Unlike metafiles, bitmaps maintain the resolution with which they were created, so that although a bitmap image may be resized at will, the individual dots of the bitmap also get resized. When dBarcode creates a bitmap image it does so with the resolution of the current default printer. Furthermore, although the bitmaps contain the same target size information as the metafile pictures, many Windows applications do not use this information when display the bitmap but use instead the actual size of the bitmap - which will be make the image appear much larger when pasted into an application and require manual resizing. Attempting to make a smaller bitmap image will result in a smaller image – but one which one which may not have sufficient resolution to be scanned correctly.
ALL barcode images should be tested in their final form before extensive print runs are undertaken.
Note that when using OLE automation to save or copy bitmap images, the transparent property must be 1 (or transparent background not checked) - otherwise the entire image will be black.
dBarcode-2003 does NOT allow the dBarSaveImage method to be used via OLE for saving graphics in any format other than WMF.