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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.

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