Guide to Generate Linear Barcodes in .NET

• Developed in .NET 2.0, and support .NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
• Compatible with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010
• Easy to integrate linear barcode generation features into .NET projects
• Generate linear barcodes for ASP.NET, IIS, .NET WinForms, and .NET Reports
• Support GIF, BMP, PNG, JPEG & TIFF image formats
• Available royalty-free and permanent .NET Developer Licenses

EAN-8 Derived from the longer European Article Number (EAN-13) code Often used for some trade items sold at the Point-of-Sale around the world

EAN-13 A superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system Used worldwide for marking products often sold at retail point of sale

EAN-128 Other no longer used names include UCC-128 and GS1-128 Widely used in shipping and packaging industries

UPC-A Used for tracking trade items in stores Consist of a scannable strip of black bars and white spaces

UPC-E Widely used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia etc. Required quiet zone, with a width of at least 9 times the x-dimension

Code 39 Also known as Code 3/9, Code 3 of 9, USS Code 39, USD-3, Alpha39, and Type 39 Encode uppercase letters (A to Z), numeric digits (0 to 9) and a number of special characters

Code 93 Provide a higher density and data security enhancement to Code 39 Be restricted to 43 characters and 5 special characters

Code 128 Code 128 includes 107 symbols: 103 data symbols, 3 start codes, and 1 stop code Used in enterprise management, manufacture, logistics control system, etc

Codabar A linear barcode symbology developed in 1972 by Pitney Bowes Corp. Also called Monarch, Code 2 of 7, Rationalized Codabar, ANSI/AIM BC3-1995 or USD-4

Code 11 Include one or more modulo-11 check digit(s) Used primarily in telecommunications

Code 2 of 5 Be popular for representing decimal digits using five bits Commonly used in photofinishing and warehouse sorting, and sequentially numbering airline tickets

MSI Plessey A barcode symbology developed by the MSI Data Corporation, based on the original Plessey Code symbology Used primarily for inventory control, marking storage containers and shelves

Interleaved 2 of 5 Checksum digit, calculated in the same way as UPC checksums A continuous two-width barcode symbology encoding digits

ISBN Developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) code

ISSN Abbreviated from International Standard Serial Number A unique eight-digit number used to identify an electronic periodical publication

ITF-14 Generally used on packaging levels of a product GS1 implementation of an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code

Identcode Alias DHL Identcode and Deutsche Post Identcode, an implementation of Interleaved 2 of 5 Exclusively used by German Post for mail routing with 11 digits structure

Intelligent Mail A 65-bar code for use on mail in the United State Referred to as One Code Solution and 4-State Customer Barcode abbreviated 4CB

Leitcode Also known as German Postal 2 of 5 Leitcode, CodeLeitcode, Deutsche Post AG (DHL) Used by German Post (Deutsche Post AG) (Deutsche Frachtpost)

PLANET Short for Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique Used to identify and track pieces of mail during delivery

POSTNET Has a check digit after the ZIP, ZIP+4, or delivery point Used by United States Postal Service to assist in directing mail

RM4SCC Uses a slightly modified version called KIX which stands for Klant index Enables UK postcodes to be easily read by a machine at high speed