B-Coder

Barcoding for Microsoft Windows users.
B-Coder barcode software enables the creation of professional quality bar code graphics for use on labels or documents created using Microsoft Windows editions of Microsoft Word, PageMaker and Quark Xpress etc. Add barcode options directly into the Microsoft Word Tools Menu to automate barcode labelling etc. Sample macros for Microsoft Word and Access enable the automation of barcode production. Bar codes can be printed to any printer that is supported by Microsoft Windows. B-Coder includes a manual and bar code technology tutorial. Unlimited technical support at no cost.

It is available in a Lite Edition for low volume bar code applications that creates professional quality bar codes as graphics to paste or import in Microsoft Windows programs. This Edition works with any Microsoft Windows operating system.

B-Coder - Features

B-Coder barcode software enables the creation of professional quality bar code graphics for use on labels or documents created using Microsoft Windows editions of Microsoft Word, PageMaker and Quark Xpress etc. Add barcode options directly into the Microsoft Word Tools Menu to automate barcode labelling etc. Sample macros for Microsoft Word and Access enable the automation of barcode production. Bar codes can be printed to any printer that is supported by Microsoft Windows. B-Coder includes a manual and bar code technology tutorial. Unlimited technical support at no cost.

It is available in a Lite Edition for low volume bar code applications that creates professional quality bar codes as graphics to paste or import in Microsoft Windows programs. This Edition works with any Microsoft Windows operating system.

Features include:

• Support for all major bar code symbologies including 2-D symbologies
• Full control over all bar code dimensions and features
• Create bar codes in any graphic format including WMF, EPS and GIF
• Use any font for human readable text
• Use up to 16 million colours for bar codes, background and text
• Select height and width, Bar Width Reduction, rotation, supplemental messages, automatic check digits, rotation and measurement units etc
• Recognises a complete set of Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) commands that enable other Microsoft Windows programs to generate and retrieve bar codes. For example, automate bar code labelling from a word processor or database
• Incremental Numbering (Auto Sequencing) and message input from disk files
• Sample macros enabling:
  • Highlighting of text in Microsoft Word for conversion into a barcode using one click
  • Automation of serialised and/or high quantity barcode labelling in Microsoft Word and Access
  • Creation of barcodes from database data
  • Merging of data and barcodes into documents and labels.
• Automate barcode production in any DDE supporting application that accepts the pasting of WMF graphics.

The following barcode symbologies are supported:

• Code 39 (Normal, Full ASCII and HIBC)
• UPC A
• UPC E
• EAN 8
• EAN 13 (+Booklan)
• Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)
• Code 128 supported by B-Coder Pro only
• Code 93
• EAN/UCC 128
• PostNET
• Codabar
• MSI Plessey
• PDF 417
• Aztec Code
• Data Matrix
• RSS-14
• RSS-14 Stacked
• RSS-14 Stacked Omni Directional
• RSS Limited.

Please note: B-Coder Lite does NOT support DDE automation, incremental numbering or the advanced bar code symbologies (Code 128 and 2D bar code symbologies) supported by B-Coder Pro.

B-Coder - System Requirements

Lite Edition:

• Any Microsoft Windows operating system.

Professional Edition:

• Any 32 bit version of Microsoft Windows.