How to Encode EAN-128/GS1-128 Data in .NET WinForms
BusinessRefinery.com Winforms Barcode EAN-128/GS1-128 Generator is an Winforms barcode creation component that enables to create, stream EAN-128/GS1-128 barcodes in your Winforms applications.
Winforms Barcode EAN-128/GS1-128 Generator provides advanced EAN-128/GS1-128 barcodes features for you to customize to suit your needs. More information, please go to:
EAN-128/GS1-128 Data Related Properties
Symbology
With Barcode Generator for Winforms, users are allowed to encrypt EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode encodable character sets using
Symbology property.
Winforms EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode encodes:
- All 128 ISO/IEC 646 characters
- Characters with byte values 128 to 255 may also be encoded
- 4 non-data function characters
- 4 code set selection characters
- 3 Start characters
- 1 Stop character
Code
With Barcode Generator for Winforms, users are allowed to control EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode data length using Code property.
ProcessTilde
With Barcode Generator for Winforms, users are allowed to encode some special characters for EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode using a tilde characters "~" using
ProcessTilde property.
- 1-byte character: ~0dd/~1dd/~2dd (character value from 000 ~ 255); ASCII character '~' is presented by ~126
Strings from "~256" to "~299" are unused - 2-byte character (Unicode): ~6ddddd (character value from 00000 ~ 65535)
Strings from "~665536" to "~699999" are unused - for GS1 AI Code:
Human-readable Text
With Barcode Generator for Winforms, users are allowed to show human-readable text with customized text style under generated EAN-128/GS1-128 symbols DisplayText and Textfont properties.
Customize EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode Data in Winforms
Ensure have installed those programs before you encrypt EAN-128/GS1-128 valid data in .NET Winforms:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0/3.0/4.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 (Express, Professional & Standard Edition)
- Barcode Generator for Winforms installed
Customize EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode Images in Windows Forms Using BarcodeControl
- Add .NET Winforms Barcode Control onto your .NET Visual Studio Toolbox;
- Drag and drop the WinLinearBarcode control into the Forms;
- You will see a barcode image generated;
- Right click you mouse to activate barcode setting panel and choose Symbology to EAN128;
- Select Symbology, Code, ProcessTilde,AddChecksum, DisplayChecksumDigit, DisplayText and Textfont respectively to customize your EAN-128/GS1-128 barcodes.
Encode EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode Data in Winforms Using C#, VB.NET Class
using BusinessRefinery.Barcode;
Linear barcode = new Linear();
barcode.Symbology = Symbology.EAN128;
// Encode EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode with tilde charcater "~"
barcode.ProcessTilde= true;
barcode.Code = "~ai56484564918";
// Display EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode human-readable text with
customized font style
barcode.DisplayText = true;
barcode.TextFont = new Font("Arial", 11.0f, FontStyle.Bold);
barcode.drawBarcode2ImageFile("c:/ean-128-csharp.gif");
Dim barcode As BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Linear =
New BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Linear()
barcode.Symbology = BusinessRefinery.Barcode.Symbology.EAN128
// Encode EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode with multiple length
barcode.Code = "(48)97/97*/9746"
// Display EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode human-readable text with
customized font style
barcode.DisplayText = true
barcode.TextFont = new Font("Arial", 11.0f, FontStyle.Bold)
barcode.drawBarcode2ImageFile("c:/ean-128-vb-net.gif")
