We’re pleased to announce that version 2.8.1 of BardecodeFiler has been released. Changes for this version: Desktop users can now pick specific files for processing via File/Open or Ctrl-O. Ideal for processing ad-hoc files. Input and Output folders can now be modified direct from the menu. Files that have been recently modified can now be
We’re pleased to announce that version 2.7.1 of BardecodeFiler has been released. NOTE: License keys issued for version <= 2.6 will not work with this version. Please contact sales@bardecode.com for further details. Here are the release notes: New menu structure for configuring options with a search function and links between pages. Can convert local
Steps to BardecodeFiler Desktop to BardecodeFiler Service: 1. Save your current BardecodeFiler settings to an “ini” file. 2. Right click on BardecodeFiler and select “Run as admin” 3. Go to Options/Service Settings/BardecodeFiler Service 4. Import the settings from the “ini” file. 5. Adjust the input/output/processed and exception folders (they do not get imported). 6. Set
We’ve had a number of emails about the 2DDOC barcode type being used in French Covid “passports”. The Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit is able to read the data in the barcodes because it is stored using plain text in a DataMatrix symbology, however we do not support the actual verification of the digital signature for
If you are processing multi-line Qr Codes in BardecodeFiler (the same could apply to PDF-417 or DataMatrix barcodes) and want to extract certain lines of data to create the output file name then you will need to use the Reformat feature of BardecodeFiler. The Reformat feature allows you to use the power of regular expressions
You can actually configure as many BardecodeFiler services as you wish, though you can only edit settings for the first 4 services through the BardecodeFiler.exe app. Section 7.3 of the manual explains how to configure extra services, however you will need to configure the set up files in C:\ProgramData\Softek Software\BardecodeFiler manually for each additional service.
Version 2.6.3.1 of BardecodeFiler has been released with the following changes: The Debenu PDF library has been upgraded to 1711 The Softek Barcode reader DLL has been upgraded to version 8.4.1 There is now a choice of 3 render engines to choose from in PDF Options/Rendering. The render options are no longer greyed out if
Natural history collections hold vital information that is needed in order to tackle fundamental challenges of our time – from conserving biodiversity to combating disease. The Natural History Museum, London is on an ambitious journey to digitise its collection of 80 million objects. The Museum’s Digital Collections Programme was initiated in 2014, to mass digitise
We’ve made some changes to BardecodeFiler to improve speed when handling very large batches: 2 new options have been added under Options/Log Files/Enable Disable: Hide file details in tree until end of batch – do not display details for each file processed in a batch until the batch has completed. Clear tree data at start
The Natural History Museum in London is currently digitizing its collection, including insect slides with barcodes. BardecodeFiler is used to read the barcode from a photo of the slide and rename the photo to the code for the specimen. Here’s a link to video that explains the whole process: https://www.wired.co.uk/video/how-the-natural-history-museum-is-scanning-80-million-dead-creatures Here’s another link to an