Version 5.6.0.1140

Released: 03/08/2007

The following printer families are supported:

Avery Dennison

cab/Gemini

Citizen

C.Itoh

Datamax/Fargo

Godex

HP

Intermec

Novexx

Postscript

Printronix

RJS

Sato

Systemwave

TEC

Tharo

TSC

Zebra

Any Windows Printer Driver

This version includes the following new printers:

Sato S-8408

Sato S-8412

Sato S-8424

DEDRUMA DP4/200

DEDRUMA DP4/300

DEDRUMA DP4/600

DEDRUMA DP6/300

DEDRUMA DP8/300

DEDRUMA DB4/200

DEDRUMA DB4/300

DEDRUMA DB4/600

DEDRUMA DH5/300

DEDRUMA DH4/300

DEDRUMA DH4/600

DEDRUMA DL4/200

DEDRUMA DL4/300

DEDRUMA DM4/200

DEDRUMA DM4/300

DEDRUMA DI4/200

DEDRUMA DI4/300

DEDRUMA DI4/600

DEDRUMA DW6/200

DEDRUMA DW6/300

The following changes/additions have been made:

  1. cab printers

Fix for A4+ and Mach series printers regarding the reflective sensor commands. Fix for duplicate printer field names when using unnamed text fields and one or more of them is a paragraph. The DataMatrix symbol now allows for the option of send it as a graphic image, or as printer command (optimized). Fixed a problem where some text fields might not display correctly when opening a format created for a different printer model, and that printer model is not one of the configured printers.

  1. Datamatrix Barcodes

Corrected the encoding of <NUL> bytes. Function 1 (FNC1) is now encoded correctly. Removed the use of the undocumented “~” sequences as this caused problems when switching to optimized Datamatrix in the printer.

  1. MicroPDF symbology

Removed option to show human-readable interpretation. Column and row counts can now be specified.

  1. Date Fields

Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur for certain cases of date fields.

  1. Printronix printers

Corrected bar width multipliers for RSS composite symbols. Fixed <FN1> control codes.

  1. Zebra

Fix for not printing correctly if the number of batches is 1 and the batch size is greater than 1. Fixed a problem where the CODE 49 bar code data was not being properly compacted. Fix to allow selection of reflective label sensor for all printers. Fix to allow encoding an RFID HF (high frequency) tag using hexadecimal data. Fixed problem of bar code not reading from RFID if the human readable was turned off.

  1. ActiveX

Added additional debug logging information. Added a new error return code for the ELabelBatch control. A value of -18 (InvokeError) will be returned if the control cannot communicate with the ActiveX server.

  1. Windows Vista

Added support for Windows Vista. EASYLABEL will now install and run correctly on all versions of Windows Vista.

  1. Gemini printers

Fixed crash when doing a test print from the “Printer Status and Functions” window in the print queue.

  1. .NET Framework v2.0

Migrated all applications to .NET Framework v2.0 from .NET Framework v1.1.

  1. Composite EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, and UPC-E symbols

Implemented embedded human readable interpretation for these symbologies.

  1. RSS Composite symbols

Removed the garbage characters “10f” that were added to the composite component for RSS-14 Composite and RSS-14 Stacked Composite. Allow for FNC1 to be put in the composite part of all of the composite symbols. Previously, FNC1 could only be used in a Code128 symbol. Fixed bug in composite symbols when the source of data was “when printed” and the “max field length” was greater than that allowed for the linear portion of the symbol.

  1. Novexx / Avery Dennison

Fixed to allow use of hash characters (#) in data stream. Interpretation is no longer supported for Codablock since it is invalid.

  1. <NUL>, <DEL>, and FN1 characters in barcode data

Added support for <NUL> and <DEL> control codes for all printers. Also fixed use of FN1 (function 1). NOTE: many printers still do not handle <NUL> or FN1 correctly. This is a firmware issue in the printers. If <NUL> or FN1 needs to be encoded, try turning off the bar code optimization to force it to be sent as a graphic image.

  1. Intermec printers

<STX>, <ETX>, and <FN1> control codes are now handled correctly in barcode data.

  1. Control Code list

The pop-up control code list now shows entries for <NUL> and <DEL> control codes. The <NUL> entry only shows up when the field type is a bar code.

  1. Datamax printers

Fixed sending of “Cancel” command to the printers and also added a “Cancel” button to the print queue printer functions dialog.

  1. Default format settings

When a new format is created, all of the settings for the new format are defaulted to the values of the last format saved. This makes it easy to create a group of formats that are designed for a particular printer model and have consistent settings (label size, print darkness, print speed, etc.)

  1. QR-Code start mode

Added option to specify the starting data mode (numeric, alphanumeric, etc.) for QR-code symbols. This option is only supported on printers that allow the start mode to be chosen.

  1. RFID Wizard

Fix to allow binary mode to work correctly for HF (high frequency) RFID tags. Previously, any data entered was always treated as text. Fixed bug where some fields could not be imported into a DoD tag.

  1. Memory leaks

Fixed several memory leaks in the ActiveX controls and in the main user interface.

  1. XML Monitor

Fixed a problem where the XML monitor would crash if the event log filled up. Increased the log size and set the log to wrap around if it fills up. Corrected a problem that could happen if the monitor processed a file, then deleted it while another file with the exact same name was being dropped in the monitored folder.

  1. Windows XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Vista x64

Added support for x64 Windows Operating Systems.

  1. Printing to multiple printers

Corrected a problem with printer thread synchronization that could cause random lockups or program crashes. In some cases, jobs were in the queue as “Waiting”, but never printed.

  1. Format Tracking Reports

Fixed a bug where a report file was not always created when using “save as” to save a format file.

  1. Print Queue Temporary Files

Changed the location where the print queue will write temporary files. Previously, these files were written to the EASYLABEL installation folder. The temporary files are now written to the system assigned temporary folder. This folder is usually at “\Documents and Settings\user>\Local Settings\Temp” unless this has been changed by the system environment settings.