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Barcode

About Barcode

Inserting a barcode

You can insert barcode object into your report to view or print them with your report.

To insert a barcode, on the Insert menu, click Barcode.

Then you will get the following dialog.

Creating/edit a Barcode

You use the Barcode Expert to create or edit a barcode.

  1. Select a barcode data source from the Barcode Resource frame. The data source of a barcode can be database data, formulas, parameters, or a string typed by a user.
  2. Select the barcode type from the Symbology drop down list, which can be UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, Code39, Code128 and Codabar.

    Note: If you choose Code128, you have to specify a Barcode128Type from the 128 Sets drop down list, which can be CODE128-A, CODE128-B, CODE128-C, and Auto.
  3. Select the barcode scale mode from the Scale Mode drop down list, which can be Mils (0.001 inch), Metric (0.01 millimeter), and Points (1/72 inch). The scale mode you select is used as the unit for the values of Quiet Zone, Narrow Width, Supplement, Hight, and Ratio.
  4. Specify Quiet Zone size for the barcode. Quiet zone refers to the space around the barcode that must contain no dark marks. Most of symbology requires quiet zone preceding and following barcode.
  5. Specify the bar width in the Narrow Width box.
  6. Specify the supplements if necessary.

    Note: CODE39, CODE128 and Codabar don't have supplements.
  7. Specify the height for the bar height in the Height box.
  8. Specifies the width ratio of the thick bar to the thin bar in the Ratio box. The ratio box can have only 2 effective values, 2.0 and 3.0, any ratio values are not equal to 2.0 or 3.0 will be granted as 2.0.

    Note: This setting only works for CODE39 and Codabar.
  9. You can specify the default value for the barcode in the Default Message box. The value you specify will be used for the barcode in design mode.
  10. Specify whether to include check digits using the Check Digits Enable option.
  11. Specify whether to display the barcode numbers together with the barcode using the HR Display option. This option is enabled only for CODE39, CODE128, and Codabar.

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