BarTender 2019
Customer reported issues and features that were added or improved in BarTender® 2019 are listed below.
BarTender 2019 R10
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue in Integrations where in some cases, changing printers would cause TrueType font to expand and become wider
- Fixed an issue where barcode font might decrease in size when switching printers
- Fixed an issue where Message 3704 would incorrectly claim there was an error in the Page Setup dialog
- Fixed an issue where rotated text objects would have part of the text cut off
- Fixed an issue where a label could not properly scale to size A0
- Fixed an issue where baseline offsets would not properly scale when changing between label sizes and using automatic scaling
- Fixed an issue where History Explorer would show incorrect data when using an object value that used suppression and the 'search and replace' transform
- Fixed an issue in the font dialog where the cursor would be placed in the wrong position when trying to type a font size for a "Font per Data Source" text object
- Fixed an issue in Integrations where printing the same label to multiple printers might cause the font change size incorrectly
- Fixed an issue where Reprint Console would incorrectly display Error 3200 "No Records Found"
- Fixed an issue where importing certain PDF files would yield an "undefined image" error
- Fixed an issue where in some cases, opening a BarTender label by double clicking on it would show the error "There was a problem sending the command to the program"
- Fixed an issue where in some cases, TrueType Fonts would change appearances when opening older documents
BarTender 2019 R9
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused a custom date field to not parse correctly and become missing
- Fixed an issue that caused images to become missing when data sourced using a file path
- Fixed an issue that caused auto-fit text to be position incorrectly
BarTender 2019 R8
New Features
- Added new Help System translations for Chinese Traditional
- Updated BarTender getting started manuals
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that may cause the Librarian workflow setup option to become not selectable
- Fixed a rare issue that caused BarTender to lose connection with License Server when the maximum number of concurrent requests is reached
- Fixed an issue that may cause error message#1177 and the "try browser instead" option to become missing in the BarTender Activation Wizard
- Fixed a rare issue that may cause text to become missing when documents designed in previous BarTender versions are opened in BarTender 2019
- Fixed an issue that may cause scaled text to print incorrectly when using Integration and printing to different printers
- Fixed an issue that may cause a custom date format to display incorrectly
- Fixed an issue that caused images to become missing when set to conditional print on layers using PDF
- Fixed an issue that may cause the page orientation to be set incorrectly when opening a document using a similar printer model
- Made improvements to greatly reduce the amount of LDAP queries and network traffic that BarTender uses
- Fixed a performance issue that may cause Integration print actions running under specified user credentials to run slowly
- Fixed an issue that caused the BarTender .NET SDK ExportPrintPreviewToFile method to return false positive messages when exporting to PDF
- Fixed an issue that prevented images to be dynamically sourced in a table object
- Fixed an issue that may cause BarTender to render TIFF images incorrectly
- Fixed an issue where double-byte characters display too wide or narrow depending on zoom level in BarTender Designer or print preview
- Fixed an issue where the "system database wizard" option is missing in Administration Console when translated in Dutch
- Fixed an issue where documents designed in previous BarTender versions using object values in Visual Basic Scripting become missing when opened in BarTender 2019
- Fixed an issue with on-screen editing that prevented font settings from being modified for multiple data sources when suppressed
BarTender 2019 R7
New Features
- Added BarTender Starter Edition. Detailed release notes can be foundhere.
- Added new Help System translations for Simplified Chinese and Japanese
Bug Fixes
- Fixed critical malware vulnerabilities when updating from BarTender 2016 R8 and older. Clickherefor more information.
- Made improvements to remove .NET Framework 3.5 as a required dependency if SQL Server Express is not selected to be installed
- Fixed a rare issue that may cause BarTender to open slowly in host-only networks
- Made performance improvements to the BarTender .NET SDK ExportPrintPreviewToFile method
- Fixed an issue that caused some double-byte character font names to be displayed in English instead of the localized language
- Fixed an issue that may cause BarTender dialogs to become hidden when using multiple monitors
- Improved error message shown for missing Excel fields when importing older BarTender documents (backwards compatibility enhancement)
- Fixed an issue that was preventing sizes for table and grid objects to be modified while Windows regional settings were set to comma as the decimal character
- Fixed a wrapped text edit and print problem that occurred when inserting blank lines using carriage return
BarTender 2019 R6
New Features
- Added the ability to query print job data using the BarTender System Database API
- Added new Help System translations for Spanish, French and German languages
Bug Fixes
- BarTender clients can now more easily find the License Server when using proxy connections
- Fixed an issue with data entry forms where image previews were not updating as expected in full screen mode
- Fixed an issue with HTML and RTF markup language containers that could display unintended text shifting and vertical lines
- Fixed an issue that caused BarTender to crash when saving documents as early versions under certain conditions
- Fixed an issue with file integrations that could cause the BarTender System Service to use excessive CPU resources when processing large files
- Fixed a rare issue that could cause BarTender to crash when using form actions to print
- Fixed an issue with MySQL database integrations that could cause exessive CPU usage on the database server
- Fixed an issue with font scaling widths for documents created in older versions of BarTender
- Fixed an issue where text in the activation wizard dialog may disappear while performing offline activations
- Fixed an issue with data entry forms that caused table objects to display incorrectly on form template previews
- Fixed an issue that caused text overlaid with lines and boxes to disappear when printing to PDF
- Fixed a rare issue where data from a text file imported as an embedded data table may not display records in the database connection setup
- Fixed an issue that caused images to not render properly when printing to PDF
BarTender 2019 R5
New Features
- Added new notifications in BarTender® for licenses with maintenance and support nearing its expiration date.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where BarTender® clients intermittently cannot find the designated License Server.
- Addressed installation issues with BarTender and SQL Server. The dependency for a complete SQL Server installation have been removed. Added an advanced installation option to no longer install SQL Server automatically. SQL Server (either Full or Express) is still required for system database logging, Librarian, History Explorer, and Reprint Console, as it was in previous versions of BarTender.
- Fixed issues with error handling that could cause printing issues under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue with Integration Builder that may cause BarTender to not start.
- Corrected an issue where BarTender may incorrectly display warning messages, indicating that it cannot find a license.
- Fixed an issue that could cause Administration Console to function incorrectly when a Windows account is set to run the BarTender System Service.
- Fixed an issue where BarTender cannot find a local license when there is no network connectivity.
- Fixed an issue that may cause BarTender to print incorrect data under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue that prevents integrations from properly impersonating and passing permissions to the Print Scheduler Service.
- Fixed an issue: inability to create multiple data sources for a markup language object.
- Fixed an issue with saving Data Builder files.
- Fixed issues with Excel database connections.
- Fixed issues using + and - keyboard shortcuts.
- Fixed an issue with text width scaling for documents created in older versions of BarTender.
- Fixed an issue printing QR Codes that could cause the barcode to print incorrectly or create printer error under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue with global data fields that could cause BarTender to crash when using one or more named data sources to populate it.
- Fixed an issue where text may be shifted when using a HTML markup language object.
- Fixed an issue that may cause BarTender to crash when opening the Record Picker properties.
- Fixed a performance issue when printing using command line.
- Fixed an issue where Integration Builder does not allow for alphanumeric data in database fields.
- Fixed issues when printing to PDF.
- Fixed a Print Portal issue where the data entry form preview does not dynamically update when data is entered
- Fixed translation and UI issues.
BarTender 2019 R4
New Features
- Added XML support for Bixolon printers
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a problem in GHS Sample Template that prevented pictograms from showing in some cases
- Fixed a problem that could cause Administration Console to crash after stopping the BarTender System Service
- Fixed a rare problem that caused extra records to appear when connected to an Excel spreadsheet
- Fixed a problem that could cause an EAN-13 Barcode to print incorrectly in certain conditions.
- Fixed a problem that caused objects to appear in the wrong position in labels created with older versions of BarTender
- Fixed a problem that caused BarTender to incorrectly report Error #2622 under some conditions
BarTender 2019 R3
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused a delay when using Record Picker controls
- Fixed an issue that could cause the print spooler to fill up with print jobs when printing from Print Portal
- Fixed a problem that caused an error when printing through the integration platform under heavy load
- Fixed a problem that caused an Error 500 message when printing through Excel
- Fixed a problem that prevented Print Portal from being used in the Free Edition of BarTender
- Resolved an issue that could cause the License Server list to be empty during activation
- Resolved an issue that caused the wrong font name to show up during template design
- Fixed a font scaling problem when switching between fonts
- Fixed a problem that prevented users from being notified when new releases of BarTender are available
- Fixed a situation that caused watermarks to appear on labels when viewed in History Explorer
- Fixed a problem that could cause BarTender to hang when using certain print document actions
- Fixed a problem that could cause serialized numbers to reset under very rare circumstances
- Fixed a problem that caused text to wrap around objects that suppressed at print time
- Fixed an issue that could cause text to auto size incorrectly under certain circumstances
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements
BarTender 2019 R2
New Features
- Updated BarTender Getting Started Manual
- Added translations for the Getting Started Manual in Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese
- Added translations for the What's New White Paper in Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese
- Added the ability to remove conditional variables in Integration Builder Print Document actions
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Select Licensing Server dialog box to be empty during activation
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Try Browser button to not appear during activation
- Fixed a problem that caused BarTender to crash when opening some older documents
- Fixed a problem that caused Integration Builder to not display messages during testing
- Fixed a problem that caused BarTender to incorrectly apply date offsets
- Fixed a problem that caused a 'Permission Denied' state for all users after upgrading to BarTender 2019
- Fixed a problem that could cause BarTender to incorrectly serialize numbers when printing through automation
BarTender 2019 R1
New Features
- Please see the BarTender 2019 What's New White paper