Demo Code to Create Planet in .NET

PLANET (Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique) barcode is used by the United States Postal Service to identify and track pieces of mail during delivery - the Post Office's "CONFIRM" services. The PLANET barcode is either 12 or 14 digits long.

.NET Planet prints:

• 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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

   using BusinessRefinery.Barcode;

   // construct a linear barcode object
   Linear barcode = new Linear();  
    
   // set linear barcode symbolgoy to code-128
   barcode.Symbology = Symbology.CODE128;
    
   // set code-128 code text to encode		      
   barcode.Code = "9876543210";  
    
   //draw barcode and save into image file in gif format   
   barcode.drawBarcode("C://code-128-in-csharp.gif");    

2. How to generate Planet barcodes in VB.NET Class?

   // construct a linear barcode object
   Dim barcode As BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Linear
   barcode = New BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Linear()
   
   // set linear barcode symbolgoy to code-128
   barcode.Symbology = BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Symbology.CODE128
   
   // set code-128 code text to encode	
   barcode.Code = "0123456789"
   
   //draw barcode and save into image file in gif format  
   barcode.drawBarcode("C://code-128-in-vbnet.gif")

3. How to draw Planet barcodes to image files (GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, & TIFF)?

            using BusinessRefinery.Barcode;

            Linear barcode = new Linear();
            barcode.Symbology = BarcodeType.CODE128;
            barcode.Code = "9876543210";
            barcode.drawBarcode("C://code-128-in-csharp.gif");

You can draw other file formats, by change file types to .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .tif.

4. How to draw & print Planet barcodes to .NET objects like Graphics, Stream, Bitmap?

            using BusinessRefinery.Barcode;

            Linear barcode = new Linear();
            barcode.Symbology = BarcodeType.CODE128;
            barcode.Code = "9876543210";

            barcode.drawBarcode2Stream("Stream object");

            Bitmap barcodeInBitmap = barcode.drawBarcode();

            barcode.drawBarcodeOnGraphics("Graphics object");

5. How to create Planet barcodes in C# or VB.NET Windows Application using .NET Barcode Generator Windows Control Library?

1. add BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Win.dll to your .NET Windows Application project reference
   
   
2. add .NET Barcode Generator .NET Windows Control Library to .NET Visual Studio Toolbox

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

1. add BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Web.dll to your ASP.NET project reference
   
   
2. add ASP.NET Barcode Generator ASP.NET Web Control Library to .NET Visual Studio Toolbox

Basic

• Symbology : Barcode symbology type.
  
  HTTP Parameter: symbology; Default Value: Symbology.CODE128 (7)
  
  
• Code : Barcode encoding data value.
  
  HTTP Parameter: code; Default Value: ""
  
  
• AddChecksum : Apply Checksum digit at the end of some linear barcode value.
  
  HTTP Parameter: add-checksum; Default Value: false
  
  

Barcode Size

• BarcodeUnit : Unit of meature for all size related properties. 0: Pixel (default); 1: CM; 2: Inch.
  
  HTTP Parameter: barcode-unit; Default Value: 0 (UOM_PIXEL)
  
  
• BarWidth : bar module width (X), default is 3 pixel
  
  HTTP Parameter: bar-width; Default Value: 3
  
  
• BarHeight : bar module height (Y), default is 60 pixel
  
  HTTP Parameter: bar-height; Default Value: 60
  
  
• LeftMargin : generated barcode image left margin
  
  HTTP Parameter: left-margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  
  
• RightMargin : generated barcode image right margin
  
  HTTP Parameter: right-margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  
  
• TopMargin : generated barcode image top margin
  
  HTTP Parameter: top-margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  
  
• BottomMargin : generated barcode image bottom margin
  
  HTTP Parameter: bottom-margin; Default Value: 0.0f
  
  
• Resolution : generated barcode image resolution in dpi
  
  HTTP Parameter: resolution; Default Value: 72 dpi
  
  
• Rotate : barcode rotate angle, valid values: 0 (ROTATE_0), 1 (ROTATE_90), 2 (ROTATE_180), 3 (ROTATE_270)
  
  HTTP Parameter: rotate; Default Value: 0 (ANGLE_0)
  
  
• BarcodeWidth
  
  HTTP Parameter: barcode-width; Default Value: 0
  
  
• BarcodeHeight
  
  HTTP Parameter: barcode-height; Default Value: 0
  
  
• Width : for WinForm Controller only, same as BarcodeWidth
  
  HTTP Parameter: -; Default Value: 0
  
  
• Height : for WinForm Controller only, same as BarcodeHeight
  
  HTTP Parameter: -; Default Value: 0
  
  

Barcode Text Style

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

For Postnet & Planet

• ShortTallRatio : short bar vs tall bar
  
  HTTP Parameter: short-tall-ratio; Default Value: 0.4f
  
  

• Linear Barcodes  

  - Codabar	- Code-11	- Code-39	- Code-93
  - Code-128	- EAN-128 / GS1-128	- Code 2 of 5	- Interleaved 2 of 5
  - UPC-A	- UPC-E	- EAN-8	- EAN-13
  - ISBN	- ISSN	- Identcode	- Leitcode
  - Planet	- Postnet	- USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode (OneCode)	- MSI Plessey
  - RM4SCC	- ITF-14

• QR-Code

• Data Matrix

• PDF-417