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EAN-13 Barcode Generator for Windows

Generating EAN-13 Bar Code in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7

  • Easily generate EAN-13 barcodes in Windows operating systems
  • Easy setup, no registration key, no activation code required
  • Generate high quality EAN-13 images in JPEG, GIF & PNG formats
  • Generate EAN-13 barcodes in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
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  1. EAN-13 Barcode Introduction
  2. EAN-13 Encoding Data Scope
  3. EAN-13 Barcode Property Settings

 

1. EAN-13 Barcode Introduction

EAN-13 is also known as European Article Number 13, EAN-13 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, EAN-13 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, EAN-13+5, EAN-13+2, EAN13, EAN13+5, EAN13+2, UPC-13, GTIN-13, GS1-13, EAN/UCC-13

A European Article Number (EAN) is a barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system developed in North America. The EAN-13 barcode is defined by the standards organisation GS1. It is also called a Japanese Article Number (JAN) in Japan. UPC, EAN, and JAN numbers are collectively called Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN), though they can be expressed in different types of barcodes.
The EAN-13 barcodes are used worldwide for marking retail goods. The less commonly used EAN-8 barcodes are used also for marking retail goods; however, they are usually reserved for smaller items, for example confectionery.


Sample of an EAN-13 Barcode

The value to encode by EAN-13 has the following structure:
  • 2 or 3 digits for Number System or Country Code
  • 5 or 4 digits for Manufacturer (Company) Code or prefix
  • 5 digits for Product Code
  • 1 digit for checksum
Each country has a numbering authority which assigns manufacturer codes to companies within its jurisdiction.

Add-On or Supplement code
The Add-On Symbols were designed to encode information supplementary to that in the main bar code symbol on periodicals and paperback books. The Add-On can be composed of 2 or 5 digits only.


Sample of an EAN-13 Five-Digit Add-On Barcode

Sample of an EAN-13 Five-Digit Add-On Barcode



 

2. EAN-13 Encoding Data Scope

EAN13 Barcode for .NET, ASP.NET supports:
  • 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9


 

3. EAN 13 Barcode Property Settings

  • Set the Type property to BarcodeType.EAN13 or BarcodeType.EAN13_2 or BarcodeType.EAN13_5
  • Set the Data property with the value to encode. Type is string.
    User should only provide 12 digits, and DO NOT include last digit checksum character.
  • Set the SData property with the supplement value to encode. Type is string.
    User should only provide 2 digits for EAN13_2, and provide only 5 digits for EAN13_5.
  • Setting up barcode image size:
    • Set property UOM (Unit of Measure) for properties BarWidth, BarHeight, LeftMargin and TopMargin.
      Default is UnitOfMeasure.Pixel (0). Valid values are UnitOfMeasure.Pixel (0), UnitOfMeasure.CM (1), UnitOfMeasure.Inch (2).
    • Set the BarWidth (for bar cell width) and BarHeight (for bar cell height) properties. Both types are float.
    • Set the LeftMargin and TopMargin properties, and types are both float.
    • Set the Resolution property (Value is expressed in DPI - Dots per inch). This property is not working in Windows Controller, we will use end user's windows resultion.
  • Setting up text style in barcode image:
    • Set the ShowText properties. If this value is true, barcode data will be displayed with the barcode.
    • Set the TextFont property. The font used to display text in barcode image.
  • Set the Format property for barcode image type. Value can be "gif", "jpg", "png", and "bmp", default is "png".
  • Set BearerBars property, if you want to draw borders around barcode image. Value can be BearerBar.None (no bear bars), BearerBar.Frame (top, bottom, left, right borders drawn), BearerBar.TopBottom (only top, bottom's are drawn).
  • Set Rotate property, if you want to rotate barcode image.
    Value can be
    0 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingDown),
    1 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingLeft),
    2 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingUp),
    3 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingRight)
  • AddCheckSum property is not applied here. Barcode Library will always add a check character in the last digit (modulo 10).


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