Entities (Objects)

Figure 218: Example Barcode	Generate a barcode by pressing the Barcode2D button in the object toolbar. Move the mouse to the desired position and press the left mouse button. The barcode property page appears. There are different types of BarCodes implemented as 1D or 2D Barcodes.
Figure 219: Barcode Dialog	BarCode: Required Characters: Some barcodes require a specific number of characters which is displayed in this field. If 1.. is displayed no specific number of characters is required. Text: Enter any number, a date or some text into the text field. Valid: This is checked when the characters in the text field are valid for the selected barcode type. UTF-8: Encodes the barcode in UTF-8. A reader which is able to interpret this encoding is required afterwards to read the information of the barcode. Parity: Displays whether the current barcode requires a check digit. If it does, it can either be added manually or via the AutoParity Checkbox. If the check digit is required but not added, the barcode will not be displayed as valid. BarCode Type: Choose the desired BarCode type in the drop down menu above 'Format'. Format: See subchapter Format. WideToNarrow: Relation between wide and narrow barcode lines and accordingly between the wide and narrow spaces among the barcode lines. The selectable number ranges between 2 and 3. BarLineReduction: Reduces the size of the single bars.This is not available for DataMatrixEx, Dotcode, Code39Ex, 2of5Ex and Code128(2). VariableLength: If this is activated, the size of the barcode changes with the length of characters encoded. E.g. the length of a generated EAN-128 barcode changes almost linear with the length of the text. If this is deactivated the size of the barcode outline doesn't change with the text size. Horizontal Alignment: Text: Font: Choose the desired font in the drop down menu. Size: Specifies the size of the text. Baseline: Distance between the baseline of the barcode to the baseline of the text, see example below. Point resolution: See chapter Text Properties. Spacing: See chapter Text Properties. Use as default: Uses the properties of the currently selected barcode object for the generation of new barcodes. The program saves these settings also for a new program start in case save settings on exit is checked in the general settings. Extended...: See subchapter Extended Limits: Opens the 'Size Limits' dialog. Length and Height limits of the barcode can be specified here.

barcode_entity

Figure 218: Example Barcode

Generate a barcode by pressing the Barcode2D button in the object toolbar. Move the mouse to the desired position and press the left mouse button. The barcode property page appears.

There are different types of BarCodes implemented as 1D or 2D Barcodes.

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Figure 219: Barcode Dialog

BarCode:

Required Characters: Some barcodes require a specific number of characters which is displayed in this field. If 1.. is displayed no specific number of characters is required.

Text: Enter any number, a date or some text into the text field.

Valid: This is checked when the characters in the text field are valid for the selected barcode type.

UTF-8: Encodes the barcode in UTF-8. A reader which is able to interpret this encoding is required afterwards to read the information of the barcode.

Parity: Displays whether the current barcode requires a check digit. If it does, it can either be added manually or via the AutoParity Checkbox. If the check digit is required but not added, the barcode will not be displayed as valid.

BarCode Type: Choose the desired BarCode type in the drop down menu above 'Format'.

Format: See subchapter Format.

WideToNarrow: Relation between wide and narrow barcode lines and accordingly between the wide and narrow spaces among the barcode lines. The selectable number ranges between 2 and 3.

BarLineReduction: Reduces the size of the single bars.This is not available for DataMatrixEx, Dotcode, Code39Ex, 2of5Ex and Code128(2).

VariableLength: If this is activated, the size of the barcode changes with the length of characters encoded. E.g. the length of a generated EAN-128 barcode changes almost linear with the length of the text. If this is deactivated the size of the barcode outline doesn't change with the text size.

Horizontal Alignment:

Text:

Font: Choose the desired font in the drop down menu.

Size: Specifies the size of the text.

Baseline: Distance between the baseline of the barcode to the baseline of the text, see example below.

Point resolution: See chapter Text Properties.

Spacing: See chapter Text Properties.

Use as default: Uses the properties of the currently selected barcode object for the generation of new barcodes. The program saves these settings also for a new program start in case save settings on exit is checked in the general settings.

Extended...: See subchapter Extended

Limits: Opens the 'Size Limits' dialog. Length and Height limits of the barcode can be specified here.

Some of the parameters above are not available for each type of barcode. The table below gives you an overview about which parameter is available or not.

BarCode Type	Dimension	Format	Wide ToNarrow	BarLine Reduction	Variable Length	Horizontal Alignment	Human Readable Text
2 of 5	1D	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
2 of 5 EX	1D	✔	－	－	－	✔	✔
3 of 9	1D	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Aztec	2D	✔	－	✔	－	✔	－
Codabar	1D	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Codablock-F	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Code 128 A	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Code 128 B	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Code 128	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Code 128 (2)	1D	✔	－	－	－	✔	✔
Code 16K	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Code 39	1D	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Code 39 EX	1D	✔	－	－	－	－	✔
Code 49	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Code 93	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
DataMatrix1	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
DataMatrixEx1	2D	✔	－	－	－	✔	✔
DataMatrixRect1	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
DotCode	2D	✔	－	－	－	✔	✔
EAN	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 128	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 13	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 13 (2)	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 13+2	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 13+5	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 14	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 8	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 8+2	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
EAN 8+5	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ex Code 39	1D	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ex Code 93	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Expanded	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Expaned Stacked	2D?	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
GS1-128	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
GS1-128 CC-A/B	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
GS1-128 CC-C	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
GS1-DataMatrix1	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
I-2/5	1D	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ITF-14	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
ITF-6	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Limited	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Micro QR Code	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
MicroPDF417	2D?	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Omnidir	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
PDF417	2D?	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
PostNet-A	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
PostNet-C	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
PostNet-Cp	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
QR Code	2D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
QR Code EX	2D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
RSS	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
SSCC	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	(✔)
Stacked	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Stacked-Omnidir	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
Truncated	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
UPC-A	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
UPC-A+2	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
UPC-A+5	1D	－	－	✔	－	✔	－
UPC-E	1D	✔	－	✔	✔	✔	✔
Note	1 These Barcodes comply with ECC200 and ISO/IEC 16022:2000.

Table 220: ✔: available, －: not available