Barcode 128

[KHentschel]

Dear Hotline,

i want to print a Barcode 128. The Barcode has a Data Identifier that have to be in the Barcode but NOT in the readable Text below of the Barcode. How i must create the String?

Best regards

Klaus Hentschel

[IDEAL Software Support]

Please be more specific:

What version of VPE are you using?

Can you explain, what "Data Identifier" means exactly?

Do you wish to create EAN-128 or Code-128?

Please provide a sample string.

Shall the whole string be invisible, or only part of it?

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH

[KHentschel]

Hello,

i use the newest VPE 4 Engine as a Demo and want to decide if the Engine is the right product for us.

I want to print a Code128 Barcode. The first 2 Characters '1J' shall be the Data Identifier and has to be printed in the Barcode but not in the Text below.

Sample

lcCode128Str = '1J' + 'UN ' + PADL(lcDUNSno,9,'0') + ' ' + lcPackageNo
THISFORM.vpe1.barcode(lnLeftMargin + 1,lnTopMargin + 8.2,lnLeftMargin + 13.3,lnTopMargin + 10.2,26,lcCode128Str,'')

Another question: Can i affect the Text Format below the Barcode? Now it is very small.

Best regards
Klaus Hentschel

[IDEAL Software Support]

Parts of the barcode text can not be hidden. I was unsure, if you wanted to insert FNC control codes.

The font type and font size can be specified as you do for normal text objects, for example with the method SetFont().

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH

[KHentschel]

Hello Mr. Radde,

i understand that parts of the text can not be hidden. Is it possible to hide the whole text? than i can print a text below for my own.

Best regards

Klaus Hentschel

[IDEAL Software Support]

Yes, the text can be hidden by setting VPE.BarcodeMainTextParms = BCP_HIDE.

Please see the documentation for all the details about barcodes.

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH

[KHentschel]

Thank you very much. Now everything looks fine.

One last question:

In your documentation i read for the Code128

Checkdigit

The use of a checkdigit is required. The barcode library can generate it automatically.

But where i say the Lib. when to generate?

[IDEAL Software Support]

You find everything in the manual / reference in the section "Barcodes 1D". See the property BarcodeAutoChecksum.

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH