Eclipse Software Programming 19-12 Shadowbrook Lane. Milford, MA. 01757 (508) 634-3375 BARS Release Version 3.1 BARS Program Written in Visual Basic Version 2.0 Program Description: BARS Version 3.1 Program for Windows This program will create bar-codes on any graphics printer that windows will support. This copy is the shareware version or demo copy it is not freeware. If you use this program after the 30 day trial period then please register it. Program notes: Required files for program to run LABLES.TXT - USER CAN MODIFY THIS FILE TO ADD OTHER LABEL TYPES. PLEASE NOTE HOWEVER THIS FILE WILL BE READ BY TABS THIS MEANS IF YOU USE A EDITOR TO EDIT THIS FILE TRY TO USE THE SAME FORMAT THAT IT CURRENTLY HAS. BARS3.EXE - MAIN PROGRAM BARS3.HLP - WINDOWS HELP FILE FORMAT VBRUN200.DLL - RUNTIME LIBRARY FOR VISUAL BASIC VERSION 2.0 THIS FILE SHOULD BE COPIED TO YOU WINDOWS SYSTEM DIRECTORY MHFS200.VBX - CUSTOM CONTROL LIBRARY FOR VISUAL BASIC MHTI200.VBX - CUSTOM CONTROL LIBRARY FOR VISUAL BASIC RUNTIME ONLY MHEN200.VBX - CUSTOM CONTROL LIBRARY FOR VISUAL BASIC RUNTIME ONLY TOOLBUTT.VBX - CUSTOM CONTROL LIBRARY FOR VISUAL BASIC ALL VBX FILES SHOULD BE IN THE SAME DIRECTORY THE PROGRAM RUNS FROM PLEASE NOT THAT THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES A VGA MONITOR SORRY NO EGA'S HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE A EGA MONITOR AND WOULD LIKE THE EGA ONLY DEMO PLEASE CALL THIS PROGRAM WILL CREATE OUTPUT FILES WITH A ".LAB" EXTENSION THESE FILES CAN ALSO BE CREATED WITH A TEXT EDITOR TO BE READ IN BY THE PROGRAM THEY ARE IN STANDARD ASCII COMMA DELIMITED FORMAT THESE ARE USED TO RECALL A SHEET OF LABELS FOR PRINTING OR EDITING PLEASE NOTE: BITMAPS ARE NOW SUPPORTED ON ANY LABEL PLEASE TRY TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF THE BITMAP TO THE SIZE OF THE LABEL. IF YOU USE PAINTBRUSH TO CREATE BITMAPS THEN USE THE CUTTING TOOL AND SELECT EDIT FROM THE MENU THEN SELECT COPY TO. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO ADJUST THE SIZE OF THE ACTUAL BITMAP AS WITH ALL PROGRAMS CREATED BY ECLIPSE SOFTWARE ALL EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THIS PROGRAM WILL OPERATE AS INTENDED HOWEVER COMPUTERS ARE NOT PERFECT AND NEITHER ARE PROGRAMMERS. IF YOU DO FIND A ERROR PLEASE NOTE WHAT YOU DID WHEN YOU DID IT AND HOW YOU DID IT AND WHY YOU DID IT AND REPORT THIS TO USE PLEASE !!!. IF YOU DON'T TELL ME I CAN'T FIX IT ALSO YOU CAN REPORT ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS TO USE AT ANY TIME. THIS DEMO COPY WILL SUPPORT CODE 3 OF 9 AND UPC-A ONLY HOWEVER THIS IS THE ONLY RESTRICTION IN THE DEMO VERSION. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT AND NOT PAY FOR IT. THIS PROGRAM TOOK HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS TO GET RIGHT AND IF YOU DO NOT SUPPORT US WE CANNOT HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE. OK BACK TO THE PROGRAM NOW NEW FEATURES IN THIS VERSION TOOLBAR REQUIRES A LOT LESS MEMORY UPC-A SUPPORT BITMAP SUPPORT USER DEFINED LABEL TYPES SAVE LABELS READ FROM FILE SERIALIZE LABELS BAR-CODE SCANNER SUPPORT NEW SCREEN LAYOUT FOR EASY USE FONT SELECTION NOW ON MAIN WINDOW OPTIMIZED VIA A COMPLETE REWRITE BETA TESTED AT 40 LOCATIONS FOR 4 MONTHS FASTER LABEL DRAW FASTER PRINTING HIGH DENSITY IS NOW HIGHER MEDIUM DENSITY IS NOW MID RANGE LOW DENSITY FOR ALL THOSE STUBBORN PRINTERS THAT JUST WILL NOT WORK RIGHT WINDOWS HELP SUPPORT NOTE: DEMO IS NOT CONTEXT SENSITIVE HOWEVER STILL USABLE ANIMATED BUTTONS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT SURE DO LOOK NICE COMM. PORT SETUP FOR SCANNER ON SCREEN CAPLOCK AND NUMLOCK BUTTONS FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO LAZY TO USE THE KEYBOARD BETTER FULLVIEW LABEL CONTROL NOTE: WHEN PLACING A BITMAP IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE CURRENT LABEL YOU MAY DRAG BITMAPS ANYWHERE YOU WISH. HOWEVER IF THEY OVER HANG THE LABEL THEN THAT'S WHERE THEY WILL PRINT. BE CAREFUL LABELS CAN BE EXPENSIVE. PRINTING SPEED: PRINTING BAR-CODES UNDER WINDOWS WILL BE SLOW THE MORE BAR-CODES YOU PLACE ON A PAGE THE SLOWER IT WILL PRINT. GRAPHICS TAKE TIME BUT THE RESULT CAN BE AMAZING. BITMAPS WILL NOT ADD MUCH TIME TO THE PRINTOUT BUT THEY DO ADD UP. YOU CAN PRINT SEVERAL COPIES OF ONE PAGE VERY FAST IF YOU PRINTER SUPPORTS THIS FEATURE. WHEN YOU SELECT PRINT. A DIALOG BOX WILL APPEAR SELECT SETUP AND IF YOU SEE A BOX LABELED COPIES YOU PRINTER WILL SUPPORT THIS FEATURE. TO SELECT THE CURRENT LABEL YOU CAN USE THE TOOLBAR RIGHT AND LEFT ARROWS OR YOU CAN DOUBLE CLICK ON THE LABEL OF CHOICE IN THE FULL VIEW SCREEN. THIS LABEL SELECTED ON THE FULL VIEW SCREEN WILL HIGHLIGHT AND THE MAIN WINDOW WILL REAPPEAR TESTING BAR-CODES: YOU CAN NOW USE YOUR BAR-CODE SCANNER TO TEST BAR-CODES OR ENTER THEM. WHEN YOU SCAN A BAR-CODE THE DATA WILL BE SHOWN IN THE CODE FIELD AND DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF BAR-CODE THE LABEL WILL BE DISPLAYED OR IT WILL MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE DESCRIPTION FIELD. AUTOMATIC LABEL ADVANCE: EACH TIME YOU ENTER A BAR-CODE THE CURRENT LABEL WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT LABEL UP TO THE NUMBER OF LABELS ON THE PAGE IF YOU REACH THE END OF THE PAGE A MESSAGE WILL TELL YOU THE PAGE IS FULL FONTS: NOT ALL FONTS ARE CREATED EQUAL IF YOU RECEIVE A FONT ERROR TRY ANOTHER FONT. MEMORY: THIS PROGRAM WILL USE ALLOT LESS MEMORY THEN PREVIOUS VERSIONS SO IF THE OTHERS WORKED THIS ONE DEFINITELY WILL A NOTE ON BITMAPS AND WHY THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS VERSION BITMAPS NOW GIVE THE USER UNLIMITED CONTROL OVER THE FINAL OUTPUT YOU CAN PLACE LOGOS, TEXT, PICTURES OF PRODUCTS, AND MUCH MORE USE YOUR IMAGINATION WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME RESULTS YOU CAN COME UP WITH. THIS IS ABOUT ALL WE WILL SAY NOW USE IT AND HAVE FUN !!! BUT DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER IT. PRICE $65.00 REGISTRATION GIVES YOU ALL BAR-CODE TYPES A MANUAL FUTURE UPDATES AT NO CHARGE UNLIMITED TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTEXT SENSITIVE WINDOWS HELP FILE USER DEFINABLE BAR-CODE HEIGHTS SOURCE CODE MAY ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO PURCHASE HOWEVER ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED BY ECLIPSE SOFTWARE TO THIS SOURCE CODE YOU MAY MODIFY IT BUT YOU MAY NOT REDISTRIBUTE IT COPYRIGHT (c) 1992 ECLIPSE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED ANYWAY YOU WISH. HOWEVER THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE MODIFIED AND REDISTRIBUTED UNDER THE COPYRIGHT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Eclipse Software Programming (E.S.P.) We Know What You Want !!!