VB.NET Codabar Generator Data Encoding Tutorial
sample source code to input valid data and generate linear Codabar images in VB.NET
Setup Codabar VB.NET Generator
Codabar, known as Codeabar, Ames Code, Monarch, Code 2 of 7, Rationalized Codabar, ANSI/AIM BC3-1995 or USD-4, is a discrete, self-checking linear barcode symbology.
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OnBarcode.com provides more details about how to set Codabar barcode size and image in Barcode Generator Control on VB.NET:
Codabar VB.NET Generator installation
1. Download the trial package and unzip
2. Copy OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll to your .NET project folder
3. Do not copy dll to .NET bin directory, .NET build tools will do it for you.
4. Add OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll to .NET project reference
5. Right click .NET Visual Studio Toolbox, select menu Choose Items...
6. In "Choose Toolbox Items" form, click button "Browse...", and select OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll
7. After selection, you will find four items under "Components" section: LinearWinForm, DataMatrixWinForm, PDF417WinForm, and QRCodeWinForm
After, get it ready in VB.NET by placing the following statement where Codabar VB.NET Generator is needed:
Dim codabar As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
codabar = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
codabar.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.CODABAR
Select Data for Codabar VB.NET Generator
There are three code sets of Codabar. They are code set A, code set B, and code set C. Codabar in different code set encodes different types of data character.
Generate Codabar with Numeric Character
Codabar is capable of encoding number 0 to 9.
Sample Usage:
Dim codabar As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
codabar.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.CODABAR
codabar.Data = "123"
Make Codabar using using Punctuations
Codabar encodes - (Dash), $ (Dollar), : (Colon), / (Slash), . (Point), and + (Plus).
Sample Usage:
Dim codabar As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
codabar.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.CODABAR
codabar.Data = "+-"
Valid length for Data in Codabar VB.NET Generator
Codabar Data Length
Codabar is variable length symbology, which easily encodes data at any length.
Data Length in Codabar VB.NET Generator
The value of property Data, which is used to define the data in Codabar, is a string value. You can input data at any length in the string.
Sample Usage:
Dim codabar As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
codabar.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.CODABAR
codabar.Data = "1"
Sample Usage:
Dim codabar As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
codabar.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.CODABAR
codabar.Data = "12345678"
