If the IDAutomation functions do not show up in the Additional Functions section after installing the UFL,
copy the U25IDAutomation.dll file from the Windows System directory (for example
C:\Windows\System32) to the directory where the Crystal DLLs are located.
o In Crystal 11 the file may be copied to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business
Objects\3.0\bin;
o In Crystal 10 and previous versions the file may be copied
to %Windows%\Crystal where %Windows% is the directory where Windows is installed.
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio Runtime Distribution: Please see the UFL & Font Distribution with
Crystal Runtime Files section of the manual. In the UFL download, there are folders labeled 32-bit and 64-
bit to distinguish the DLL runtime of each file.
** %windir% is the Windows directory, which can be found by pressing Windows + R > type in %windir%
> Enter
Notes:
Although DataBar functions are present in the Linear UFL for backwards compatibility, they are only
compatible with 32 bit versions of Windows. For compatibility with both 32-bit and 64-bit, IDAutomation
recommends their new DataBar UFL.
'Change to Barcode' Functionality for Crystal Reports 2008 & Above
Turning fields into barcodes is a new functionality introduced in Crystal Reports 2008 (Version 12). When
using Crystal versions below 12, the standard UFL tutorial must be followed. This feature is exclusively
available for the Linear UFL.
1. Install the appropriate barcode fonts. If in doubt about which font to use, IDAutomation
recommends the Universal Barcode Font for the Code 128 barcode.
2. Download and install the latest version of IDAutomation's Crystal Reports Linear UFL. Only versions
released March 2008 or later are compatible with the Change to Barcode functionality introduced in
Crystal Reports 12.
3. Add a field to the report that contains the data that will be encoded in the barcode. If necessary,
a formula field may be created to append text or concatenate fields.
4. Select the Preview tab (or File - Print Preview) to confirm that the correct data appears in the field.
5. Right-click on this field, choose Change to Barcode and select from the list of installed barcode
fonts, the type of barcode to create.