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Product Updates:
1. IDAutomation Data Matrix Product Updates
2. Crystal UFL and Native Windows DLL
3. Crystal Reports Knowledge Updates
4. Knowledgebase Articles

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Issue:  Second to the last character is dropped in Data Matrix C40 or TEXT modes

This problem only occurs when encoding certain combinations of uppercase and lower case letters in C40 or TEXT modes of some Data Matrix products; the problem does not occur in ASCII or Binary encoding modes. When this error occurs, the second to the last character is dropped from the scanned symbol.

• .NET 2D Forms Controls
• ASP. NET 2D Barcode Web Component Advantage Package
• Java 2D Barcode Component Package
• DataMatrix Font and Encoder
• IDAutomation Barcode Label Software Pro
• IDAutomation 2D Barcode Image Generator

The products affected are the Code 128 Barcode Fonts that use Code128Auto Functions and UCC128 Functions in the Crystal UFL and the Native Windows Font DLL distributed from June 2005 to September 1, 2005 with file names and dates as follows:

Under rare conditions, certain barcode data will not return the correct check digit, therefore creating an incorrect barcode that will not scan. To reproduce this problem, encode the following data with the Code 128 Auto function:
Ê00180329860300003191
The data returned should be:
ÍÊÂ2#=v#ÂÂ?{ÂÎ

However, if the data returned is:
ÍÊÂ2#=v#ÂÂ?{Î
Then the problem exists in the component.

To obtain the update, please download the latest version from the links below.

• Native Windows DLL for Barcode Fonts
• Crystal Reports UFL for Barcode Fonts

Our Native Windows Bar Code DLL has no COM or MFC dependencies and can be used in any application or development environment that can call a function from a Windows DLL. Our DLL contains functions for POSTNET, PLANET, Code 3 of 9, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 128, UPC-A, EAN-13, EAN-8, UCC-128 and MSI / Plessy barcode fonts. This font DLL also contains functions for the IDAutomation Universal Barcode Font Advantage™.

We have added a couple of troubleshooting solutions for several Crystal Reports issues:

• Exporting to PDF from Crystal Reports causes fonts to decrease in size
• Crystal Reports Err: The remaining text does not appear to be part of the formula
• Errors in Crystal Reports formula when using Barcode UFL
   

We have added a couple of new knowledgebase articles to our website:

• TrueType font printing problems in Microsoft Windows
• Empty boxes appear in the barcode when using the Code 128 or Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts on a MAC
• Barcode image is many times larger than it should be after it is generated
• Reporting Services Error on Deployment of Report Containing .NET Forms Controls
• Achieving the correct X dimension on barcodes with web products
• Cannot adjust NarrowBarWidth accurately when printing to printers with low resolution
• How to print to low resolution printers with web products
• Barcodes are different sizes when printing to printers with different resolutions
• When loading fonts in SAP, the following errors may be received: Optional TrueType table missing: PCLT or OS/2 table: version not 0/1 but 2
• Barcode fonts do not work with SAP or C++, but work in other applications such as Microsoft Word
   

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