Unicode Compatible Windows ActiveX COM DLL
The Unicode Compatible Windows ActiveX COM DLL is a
Font Tool that
is used to format text for IDAutomation Barcode Fonts in Microsoft ActiveX
or COM compliant applications. This product supports
standard barcode
fonts,
Intelligent
Mail fonts and the
Universal Barcode
Font. This product is royalty-free with the purchase of a
license to one of the IDAutomation
Barcode Fonts.
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IDAutomation also provides a
Native
Windows Barcode DLL that does not use ActiveX or COM. Additionally,
IDAutomation offers the
ActiveX Barcode Control,
which creates barcodes as images without fonts.
About the Unicode Compatible Windows ActiveX COM DLL
This DLL is a "Global Multi-Use" DLL that supports Microsoft's
Component Object Model (COM) and ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 2.0. Because
the DLL is Global Multi-Use, methods of the class (barcode functions)
can be invoked as if the functions were global functions. It is not
necessary to explicitly create an instance of the class first, because
one will automatically be created.
Licensing: IDAutomation's ActiveX Font DLL is
free to use and distribute as long as it is used with one of IDAutomation's
licensed barcode fonts. Redistribution of IDAutomation fonts and components
requires a Developer License.
Tutorial for using the ActiveX DLL:
Step1: Register the DLL by running the InstallFontEncoderDLL.exe
file. To register the ActiveX DLL manually perform the following::
Make sure the VB 6.0 runtime files are installed on the destination
machine, copy the DLL to the %Windows%\System
directory and register it. To do this, go to the command prompt, change
to the %Windows%\System directory and type
the following command: REGSVR32 "IDAutomationFontEncoder.dll".
Step2: After registering the DLL, it may be referenced
from within the application. Refer to the application's documentation
for instructions on how to do this. In Visual Basic 6.0 choose Project
- References and select the IDAutomationDLL. Then reference
the class and function as in the following example:
'Get input from user
StringToEncode = InputString.Text
'Format the Output by calling the "IDAutomationDLL.Postnet()"
function
Output = IDAutomationDLL.Code128(StringToEncode)
'Show the Printable Barcode String
PrintableBarcodeString.Text = Output
A simple Visual Basic project example is included with
the DLL file in the download package.
The functions listed below are available in IDAutomation's
DLL and are only valid when used with the font listed in the "font to
use" column. Functions beginning with IDAutomation_Uni_
are only to be used with the
IDAutomation
Universal Barcode Font Advantage™.
ActiveX DLL: IDAutomationFontEncoder.dll
DLL Reference Name: IDAutomationDLL
Class: FontEncoder
Universal Font Class: UniversalEncoder (only
to be used with the
IDAutomation
Universal Barcode Font Advantage™.)
|
Methods for Standard Barcode
Fonts |
|
Barcode Type |
Method(s) & Notes
(Follow links for more
information) |
Font to use |
|
Code-11 |
Code11
(DataToEncode) |
IDAutomationC11 |
| Code-128 |
Code128 (DataToEncode,
C128 ReturnType,
ApplyTilde)
NOTE: Code128() is the recommended method to use. Code128()
is also used to create
GS1-128.
Code128a (DataToEncode,
C128 ReturnType)
Code128b (DataToEncode,
C128 ReturnType)
Code128c (DataToEncode,
C128 ReturnType)
Human Readable text is enabled when ReturnType = 6
Example: Code128("123456789012", 6, 0) |
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 |
| 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 |
IntelligentMail (DataToEncode) |
IDAutomationPOSTNET |
|
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
functions listed below
are preceded with IDAutomation_Uni_
and are only to be used with the
IDAutomation
Universal Barcode Font Advantage™. |
|
Barcode Type |
Method(s) & Notes
(Follow links 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 |
| MSI
/ Plessey |
MSI
(DataToEncode,
N_Dimension,
IncludeCheckDigit) |
IDAutomation_Uni |
|
USPS IntelligentMail |
IntelligentMail (DataToEncode) |
IDAutomation_Uni |
|
USPS Postnet |
Postnet (DataToEncode,
IncludeCheckDigit) |
IDAutomation_Uni |
|
USPS Planet |
Planet (DataToEncode,
IncludeCheckDigit) |
IDAutomation_Uni |
Description of the parts of the
functions:
- ApplyTilde - If the ApplyTilde
option is set to True, characters following the tilde may be used
to
perform additional calculations or
encode ASCII characters directly.
- DataToEncode - this string
value represents the data being encoded.
- N_Dimension - determines the
width of the wide bars, 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.
Free product support may be obtained by reviewing articles that are
documented at
IDAutomation's support site and by searching the resolved
public
help desk issues.
Priority
phone, email and help desk support is provided up to 30 days after
purchase. Additional
priority
phone, email and help desk support may be obtained if the
Priority Support
and Upgrade Subscription is active.
Common Issues:
PDF417 and DataMatrix functions will not work unless the appropriate
2D font package is installed.
(Refer to the
PDF417 FAQ
for info on the PDF417 DLL.)
(Refer to the
DataMatrix
FAQ for info on the DataMatrix DLL.)
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