We’ve just released version 8.1.2 of our Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows. The main change in this version is the use of .Net 4 in both SoftekBarcodeNet.dll and SoftekBarcodeLib.dll but here is a full list: SoftekBarcodeNet.dll, SoftekBarcodeLib.dll and SoftekBarcode64Lib.dll are now built against the .Net framework 4.0. New property called DataMatrixFinderGapTolerance to control the
UPDATE: The Beta test download is no longer available and the full release is now available from our download page below: http://www.bardecode.com/en1/quick-download/ We are often asked about a Windows Service version of BardecodeFiler, and so we are very pleased to announce that “BardecodeFiler with Windows Service” is now available as a Beta test
Version 8.1.1.7 of the Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows has been released. This version addresses an issue with handling UTF-8 encoded data in a PDF-417 or DataMatrix bar code. The problem… Say you have a PDF417 bar code that encodes the characters: キヤノン電子 ….in UTF-8 format with the following bytes of hex data: E3
Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Windows Version 8.1.1.6 has been released with the following fixes: 1. Fixed handle leak on multi-processor systems. 2. Modified Code 39 parameters to handle larger differences between the sizes of spaces and bars.
Please note that the contact telephone number for Softek Software is now: +44 845 056 8856 (0845 056 8856 from within the UK).
We’re pleased to announce the release of version 8 of the bar code reader SDK. Ability to fully utilize the power of multi-core/multi-processor systems by parallel processing separate pages of documents. New image extraction and render engine for the PDF extension with native 64-bit support. Better control over the scanning process with new functions to
A 64-bit version of the iOS SDK has been released. From February 2015 Apple will not accept applications without native 64-bit support so it is important for iOS developers who are using our SDK to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. If you require a new license key then please contact sales@bardecode.com
The following code as been kindly contributed by a developer to show how to use the SoftekBarcode DLL interface with Python: Python 3.7: import ctypes from ctypes import * import os # Load the dll softekDLL = ctypes.OleDLL(“C:\\tmp\\SoftekBarcodedll.dll”) # Create Barcode Instance and Set License Key barCode1 = softekDLL.mtCreateBarcodeInstance() # Set the license key softekDLL.mtSetLicenseKey(barCode1,
The Linux version of our SDK now supports the Centos 6 and Ubuntu 12.10 distributions with a ready made builds.
The ScanBarCodeFromBitmap function allows you to read bar codes from memory bitmaps rather than image files held on disk. The function takes a handle to a bitmap as the parameter rather than the path to a file containing the image. It is normally referred to as an HBITMAP by programmers. You can create a bitmap