.NET Code-128 Barcodes Generator Guide

• all 128 characters of ASCII

• Under downloaded trial package, copy barcode folder to your IIS folder, e.g. C:\Inetpub.
• Create a new virtual directory in IIS, named barcode, and link to the above "barcode" folder.
• Restart IIS.
• To test your installation, open your web browser and navigate to
  http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/linear.aspx?Type=CODE128&Data=123456789012
• To create barcode image in your aspx or html page, you need pass the url to IMG tag src value.
  
  For example:
  <img src="http://YourDomain:port/barcode/linear.aspx?Type=CODE128&Data=123456789012" />
  
  Using this method, it will not generate any barcode images in your IIS server side.

1. Install .NET Barcode Controller to your ASP.NET project.
   1. Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project.
      Do not copy the dll to the bin directory, Visual Studio will do so, during project compilation time.
2. Add barcode library to your Visual Studio Toolbox.
   1. Open Toolbox in Visual Studio. Click menu View, and check submenu Toolbox.
   2. Right click Toolbox, click menu Choose Items...
   3. Goto .NET Framework Components tab.
   4. If no BarcodeLib component found, click Browse... button and select BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll file.
   5. Then sort "Namespace" column, you will find 8 components from BarcodeLib.Barcode.
   6. Check component LinearWebForm, and its namespace is BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear
   7. Click "OK" button, you will find four components under "General": LinearWebForm.
3. Go to "barcode" folder in the trial package, copy file "linear.aspx" to the same folder as your aspx page, which will generate barcodes.
4. You can drag LinearWebForm on your aspx page in design view, change barcode setting through properties window.
5. Run the project, you will find barcode images generated in your aspx pages.

1. Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project. Do not copy the dll to the bin directory, Visual Studio will do so, during project compilation time.
   1. In your .NET windows project, right click mouse over Refereces in your Solution Explorer window. Then click menu "Add Reference ...".
   2. Add BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project.
2. Add barcode library to your Visual Studio Toolbox.
   1. Open Toolbox in Visual Studio. Click menu View, and check submenu Toolbox.
   2. Right click Toolbox, click menu Choose Items...
   3. Goto .NET Framework Components tab.
   4. If no BarcodeLib component found, click Browse... button and select BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll file.
   5. Then sort "Namespace" column, you will find 8 components from BarcodeLib.Barcode.
   6. Check component LinearWinForm, and its namespace is BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear
   7. Click "OK" button, you will find the control under "Common Controls": LinearWinForm.
3. Now you can see the component displayed on Toolbox. You can drag LinearWinForm on your form, change barcode setting through properties widnow.

1. Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your .NET project (ASP.NET website, Forms, any .NET project)
   In your .NET class.
   

   	BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear barcode = new BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear();
   	
   	barcode.Type = BarcodeType.CODE128;
   	
   	barcode.Data = "123456789012";
   	
   	barcode.UOM = UnitOfMeasure.Pixel;
   	barcode.BarWidth = 1;
   	barcode.BarHeight = 80;
   	barcode.LeftMargin = 10;
   	barcode.TopMargin = 10;
   	
   	barcode.Format = ImageFormat.Png;
   	
   	// more barcode settings here
   	                        
   	// save barcode image into your system
   	barcode.drawBarcode("c:/barcode.png");
   	
   	// generate barcode & output to byte array
   	byte[] barcodeInBytes = barcode.drawBarcodeAsBytes();
   	
   	// generate barcode to Graphics object
   	Graphics graphics = ...
   	barcode.drawBarcode(graphics);
   	
   	// generate barcode and output to Bitmap object
   	Bitmap barcodeInBitmap = barcode.drawBarcode();
   	
   	// generate barcode and output to HttpResponse object
   	HttpResponse response = ...;
   	barcode.drawBarcode(response);
   	
   	// generate barcode and output to Stream object
   	Stream stream = ...;
   	barcode.drawBarcode(stream);
   

• Set the Type property to BarcodeType.CODE128, BarcodeType.CODE128A, or BarcodeType.CODE128B, or BarcodeType.CODE128C.
  • BarcodeType.CODE128 - default (auto):Barcode Library will automatically switch between code sets to encode the ASCII values.
  • BarcodeType.CODE128A - A: Barcode Library will encode the Char Set A which only supports ASCII values from 0 to 95
  • BarcodeType.CODE128B - B: Barcode Library will encode the Char Set B which only supports ASCII values from 32 to 127
  • BarcodeType.CODE128C - C: Barcode Library will encode the Char Set C which only supports pairs of digits
  
  Web Stream URL Parameter: Type. Value: 22 (Auto), 23 (Set A), 24 (Set B), 25 (Set C). Sample: &Type=22
• Set the Data property with the value to encode.
  Type is string.
  • Valid Data Scope for Code 128 Auto (BarcodeType.CODE128):
    • all 128 characters of ASCII (ASCII values from 0 to 127)
  • Valid Data Scope for Code 128 Set A (BarcodeType.CODE128A):
    • supports ASCII values from 0 to 95
  • Valid Data Scope for Code 128 Set B (BarcodeType.CODE128B):
    • supports ASCII values from 32 to 127
  • Valid Data Scope for Code 128 Set C (BarcodeType.CODE128C):
    • supports pairs of digits
  • Sample: "123456789012"
  Web Stream URL Parameter: Data.
• AddCheckSum property is not applied here. Barcode Library will always add a check character between encoded data and stop character (modulo 103).
• Barcode Size Settings:
  • Set property UOM (Unit of Measure) for properties BarWidth, BarHeight, LeftMargin and TopMargin.
    Valid values are UnitOfMeasure.Pixel (0), UnitOfMeasure.CM (1), UnitOfMeasure.Inch (2).
    Default is UnitOfMeasure.Pixel (0).
    Web Stream URL Parameter: UOM. Valid values are: 0, 1, 2.
  • Set the BarWidth (for bar cell width) and BarHeight (for bar cell height) properties.
    Both types are float.
    BarWidth default is 1 pixel.
    BarHeight default is 80 pixel.
    Web Stream URL Parameter: BarWidth and BarHeight.
  • Set LeftMargin for barcode image left & right margin
    Type is float. Default is 10 pixel.
    Web Stream URL Parameter: LeftMargin.
  • Set TopMargin for barcode image top & bottom margin
    Type is float. Default is 10 pixel.
    Web Stream URL Parameter: TopMargin.
  • Set the Resolution property (Value is expressed in DPI - Dots per inch).
    Type is int. Default is 96 dpi.
    Web Stream URL Parameter: Resolution.
• Setting up text style in barcode image:
  • Set the ShowText properties. If ShowText is True, barcode data will be displayed with the barcode.
    Type is bool. Default is True.
    Web Stream URL Parameter: ShowText. Valid values are: "true", and "false".
  • Set the TextFont property. The font used to display text in barcode image.
    Type is System.Drawing.Font. Default is new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Regular).
    Web Stream URL Parameter: TextFont. Value format: [font name]|[font size]|[font style]. Sample Values: "Arial|12|Bold,Underline"
• Set the Format property for barcode image type.
  Type is System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.
  Default value is ImageFormat.Png.
  Web Stream URL Parameter: Format. Valid values are: gif, jpeg, png, bmp, tiff.
• 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)
  Default Value is 0 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingDown)
  Web Stream URL Parameter: Rotate. Valid values are: 0, 1, 2, 3

All .NET Barcode Symbologies:

Codabar Code 11 Code 2 of 5 Code 39 Code 93 EAN 8 EAN 13 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF-14

Code 128 GS1-128 / EAN-128 MSI Plessey OneCode PLANET POSTNET RM4SCC (British Royal Mail 4-State Customer Barcode) UPC-A UPC-E

Data Matrix QR-Code PDF 417

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