BIRT Barcode QR Code Generator Introduction
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BIRT Barcode is an Eclipse BIRT Custom Extended Report Item which helps you easily generate and print high quality 1D (linear) and 2D (matrix) barcodes in your BIRT reports.
Barcode QR-Code Introduction
QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.
BIRT QR-Code Generator - Valid Data Scope
- numeric data (digits 0 - 9);
- alphanumeric data (digits 0 - 9; upper case letters A -Z; nine other characters: space, $ % * + - . / : );
- byte data (default: ISO/IEC 8859-1);
- Kanji characters
QR Code Generators
OnBarcode provides several QR Code Generator components and software, including .NET QR Code Generator, Java QR Code Generator, C# QR Code Generator, VB.NET QR Code Generator, iPhone QR Code Generator, iPad QR Code Generator, Android QR Code Generator, QR Code Generator.
How to Generate QR Code in BIRT Report?
Top- Copy com.onbarcode.barcode.birt_2.2.1.jar to your Eclipse plugins directory "\eclipse\plugins\"
- Create a new empty report in BIRT Report barcoding project
- Drag report item "Barcode" from "Palette" to your created BIRT report
- Right click the report item you have added, and select "Properties" menu item to edit barcode parameters
- Now all barcode properties are in the "General" tab. When inputting values for "Data" and "UPC/EAN Supplement Data", it should be arounded by """", unless you are inputting expression
- Change Barcode Type into QR Code in the general tab, click preview, and a QR Code barcode image is printed on your BIRT report
- To encode barcode data from BIRT report data set, you need to input expression to "Data" property like "row["CUSTOMERNUMBER"]"
BIRT Barcode QR Code Generator - Property Settings
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| Basic | Property: Data | Type: expression
Default: ""
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Barcode value to encode
QRCode Valid Data Char Set:
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| QRCode Special |
Property: Process Tilde | Type: boolean
Default: true |
Set the Process Tilde property to true, if you want use the tilde character "~" to specify special characters in the input data. Default is true.
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| Property: QRCode Data Mode | Type: int
Default: AUTO |
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| Property: QRCode Error Correction Level | Type: int
Default: L |
QRCode Error Correction Level.
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| Property: QRCode FNC1 Mode |
Type: int
Default: NONE |
To encode GS1 compatible QR-Code barcode, you need set FNC1 Mode value to "ENABLE". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: QRCode Version | Type: int
Default: 1. |
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| Property: 2D Barcode Structured Append |
Type: boolean
Default: false |
Set Structured Append property to true, then Structured Append is enabled. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: 2D Barcode Symbol Count |
Type: int
Default: 0 |
Set Symbol Count property to the number of total symbols which make the sequence. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: 2D Barcode Symbol Index |
Type: int
Default: 0 |
Set Symbol Index property to the position of current symbol in the secuence (Start with 0). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: 2D Barcode File Id |
Type: int
Default: 0 |
Set File Id property to be identified to the same file. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcode Size Related |
Property: Unit of Measure |
Type: int
Default: 0 (pixel) |
Unit of meature for all size related settings in the library.
Valid values: 0: pixel; 1: inch; 2: cm. |
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| Property: X |
Type: float
Default: 1 |
Width of barcode bar module (narrow bar), default is 1 pixel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: Left Margin | Type: float
Default: 0 |
Barcode image left margin size. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: Right Margin | Type: float
Default: 0 |
Barcode image right margin size. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: Top Margin | Type: float
Default: 0 |
Barcode image top margin size. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: Bottom | Type: float
Default: 0 |
Barcode image bottom margin size. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: Resolution (in dpi) | Type: int
Default: 72 |
Barcode image resolution in DPI (Dots per inch). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property: Rotate |
Type: int
Default: 0 (rotate angle in 0 degree) |
Valid values:
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BIRT Barcode Generator Supporting Barcode Symbology Types
Top- BIRT Supported 1D / Linear Barcodes:
- BIRT 2D / Matrix Barcodes: Data Matrix, PDF 417, QR Code
Common Asked Questions
What does QR stand for in code?
QR stands for "quick response", and QR Code is a 2-dimensional matrix barcode on steroids. The QR code stores data information both horizontally and vertically.
OnBarcode BIRT Barcode Generator plugin supports QR Code generation in Eclipse BIRT reports, and customizes QR Code appearance in Report Designer Property Editor, and
preview the reports with QR Code images in report viewer.
What is the smallest size a QR Code can be printed?
If your QR Code will be scanned by QR Code scanner devices, the the minimum size for a QR Code is 1 x a cm. However if the QR Code will be scanned by smartphones (iOS or Android),
most the barcode scanner app requires that the minimum size for a QR Code is 2 x 2 cm.
Using BIRT QR Code Generator plugin, you can create and customize the printed QR Code dimension size through QR Code image size in the Report Designer in Eclipse BIRT IDE.
Using BIRT QR Code Generator plugin, you can create and customize the printed QR Code dimension size through QR Code image size in the Report Designer in Eclipse BIRT IDE.
How to create a QR Code for a picture?
To create a QR code from a photo or an image in Java BIRT project
- Convert the photo image raw data into byte array
- Insert a Barcode with QR Code format in the BIRT report designer
- Set the QR Code data mode in property
QRCode Data Modein BIRT Property Editor with valueAUTO - Check property
Process Tilde - Print and output QR Code to an image file in BIRT report viewer
Does the color of a QR Code matter?
Choose whatever colors you want but always make sure the back and fore colors have strong contrast.
We suggest at least 70% darker to ensure reliable scanning, and always scan and verify your QR code to make sure it works using the colors you've chosen.
Using BIRT Barcode plugin, you will draw, insert and print QR Code in BIRT reports with black bar modules and white space modules.
Using BIRT Barcode plugin, you will draw, insert and print QR Code in BIRT reports with black bar modules and white space modules.
How much data can be stored in a QR code?
A standard QR Code can store up to three kilobytes (KB) of data. A QR Code symbol with version 40-L can hold the following data information:
- numeric data: 7,089 characters
- alphanumeric data: 4,296 characters
- byte data: 2,953 characters
- Kanji data: 1,817 characters
What is the difference between a barcode and a QR Code?
Barcode is usually known as 1d or linear barcode symbology, which can store limited number of characters.
QR Code or Quick Response code, is a type of two-dimensional code that can hold more than 4,200 alphanumeric characters.
Using OnBarcode BIRT Barcode Generator plug-in, you can create QR Code (standard, GS1, Micro, Macro versions) and other 20+ 2d, 1d barcodes such as Code 128, Data Matrix, EAN/UPC barcodes in Eclipse BIRT reports, customize the QR Code and barcodes in Report Designer, and print, preview the QR Code encoding data from database in report viewer.
Using OnBarcode BIRT Barcode Generator plug-in, you can create QR Code (standard, GS1, Micro, Macro versions) and other 20+ 2d, 1d barcodes such as Code 128, Data Matrix, EAN/UPC barcodes in Eclipse BIRT reports, customize the QR Code and barcodes in Report Designer, and print, preview the QR Code encoding data from database in report viewer.
