DataMatrixEncodingFormat

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[Professional Edition and above only]

Sets the encoding format ID for DataMatrix symbologies.

property DataMatrixEncodingFormat [integer] VPE.DataMatrixEncodingFormat

read / write; runtime only; also supported by TVPEObject

Possible Values:

ActiveX / VCL

Value

Enum

Comment

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_BASE11

1

Base11

numeric data, 3.5 bits per digit

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_BASE27

2

Base27

upper case alphabetic, 4.8 bits per character

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_BASE41

3

Base41

upper case alphanumeric and punctuation, 5.5 bits per character

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_BASE37

4

Base37

upper case alphanumeric, 5.25 bits per character

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_ASCII

5

Ascii

128 ASCII set, 7 bits per character

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_BINARY

6

Binary

8-bit Byte, 8 bits per character

Default:

VBAR2D_DATA_MATRIX_ENC_BASE11

Remarks:

For ECC200 this is the start-up code page, while for ECC000 - ECC140 the selected format covers the entire message.

 

See also:

"Barcodes (2D)" in the Programmer's Manual