How to Upgrade

From version 10.x

To upgrade from version 10.x to 11.x, we recommend you to take the following steps.

1. Update the License Key

Request a 30-Day Free Trial License

Visit the Request a Trial License page to obtain a 30-day free license. This option is ideal for initial evaluation or testing of new SDK features.

Annual Online Full License

If you are using an Annual Online Full License, your license will continue to work with the current SDK version without the need for updates. Go to Customer Portal to get your license key.

Perpetual License

For users with a Perpetual License, please contact our sales team to update your license. You can reach out through our Contacting Us page for assistance.

2. Update the Nuget Package

This guide uses the Visual Studio GUI as an example to show how to update the package.

• Open your project in Visual Studio.
• In the Solution Explorer, right-click your project and select “Manage NuGet Packages…”.
• Go to the “Updates” tab.
• Find Dynamsoft.DotNet.BarcodeReader.Bundle in the list of upgradable packages.
• Click “Update” to install the latest version.

3. Migrate Your Templates

The template system is upgraded. The template you used for the previous version can’t be directly recognized by the new version. Please contact us to upgrade your template.

4. Rebuild the Project

After updating the SDK files, clean and rebuild your project to ensure all dependencies are properly linked and to avoid potential compatibility issues.

From version 9.x or earlier

Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK has been refactored to integrate with DynamsoftCaptureVision (DCV) architecture since version 10. To upgrade from version 9.x or earlier to 11.x, we recommend you to follow the User Guide and re-write your codes. This section highlights only the key changes and necessary actions for upgrading the SDK.

Update the License Key

Request a 30-Day Free Trial License

Visit the Request a Trial License page to obtain a 30-day free license. This option is ideal for initial evaluation or testing of new SDK features.

Annual Online Full License

If you are using an Annual Online Full License, your license will continue to work with the current SDK version without the need for updates. Go to Customer Portal to get your license key.

Perpetual License

For users with a Perpetual License, please contact our sales team to update your license. You can reach out through our Contacting Us page for assistance.

Migrate to New Package

As of version 10.0, the nuget package Dynamsoft.DotNet.Barcode has been renamed to Dynamsoft.DotNet.BarcodeReader.Bundle to reflect changes in both architecture and API design. Start command prompt and run the following command to install the new package.

NuGet\Install-Package Dynamsoft.DotNet.BarcodeReader.Bundle

Update the License Activation Code

Starting from 10.0, we have unified the API for setting licenses across different Dynamsoft products.

Update Single Image Decoding APIs

The APIs for decoding single image has been adjusted as follows:

Update Video Streaming Decoding Code

ImageSourceAdapter is added to replace the FrameDecodeingParameters and the previous video methods. You should implement ImageSourceAdapter to transfer image data from camera or video file to buffer.

Migrate Your Templates

The template system is upgraded. The template you used for the previous version can’t be directly recognized by the new version. Please contact us to upgrade your template.

The template-based APIs have been updated as follows:

Migrate Your PublicRuntimeSettings

The struct PublicRuntimeSettings has been refactored. It retains commonly used properties via SimplifiedCaptureVisionSettings while removing the previously complex property settings, which are now exclusively supported through templates.

The APIs for accessing and updating PublicRuntimeSettings has been adjusted as follows:

Migrate to SimplifiedCaptureVisionSettings

The following properties are replaced by similar properties under SimplifiedCaptureVisionSettings. They can also be set via a template file(String).

Migrate to SimplifiedBarcodeReaderSettings

The following properties are replaced by similar properties under SimplifiedBarcodeReaderSettings. The majority of them can also be set via a template file(String).

Remarks:

• The 2 groups of barcode formats are merged.
• DeblurLevel is deprecated. You can use DeblurModes instead.

Remarks: The mode IPM_MORPHOLOGY of ImagePreprocessingModes is migrated to BinarizationModes. The mode arguments MorphOperation, MorphOperationKernelSizeX, MorphOperationKernelSizeY, MorphShape are now available for all modes of BinarizationModes.

Migrate to Template File

The following properties can only be set via a template file. Please contact us so that we can help you to transform your current settings to a new template file.

Migrate to Other APIs

The PDF properties of PublicRuntimeSettings are moved to set via the setPDFReadingParameter method of DirectoryFetcher and FileFetcher with a PDFReadingParameter parameter.

The Intermediate Result system is redesigned and the following properties are deprecated.

Removed

The following properties are removed.