Sunday last weekend saw a beautiful sunny and mild October morning and the setting for the first competitive hill climb for one of our Softek staff and CRT members. The hill climb was run by Hemel Hempstead Cycling Club on the Beacon hill – one that is local to the Softek Software offices. CRT were very
We have had a number of requests for a full list of the possible return values for the GetBarStringType function in Version 7.5.1.35 of the SDK. Below are the possible return values from this function: PDF417 DATAMATRIX QRCODE CODE39 EAN13 EAN8 UPCA UPCE SHORTCODE128 CODE128 GS1-128 PATCH DATABAR CODE93 CODE25 SHORTCODE128 CODABAR For further information on
This week The Barcode News included an article in their newsletter outlining 10 top tips for using QR codes effectively. We thought this was so good we’re linking to it here. Their tips include respecting the margin around the code; using short urls; and making sure they’re big enough (though not too big – .e.g
This article explains issues relating to the use of UTF-8 encoded data in QR-Codes. There are several ways in which data can be stored in a QR-Code, one of which is called Byte Mode. This mode allows data to be encoded in a sequence of 8-bit byte values, in other words an array of integer
We’ve updated the manual page that covers the configuration of DCOM on a 64-bit Windows 2012 Server. The key change is to run “MMC comexp.msc /32” on a 64-bit system rather than dcomcnfg.exe Anyhow, here is the new page… This section describes a problem that can be seen on ASP applications that handle PDF
We’ve now tested out the existing version of the Softek Mobile Barcode Reader Toolkit on IOS 7 Beta 5 and can confirm that it appears to work without the need for any updates to the library. Whilst checking out the compatibility of XCode 5 we also created an ARC (automatic reference counting) version of the
The Universal Product Code (UPC) (the Barcode we are familiar with today) first appeared just 39 years ago in 1974 but can today be found gracing all manner of objects in our day to day lives. Whilst it is not surprising to find row upon row of barcodes on the supermarket shelves, these functional objects
Not sure what our Distribution License is? Finding it hard to know if this is the right license for your project? We understand that software licensing can be confusing so to better understand what our Distribution License is and whether it is the license for you, read on! In a nutshell, our Unlimited Distribution License allows
This month has seen the release of new app “Buycott” which allows those ethically concious shoppers with smartphones to use the barcode scanning capabilities of their phone to filter what makes it to their shopping basket on the basis of their personal, political or ethical beliefs. It can be tricky to know where your money
Could QR Codes (otherwise known as Quick Response Codes) present the next step in property identification? Whilst the QR code was originally designed for marketing purposes, a number of companies have recently started promoting the use of QR codes on luggage tags. The idea is that the finder of an item of luggage can scan