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**           Barcode Maker v3.47          **
**       Release September 7th, 2003      **
**     (c)2003 Copyright by Lars Sams     **
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Barcode Maker v3.47
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Make EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC A, UPC E, ISBN barcodes and they all support No, 2, 5 Digit supplements, Code 39, Codabar, Code 2 of 5 Interleaved. Barcodes can be saved as a high resolution TIFF file up to 4800 dpi (if unregistered it a Max. of 1200 dpi. Barcodes can by copied and pasted in to a document. You can now make a BK2 file in Excel and save it as a TAB delimited text file. Barcode Maker is Shareware and will run for 30 days. If you need to print barcodes on labels, please download Batch Barcode Maker here http://hem.passagen.se/sams/barcodeb.htm . If you have any questions please e-mail sams@hem.passagen.se

New
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- Random barcode digits (5 digits) for UPC A and EAN 13, Read the included "How to use the Random Barcode Digit.pdf" in this setup.
- How to.... *.PDF file included. (Needs Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or better http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)
- Faster loading of *.BK2 files
- and more...

Bugs gone
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- Barcodes with less than 4 digit could show a "GoSub" error, have been fixed
- Bug sometime made it start in the folder "My Documents" and not in the installed folder, have been fixed.
- Wait Icon always showed after opening a *.txt file, have been fixed.
- Not able to paste information in the Barcode: and Digit Supplement area, have been fixed.
- The paste function, made the input control for the barcode not working as it should, have been fixed.
- Code 39 included letters would get an "Owerflow" error have been corrected.


Known Windows issues.
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If you are using HP LaserJet 5/6 and default Windows printer drivers and haveing a printing problem then please download the newest drivers from HP, http://www.hp.com.

If you are using a monitor/display setting, monitor/display update frequence Hz, not recommended by  Microsoft Windows XP, Barcode Maker will not be able to change the resolution to 256 colors to make a high resolution TIF barcode image. Please only use recommended monitor/display udate frequence Hz.


System Requirements
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Pentium 233 Mhz or Better
64 Mb RAM
Microsoft Windows 95 / Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 or better (Pentium MMX 200 Mhz or better, 64Mb RAM or more)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Pro. (Pentium MMX 200 Mhz or better, 64 Mb RAM or more) 
Microsoft XP (Pentium II 300 Mhz or better, 128 MB RAM or more)

Install
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Install Barcode Maker 3 by double clicking on the "Setup Barcode Maker 3_47.exe" and follow the instructions. You must have a printer installed in windows or Barcode Maker will not run. If you need to print barcodes on labels, please download Batch Barcode Maker here http://hem.passagen.se/sams/barcodeb.htm . If you have any questions please e-mail sams@hem.passagen.se, if you have an older version installed please uninstall it before installing the new version.

The Registerd version is about 30 - 50 % faster. (saving a TIFF file) and doesn't have the "Made By Barcode Maker" banner across the TIFF barcode.

Windows Installer 2.0
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If you get a request to download Windows Installer for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 then it can be downloaded here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=32832&NewList=1
If you get a request to download Windows Installer for Windows 95, 98, and Me then it can be downloaded here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=32831


MultiSelect and MultiSave
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When you chose more than one Product in the Barcode List and want to save it as a TIF or a BMP file then it's saved as Product_Barcode_Copies.tif or Product_Barcode_Copies.bmp e.g. My Product_123456789012_001.tif or My Product_123456789012_01.bmp. If you only select one product from the barcode list and save it as a TIF then it will be saved as Product_Barcode_Copies.tif, but for the BMP it will not, you must name the BMP file if you only save one product and one copy.


Put it on a Computer Magazine or Home Page
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If you are a Computer Magazine publisher you may put the Unregistered version of Barcode Maker on your cover CD-ROM / DVD. You may also put Barcode Maker on your Home page as long as it's the Unregistered version. If you need more information, please e-mail me at sams@hem.passagen.se


How to Register.
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Product Name: Barcode Maker
Product ID #: 5135
Price: USD $42
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SECURE LINK: http://www.regsoft.net/purchase.php3?productid=5135
NON-SECURE LINK: http://www.regsoft.net/purchase_nonsecure.php3?productid=5135


Contact the author if you have any questions.
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Lars Sams
sams@hem.passagen.se
home page http://hem.passagen.se/sams/barcode.htm
http://hem.passagen.se/sams/faq.htm

Enjoy,            
