Barcode Utility User's Guide

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Supported Input/Output File Formats ............................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Supported Scan Color Settings ........................................................................................................................ 2
2. Monitor Folders and Process Files .................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Add a Folder to Be Monitored (Hot Folder) ...................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Create a File Processing Rule ......................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Assign Barcodes to File Processing Rules ...................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Configure File Split Settings ........................................................................................................................... 11
2.6 Configure File Rename Settings .................................................................................................................... 14
2.7 Configure File Save Settings .......................................................................................................................... 16
2.8 Configure Common Settings .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.9 Start Folder Monitoring and File Processing .................................................................................................. 20
3. Additional Features ............................................................................................................................ 22
3.1 Change the [COUNTER] Naming Rules ........................................................................................................ 22
3.2 Export and Import Configuration .................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.1 Export Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 23
3.2.2 Import Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.3 Check the Barcode Utility version .................................................................................................................. 24
3.4 Update the Barcode Utility ............................................................................................................................. 25
4. Check the Application Log ................................................................................................................ 26
4.1 Check the Application Log ............................................................................................................................. 26
4.2 Open the Application Log Folder .................................................................................................................... 26
4.3 Change the Application Log Folder ................................................................................................................ 27
4.4 Change the Application Log Settings ............................................................................................................. 27
5. Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................. 28
5.1 General Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................ 28
5.2 File Processing Errors .................................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix A: Barcode Recognition Requirements .............................................................................. 32
Appendix B: Custom Naming Rules ..................................................................................................... 34
Naming Rules for [BARCODE L(A,B)] and [BARCODE R(A,B)] .......................................................................... 35
Appendix C: Supported Barcode Types and Options ........................................................................ 37
Appendix D: XML Specification for Barcodes ..................................................................................... 38
Definition of an XML File ...................................................................................................................................... 38
Example of XML Description ................................................................................................................................ 39