BarTender v9.0 Service Releases
Overview
The free Service Release at the bottom of this page can only be used to update
existing copies of BarTender where the version number begins with 9.0.
If your BarTender software is older than version 9.0:
About BarTender 9.0
BarTender 9.0 (build 2476) was first released on September 9th, 2008. This was
our largest release in more than 10 years, including the introduction of three
brand new applications. Although it was also our most heavily-tested release
ever, you can never get out all the bugs and BarTender 9.0 was no exception. A
number of service releases are described below containing bug fixes, added
features, and additional content.
BarTender 9.0 (Service Release 1)
Service Release #1 (build 2486) of BarTender 9.0 was released on September 18,
2008 and solved these two problems:
XML Script:
If Commander received a "BarTender XML Script" trigger event, Commander would
display an error message that begins: "Error 0 - The BarTender XML Script
Command cannot execute..." and ends with "...registered BarTender version is
900." Because Commander was reading BarTender's version number incorrectly, it
would not forward the XML Script to BarTender.
Removal of "Formats" Folder: During execution of an in-place
upgrade of BarTender, the installation program would remove and recreate
the "BarTender" folder within the Windows "My Documents" folder. This would
therefore also remove the "Formats" sub-folder and any existing label formats
located inside of it.
BarTender 9.01 (Service Release 2)
Because the first issue described here was somewhat more serious than the
"minor bug fixes" included in a typical service release, we increased the
BarTender version number from 9.0 to 9.01 when publishing Service Release 2
(SR2) on September 30th, 2008.
Improper Reading of Blank Database Fields: When reading
database records using an OLE DB database connection, BarTender was not
properly reading blank database fields. Instead of correctly filling the
associated object on the label with the blank data, the most-recently read
non-blank value for the field was improperly reused. This could result in
incorrect data being printed on a label. This problem does not extend
to the reading of label data using ODBC or text files.
".Net" Exception Error : This issue is mostly cosmetic. On
non-English Windows installations, if the Tools, General
Options dialog was opened in the History Explorer or Reprint
Console applications, the "Language" option would initially start out blank.
Unless this option was then manually set to "English," pressing the Ok
button would cause a non-fatal .Net exception error. Pressing "Continue"
allowed the application to continue without trouble. Pressing "Abort" caused
the application to exit (without data loss).
BarTender 9.01 (SR3) includes SDKs and Updated Translations
Build 2524 of BarTender 9.01 was released November 13th, 2008 and designated
Service Release 3 (SR3). This release was mostly dedicated to additional
content, with only very minor bug fixes included:
Updated Language Translation: Version 9.0 of
the Bartender Label Management Suite was released with English-only display of
the user-interface for all newly-added features and applications. Now,
with the release of SR3, these new features can display in any of the 23
languages supported by BarTender.
.NET SDKs for BarTender: SR3 includes
the new ".NET Print" and ".NET Print Server" software development kits.
Now, C# and VB.NET developers can programmatically control BarTender from
within other applications more easily than ever before. For more
information, please see the
BarTender .NET SDK white paper. (To install now, download a "Full
BarTender Suite" and select the "Custom" install option.)
Minor Bugs: A few very minor bugs
were fixed with SR3 and are not described on this web site.
BarTender 9.01 (SR4) Adds "Grace Period" Web Printing Sample
Build 2561 of BarTender 9.01 was released February 13th, 2009 and designated
Service Release 4 (SR4). This release was mostly dedicated to additional
functionality and content. Only a few minor bug fixes were included.
License Server "Grace Period": If a network goes down or a computer fails in a way that prevents communication with Seagull License Server, an Enterprise edition of BarTender has no way of knowing that an invalid licensing condition has not occurred. With the new licensing “grace period,” BarTender can continue mission critical production for 72 hours while the License Server communication problem gets resolved. (Only Enterprise editions of BarTender use the Seagull License Server.)
Web Printing Sample Application added to SDK:
Seagull's “Web Print Server” application, first introduced with BarTender
version 8.0, makes selecting and printing labels over the internet incredibly
easy. However, because the source code for this application is not publicly
available, options for customizing this application are limited. In contrast,
the new “Web Label Print” sample application, now available as part of the
BarTender Print Server SDK, includes source code. It provides much of the same
functionality as BarTender Web Print Server, but it lets developers customize
the on-screen forms and the C-sharp source code to meet the needs of their
specialized applications. (You can try it out for free with either one of the
"Full Suite" downloads.)
Minor Bugs: A few very minor bugs
were fixed with SR4 and are not described on this web site.
Installation Instructions
Starting with BarTender 9.0, the update instructions became simpler than they
were for older versions of BarTender. After downloading the latest
BarTender 9.0x service release:
-
If you Already Installed a Version of BarTender 9.0x: Do not
bother to remove your old software. Simply, install the BarTender 9.01
Service Release over your existing installation of BarTender 9.0. You will
not
be prompted to re-enter your original Product Key Code (PKC).
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If you Never Installed BarTender 9.0: Simply perform a new
install of your downloaded BarTender 9.01. When prompted for a Product Key Code
(PKC), provide the one that came with your original copy of BarTender 9.0.
Download
All download options listed below have everything you need to start designing
labels right away. The "BarTender only" option is the smallest file and will
therefore download the fastest. The larger "Full BarTender Suite" downloads
include Commander, Printer Maestro, History Explorer, the Reprint Console, and
support for detailed Print Job Logging to a SQL database. They also include the
BarTender .NET SDKs.
The multilingual downloads support instant switching of the user-interface
between more than 20 languages, but they take somewhat longer to download than
English only. (The supported languages can be seen in the list of
BarTender "Getting Started" Manuals.)
| Software to Download | Version & Build | Date | Size |
BarTender only
(English Only)
|
V9.01, Build 2561
|
12-Feb-2009
|
40 MB
|
BarTender only
(Multilingual)
|
V9.01, Build 2561
|
12-Feb-2009
|
85.2 MB
|
Full BarTender Suite
(English Only)
|
V9.01, Build 2561
|
12-Feb-2009
|
119 MB
|
Full BarTender Suite
(Multilingual)
|
V9.01, Build 2561
|
12-Feb-2009
|
186 MB
|
If you are updating an Enterprise installation, you
will also want to update Seagull License server. (This is not needed for Basic
and Professional editions.)
| Software to Download | Version & Build | Date | Size |
|
Seagull License Server
|
V9.01, Build 2561
|
12-Feb-2009
|
22.8 MB
|