SAPSprint Can't Be Started After Barcode DLL Installation

SAPSprint Can't Be Started After Barcode DLL Installation

After installing TBarCode/SAPwin into the SAPSprint directory, the service cannot be restarted. In the Event log the following message is displayed:

The SAPSprint service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the 
start or control request in a timely fashion. 

Cause:

This issue is due to a SAPSprint program error when loading the Barcode DLL and occurs with a specific SAPSprint version:

• SAPGUI 7.20 (Patch Level 0)
• sapsprint.exe Version 1.0.2.6
• sapwin.dll Version 1.0.3.1

See also OSS Note# 1461054 (SAPSprint crash with PDFPRINT or BARCODE DLL)

See also SAPSprint change history:

SAPSprint/SAPWIN File Version 7200.x.x.8/7200.x.x.34:
Bug fix: Crash with BARCODE.DLL
Bug fix: Print empty pages
Optimization: Improved tray selection
Optimization: New version info scheme

Solution:

• Install the latest SAPSprint patch: xSPrint_1_10008892 (7200.1.2.9 or higher).
• Please make sure that you use TBarCode/SAPwin with version 6.0.3 / 9.0.1 (or higher).