This version is a major release that has many new features please read the changes below.

Licensing

Installation

New File Format

Variables

Label Versions

Backup and Restore

New Printer Driver - Eidos

New Printer Driver - Logopak

Printer Information Stored In The Label

Ribbon Color

New Port Type

Data Types - Color Highlighting

Docking Windows - Field Status

ASCII Server - New Options

Variable now called Keyboard Prompt (At Print Time)

Adding Items To The Label

Logging

Command Line Options

Formulas ( old type )

Zebra Driver

The Zebra driver now supports specifying if any True Type Fonts are installed on the printer.

When using a font that is installed on the printer the data will be sent to the printer rather than a bitmap.

Godex Driver

When printing from Server Program multiline text fields would not print the first line of the field.

Evolis Driver

The Evolis driver now supports UL-48 RFID encoding.

Zebra Driver

The Zebra driver now supports native printing of the Datamatrix barcode

AI EAN 128 Wizard

Code 37 did not allow less characters than the default.

Alignment

With multiple fields selected the Align options would not use the primary selected item for the second time and alignment command is selected.

Godex Driver

The Optimize Variable;e Data and Clear Buffer commands did not save.

Godex Driver

This driver now has the option to set the Feed Type mode for the feed button on the printer.

It also now has the Top Margin Offset command option.

Zebra Technologies Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

ZD230 (203 dpi)

ZD410 (203 dpi)

ZD410 (300 dpi)

ZD410-HC (203 dpi)

ZD410-HC (300 dpi)

ZD411 (203 dpi)

ZD411 (300 dpi)

ZD411-HC (203 dpi)

ZD411-HC (300 dpi)

ZD421 (203 dpi)

ZD421 (300 dpi)

ZD421C (203 dpi)

ZD421C (300 dpi)

ZD421C-HC (203 dpi)

ZD421C-HC (300 dpi)

ZD421-HC (203 dpi)

ZD421-HC (300 dpi)

ZD611 (203dpi)

ZD611 (300dpi)

ZD611-HC (203dpi)

ZD611-HC (300dpi)

ZD621 (203 dpi)

ZD621 (300 dpi)

ZD621-HC (203 dpi)

ZD621-HC (300 dpi)

ZE511 (203 dpi)

ZE511 (300 dpi)

ZE511 (600 dpi)

ZE521 (203 dpi)

ZE521 (300 dpi)

ZT111 (203 dpi)

ZT111 (300 dpi)

ZT231 (203 dpi)

ZT231 (300 dpi)

ZT411 (203 dpi)

ZT411 (300 dpi)

ZT411 (600 dpi)

ZT421 (203 dpi)

ZT421 (300 dpi)

Autolabel, Ring, Autonics, Sato and Zebra Drivers

These printers could store driver data in their own ini files.  These settings are now merged into the main lcn.ini file.

Godex Driver

This driver did not remove the cut command to the printer once enabled.

If a gap value was set and then the label was made continuous then the gap value was sent to the printer when it should be set to 0.

Zebra Technologies Driver

The ZD621R (300 dpi) driver has a maximum label width of 104mm but is should be 108mm.

The ZD621R (203 dpi) driver had a maximum speed of 5 (6 IPS) but is should be 7 (8IPS).

Intermec / Honeywell Driver

Date/Time fields handled by the printer did not print correctly if between the date codes fixed text was present.

Save As

This option did not default to the directory of the currently selected label.

Barcodes Code 128 and EAN 128

The first character in the data was not inserted into the barcode.  This was introduced in v7.0.000.152.

Evolis Driver

Ultralight card types would not encode correctly when using RFID fields.

Zebra Driver

The Zebra driver now supports QR Code natively.  

If using the From Other Field option where the source field has a counter the QR Code will also count natively.

Eltron and Datamax Drivers

If using date and time fields and the Real Time Clock option with appended text the format sent to the printer was incorrect.

Datamax Driver

Printer fonts did not print.

Sato Driver

Sato now appends CRLF to each label print, only required for debugging and shows no printing differences.

Cab Driver

Rotating fields when using the "Send Label As Single PCX Image" did not position the fields correctly when printing.

Barcodes

Some barcodes when created could cause the program to crash.

Port Type - File (Fixed Name)

This will now use the same case for the output file as used in the labels name.

Barcode (Linear)

If using barcodes with Code Functions on a non western computer ( for example Japanese ) the size of the barcode would be calculated incorrectly.

Line - Invert Area

The line option called Invert Area did not function.

Ascii Server - Print Only Mode

The Ascii server now has a new command line parameter call Print Only.

This prevents users from changing the setup and labels.

Ascii Server - Printer Selection

If multiple compatible printers are configured and enabled in the label editor then a new printer selection combo will be shown at print time.

Ascii Server - Search and Filter

In the main screen if the option to show the data grid is on then now it is possible to search and filter in this screen.

Ascii Server

Ascii Import files with empty lines can cause problems when printing records.  If the first line was empty the ASV file would also be created with errors.

The program will now ignore all empty lines.

Ascii Server

If in the Ascii Server setup a field was defined as the label name it did not work unless the label name had the .lblu extension in the data file.  

The program will now work with .lbl or .lblu or no extension data values in the import file.

CAB Driver

The CAB drive will now print a infinite amount of labels if 0 is set as the print quantity.

Intermec / Honeywell Driver

Improvements to the program and driver now allow for counters, dates and other fields to be merged into printer embedded fields without expanding the data into multiple labels at print time.

Godex Driver

The Godex driver did not clear the graphics buffer of the printer which depending on the use of the driver could cause previous images to be printed on top of the current one.

Printer Configuration

With multiple printers configured if an empty entry was in the printer configuration screen then when creating a label or printing it the correct printer could not be selected.

Novexx Solutions Driver

The Novexx Solutions XLP504 600dpi and XLP514 600dpi printers would print most data twice the size it should be.  

These printers by default emulates a 300dpi printer and without a command to turn this off the printer would print too large.

The command to run the printer in 600dpi mode has now been implemented for these models..

Zebra Driver

The Zebra driver did not send Real Time Clock date and time fields to the printer correctly.

Field Boarders

Field Border lines and positions have been optimized.

Autonics and Ring Driver

This driver supports asterisk (*) characters in Code 39 barcode data if using printer embedded barcodes.  This was not allowed however in the dialog as for non embedded barcodes this is not valid.

This is now allowed however at print time if a non embedded barcode is used the asterisk characters will be removed.

For printer embedded barcodes this will be sent unless the option "No * in Code 39 Barcode Human Readable" option is selected.

Godex Driver

When printing labels  where field names contained more than 8 characters the field data would be duplicated on the label if another field also was named with the same first 8 characters.

The driver now supports naming up to the maximum of 20 characters.  Greater than this the PCX*** format will be used where *** is the field number.

Windows Driver

On some systems user would get an error when creating or opening a label using the Windows Printer.

Dates

The Cancel button in this dialog did not clear any previously created date / time codes from memory.  This prevented new date / time codes being created until the program was restarted.

Barcode - Code 39

Some labels with Code 39 barcodes crashed when loading.

Barcodes with Invalid Data

Some barcodes require a specific data format.  When using external sources the barcode would print with the default format data if the external data was not valid.  This is normally zeros,

For example if a EAN 13 barcode was sent data that was not numeric or empty the barcode would print 0000000000000.

Now the program will not print the barcode if the data is illegal.

CAB Double Sided Printers

Due to firmware changes by the manufacturer the front and back side data would be swapped.  This is now swapped back.

Also the options below were not set for double sided printers as default and the controls were disabled.  The options are now set correctly.

•Send Label As Single PCX Image

•Keep Label Height When Adjusting Top Margin

Printing True Type Text Fields

Due to a coding error in v7.0.000.145 it was not possible to print True Type Font text fields unless Mirror was used.

Internal Changes for External programs

Updated Labio and SQlite3 dll.

Godex Driver

•The option to change the sensor mode has been implemented.

•The Print Mode now defaults to Default not Peel Off.

The following models have now been implemented.

DT200+

DT200i+

DT230+

DT230i+

DT43x+

DT4x+

GX4200i

GX4300i

GX4600i

HD830i+

RT700i+

RT730i+

RT823i+

RT833i+

RT863i+

ZX1200i+

ZX1200Xi+

ZX1300i+

ZX1300Xi+

ZX1600i+

ZX420+

32ZX420i+

ZX430+

ZX430i+

Sato Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

CL4NX8P

CL4NX12P

CL4NX24P

CL6NX8P

CL6NX12P

CT4LX8

CT4LX12

CT4LX8

CT4LX12

S84NX8

S84NX12

S84NX24

S86NX8

S86NX12

SG112EX12

WS208

WS212

Godex Driver

The following errors have been fixed

ZX1200i had a maximum label width of 104.0mm but it should be 108.0mm.

ZX1300i had a maximum label length of 2123.0mm but it should be 2159.0mm

ZX1600i had a maximum label length of 1016.0mm but it should be 660.0mm.  It had a maximum speed of 5 but it should be 4

ZX1300Xi had a maximum label width of 102.3mm but it should be 105.7mm.

ZX430 had a maximum label width of 104.0mm but it should be 105.7mm.

Sato DriverThe S86-ex (203dpi) model had a maximum label length of 1249.0mm but is should be 2500.0mm

Bixolon Driver

SLP-223 and SLP223C had the incorrect maximum label length.

Cab Driver

Cab Mach 4 600dpi had incorrect resolution, was 263DPM but is now correct at 236DPM.

Autonics and Ring Driver

if a label created box commands that were negative these will now be set to 0.

Honeywell Drivers

The following models have now been implemented.

PD45 (203 dpi)

PD45 (300 dpi)

PD45S (203 dpi)

PD45S (300 dpi)

PM45 (203 dpi)

PM45 (300 dpi)

PM45 (406 dpi)

PM45 (600 dpi)

PM65 (203 dpi)

PM65 (300 dpi)

PX45 (203 dpi)

PX45 (300 dpi)

PX45 (406 dpi)

PX4ie (203 dpi)

PX4ie (300 dpi)

PX4ie (406 dpi)

PX65 (203 dpi)

PX65 (300 dpi)

PX6ie (203 dpi)

PX6ie (300 dpi)

PX940 (203 dpi)

PX940 (300 dpi)

PX940 (600 dpi)

Novexx Solutions Drivers

The following models have now been implemented.

XDM 944

XDM 945

XDM 946

XLP 514 (203dpi)

XLP 514 (300dpi)

XLP 514 (600dpi)

XLP 516 (300dpi)

XLP 604 (300dpi)

XLP 605 (300dpi)

XLP 606 (300dpi)

XPA 934

XPA 935

XPA 936

XPM 944

XPM 945

XPM 946

Autonics and Ring Driver

The OCR-B font added.

Barcode Drawing

Improvements made to the way barcodes are drawn due to 1 pixel error.

Autonics and Ring Driver

The new command Ignore Horizontal/Vertical Repeat option will not send these value to the printer.

Autonics and Ring Driver

The option "Set Field Position in mm" did not output the correct syntax for negative spacing values in text fields.

Formulas

The formulas option did not work when using decimal places.

Internal changes

Hardware ID retrieval improvements using different methods.

External programs starting with a empty label did not work.

Screen Drawing Issues

Redraw issues were seen when zoomed on a label.  

The ruler would also not display when horizontal scrolling.

Clicking on an empty part of the label when other fields were selected would hide them from view.

Printer Driver Support Removed

The following printer models are no longer supported.

•Hitachi Inkjet Models: PX2, PX4, PXR2, PXR4, RX-S2, RX-S3, RX-S4 and UX860

•Zebra Technologies Models: P310 Monochrome, P320 Color, P320 Monochrome, P330 Color, P330 Monochrome, P330i Color,P330i Monochrome, P420 Color, P420 Monochrome,P430 Color, P430 Monochrome, P430i Color and P430i Monochrome

•CetWin T5KD-RE

•NBS Technologies NBS-IM

Database Connections

Excel connections did not work due to new features implemented in v7.0.000.138.

Other changes were implemented to prevent error messages in some test scenarios.

ASCII Server Command Line

The command line options -s and -t did not function according to the documentation.

Database Connections

It is now possible to filter the Tables and Views shown in the Database Connection wizard.  New Icons are also included.

Licensing Modules

Improvements to the licensing modules, code changes only no user implications.

Intermec / Honeywell Driver

This driver supports copying fonts and images to a local storage area.  Previously this was defined as upper case C:.

Newer firmware versions require this now to be lower case c:

Database Connections - Quantity field

If a quantity field defined in the database connection was given an Alias Name the Database Print Quantity option would not be shown in the print screen.

Database Connections - SQL Query Mode

If using the SQL Query Mode for a database connection the Order by syntax method failed.

Database Connections - Oracle

Connections to Oracle databases did not work when using the ODBC interface.

EPC RFID

The EPC RFID interface did not function.

From Other Field

If using a field using the From Other Field data source the data would not be passed to the new field.  This was dependent on the name of the original field.

Counters

A text field linked to another text field using a counter with fixed text suffix would not show the suffix data.

Godex Driver

The Godex driver now has the new option "Clear buffer" which will clear the printer buffer before each print job is sent.

Intermec / Honeywell Driver

The Intermec/Honeywell driver would fail to print any non embedded printer items.  This issue was introduced in clean up of the code in v7.0.000.130.

Fonts Using Character Sets

Labels created in v6 of the program used Character Sets when selecting fonts.  In some cases this meant when opening them in v7 the font could be different.

This is as v7 does not use Character Sets.  A new option in the Setup..Options screen called "Allow Character Sets for Fonts" allows the program to work as v6 did and used the Character Set.

When enabled a option on the Font screen will show a Character Set combo control where the required value can be set. Selecting Default will use the current Windows Character Set.

This option is only recommended if on converting v6 labels the font has changed.

Shift Codes

Shift codes could cause a crash on some printer drivers.

AutoSize Font

Alignment options were not loaded when selecting AutoSize Font options

Double Sided Labels

These did not display both sides correctly

Multiline Text Field

The alignment options for these fields did not save to the text or database format.

Label Close - From External Program

Labels were prevented from being closed when launched from an external program

Graphics

Overlaying two graphic fields with white space would show the image behind the other one rather than merged.

The program will now display the images as they would print.  On most printers this will show a merged image but on printers with graphic merging options it will display as per those settings.

Driver Recompilation and old parameters screens removed

The following drivers have had their code modified and the old print parameters screens removed.

No differences should be seen by users unless stated below.

Avery Dennison / Novexx

Cab

Datamax / Honeywell

Eltron

Evolis

Godex

Intermec / Honeywell

Sato

Toshiba

Zebra

1° Rotation

When printing a field using the 1° Rotation option the print would move after printing.

Start-up Crash

Random crashing upon start-up of the program on some machines.

PDF417 Barcodes

Printers that could support native printing of PDF417 barcodes could not activate the Printer Barcode check box as it was hidden.

Driver Recompilation

The following drivers have had their code modified and recompiled for internal changes.

No differences should be seen by users unless stated below.

Avery Dennison / Novexx

Cab

Zebra

Datamax / Honeywell

Intermec / Honeywell

▪Embedded Fonts using Inverse did not send the font.

▪EPC and HEX in the RFID setup always selected EPC in code.

Godex

▪Native Support for PDF417 and Maxicode removed as it did not work.

Text Output

The text output used by some external programs failed to save Image properties unless the image dialog was opened

VCRuntime Errors

On some computers a VCRuntime error was displayed when starting the program.

Start-up Crash

Random crashing occurred on some machines at start-up.

Database Connections

Database connections to files with long file paths failed to find more that the first column.  This was due to a fix in v7.0.0.118 the database connection which halved the available buffer.

Text Output

The text output used by some external programs failed as the "Fixed Character Field Length" option was not saved to this text format.

Intermec / Honeywell Driver

The printer now used lower case 'c' in the format not uppercase 'C' when using the "Save Format On Printer Harddisk"

RFID

Support for SKIDATA cards encoding via USB.

Allen Coding Systems Driver

Improved the method to get the printers IP address when using a Windows Spooler port.

RFID

Support for SKIDATA cards in RFID module.

Autonics / Ring Driver

When selecting the “Print Color Graphics As Monochrome” option in the driver it would remove in code the "Color Bitmap Not Supported" option allowing the background color to be set/changed.

2D Barcodes

The 2D barcodes did not work or caused the program to crash if run of a Network path multiple times.

Command Line Options

Command Line Options are now documented with new option to override or replace the LCNRoot.ini.

Missing Database

If a label using a database was used but the database connection was missing the program would crash if the label was printed or the Select Records option was selected

Autonics / Ring Driver

Fixed issues with embedded barcodes using counters.

Multicolumn Labels

Multiple issues when printing multicolumn labels with database connections and counters have been fixed.

Evolis Driver

RFID Encoding improvements to the timing of detecting the chip in the encoder

Ascii Server

The Ascii Server would crash if installed on a clean machine as no ASV file would be loaded.  This was introduced in v7.0.000.121 due to the automatic update implementation

If a existing ASV file was saved and present it worked correctly

Database Connections and Counters

If using Database Connections and counters the counter did not count correctly

Evolis Driver

RFID Encoding required changes to the driver timing for reading the chip id when printing on USB ports.

Multiline Text

Using multiline text fields with Bold, Italic or Underline tags would cause the formatting of those tags to be incorrect.

Counters

Printing multicolumn labels with a counter would cause the print job to be held in the Windows Spooler.

This would happen if printing more than 1 label but less than the number of columns.  

The printer could then not be used until the program was closed.

External Program - New Label

The option from external programs to create a new label did not work.

Ascii Server

•The new label option would allow the same label to be added to the combo box multiple times

•The main screen was simplified to show the current file being used and the label.

Ascii Server

The following changes were made to the Ascii Server.

•If the current Ascii Data file is updated from another application the program will reload its data automatically in the main screen.  The Data Fields Setup screen will not automatically update but will show the data present at the time the screen is opened

•The Data Fields Setup screen now has a Save button.  This allows this screens data to be saved without needing to go through the other two additional setup screens

•On the Label Setup screen it is now possible to Double Click the label to edit it.  This is not implemented on the main screen to prevent users accidentally changing the label.

Ascii Server

The following options in the Ascii Server...Custom Fields Setup screen were not functioning.

•Format Numbers As Integers

•Format Numbers To Only Show Decimal Values

Multiline Fields

Rotated 90° and 270° multiline fields did not calculate their size correctly.

Printer Port Enumeration

No printer ports were available unless a Windows Shared printer existed on the system

If no printer ports can be found now the program will default to print to a file to prevent further errors.

Evolis Driver

Improvements to the Evolis Driver for encoding Ultralight EV1 cards.

External Program

When connected from an external program the new label command did not work.

Ascii Server

The New Label option did not work if the default label directory in the Ascii Server was different to the one in the Label Editor.

Multiline Fields

Rotated multiline fields with tabs did not display or print correctly.  This was introduced in v7.0.000.114 due to other fixes.

Database Connections

Database Connections did not show the names of Fields correctly is non western characters were used.  Eg Chinese Texts in Excel column headers would show a ? instead of the correct characters

Enumerating Printers - Windows Shares

The enumeration of Windows Shared Printers failed if there were lots of network printers.  

External Program

When connected from an external program the connection would be terminated after printing or changing labels.  This was introduced in v7.0.000.114 but has no effect on standalone versions, only when used from external programs

Sizing of Fields

Sizing of shapes and graphic using the corners of a field will now always keep the aspect ratio of the item.

To size without keeping the current aspect ratio hold the Shift key whilst sizing

To resize to a 1:1 aspect ratio hold the CTRL key whilst sizing.  To break this rule the Shift key can be pressed.

Sizing of Fields

Fields can no longer be sized outside of the label area.

Sizing is now smoother

Sato Driver

A fix implemented on v7.0.000.112 for the Sato driver caused old lbl labels to convert data incorrectly if using no English characters.

Non English Characters - Converting v6 .lbl files.

•Field names using non English characters did not convert correctly when opening old v6 .lbl files.

•Old v6 .lbl labels using fonts using non English locals did not convert correctly.  Eg  Arial [Chinese Simplified] converted to Arial correctly but lost any Chinese Simplified data in the conversion.  

Autonics / Ring Driver

These printers can support negative font spacing which was not available to select.

Printing - Multiple Printers

With the Print To Multiple Printers option enabled when printing 2 printers were selected as default.

It now defaults to the printer when the label is created or last saved.  If changed it will remember the new printer while the program is running but on restart revert back to the last saved printer.

Multiline Text Field

Font point size can now be set using the <h**> tag where ** is the point size for True Type Fonts.

Field Borders

Field Borders when on will show Printer Embedded items with a green border color, all other items will remain as blue.

Printer Selection

When using more than 1 printer in the Printer Configuration sometimes loading a label would not select the printer it was saved with.

Network Printer Ports

The enumeration of printer ports would not display network printer ports if no local printer ports existed.

Chopped Data

All printer drivers have been updated to fix issues where some labels would not print the right side of fields correctly.  Some pixels would be missing.

This was reported on Godex and Intermec printers but could effect others.

Empty Labels After Print Job

This did not work with the following printer manufacturers:

Avery

Honeywell

Intermec

Novexx

Sato

Font Tab - Autosize Font To Fit

The following issues were resolved in the Font Tab

•Options did not enable or disable child controls until the OK button was clicked

•Max Font Size would default to 0 which is not longer a valid option

•Texts for Autosize Font To Fit and Vertical Alignment we show as the same text

AutoLabel Driver

The Service Panel option did not function.

Counters From Other Field

When using Counters in From Other Fields the Counter did not count and sent multiple labels to the printer when 1 could be sent with a quantity field.

Field Sizing

Sizing some fields that should not be allowed to be sized caused the field to move.

Font Spacing

Printer Fonts using font spacing that was not 0 could increment each time the dialog was opened.

Undo

When using the Undo feature if a field being undone was named the name was removed.

Evolis Driver

The Evolis Driver has been updated to fix issues with the 5122 RFID encoder when batch printing,

Formatting Rules

A new option to allow text fields to be formatted as Numbers, Fixed Lengths and with Prefix and Suffix options.

Strikethrough

The Strikethough option in the Fonts tab will add a line through any text created using this option.

Driver Optimization

The following drivers have had code clean up and optimization to their code.  No output differences should be seen.

AutoLabel

Allen Coding Systems

Avery Dennison

Bixolon

Cab

Hitachi Inkjet

Honeywell

Intermec

Novexx

NOVEXX Solutions

Sato

Toshiba

TSC

Zebra Technologies

Windows Printer Driver

The following changes to the Windows Printer driver have been made.

1.When using the Print Using Selected Printer Port option the correct maximum Label Width and Height values are now retrieved based on the Paper Bin selected.

2.Improved error handling of printing to ports and printers that are not available or allowed due to user access rights.

Printing to Windows Shares

Printing using Windows shares did not work.  

Previously the port name detected was \\Server\\PrinterName which would not correct.

Now the port name is \\Server\\ShareName

Datamax Driver

The following issues have been resolved

1.Some printers used the incorrect speed values for Skip Speed

2.Some printers did not set the speed command correctly causing the program to crash.

Zebra Technologies Driver

Labels created on v6 with non English characters using Character Encoding (Code Page) other than USA 1 did not work in v7.

Sato Driver

The following changes were made to the Sato printer driver

1.The models below supported Vector fonts but they were not available to be used

a.8485Se

b.8485S

c.8490Se

d.8490S

2.The option to override the resolution has been removed

3.The following models were set to be 300dpi but they are 305dpi - this only  effected Printer Barcodes.

a.CL412

b.CL412E

c.CL612

d.CL612E

e.8450

4.The following models were set to be 200dpi but they are 203dpi - this only effected Printer Barcodes

a.CT408i

b.CG208

c.CG408

d.CX200

e.CL408

f.CL408E

g.CL608

h.CL608E

i.M5900

j.4600

k.4760

l.8400S

m.8400

n.8485SE

o.8485S

5.The model M10e was set to be 600dpi but it is 305dpi

6.Rotated 270° Inverted Text would not print inverted

7.Code 93, Addon 2 and Addon 5 printer barcodes are now available on all  models

8.Norwegian characters were not working with Printer Fonts

Printer Font Spacing

When using Printer Fonts using the Spacing option each time the dialog was entered the spacing was reduced.

Etipack Novexx Driver

Novexx models required by Etipack have been added

AI EAN Barcode

Multiple new codes have been added.

Field List Order

When rotating a label the field list order was re-arranged.

QR Code

The size of a QR Code barcode was not calculated correctly

Bixolon Models

The following models have now been implemented.

SPP-L3000

SPP-L310

SPP-L410

SPP-R220III (OPOS)

SPP-R210 (OPOS)

SPP-R310 (OPOS)

SPP-R410 (OPOS)

Godex Models

The following models have now been implemented.

MX20

MX30

MX30i

TSC Drivers

The following models have now been implemented.

Alpha-2R (ZPL)

Alpha-3R (ZPL)

Alpha-4L (ZPL)

MB240 (ZPL)

MB240T (ZPL)

MB340 (ZPL)

MB340T (ZPL)

ML240 (ZPL)

ML240P (ZPL)

ML340 (ZPL)

ML340P (ZPL)

PEX-1120 (ZPL)

PEX-1130 (ZPL)

PEX-1160 (ZPL)

PEX-1220 (ZPL)

PEX-1230 (ZPL)

PEX-1260 (ZPL)

TDM-20 (ZPL)

TDM-30 (ZPL)

TTP-244 Pro (ZPL)

TTP-244CE (ZPL)

TTP-246M Pro (ZPL)

TTP-344M Pro (ZPL)

Argox Drivers

The following models have now been implemented.

AME-3230 (ZPL)

AME-3230B (ZPL)

AME-3230W (ZPL)

CX-2040 (ZPL)

CX-2140 (ZPL)

CX-3040 (ZPL)

CX-3140 (ZPL)

D2-250 (ZPL)

D2-350 (ZPL)

I4-240 (ZPL)

I4-250 (ZPL)

I4-350 (ZPL)

iX4-200 (ZPL)

iX4-240 (ZPL)

iX4-250 (ZPL)

iX4-350 (ZPL)

iX6-250 (ZPL)

MP-2140Z (ZPL)

O4-250 (ZPL)

O4-350 (ZPL)

OS-2140 (ZPL)

OS-2140D (ZPL)

P4-250 (ZPL)

P4-350 (ZPL)

X-2000V (ZPL)

Zebra Driver

•The option Clear Memory Before Sending Format has been changed.  It previously sent ~JP followed by ^PS ^EF ^ EG.  Now the command sent it ~JA.

•The command Send Extra Label Data Before Format has been renamed to Extra Label Data sent FIRST.

AI EAN Barcode

Code 710 to 714 have now been implemented

New Label From Template

Selecting this option and then saving a label file would prompt the user to user the Templates folder not the Labels folder

User Access

Improvements to the User Access options now have password logins for Administrator, Editor and Read Only.  

F1 Help

The Help icon and F1 key was not working on the Setup screens.

Read Only Mode

It was possible when in read only mode to removed fields of the label using CTRL + X.  The label could not be saved but it could be printed with missing fields.

2D Barcodes

2D Barcodes using data From Other Fields did not get updated when printing multiple labels unless the NV parameter was configured for the printer.

Printer Configuration

With multiple printers configured if an empty entry was in the printer configuration screen then when creating a label or printing it the correct printer could not be selected.

Barcode Fields

Barcodes were previously sent with large white space to the right of them when printing as a graphic.  This has been reduced, no visible print changes will occur but file outputs will be different.

Print Only Mode

Print Only mode did not prevent users from moving or editing fields.  They could not save them but moving and editing should not be allowed.  This issue has occurred since v7.0.000.085.

Autonics - Ring Driver

The default Bitmap Graphics Merge Operations setting will be set to COPY (dp0) for all newly configured printers.

Double Sided Label Editing

When editing a item on the front side of a label for a Double Sided printer the field was moved on OK to the back side.

Installation Configuration

The installation script had a test configuration file instead of a clean one being install.  This meant some setting values were incorrect and needed to be reset in the programs screens and interface.  This was introduced in v7.0.000.102.  This was only seen on a clean installation or if overwriting the current configuration.

Screen Sizes

The minimum screen size required is 1024 x 768 at 100%.  

Computers running in Chinese, Japanese and Korean size the screens differently and due to this some of the screens were too large.

All screens have been reconfigured to work, please note some options will have been moved to accommodate the space available

Database Printing with Counters

Printing a label with a Database Connection and a Counter requires the counter to be sent as regular text at print time ( not as a counter ).

This did not work when copies greater than 1 per record was used.

Printer Port Names

When used from external programs any printer ports created with characters that were not using 0-9 or A-Z did not display correctly and could not be used.

Saved Printer

On a configuration where 2 or more printers were from the same manufacturer the label would always load with the first printer for that manufacturer even if saved with another one.

Program will not start

On some machines v7.0.000.104 would not start and displays an error about missing Dll files

One of the DLLs was compiled incorrectly to require specific Microsoft Runtime files to installed on the Windows system rather than compiled into the dll..

Ascii Server

The following changes have been made to the Ascii Server

•Codepages have been added to the Character Encoding options in the Data File Setup screen.  This allows Ascii files with codepages different to the Windows codepage to be used.

•Support for GS (Group Separator) values in the import file has been implemented.

•Support for Barcode Control code values in the import file has been implemented

•The Add Field option in the Data Field Setup screen now has the option to create custom fields from part of an original import field.  The data to extract from this field can be defined by configuring the Start Position and Field Length. If the Field Length is set to 0 then data to the end of the field will be extracted.

•Some crash bugs and memory leaks have also been fixed.

Installer - Windows Control Panel - Uninstall Entry.

The installer program previously only made one entry in the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove programs screen.

If upgrading an existing version then as the file version was part of the name it made a second entry.  Both of which could uninstall the program.

The installer will now make a separate entry for each unique location the program is installed to.

If over installing an older version then the old entry will be removed and an updated one will be created

If installing to a new location then a new entry will be added but no other entries will be updated.

This means that if the same version is installed in 3 different locations there will be 3 entries.

By default these will all look identical but to determine which one is for which location Right Click the column header in the Windows Control Panel - Uninstall or change a program screen and then select More followed by Location.

Novexx/ Avery Driver

Old .lbl labels configured for the old Novexx driver did not auto convert to the new Avery driver.

Evolis Driver

The Evolis Driver has been updated to fix issues with the Quantum model using the 5122 RFID encoder,

Field Names

Field Names on a single label need to be unique but the program allowed for duplicates.  

When printing some printer models displayed an error if using duplicated field names.  The program now does not allow two fields to have the same name.

Fields using "From Other Field" as their data type inherited the source fields name at print time causing the same error.  This is now resolved.

Database and Counters

Printing a label with Counter field and a Database connection counted incorrectly.

Printer Configuration

The printer configuration screen has two new buttons to move a selected printer up or down the order.  Care should be taken when using this as the Driver Name and position No is saved in the label.

Printer Configuration

Printing to printers above position 32 in the printer configuration screen did not go to the correct printer.

Direct TCP/IP Port Printing

Printing issues when using Direct TCP/IP ports were found on some printers causing the following issues

1.Labels to be missing in a print run.  This was due to the timing of the send and receive being too fast for some TCP/IP printer models.

2.Labels not printing with specific fields on them.  For example, Datamax printers with EAN barcodes did not print unless other fields were present on the label.  This was due to the print job not being terminated correctly.  All drivers have been updated with this fix.

Unless there is a specific reason for using Direct TCP/IP ports we always recommend making a Generic Text printer driver for the TCP/IP printer.  Then use the Default (Generic Text Driver Port) port type and select the port used in the Generic Text driver.

Counter Barcodes

On some printer models using labels with counter barcodes the print job was held in the Windows Spooler until the program was closed, preventing any more labels being printed.

Database Connections

Database Connection names with more than 15 characters long did not load with the label.  This name limit is now set to 100.

Updated Developer Tools

All programs, drivers and dlls have been compiled with Visual Studio 2019 using the latest tools.

Version control is now in place on all of these files.

Ascii Server

The program could crash upon startup if maximized.

SQL Database

Some SQL databases could not be connected due to the wizard not getting the correct schema.

SQL Database

When connecting to an empty Table the following error message was displayed

"MFC Internal error: unable to load error string from resource"

Godex Driver

The Godex driver did not apply any of the cutting settings.  

The driver also did not allow the Printed Embedded Fonts to be used in the program

Global Counter

If a global counter field was copied and pasted on a label it did not get a new unique counter name

Toshiba B=SX8

This printer was specified as a 6" head but it should have been 8".  To fix if already in use the user must go through the printer wizard for this model which will then update this setting.

Cutting

The following issues related to cutting have been resolved

1.Printing a multi column label would not cut when the Cut After Job option was selected.

2.Printing a multi column label using the Cut After Number Of Labels would cut after number of rows not individual labels

3.Printing a single column label connected to a Database did not cut correctly when using Cut After Job combined with the Empty Labels After Print Job options.

4.Printing a single column label connected to a Database when using Cut After Every Database Record and Empty Label After Print Job set to 1 prints correctly the first time but if this is reselected the print job is locked in the spooler until the program was closed.

Evolis Drivert

The Evolis driver now has an option to choose the Card Eject mode.

Save As Old Label Format

The Save As Old Label Format option has been removed as new features cannot be converted back to the old format.

Opening Old Label Formats

When opening an old lbl format labels any data using a Font Style codepage that did not match the current Windows Language for non-Unicode programs settings would not convert correctly.

Multicolumn Labels

When printing multicolumn labels from external sources such as the Ascii Server the print job would not begin until a full page of labels was prepared.

Allen Coding Systems Driver

The TP-4000 models support multiple printers heads but the setup configured in the Printer Data option was not saved so could not be used

Autonics / Ring Driver

Translations for printer functions are now available in Japanese and Chinese *Traditional"

Etipack Driver

The service panel for the Etipack driver was not functioning and driver texts were not showing in translated languages

Autonics / Ring Driver

RTF fields would display Black text on Black background.

Autonics / Ring Driver

The following models were enabled to do printer QR Code barcodes.  This function was not supported by them and is now removed

       Autonics

       Ring

Dither

The dither feature did not dither correctly as in v6.  This is now resolved.

Program Path

If a non default installation path was used then an error could prevent users creating a label.  If the driver name location was greater than 64 characters the program would beep and not allow a label to be created.

Zebra Technologies Driver

RTF fields would display Black text on Black background for color card printing models.

Driver Code Clean up

The following drivers had unused code which has been removed.  No functionality changes but driver will be newer.

Avery Dennison, Allen Coding Systems, AutoLabel, Bixolon, Datamax, Eltron, Etipack, Evolis, Honeywell, Intermec, Sato and Zebra Technologies/.

Godex

The following models have now been implemented.

HD820i

HD830i

Graphics Field

When a graphics field was created it is set the Fixed field type.  If the graphic was rotated its field properties were not set as juts the image was rotated.  Changing the field type to a database field would then require the graphic to be rotated again as it would default to 0°.  We now keep the rotation property.

Color Pallet

A new full RGB color pallet is now available for the following printer drivers and all Pre-Printed fields

Evolis

Windows Driver

Variable Printing

A new option in the options tab of the setup screen called "Keep Variable Print Prompt Screen Open" will keep the variable print screen open after printing allowing another print to be applied.

Ring Autonics Driver Rename

At the request of the manufacturer the Ring Autonics driver has been split into two different manufacturers, "Autonics " and "Ring"

Labels using the old "Ring Autonics" name will still function but when changing the printer configuration the correct new manufacturers name must be selected

The printer models are split as below

       Autonics

       Ring

Intermec/Honeywell Driver

Speed settings sent to the printer were incorrect.

Autonics / Ring Driver - Counters

The following models were enabled to do printer counters.  This function was not supported by them and is now removed

       Autonics

       Ring

Database Field Names

If long field names were used for Database connections when the label was reloaded it would only load part of the name.  This was a issue introduced in v7.0.000.091

Graphics Import Button

The Import button on the graphics screen was always visible but only had functionality if the Data Source was Fixed. It is now only visible for Fixed data sources.

Graphic Fields From Database

Graphics fields using External Programs or Database sources used to resize to the original graphic size and orientation when the Graphics dialog was entered and ok selected.  The size and orientation will no longer changed.

Graphics Fields - Large Images

When sizing graphic fields linked to large images the graphic would in some cases become a mirrored imaged.

Field Positions

When using External Program or Database sources with Single Line Text fields that were Centred or Right aligned if the user sized the field too small for the data being later used then the field could be sized outside the label the next time it was loaded.

Label Name

When used by External Programs where the label can be changed from that program the label name was not correct in the label tab or main window header.

Godex Driver

The Godex driver now has the option to select the Media Type.

Database Browsing

Speed improvements when browsing or searching large databases have been made.

Graphics Mirror

The Mirror command for Graphics fields was missing and has now been added.

Chinese (Traditional)

Chinese (Traditional) has now been added, the old Chinese has been renamed to Chinese (Simplified)

Printer Options

For printers supporting Print Position and Cut Position negative values can now be used.

Ribbon

The font using on the main ribbon of the program was increased to show clearer texts ( required for Asian Languages )

Rotated 90° and 270° Single Lined Text Fields

Single Line Text Fields when rotated 90° and 270° would sometimes not print the last character missing some pixels.

Autonics Driver

Printing would fail when using True Type fonts and Counter fields.

Etipack Driver

When using the Printer Has True Type Fonts option the Printer Model value was not sent to the printer

QR Code Barcodes

Asian characters did not work when used in QR Code barcodes

AI EAN128 Barcodes

Chinese characters were not working.

Selecting some field items caused the program to crash

Database Printing

The option to print the quantity based on a Database values did not work unless it was the first column.

Italic Fonts

The last character could be trimmed when printing a Italic True Type font.

Internal Rebuild

Internal build adding new printers for external project

Printer Driver Parameters Screen

On Windows 7 in Japanese some printer driver parameter options were not visible.

Left Aligned Text Field

The new Keep Size option for left aligned single line text fields ( Not fixed ) will allow its field to be sized without sizing the font to fit it.  If too much data is entered for the field the character spacing will be reduced to fit the data

Avery Driver - Always Cut After

The new Always Cut After option in the Avery Dennison and Novexx drivers will force the printer to always cut after a defined number of labels.  The cut option in the print screen is not shown when this option is selected but the cut options are applied to all labels using this printer.

AI-EAN Barcodes

Increased character support for codes 91-99 to 90 characters, previously this was 30

Opening Non Existing Labels

When opening labels and templates if the user types a file name which does not exist the program crashed.

AutoLabel Datamatrix Barcodes

Function codes were not being sent in the correct format for Printer Datamatrix barcodes for the AutoLabel printer models

RTF Text Format

The internal text format for RTF fields was not saved and loaded correctly when being used by external programs

Cab Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

EOS2 (203 dpi)

EOS2 (300 dpi)

EOS5 (203 dpi)

EOS5 (300 dpi)

Hermes +4.3 (300 dpi)

Hermes +4.3 600 dpi)

Quick Label Systems Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

QL-30

QL-60

Honeywell Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

PC23d (203 dpi)

PC23d (300 dpi)

PC43d (203 dpi)

PC43d (300 dpi)

PC43t (203 dpi)

PC43t (300 dpi)

PM42 (203 dpi)

PM42 (300 dpi)

PM42 (406 dpi)

Godex Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

EZ120

EZ6250i

EZ6350i

GE300

GE330

RT863

ZX1200Xi

ZX1300Xi

Datamatrix Structured Data

The saving of Structured Data was not working correctly for external program use.

Barcodes Code 128

Support for Code 128 barcodes with function codes on Asian Windows.

Graphic Files

If a graphic field was from a Database it resized incorrectly.

Honeywell Driver

PM42 models added

Internal Rebuild

Internal rebuild for new SQL3

Cetwin Driver

Changes for RFID encoding supporting for HID 5x22

Evolis Driver

Changes for RFID encoding supporting for HID 5x22

AutoLabel Driver

The font names for the OCR printer fonts are now correct as per the printers names.

Send Data File Before Print Job

This command can now support full path file names and directories.  

Graphic Files

A bug introduced in v7.0.000.073 would remove the aspect ratio of imported graphics and use a 1:1 ration.  This is now resolved.

Excel Database

Improvements in number formatting if column is determined as text.

TSC Drivers

The TSC driver has been implemented using ZPL emulation

The following models have now been implemented.

TSC DA210 (ZPL)

TSC DA220 (ZPL)

TSC DA310 (ZPL)

TSC DA320 (ZPL)

TSC ME240 (ZPL)

TSC ME340 (ZPL)

TSC MH240 (ZPL)

TSC MH240P (ZPL)

TSC MH240T (ZPL)

TSC MH340 (ZPL)

TSC MH340P (ZPL)

TSC MH340T (ZPL)

TSC MH640 (ZPL)

TSC MH640P (ZPL)

TSC MH640T (ZPL)

TSC MX240P (ZPL)

TSC MX340P (ZPL)

TSC MX640P (ZPL)

TSC TA210 (ZPL)

TSC TA310 (ZPL)

TSC TC200 (ZPL)

TSC TC210 (ZPL)

TSC TC300 (ZPL)

TSC TC310 (ZPL)

TSC TDP-225 (ZPL)

TSC TDP-225W (ZPL)

TSC TDP-244 (ZPL)

TSC TDP-247 (ZPL)

TSC TDP-324 (ZPL)

TSC TDP-324W (ZPL)

TSC TDP-345 (ZPL)

TSC TE200 (ZPL)

TSC TE210 (ZPL)

TSC TE300 (ZPL)

TSC TE310 (ZPL)

TSC TTP-225 (ZPL)

TSC TTP-2410MT (ZPL)

TSC TTP-243 PRO (ZPL)

TSC TTP-243E PRO (ZPL)

TSC TTP-247 (ZPL)

TSC TTP-2610MT (ZPL)

TSC TTP-286MT (ZPL)

TSC TTP-323 (ZPL)

TSC TTP-342 PRO (ZPL)

TSC TTP-345 (ZPL)

TSC TTP-346MT (ZPL)

TSC TTP-368MT (ZPL)

TSC TTP-384MT (ZPL)

TSC TTP-644MT (ZPL)

TSC TX200 (ZPL)

TSC TX300 (ZPL)

TSC TX600 (ZPL)

Ascii Server

Labels were only allowed to be used if in the default data directory of the label editor.

Datamatrix Barcode

The Datamatrix barcode would not print if using the UCC/EAN FNC1 Prefix option.

Datamatrix Barcode

The Datamatrix barcode would sometimes not display correctly when loaded in a label with lots of data fields and retrieving its data from another field.

Avery and Novexx Driver

When sending multiple labels the format was not sent with each label.

ASCII Server

The program would crash at startup on slow computers where the ASCII file contains lots of data.

Registration Server

Website 2 has been removed from the registration screen as this server is no longer available

OTF Font Support

OTF font types are now supported, previously only TTF types were available

Diagraph Driver

Implementation of Printer Fonts and Printer Counter for Diagraph printer models

Text Field Sizing

When a Text Field was re-sized using the mouse it did not remove the Size In Points option in the Font tab.  If opened and then OK was selected the field would be re-sized to the points size.

Software Registration

When installing over a previous version the user is prompted with the question "Do you wish to keep the existing configuration?"  

If the user selects No any Software Registration information will be preserved, previously it was removed.

Zebra Technologies Driver

The option for Hex Compresses Graphics Format did not work when used with the Single Graphic Image option

Evolis Driver

Fixed an issue when printing Black and White images using a Black ribbon.

Autonics Ring Driver

Removing the CRLF after the bitmap data that was added in v7.0.000.075

Autonics Ring Driver

Changes the printer output to have a CRLF after the bitmap data

Evolis Driver

New ribbon type Signature(White) added

ASCII Server

New command line parameters added to the ASCII Server.

Automatically display Label Setup Screen:  -b

Automatically Edit the label specified in the ASV file:  -be

Color Printing

When printing Lines, Rectangles or Circles on a color printer sometimes the image what Black and not the color selected.

Evolis Driver

Fixed an issue where the card was not fed before encoding a RFID field

External Data Field Names

Field names used in External Data sources where similar names were already in use could mean they were not visible for selection.

Autonics Ring Driver

BCC-12WS2 model did not set the number of heads option correctly

True Type Font

When opening some of lbl files using fonts with very long names the wrong font could be selected

Zebra Technologies Driver

This driver now has options to configure the Graphic Format to be sent to the printer.  It also has a Single Graphic option rather than sending each field as a image.

True Type Font

Some true type fonts were not listed correctly in the list control - this mainly effected Asian Font.  Labels using these fonts would then select the first font in the list as the original one could not be found.

Autonics Ring Driver

Support for Japanese fonts and translations for the Ring driver has been implemented

The following models have now been implemented.

4008PIH

4008PIM

4008PLM+

4012PIH

4012PIM

4012PLM+

4016PIM

408MA

408PE+

408PEI+

408PEIL+

408PEL+

412MA

412MA-128mm

412MC(2)(KPG)

412MC(KPG)

412PE+

412PEI+

416MA

416MC

416MC(2)

424MA

424MC

424MC(2)

5012PIH

812MA

812MC

812MC(2)

BC-24LA

BCC-12

BCC-12(KPG)

BCC-12(KPG)2

BCC-12-2

BCC-16(BHP)

BCC-16(BHP)2

The following models have been removed at the request of the Manufacturer

4012PL

4012PM

4012PSH

408L

412L

8012PM

BC-100E

BC-100E3

BC-100EL

BC-12ME

BC-12MEST

BC-12MET

BC-12MV

BC-12SEB

BC-12SET

BC-12WMEA

BC-12WMV

BC-8ME

BC-8SEB

BC-8V

BC-8WV

SP-12

TP-12S

Allen Coding Drivers

The following models have now been implemented.

NGT2 CM

NGT2 IM

NGT4 CM

NGT4 IM

XL5000-CM

XL5000-IM

Font List

The font list in the Single Line Text option has been changed to show the correct names.  In some cases the font used would not work on a machine using a different language.  Please note in some cases the font previously used will not be available and will require reselecting,

Windows 7 Crash

On Windows 7 machines the program would crash when closing showing a Windows crash report.  This was since an upgrade to Visual Studio.  The issue has now been resolved.

Bixolon Driver

The Bixolon driver would crash when entering the Driver Parameters screen

Field Sizes

The height of fields created could be different for the same data depending on the zoom ration and label dimensions.  This could mean a ±0.1mm difference depending on how the fields were created.

Zebra Driver

The change to the Zebra Technologies driver implemented in v7.0.000.067 meant that the default settings for the driver was changed meaning the Tear Off Position and Back Feed options were no longer sent unless the new controls were enabled.  The defaults are now the same as pre v7.0.000.067

Count Fields

Count fields ( text and barcodes ) did not work if getting the data From Other Field or Database

Zebra Driver

The Zebra Technologies driver now has parameters to set the Tear Off Position and the Back Feed options.

Allen Coding Systems Driver

Printer barcodes were incorrectly sized when using the Allen Coding Systems driver.

Windows 7 Crash

When the program closed on Windows 7 machine an error message would display

Database Printing

When using the Print Current Record option it would always print the first record.

CAB Driver

The CAB Squix 4M 300 and 600dpi have updated speed values

Barcodes

The barcode screen could crash when barcodes were using data From Other Field

Database Connection Wizard

A new and improved database wizard can now be used to configure database connections.  All existing connections will be converted into the new interface.

ASCII Server

New selection list control is now being used.

Intermec Driver

If the option "Insert Comment At The Beginning Of The Format" was used then the printer configuration was changed this value was removed.  

The comments section did not save comments with spaces or a ' single quote .  This has now been fixed

Rotated 180° Fields

When rotating a text field 180° it was sized slightly larger unless the item was edited then it sized correctly

Multiline Fields

If the line spacing for a multiline field was set smaller than default it would not print correctly as seen on the screen.

Copying Text Fields

If copying a text field with more than 48 characters the new field would no be created correctly causing the program to crash if that field was edited.

Database Field Names

If foreign characters ( not 0-9 or A-Z ) were used for a Database Field Name then this label would not work when reloaded

Sato Driver

A bug which prevented the Sato driver from being used was fixed.

Corrupt Installation

The program could write the configuration settings incorrectly causing the lcn.ini file to have its settings removed.  The program would then not start correctly without manually fixing the settings.

CAB Driver

Changes to the way the CAB driver handled date and time fields when printing from external programs.

Autonics Driver

The Autonics Ring driver could error when using printers with multiple heads and the ribbon foil saver option.

ASCII Server

If the label name was specified in a import file in the ASCII server without the .lblu extension the program would fail.

ASCII Server

Auto sizing of columns when previewing data was very slow for large text files.

CAB Driver

When printing using Date and Time fields the label format was not sent correctly causing the printer to error.

Godex Driver

If the Gap value is zero for a created label but Vertical Repeat is greater than the Label Height then this difference is sent to the printer as the Gap value.   The GAP value in the label setup screen will remain zero.

Intermec Driver

Adjustments to handle large vertical repeats where the label sensor need to be deactivated.

Memory Optimization.

The program is now optimized to handle multiple labels being opened and closed.  Previously a crash could occur if many labels were open and closed in one session.

Ring Driver

For models with 4 print heads the RUS/RUT/RUR commands were not being sent for the 2nd,3rd or 4th head.

RTF Field

If an RTF field was rotated 90° or 270° then it would not print correctly

Counters

If a counter on a label was printed with a quantity of 1 then the counting would fail for following prints.

Printer Settings

If any printer settings contained characters other then A-Z or 0-9 then these setting would not be read back correctly when the program starts

CAB Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

Mach1 (203 dpi)

Mach1 (300 dpi)

Mach2 (203 dpi)

Mach2 (300 dpi)

Mach4S (300 dpi)

Mach4S (600 dpi)

Mach4.3S (203 dpi)

Mach4.3S (300 dpi)

SQUIX 2/300

SQUIX 2/300P

SQUIX 2/600

SQUIX 2/600P

SQUIX 4.3/300MT

SQUIX 4/300MT

SQUIX 4/600MT

SQUIX 6.3/200

SQUIX 6.3/200P

SQUIX 6.3/300

SQUIX 6.3/300P

Datamax Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

A-4212 Mark II

A-4310 Mark II

A-4408 Mark II

A-4606 Mark II

A-6212 Mark II

A-6310 Mark II

E-4204B Mark III

E-4205A Mark III

E-4206L Mark III

E-4206P Mark III

E-4304B Mark III

E-4305A Mark III

E-4305L Mark III

E-4305P Mark III

M-4206 Mark II

M-4210 Mark II

M-4308 Mark II

MP Compact4 Mark III (200 dpi)

MP Compact4 Mark III (300 dpi)

MP Nova4 Mark II (200 dpi)

MP Nova4 Mark II (300 dpi)

MP Nova6 Mark II (200 dpi)

A-4212 Mark II

A-4310 Mark II

A-4408 Mark II

A-4606 Mark II

A-6212 Mark II

A-6310 Mark II

E-4204B Mark III

E-4205A Mark III

E-4206L Mark III

E-4206P Mark III

E-4304B Mark III

E-4305A Mark III

E-4305L Mark III

E-4305P Mark III

M-4206 Mark II

M-4210 Mark II

M-4308 Mark II

MP Compact4 Mark III (200 dpi)

MP Compact4 Mark III (300 dpi)

MP Nova4 Mark II (200 dpi)

MP Nova4 Mark II (300 dpi)

MP Nova6 Mark II (200 dpi)

Godex Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

ZX420

ZX420i

ZX430

ZX430i

Honeywell Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

A-4212 Mark II

A-4310 Mark II

A-4408 Mark II

A-4606 Mark II

A-6212 Mark II

A-6310 Mark II

E-4204B Mark III

E-4205A Mark III

E-4206L Mark III

E-4206P Mark III

E-4304B Mark III

E-4305A Mark III

E-4305L Mark III

E-4305P Mark III

M-4206 Mark II

M-4210 Mark II

M-4308 Mark II

MP Compact4 Mark III (200 dpi)

MP Compact4 Mark III (300 dpi)

MP Nova4 Mark II (200 dpi)

MP Nova4 Mark II (300 dpi)

MP Nova6 Mark II (200 dpi)

PC42t  (203 dpi)

PC42d  (203 dpi)

PD41 (203 dpi)

PD41 (300 dpi)

PD43 (203 dpi)

PD43 (300 dpi)

PD43c (203 dpi)

PD43c (300 dpi)

PM23c (203 dpi)

PM23c (300 dpi)

PM23c (406 dpi)

PM43 (203 dpi)

PM43 (300 dpi)

PM43 (406 dpi)

PM43c (203 dpi)

PM43c (300 dpi)

PM43c (406 dpi)

PX4i (203 dpi)

PX4i (300 dpi)

PX4i (406 dpi)

PX6i (203 dpi)

PX6i (300 dpi)

Novexx Solutions Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

AP5.4 (203 dpi)

AP5.4 (300 dpi)

XLP 504 (203 dpi)        

XLP 504 (300 dpi)

XTP 804

Toshiba driver

The following models have now been implemented.

B-EX6T1-GS12

B-EX6T1-TS12

B-EX6T3-GS12

B-EX6T3-TS12

Sato Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

WS408

WS412

Zebra Technologies Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

ZT510 (203 dpi)

ZT510 (300 dpi)

ZT610 (203 dpi)

ZT610 (300 dpi)

ZT610 (600 dpi)

ZT620 (203 dpi)

ZT620 (300 dpi)

Multiline Fields

Multiline fields with very large amounts of data could cause the program to crash.

AI EAN Serialised Barcode

The group by section in AI EAN barcode counter setup did not count on multi column labels.

Printer Drivers

Some drivers would fail due to upgrading of new Visual Studio and using incorrect libraries.  All drivers have been updated and recompiled.

Opening a Label From Windows Explorer

When double clicking a lblu file from Windows Explorer the label would not be loaded correctly is some cases.

Intermec Driver

The program could crash if a label with large amounts of fields were used.

Intermec and Sato Driver

For labels created on older versions using the Intermec or Sato drivers the program could not find the driver in the newer version.

Multiline Fields

Multiline fields with Printer Fonts would not display correctly.

Docking Windows

When using multiple monitors or changing screen resolutions it was possible for the Docking Windows to be displayed outside the visible area of the new screen.

Database Connections

Minor bug fixes including an error message that was displayed when connected to an empty database

Database Printing

A new option to limit the number of fields shown in the Select Records option when printing from a Database has been created.  This improves the performance of this screen when working on large databases.

Internal Labio

An internally used dll had some bugs when used from one specific external program.  No user changes have been made.

Printer Driver Not Found

A bug introduced in v7.0.000.052 where some printer driver names were not saved correctly so when the label was reloaded it could not locate the correct printer

Internal Code Changes

Internal coding changes made with no user visible changes

CAB Driver

The Keep Label Height option in the driver was not saved and loaded correctly in the graphical interface.

Avery Driver

There were issues with some models when using Code 39 embedded barcodes that were not 0° rotated.

Ascii Server Windows Driver

There were issues when launching the Ascii Server from command line when using the Windows Drivers.  The program would not load labels correctly.

Zebra Driver

The Calibrate option used from some external programs did not work

Converting Labels Between Printers

When converting labels between monochrome and color printers the fields would be black on black.

Multiline Field Size

The field size for multiline text was not calculated accurately so when using center or right align options the text was not in the correct position.

Multiline Fields

Right aligning a multiline text field would cause the font to change.

Multiline Fields

Changing the line spacing below the default size would cause the text to print incorrectly.

Database Connections

If a label uses a database connection that is not found the number of error messages shown is limited to 1, not 1 for each field.

Registration URL's

There are new registration url's to reflect the new web server configuration.

Labio

Labio now can access codegen and hdserno dll's from the LCN directory rather than needing a local copy.  This is not relevant for standalone programs.

Single Line Text Field

When using From Other Field the Start Field Position option did not update the data when changed

Barcode

When using From Other Field the Start Field Position was always 1.

Counters From Other Field

Using Embedded Counter that linked to a True Type field or Barcode not using the Printer Barcode setting the field did not count

IpServer

Internal issues with the IP server were fixed.

Multiline Text Field

When using Tabs on Multiline Text Fields the text alignment was incorrect.

Colored Backgrounds

If the background color for a label is not white then the fields are normally added to label as black.  If the background is black however the fields can not be seen.  Now the program will change the foreground field display color so it is not the same as the background

Cut After Number Of Labels

The Cut After Number Of Labels option is now available when printing from a Database

Evolis Driver

There was an issue when encoding RFID data that prevented the coding working.

Novexx Solutions Driver

A new driver group for Novexx Solutions with the following models has been created.

The following models have now been implemented.

64-04

64-05

64-06

64-08

ALX 734 PMA

ALX 735 PMA

ALX 736 PMA

ALX 924

ALX 925

ALX 926

DPM - 04

DPM - 05

DPM - 06

PEM - 04

PEM - 05

PEM - 06

XLP 504 (203 dpi)

XLP 504 (300 dpi)

XLP 504 (600 dpi)

Bixolon Driver

Minor bug fixes for existing models.

The following models have now been implemented.

SLP-D220

SLP-D220C

SLP-D223

SLP-D223

SLP-DL410

SLP-DL410C

SLP-DL413

SLP-DL413C

SLP-DX220

SLP-DX220

SLP-DX223

SLP-DX223

SLP-DX420

SLP-DX420C

SLP-DX423

SLP-DX423C

SLP-TX220

SLP-TX220C

SLP-TX223

SLP-TX223C

SLP-TX400

SLP-TX400C

SLP-TX403

SLP-TX403C

SLP-TX420

SLP-TX420C

SLP-TX423

SLP-TX423C

CAB  Driver

Minor bug fixes for existing models.

The following models have now been implemented.

A4+T (300dpi)

A4+T (600dpi)

Hermes +2 (300 dpi)

Hermes +2 (600 dpi)

Hermes +4 (203 dpi)

Hermes +4 (300 dpi)

Hermes +4 (600 dpi)

Hermes +6 (203 dpi)

Hermes +6 (300 dpi)

PX4 (203 dpi)

PX4 (300 dpi)

PX4 (600 dpi)

PX4.3 (203 dpi)

PX4.3 (300 dpi)

PX6 (203 dpi)

PX6 (300 dpi)

SQUIX 4.3/200

SQUIX 4.3/200M

SQUIX 4.3/200MP

SQUIX 4.3/200P

SQUIX 4.3/300

SQUIX 4.3/300M

SQUIX 4.3/300MP

SQUIX 4.3/300P

SQUIX 4/300

SQUIX 4/300M

SQUIX 4/300MP

SQUIX 4/300P

SQUIX 4/600

SQUIX 4/600M

SQUIX 4/600MP

SQUIX 4/600P

XD4T

Toshiba  Driver

Minor bug fixes for existing models.

The following models have now been implemented.

B-EX4D2-GS12

B-EX4T2-GS12

B-EX4T2-HS12

B-EX4T2-TS12

B-FV4D-GS

B-FV4D-TS

B-FV4T-GS

B-FV4T-TS

B-SX6

B-SX8

Godex Driver

Minor bug fixes for existing models.

The following models have now been implemented.

DT2x

DT4x

EZ-1100 Plus

EZ-2050

EZ-2150

EZPi-1200

EZPi-1300

G300

G330

G500

G530

RT200

RT200i

RT230

RT230i

RT700

RT700iW

RT700x

RT730

RT730iW

RT730x

RT860i

Multiline Fields

Multiline fields did not print if color was used.

Ring Driver

The Ring driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Godex Driver

The Godex driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Avery Dennison and Novexx Drivers

These drivers have been updated to match the current models available and some settings such as speeds have been updated.

Etipack Driver

The Etipack driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Allen Coding  Driver

The Allen Coding driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Datamax Driver

The Datamax driver did not print the edges of circles correctly

Printer Embedded Barcodes

There was an issue where printer embedded barcodes for all models were not saved correctly

Default Driver Settings

If a printer driver with a specific setting was selected then the driver was changed to a model that did not handle that setting the value was not changed to a valid one.  For example if a printer has a minimum speed value of 30 but the model was changed to one with 75 it would not change the value to a valid one, now it does.

Pre Printed Fields

If a field was set to pre printed it would default foreground and background color both to black.  Now it is Black and White.

Label Setup Screen

When in the Label Setup screen the allowed values for a driver are displayed.  If you then changed the model to another one with different values then these changes were not loaded until the screen was closed and opened again.  Now they are refreshed without the need to close and reopen.

Hitachi Inkjet Driver

The Hitachi Inkjet driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Bixolon Driver

The Bixolon driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Toshiba Driver

The Toshiba driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Sato Driver

The Sato driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Zebra Technologies Driver

The Zebra Technologies  driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Cetwin Driver

The Cetwin driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Boca Systems Driver

The Boca Systems driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Cab Driver

The CAB driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Datamax Driver

The Datamax driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

NBS Driver

The NBS driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Intermec Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

PD43 (203 dpi)

PD43 (300 dpi)

PD43c (203 dpi)

PD43c (300 dpi)

Soabar Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

Soabar T2+

Sato Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

CG208

CG212

CG408

CG412

CL4NX (203 dpi)

CL4NX (305 dpi)

CL4NX (609 dpi)

CL6NX (203 dpi)

CL6NX (305 dpi)

CT408i

CT412i

CT424i

HR212

HR224

LT408

M10e

M84Pro (203 dpi)

M84Pro (305 dpi)

M84Pro (609 dpi)

S84-ex (203 dpi)

S84-ex (305 dpi)

S84-ex (609 dpi)

S86-ex (203 dpi)

S86-ex (305 dpi)

Zebra Driver

The following models have now been implemented.

110PAX4 (203 dpi)

110PAX4 (300 dpi)

110Xi4 (203  dpi)

110Xi4 (300  dpi)

110Xi4 (600  dpi)

140Xi4 (203 dpi)

140XiIII Plus

170PAX4 (203 dpi)

170PAX4 (300 dpi)

170Xi4 (203 dpi)

170Xi4 (300 dpi)

170XiIII Plus (300 dpi)

220Xi4 (203 dpi)

220Xi4 (300 dpi)

ZD420 (203 dpi)

ZD420 (300 dpi)

ZD420-HC (203 dpi)

ZD420-HC (300 dpi)

ZD500 (203dpi)

ZD500 (300dpi)

ZT410 (203 dpi)

ZT410 (300 dpi)

ZT410 (600 dpi)

ZT420 (203 dpi)

ZT420 (300 dpi)

Multiple Label

A infinite looping error could occur if opening many label files in the editor.

Avery Driver

The Avery driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Datamatrix

The Datamatrix barcode now has the ability to change the Issuing Agency Code from the default 05 when using Structured Data

Italian

Improved Italian translations.

Installation Script

Windows dependencies screen did not show in languages other than English.

Toshiba Driver

The Toshiba driver did not send a Sensor value of 0 when no option was selected.  It only did this if the Continuous setting was turn on for the label.

Configuration Settings

The printer configuration settings are now saved when moving between tabs of the setup

Bitmaps

Large bitmaps when resized smaller would size incorrectly

Label Format

When printing from a External program the Label Format was not always sent when the session was opened.

Obsolete Drivers

The following drivers were removed as they were not supported

Intermec - direct language printers

Orient and Citizen

Valentine Printers

Quick Label - Astromed models

Sensor Type

The Sensor Type would default back to Gap if the field was empty.

Bold Italic and Underline Buttons

The new Bold, Italic and Underline buttons in the Single Text Line field did not work for non English languages

Evolis Driver

The Evolis driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Windows Driver

The Windows driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

NBS Driver

The NBS driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Intermec Driver

The Windows driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

AutoLabel Driver

The AutoLabel driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

Cab Driver

Various driver improvements including sending the label format and cutting.

Windows Printer NODEF

Fixed bug that caused printer select screen to pop up between pages when NODEF parameter was used.

Print Quantity

The default print quantity could be 0 for some printers, it is now reset to 1.

Printer Configuration

The Driver Parameters edit box could become disabled when changing between printer drivers.

Japanese Fonts

Japanese font names were not saved properly so the when loaded they defaulted to Arial.

Text Format Characters From Database

If using data From Database and using Text Format characters the format characters were cleared if the data source was empty

Counters

If using counters via LabelIO the "Print Count" variable was cleared when a new label was opened.

Configure Printer Defaults

For some printers when selecting Configure Printer Defaults the program would crash.

External Program Printing

When running from an external program the program would not send an unlimited quantity when 0 was entered and the number of times to print.

AI-EAN 128 Barcode Counting

The counter for AI-EAN 128 barcodes did not work.

Windows XP SP2

On Windows XP SP2 the program would give an error when closed.

Printer Port From External Program

The printer pot could not be set when used from an external program

Allen Coding Systems Printers

Inserting a underscore "_" character into the format field will allow for the data before the "_" character to be a prompt string to be entered on the Printer Service Terminal

Fonts and Font Options

The fonts selection and options such as Bold have a new user interface

Database Connections

The forward and back buttons in the Database Connection wizard did not work correctly.

AI EAN Barcodes

Old  Lbl files with AI EAN barcodes did not convert to the new version correctly

Multiline Text

Multiline Text fields using Printer Fonts would not print correctly when more than 1 line was used

Avery Driver

The Printer Font EP100 was not shown correctly

Database

A crash could occur when connecting to a ODBC database

Godex Drivers

The following models have now been implemented.

BP500L

BP520L

BP530L

RT700i

RT730i

ZX1200i

ZX1300i

ZX1600i

Evolis Driver

The Evolis driver now has a graphical interface for assigning printer parameters

IpServer

The IpServer when used by external programs would crash if the client connection was disconnected from the server

Passwords

Administrator and Exit passwords were not working.

Close Labels

When more than 1 label was open it was not possible to close the labels or program

Allen Driver

Minor bug fix in service panel and support for Print count

Cab Driver

Increase memory buffer for the Cab driver

Hardware Key Check

Improved the Hardware Key Check at print time to improve printing speed.

Evolis Driver

An update to the Evolis driver for handling RFID errors better

Non Western Windows

On Non Western Windows machine such as Chinese, Korean and Russian it was not possible to change the True Type font.  It always used the same font both on screen and when printing

Ascii Server

On a clean install the Ascii Server was hard to configure as there are no printers or labels created.  This is now handled by the Ascii Server launching the printer configuration at startup and a new button called New Label being available.

Close Label

When run from another application it us no longer possible to close the label that the outside application is using

Error Printing Field - RFID

When printing from an external program to a RFID field the Error Printing Field box is now prevented from displaying.

Ascii Server

When selecting NEW ASCII server file the old name would be used for the new one and then overwrite the last saved settings

Multiline Text Fields

When changing the font from a True Type to a Printer Font the multiline text field would be re-sized incorrectly.

Single Line Text Fields

When changing from a True Type to a Printer Font the Point Size value would be set to empty.

Intermec and AutoLabel Drivers