.NET Barcode Font Encoder Assembly & DLL

The IDAutomation .NET Font Encoder Assembly & DLL is a font encoder tool that formats text for IDAutomation barcode fonts in Microsoft .NET Framework. This tool supports traditional linear barcode fonts, postal barcode fonts and the IDAutomation Universal Barcode Font, and is free to use with the purchase of an IDAutomation barcode font package.

New functionality in this encoder allows Human Readable text and GS1-128 AIgeneration with the Code 128 Font

.NET Barcode Font Encoder Index

Download the .NET Font Encoder Assembly & DLL Tool

This .NET barcode font encoder includes an ASP.NET sample application, which is also used in the Online Barcode Font Encoder Tool. To use this application in Visual Studio, it must be extracted into the fontencoder folder under Inetpub\wwwroot.

Download the .NET Font Encoder Assembly & DLL Tool

This tool is excellent for creating barcodes from fonts in .NET applications, although there are a variety of other products available for barcode generation in .NET environments such as the ASP.NET Barcode Web Component, the Barcode Server for IIS or .NET Forms Barcode Controls.

Installation and Tutorial

These steps outline the process for setting up an environment for using the .NET Barcode Font Encoder Assembly & DLL Tool:

Copy the IDAutomation.NetAssembly.dll to the project directory. When using Visual Studio, do not copy the file to the bin directory because the file will be automatically copied there when the project is compiled. Additional DLLs are provided for Intelligent Mail, Universal and DataBar encoders.
Create a reference to the assembly. In Visual Studio .NET, this is done with Solution Explorer. If Solution Explorer is not visible, click View | Solution Explorer. Right-click References in Solution Explorer and choose Add Reference. On the Add Reference dialog click Browse, select IDAutomation.NetAssembly.dll and click Open. Click OK on the Add Reference dialog. Additional references must also be created to use Intelligent Mail, Universal or DataBar encoders.
In the project, create an object of the class. For example:

Dim FontEncoder As New IDAutomation.NetAssembly.FontEncoder

Use the following code for other encoders:

Universal: Dim UniversalFontEncoder As New IDAutomation.NetAssembly.UniversalFontEncoder
IntelligentMail: Dim IntelligentMail As New IDAutomation.IntelligentMail.IntelligentMail
DataBar: Dim DataBar As New IDAutomation.DataBar.DataBar
Format the data to the font:

txtEncodedText.Text = FontEncoder.Code128(txtDataToEncode.Text)

Examples for other encoders:

txtEncodedText.Text = UniversalFontEncoder.IDAutomation_Uni_C128(txtDataToEncode.Text)
txtEncodedText.Text = IntelligentMail.FontEncode(txtDataToEncode.Text)
txtEncodedText.Text = DataBar.IDAutomation_DataBar_DataBarStackedOmniDirectional(txtDataToEncode.Text)
After the text is formatted to the font, print or display the text with the appropriate barcode font selected.
If necessary, the results can be tested with the online font encoder, which uses the same DLLs that are provided in this download.

.NET Font Assembly & DLL Methods and Properties

The methods listed below are available in the IDAutomation.NetAssembly.dll file unless otherwise indicated, and are valid only when used with the font listed in the Font to Use column. All parameters are optional except DataToEncode.

Methods beginning with IDAutomation_Uni_ may only be used with the IDAutomation Universal Barcode Font Advantage Package.

Methods for Linear Barcode Fonts
Barcode Type	Methods and Notes (View Method Descriptions for more information)	Font to Use
Code 11	Code11 (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationC11
Code 128 (Auto Mode)	Code128 (DataToEncode, C128 ReturnType, ApplyTilde) Human Readable text may be created in the font with C128 ReturnType = 6. Ex: Code128("123456789012", 6, 1)	IDAutomationC128
Code 128 (Manual Mode)	Consider using Auto Mode for most situations. Code128a (DataToEncode, C128 ReturnType) Code128b (DataToEncode, C128 ReturnType)) Code128c (DataToEncode, C128 ReturnType))	IDAutomationC128
Code 39	Code39 (DataToEncode) Code39Mod43 (DataToEncode, ReturnType)	IDAutomationC39
Code 93	Code93 (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationC93
Codabar	Codabar (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationCB
EAN-13	EAN13 (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationUPCEAN
EAN-8	EAN8 (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationUPCEAN
GS1-128	Code128 (DataToEncode, C128 ReturnType, ApplyTilde) GS1-128 is enabled in Code 128 Auto by setting ApplyTilde to True. Human Readable AIs may be created by setting the C128 ReturnType to 6. Example: Code128("(12)3456789012", 6, 1)	IDAutomationC128
Interleaved 2 of 5	I2of5 (DataToEncode) I2of5Mod10 (DataToEncode, ReturnType))	IDAutomationI25
MSI Plessey	MSI (DataToEncode, ReturnType)	IDAutomationMSI
RM4SCC	RM4SCC (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationRM
UPC-A	UPCa (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationUPCEAN
UPC-E	UPCe (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationUPCEAN
USPS IntelligentMail	FontEncode (DataToEncode) This method is provided in dautomation.intelligentmail.dll Namespace: IDAutomation.IntelligentMail; Constructor: IntelligentMail(). Code example: Dim USPSBarcode as IDAutomation.IntelligentMail.IntelligentMail ReturnString = USPSBarcode.FontEncode (DataToEncode)	IDAutomationPOSTNET or IDAutomationIMB or IDAutomation_Uni
USPS Postnet	Postnet (DataToEncode, ReturnType)	IDAutomationPOSTNET
USPS Planet	Planet (DataToEncode, ReturnType)	IDAutomationPOSTNET
Not Applicable	MOD10 (DataToEncode)	Not Applicable
Not Applicable	SpliceText (DataToEncode, SpacingNumber, ApplyTilde)	Not Applicable
Methods for the Universal Barcode Font
The methods listed below are preceded with IDAutomation_Uni_ and are only to be used with the IDAutomation Universal Barcode Font Advantage�. Namespace: IDAutomation.NetAssembly; Constructor: UniversalFontEncoder
Barcode Type	Methods and Notes (View Method Descriptions for more information)	Font to Use
Code 128	C128 (DataToEncode, ApplyTilde) NOTE: Code128() is the recommended method to use. Code128() is also used to create GS1-128. C128A (DataToEncode) C128B (DataToEncode) C128C (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation_Uni
Not Applicable	C128HR (DataToEncode, ApplyTilde) This method returns text for Code 128 barcodes, such as with GS1-128.	Text Font
Code 39	C39 (DataToEncode, N_Dimension, IncludeCheckDigit)	IDAutomation_Uni
Codabar	Codabar (DataToEncode, N_Dimension, StartChar, StopChar)	IDAutomation_Uni
Interleaved 2 of 5	I2of5 (DataToEncode, N_Dimension, IncludeCheckDigit)	IDAutomation_Uni
MS Plessey	MSI (DataToEncode, N_Dimension, IncludeCheckDigit)	IDAutomation_Uni
USPS IntelligentMail	FontEncode (DataToEncode) This method is provided in idautomation.intelligentmail.dll Namespace: IDAutomation.IntelligentMail; Constructor: IntelligentMail Code example: Dim USPSBarcode as IDAutomation.IntelligentMail.IntelligentMail ReturnString = USPSBarcode.FontEncode (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation_Uni
USPS Postnet	Postnet (DataToEncode, IncludeCheckDigit)	IDAutomation_Uni
USPS Planet	Planet (DataToEncode, IncludeCheckDigit)	IDAutomation_Uni
Methods for the DataBar Barcode Font
The methods listed below are preceded with IDAutomation_DataBar_ and are only to be used with the IDAutomation GS1 DataBar Font. Namespace: IDAutomation.DataBar; Constructor: DataBar
Barcode Type	Method(s) & Notes	Font to use
DataBar	DataBar (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation DataBar 34
DataBar Expanded	DataBarExpanded (DataToEncode, 22)	IDAutomation DataBar 34
DataBar Exp. Stacked	DataBarExpanded (DataToEncode, Segments)	IDAutomation DataBar 34
DataBar Limited	DataBarLimited (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation DataBar 13
DataBar Stacked	DataBarStacked (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation DataBar 13
DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional	DataBarStackedOmniDirectional (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation DataBar 34
DataBar Truncated	DataBar (DataToEncode)	IDAutomation DataBar 13

Function Part Descriptions

ApplyTilde: If set to 1 or True, characters following the tilde may be used to perform additional functions.
DataToEncode: A string value that represents the data being encoded.
N_Dimension: Determines the width of the wide bars when applicable, which is a multiple of the X dimension. Valid values are 2, 2.5 and 3. The default is 2. The X dimension is determined by the font point size.
IncludeCheckDigit: A boolean value that determines whether a check digit should be automatically calculated and included for the DataToEncode.
Segments: Reducing segments to a low even number such as 4, 6 or 8 in a DataBar Expanded symbol can create a stacked barcode. The default is 22.
C128 ReturnType Specifications
ReturnType Property Specifications
Code 39 Mod43 Generation Options
Interleaved 2 of 5 Mod10 Generation
Mod10 Barcode Specfications
SpliceText Barcode Property Specifications

Creating .NET Barcodes with Other Products

In addition to this product, IDAutomation offers a few other options that create bar code images in .NET without the use of fonts:

.NET Windows Forms Controls allow creation and printing of barcodes in local Microsoft Visual Studio.NET applications.
ASP. NET Barcode Web Forms Server Controls create barcodes in ASP.NET web applications.
Native Barcode Generator for Crystal Reports generates native barcodes in Crystal with Visual Studio .NET.

.NET Barcode Font Encoder Assembly & DLL Support

Free product support is available by reviewing the font problems and solutions information that IDAutomation has documented and by searching resolved public forum threads.

Pre-sales and existing customer support is available by contacting IDAutomation, and additional technical support may be attained with the purchase of the one year Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription.

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