I cannot get the Insert Barcode to work with crashing in Draw X4

I have a time restraint and needed to create a bar code. If I try to insert barcode under edit - it will initalize and then give me the error: "Corel BAR CODE Wizard has stopped working... A Problem caused the program to stop working correctly, Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." It has not notified me of anything and I have tried to get this to work countless times today. Is this a BIG bug in Draw X4?

I am running Windows Vista Home Premium

Paul McGee over 16 years ago

Seems a little flaky

New document. I tried the obsolete (and should be removed) ISBN code and
it worked, then tried the bar code again and got an error.

Tried another new document, and got an error as soon as the bar code
generator opened. Sent the report in, AND then it came up normally and
all was well.

Seems that it is leaving itself behind the system temp area and all H
breaks loose immediately.

This procedure may help:

Close Corel Draw
From the Windows "run," run %temp% (just type %temp% in the "run")
Then use ctl-A to select all the files in the temp area and delete them.
If any say they are in use, simply try again excluding the "in use" files.

After you have cleaned out everything (and files in the Windows temp
area breed faster than hangers in a closet--you may find hundreds
there!) try CDR bar code again and it will PROBABLY be OK.

I will log this problem immediately. Please let us know if this works.

Jenerate wrote:
> I have a time restraint and needed to create a bar code. If I try to
> insert barcode under edit - it will initalize and then give me the
> error: "Corel BAR CODE Wizard has stopped working... A Problem caused
> the program to stop working correctly, Windows will close the program
> and notify you if a solution is available." It has not notified me of
> anything and I have tried to get this to work countless times today. Is
> this a BIG bug in Draw X4?
>
> I am running Windows Vista Home Premium
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Paul McGee over 16 years ago in reply to Paul McGee

BTW after those tests, mine now fails 400% of the time (there are FOUR
consecutive failures each time I ask for a bar code--it asks to send
Willy Gates 4 trouble reports one after the other.)

I have a couple of ideas I am still exploring. I have no idea how I was
able to get it to work intermittently originally.

In the meantime I would suggest the OP should use X3 (or earlier) for
the bar code.
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Scott over 16 years ago in reply to Paul McGee

Indeed frustrating... the wizard worked first time with no hitch on an ISBN (except it didn't generate a barcode, just the numeric portion) I'd say that's most unuseful! Tried repeating on same page that's when it locks up momentarily and then generates the MS window to close and another to generate the trouble to an error log (if you have that set in your preferences).

So I tried closing the Corel page and opened a new. This time I did get an error as before, but after closing the message the wizard unghosted and was operational. I tried to generate a UPC and once again it left me with just a numeric no barcode. I also noticed in the left side panel of the wizard where it shows you a representation of your selection, that the first time it had a rotated illustration toward the top of a barcode, but the next time it opened it had an image of a curled page effect like you would create with a bitmap effect, and it moved the barcode down further.

I'm using Vista Home Premium 64
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Alfred over 16 years ago in reply to Paul McGee

Same issue here, had no trouble until I tried it in X3, now it does not work anymore in either one of the apps.
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Hendrik Wagenaar over 16 years ago

Hi Jenerate,

You've found a bug we hadn't noticed . For the time being I here's a workaround for the bug:

Open up barcode.ini found in "c:\Documents and settings\<your user name>\Application Data\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4\User Config" and set

Main Input=

(note, there's nothing behind the equal sign). After doing so, save the file, then make it read only, this will prevent the crash from occuring again, but will also make it not remember your last setting. The directory may be hidden on some computers, so you may have to show hidden directories in your "folder options" of explorer.

Regards,
Hendrik
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