PLANET for ASP.NET
BusinessRefinery.com provides high performance ASP.NET barcode encoder for Planet barcodes and other 20+ linear & 2D barcodes in ASP.NET web forms and Internet Information Service (IIS). It provides various barcode options for customize Planet barcodes, and compatible with Planet barcode specification.

Planet is a numeric linear barcode symbology used by Unite State Postal Service for automated mail processing. It is also known as USPS PLANET Barcode, USPS Confirm Service Barcode.

ASP.NET Planet prints 10 letters:
  • 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
ASP.NET Barcode Planet Generator

1. How to create Planet barcodes in ASP.NET Web Application using ASP.NET Barcode Generator Web Control Library?

  1. Download BusinessRefinery.com ASP.NET Planet Barcode and unzip
  2. Copy BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Web.dll to your ASP.NET project folder. Do not copy dll to .NET bin directory, Visual Studio build tools will do it for you.
  3. Add BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Web.dll to your ASP.NET project or website reference

2. Generate Planet into your ASP.NET Web Forms using ASP.NET Barcode Web Control

  1. Install BusinessRefinery.com ASP.NET Planet Barcode
  2. Add ASP.NET Barcode Generator Control to your Visual Studio ToolBox
  3. Copy "linear.aspx" and "linear.aspx.cs" to the folder where your aspx pages are generating barcodes.
  4. Drag and drop "LinearWebForm" to your ASPX web forms.
  5. Run the website to view the barcodes generated. To customize Planet settings, view Planet barcode settings below.

3. Generate Planet into your Interner Information Service (IIS) using ASP.NET Barcode Web Control

  1. Download BusinessRefinery.com ASP.NET Planet Barcode and unzip
  2. Copy barcode fold and contents to IIS and create a new file directory called "br_barcode"
  3. Restart IIS, navigate to http://YourDomain:Port/br_barcode/aspnet.aspx?code=12345678901&symbology=33
  4. Add an image tag <img> into the web page to create Planet barcode image in html or aspx pages, e.g.
    <img src="http://YourDomain:Port/br_barcode/aspnet.aspx? code=12345678901&symbology =33/>

4. Generate Planet into your ASP.NET Web Forms using C#, VB.NET Planet Generating Sample Code


How to generate Planet barcodes in C#.NET Class?

using BusinessRefinery.Barcode;

Linear barcode = new Linear();
barcode.Symbology = Symbology.PLANET;
barcode.Code = "98765432101";
barcode.draw arcode2ImageFile("C://planet.gif");

How to generate Planet barcodes in VB.NET Class?

Dim barcode As BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Linear barcode = New BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Linear()
barcode.Symbology = BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Symbology.PLANET
barcode.Code = "09876543210"
barcode.drawBarcode2ImageFile("C://planet.gif")

5. How to draw Planet barcodes to image files (GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, & TIFF) and ASP.NET objects like Graphics, Stream, Bitmap?


Draw Planet barcodes to image files

using BusinessRefinery.Barcode;

Linear barcode = new Linear();
barcode.Symbology = Symbology.PLANET;
barcode.Code = "98765432101";
barcode.draw arcode2ImageFile("C://planet.gif");


Draw Planet barcode image into .NET Graphics, Stream & Bitmap objects.

barcode.drawBarcode2Stream("Stream object");
barcode.drawBarcodeOnGraphics("Graphics object");
Bitmap barcodeInBitmap = barcode.drawBarcode();

ASP.NET Barcode Planet Generator - Barcode Property Settings

Basic

  • symbology (HTTP Parameter, Planet: 33)to choose barcode type; Default Value: 1
  • code (HTTP Parameter) to encode Planet valid character; Default Value: ""
  • add-checksum (HTTP Parameter)to apply Checksum digit at the end of some linear barcode value; Default Value: false

For Planet

  • short-tall-ratio (HTTP Parameter) to specify Planet short bar vs tall bar ratio; Default Value: 0.4f;

Barcode Size

  • barcode-unit (HTTP Parameter)to choose unit of meature for all size related properties ; Default Value: 0 (UOM_PIXEL)
  • bar-width (HTTP Parameter) to set bar module width (X); Default Value: 3
  • bar-height (HTTP Parameter) to set bar module height(Y); Default Value: 60
  • left-margin (HTTP Parameter) to set generated barcode image left margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  • right-margin (HTTP Parameter) to set generated barcode image right margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  • top-margin (HTTP Parameter) to set generated barcode image top margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  • bottom-margin (HTTP Parameter) to set generated barcode image bottom margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  • resolution (HTTP Parameter) to control generated barcode image resolution in dpi; Default Value: 72 dpi
  • rotate (HTTP Parameter) to rotate generated barcode image angle; Default Value: 0; valid values: 0 (ROTATE_0), 1 (ROTATE_90), 2 (ROTATE_180), 3 (ROTATE_270)
  • barcode-width (HTTP Parameter) to manage generated barcode image width; Default Value: 0
  • barcode-height (HTTP Parameter) to manage generated barcode image height; Default Value: 0

Barcode Text Style

  • display-text (HTTP Parameter) to draw barcode value text under the barcode if it is true; Default Value: true
  • display-checksum-digit (HTTP Parameter) to display last checksum digit if it is true; Default Value: true
  • text-font (HTTP Parameter) to customize drawn barcode value text font style; Default Value: new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11) text-margin (HTTP Parameter) to the space between barcode and barcode text; Default Value: 6 pixel




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