality. However, IDAutomation offers a 60 day money back satisfaction guarantee on all products.
Stream Images directly into a Crystal Report with the Dynamic Barcode Generator Service Supports Crystal XI (11) and up Prices from $290	Because an image is used to create the barcode, no fonts or other components need to be installed. Requires access to the Internet or the server creating the barcodes. When creating several barcodes on large reports, latency may cause a slow-down in report generation. Many barcode types are supported including Aztec, Intelligent Mail, PDF417 and DataMatrix.

Related Information:

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