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We are very happy to announce that the Softek Barcode Reader SDK for Windows now supports QR Codes and our mobile SDK versions will not be far behind. After a lot of development and testing we think that it is a major enhancement but don’t take our word for it; try it yourself now!

But what if you already have our software? Don’t worry! Any of our customers who have active support and upgrade cover will soon receive an email with download instructions for the update. However if you can’t wait that long then simply send us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we’ll get it to you straight away. For anyone currently unaware QR Codes head over to our blog for more information on what they are and how they are different to Data Matrix barcodes.

As of the 05/12/2011 Softek Software has partnered with Digital River to provide a new webstore. Alongside this we have rolled out a new price/licensing structure. Thia does not affect our exisiting customers in any way but we hope it will be provide a more tailored service to new customers.

If you have any questions regarding the change then feel free to contact us. For more details visit our price list or go to the new webstore.

We're pleased to anounce the release of version 7.4.2 of the SDK for the Android operating system. This version of the SDK includes the lower level Java class and JNI library interface which has already proved to be popular with developers.

We are pleased to announce that version 7.4.2 of the Barcode Reader SDK for Windows has now been released. Developers with valid support and upgrade cover (this includes anyone who purchased a license in the last 12 months) will automatically receive a download link to the new version in the next week or so but please feel free to contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it should you wish to get your link sooner.

Release notes:

Enhanced error information

New functions have been added to the toolkit to retrieve error codes that may assist with the detection and correction of problems. The GetlastError function returns the last internal error code for the toolkit and GetLastWinError returns the last windows error number.

Suppression of Dialog Messages

The SDK will now suppress all dialog boxes under its control when the process is not visible (e.g. when being run as part of a service). This will prevent processes from hanging.

Partial reads on PDF-417 barcodes

It was possible for certain PDF-417 barcodes to give partial and incorrect readings. This has been corrected. The maximum length for a PDF-417 barcode has now been increased from 2K to 8K (when represented in quoted printable format).

2-D barcodes at coarse fax resolution

Previous versions of the toolkit were not able to decode 2-D barcodes from coarse resolution faxes because the vertical and horizontal resolutions were different. This has been corrected.

Improvements to the SoftekSDKDemo application

The SoftekSDKDemo application will now retain settings in the registry. It is also possible to reset the settings back to default and import and export settings from/to an xml file.