Opening RTF document formatted to use Code 128 or Interleaved 2 of 5 font causes errors in Word.

This error was discovered by someone using IDAutomation's Crystal Reports Barcode Font UFL to create reports with the Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode Fonts. The error occurred while exporting the report to an RTF file and then importing the file into Microsoft® Word. During the import, any barcode containing the number '90' would cause Word to generate an error and crash. It was determined that certain combinations of extended characters in RTF documents, used for the barcode fonts, can cause Word to generate an error. This appears to be a bug in Word. Encoding Code 128 in RTF causes the same problem.

The only solution is to use something other than RTF documents or to open them in something other than Word. Other options would include using DOC or PDF files instead.

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