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Upgrading to Symbol Factory .NET 2.0.0.238

Users MUST review this entire upgrade guide below BEFORE installing V2.0.0.238. Failure to do so can result in a corrupted Symbol Factory .NET application!

What’s New

Click here to see the Symbol Factory .NET Release Notes

Creating a Backup (VERY IMPORTANT)

You MUST always BACKUP your full Visual Studio.NET project so that you can revert back if necessary. Never overwrite your backup project! Keep multiple project copies backing up at each major step and naming your backup folders with obvious names. We cannot stress the importance of backups enough!

Licensing

If you are already licensed for an older Symbol Factory .NET Version 2 build, no new Licensing steps are required as part of the upgrade to V2.0.0.238. The license will be properly detected after the upgrade.

If you are currently licensed for V1, a new license will need to be purchased. Users may do so through the Online Store, or by contacting our sales team for an official quotation.

Users upgrading from Version 1 will need to instead follow our guide on Upgrading from Symbol Factory .NET Version 1.x BEFORE proceeding with the rest of these steps!

Installation

  1. Run the Symbol Factory .NET 2.0.0.238 Installer.
  2. This will install right over the top of the presently installed V2 build.
  3. The new binaries will install to C:\Program Files (x86)\Software Toolbox\Symbol Factory .NET\Bin as opposed to a version-specific folder.

Upgrading the Project

  1. Once installed, run Visual Studio as administrator (Right-click | Run as administrator) and open the Project Solution. Note: It is only necessary to run as admin for upgrading the project and will not be required after the upgrade is complete.
  2. **Make sure to close the Windows Form before proceeding**
  3. Manually remove the old Symbol Factory .NET References from the Solution Explorer. 
    • NetToolKit
    • SKCLNET
    • SymbolFactoryDotNet
    • SymbolFactoryNetEngine
  4. Manually add upgraded DLL References
    • Right-click on the References section of your solution and select "Add Reference".
    • Browse to folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Software Toolbox\Symbol Factory .NET\Bin
    • Add all DLLs 
      • NetToolKit
      • SKCLNET
      • SymbolFactoryDotNet
      • SymbolFactoryNetEngine
    • Select Ok
  5. Rebuild the project by selecting "Build | Rebuild Solution" from the Visual Studio menu bar.
  6. Run the project.

Verify Successful Upgrade

  1. To verify a successful upgrade, you can open the Form and Run the application. You should not get any errors. 
  2. Navigate to the Visual Studio Project Folder (bin\Debug or bin\Release) to verify the DLLs were updated to the new version.

At this point, you have successfully upgraded your Symbol Factory .NET to V2.0.0.238 and are now able to utilize all the new features.