Barcode 2D Tools for Crystal Reports

dLSoft Barcode 2D Tools for Crystal Reports provides the tools needed to include several common 2D barcodes within Crystal Reports XI, either as graphic images or (with limitations) as font-based barcodes. Limited size Font-based Aztec, Datamatrix, PDF417 and QR Code barcodes may also be included in reports created using earlier versions of Crystal Reports, and barcode graphic images may be included in packages created using the Crystal Reports Designer Component for VB6 included with Crystal Reports 8.5 and 9.

The tools include:

•   A local machine server for Windows 2000/XP/Vista for embedding picture barcodes in Crystal Reports XI or later.
•   Server versions include servlets for IIS and Java for use on a remote machine or a company server
•   A User Function Library (UFL) for creating font-base barcodes in Crystal Report 8 or later
•   An OLE server for use with the Report Designer Component for VB6 supplied with Crystal Reports 8-9
•   Samples reports are included for Crystal Reports 8.5, 9 and XI

Barcode in Crystal Report XI    Click image to enlarge

It is important to understand the fundamental difference between the use of the tools with Crystal Reports XI compared with earlier version. Distributing or remote viewing of barcode-containing reports based on versions of Crystal Reports earlier than version XI require that one or more of the barcode tools be available on the machine viewing the report, whereas with version XI barcode images may be embedded in the report and so do not require the presence of one of the barcode tools on the machine opening the report.

Barcode 2D Tools for Crystal Reports supports Aztec Datamatrix, PDF417, Micro PDF417, Truncated PDF417, QR Code and Micro QR Code. The Windows servlet for Crystal Repost XI and the VB6 RDC also supports GS1-Databar (all variants) and Maxicode. The Java servlet included with the Server/multi-user version also supports GS1-Databar.

The font-based UFL supports Aztec Datamatrix, PDF417, Micro PDF417, Truncated PDF417, QR Code and Micro QR Code up to 255 output characters (which is typically anound 70-80 data characters). The font-base UFL does NOT support GS1-Databar or Maxicode symbols.

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Licensing

Available as a single computer version licenced for single PC using Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or as a Server/multi-user version with servlets for IIS and Java and redistributable OLE sever, UFLs and fonts.

System requirements

Requires Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Crystal Reports* 8.0 or later. Embedding image barcodes requires Crystal Reports XI or later and .NET Framework version 2.0. Server version requires Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Microsoft IIS 5.0 or later and the .NET Framework version 2.0 or later, or any web server capable of running Java servlets.

Note that some facilities may not be provided in the versions of Crystal Reports that are included with Microsoft Visual Studio editions.