3 files changed, 31 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes
index 67a200b8174..39729819828 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ----- pst-barcode.tex
+0.12 2013-10-26 - added option file for including an external file
 0.11 2013-10-06 - added more options for data matrix
 0.10 2012-08-25 - using another code for loading the ps code
 0.09 2012-06-25 - using another code for loading the ps code
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.pdf
index e4683eac5fc..55b731ce2a3 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.tex
index cdbaa6e96e9..72c33bffcff 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.tex
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@
 \psbarcode{Herbert Voss Freie Universitaet Berlin}{rows=52 columns=52}{datamatrix}
 \end{pspicture}}
 
+\begin{filecontents*}{demo.tex}
+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{pst-barcode,fancyvrb}
+\begin{document}
+\VerbatimInput{\jobname.tex}% test 
+
+\begin{pspicture}(2in,2in)
+  \psbarcode[file]{\jobname.tex}{}{qrcode}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{document}
+\end{filecontents*}
+
 \begin{document}
 
 \title{\texttt{pst-barcode}}
@@ -24,10 +36,9 @@
 
 \clearpage
 
-\iffalse
 \begin{abstract}
 \noindent
-The \LPack{pstricks} package provides (essentially) one macro
+The \LPack{pstricks} related package provides (essentially) one macro
 for printing barcodes. The type of the code is defined by a parameter
 and passed to postscript.
 
@@ -35,7 +46,6 @@ and passed to postscript.
 %Thanks to: \\
 %    Jean-C\^ome Charpentier.
 \end{abstract}
-\fi
 
 \section{Introduction}
 The \LPack{pstricks} package provides (essentially) one macro
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@ for the files:
 \bigskip
 There is only one macro \verb+\psbarcode+ with the usual PSTricks syntax
 \begin{BDef}
-\Lcs{psbarcode}\OptArgs\Largb{PS options}\Largb{barcode type}
+\Lcs{psbarcode}\OptArgs\Largb{text or filename}\Largb{PS options}\Largb{barcode type}
 \end{BDef}
 
 Important is the fact, that the barcode is printed in a \TeX\ box of zero dimension.
@@ -77,6 +87,7 @@ or the \Lcs{makebox} macro.
 \Lkeyword{scalex} & 1 & horizontal scaling\\
 \Lkeyword{scaley} & 1 & vertical scaling\\
 \Lkeyword{rotate} & 0 & rotating angle in degrees\\\hline
+\Lkeyword{file}   & false & load an external file for the text\\\hline
 \end{tabular}
 
 \subsection{The PostScript options}
@@ -112,13 +123,26 @@ or the \Lcs{makebox} macro.
 \psbarcode{01335583}{includetext}{ean8}
 \end{pspicture}}\quad
 \psframebox{\begin{pspicture}(-2.6,-1.5)(0.4,0.2in)
-%\psbarcode[rotate=180,linecolor=red]{01335583}{includetext guardwhitespace height=0.6}{ean8}
+\psbarcode[rotate=180,linecolor=red]{01335583}{includetext guardwhitespace height=0.6}{ean8}
 \end{pspicture}}\quad
 \psframebox{\begin{pspicture}(3.8,1in)
-%\psbarcode[scalex=1.5,scaley=0.5,transy=1]{01335583}{includetext inkspread=0.5}{ean8}
+\psbarcode[scalex=1.5,scaley=0.5,transy=1]{01335583}{includetext inkspread=0.5}{ean8}
 \end{pspicture}}
 \end{LTXexample}
 
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t,preset=\centering,wide]
+\begin{pspicture}(2in,2in)
+  \psbarcode[file]{demo.tex}{}{qrcode}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+The contents of the external file \texttt{demo.tex}:
+
+\VerbatimInput{demo.tex}
+
+
+
 \newpage
 \subsection{Examples for the PostScript options}