This section describes how to upgrade from Barcode Xpress 8 to Barcode Xpress 9. While generally you'll be able to replace Barcode Xpress 8 with Barcode Xpress 9, there are a few important changes you may need to consider. This section provides information about those changes.

Changes and New Properties/Methods

To replace  Barcode Xpress V8 with V9, you need to make some code changes as .described below.

Required Changes

DLL Name, Library Name, GUID, and ProgID

DLL Name

The DLL name must be changed to reflect the new version.

Change from:

Accusoft.BarcodeXpress8.ActiveX.dll

Accusoft.BarcodeXpress8.ActiveX64.dll (64-bit version of the control)

Change to:

Accusoft.BarcodeXpress9.ActiveX.dll

Accusoft.BarcodeXpress9.ActiveX64.dll (64-bit version of the control)

Library Name

Change from:

AccusoftBarcodeXpress8

Change to:

AccusoftBarcodeXpress9

GUID

Change from:

{C05DE677-0650-45F6-9D8A-AF5553606816}

Change to:

{598F38D2-B505-42AB-B967-B25510D90D13}

ProgId

Change from:

Accusoft.BarcodeXpress.8

Change to:

Accusoft.BarcodeXpress.9

 

If you are upgrading from Barcode Xpress v7 or earlier, please refer to Upgrading Runtime Licensing for important information.