ConnectCode Barcode Fonts .Net DLL Integration

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ConnectCode .Net DLL Integration

ConnectCode Barcode Fonts package includes a .Net 2.0 Dynamic Link Library (DLL) that you can bundle with your .Net application. This DLL helps you translate input data to barcode output characters, generate check digit and ensure that the data complies with industry specifications. The DLL can be redistributed with a Distribution or Unlimited Distribution License from ConnectCode.

The Resource\Net DLL Integration Samples directory of the installation package includes the .Net DLL and samples that demonstrate the use of the DLL.

Integration Topics

Tutorial on using the .Net DLL with ConnectCode Barcode Fonts
C# Sample on using the .Net DLL with ConnectCode Barcode Fonts
ConnectCode Barcode Fonts .Net DLL Application Programming Interface

Tutorial of using the .Net DLL

In this tutorial, we are going to create a Windows Forms Application that contains a TextBox that uses ConnectCode Barcode Fonts. The application will use the .Net DLL to verify the input and generate a check digit. The application will then set the appropriate fonts to generate the final barcode.

1. Launch Visual Studio 2005 (or VS2008) to create a new project.

2. Goto File->New->Project. Select Visual C#->Windows Application. You can also choose to create a Visual Basic or Visual C++ application. The ConnectCodeBarcodeFonts.dll is .Net 2.0 (and onwards) compliant and can be used in any of the .Net languages project.

Name the project MyWindowsApplication.

3. Next, add a reference to the ConnectCode Barcode Fonts Library. The ConnectCodeBarcodeFonts.dll library can be found in the Resource\Net DLL Intergration Samples\DLL directory. This can be achieved by right clicking the References object in the Solution Explorer and selecting Add Reference.

4. The Add Reference Dialog will appear as below. Click on the Browse tab and navigate to the Resource\Net DLL Intergration Samples\DLL directory. Select ConnectCodeBarcodeFonts.dll and click ok.

5. The DLL is now ready to be used by the application. We will first add the namespace to the Form1.cs class. This can be carried out by right clicking on the Form1.cs class and selecting View Code. At the top of the Form1.cs class, you will see many "using System..." statements.

Add the statement

"using Net.ConnectCode.Barcode;"

In Visual Basic, you can add

"Imports Net.ConnectCode.Barcode"

6. We will next add the TextBox object to our application. Double click on Form1.cs in the Solution Explorer. Notice that Form1.cs [Design] tab will appear.

Click on the menu item View->Toolbox. In the Common Controls of the Toolbox, select the TextBox object. Next goto Form1 and drop the TextBox object.

Right click on TextBox and click on Properties. Set the Multiline property to True. Change the name of the TextBox to "textBoxOutput".

Next drop a button onto Form1. You Form1 should look like the following:

7. We will now make use of the ConnectCodeBarcodeFonts.dll in our application. Double click on the "button1" object in Form1. The following will appear in the source code editor.

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}

8. Add the following code below

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   //Add Code Start	
   BarcodeFonts barcode = new BarcodeFonts();
   barcode.BarcodeType = BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code39;
   barcode.Data = "1234567";
   barcode.CheckDigit = BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes;
   barcode.encode();
   textBoxOutput.Text = barcode.EncodedData;
   Font fontz = new Font("CCode39_S3_Trial", 24);
   textBoxOutput.Font = fontz;
   //Add Code End
}

9. Compile and run the application. You should see the following:

Note :

If you are compiling the projects in Vista, you may need to copy them into a folder that does not require elevated privilege for writing into.

Application Samples

The Resource\Net DLL Integration Samples\MyWindowsApplication directory contains the complete C# sample of the above tutorial.

Application Programming Interface

The following section illustrates how to generate the ConnectCode Barcode Fonts characters using the .Net DLL. Each of the attributes are explained below and the font to use for each barcode is shown in the following table.

   BarcodeFonts barcode = new BarcodeFonts();
   barcode.BarcodeType = BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code39;
   barcode.Data = "1234567";
   barcode.CheckDigit = BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes;
   //barcode.Extended = BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes;
   //barcode.EANStandards=BarcodeFonts.EANStandardsEnum.ISBN;
   barcode.encode();
   textBoxOutput.Text = barcode.EncodedData;
   //textBoxOutput.Text = barcode.HumanText;
   //textBoxOutput.Text = barcode.EANText;
   Font fontx = new Font("CCode39_S3_Trial", 24);
   textBoxOutput.Font = fontx;

BarcodeType - Barcode symbology. The complete list of barcodes is listed in the table below.

Data - Input Data.

CheckDigit - Specifies whether you will like the check digit to be appended to the barcode.
Values : BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes, BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No

Extended - Specifies whether to use the extended style of the barcode. This option is only applicable to the EAN13, EAN8, UPCA and UPCE barcodes.
Values : BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes, BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No

EANStandards - This option is only used with the EAN13 barcode. It is used to specify whether the EANText will return the

ISBN - International Standard Book Number
ISBN13 - International Standard Book Number (Sunrise Compliance)
ISSN - International Standard Serial Number

Values :
BarcodeFonts.EANStandardsEnum.ISBN, BarcodeFonts.EANStandardsEnum.ISBN13, BarcodeFonts.EANStandardsEnum.ISSN, BarcodeFonts.EANStandardsEnum.None

HumanText - Returns the Human Readable Text of the barcode.

EANText - Returns the EAN text as specified in EANStandards.

Barcode API	Barcode Fonts
Code128Auto BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code128Auto CheckDigit Not applicable	CCode128_Sx
Code39 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code39 CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCode39_Sx
POSTNET BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.POSTNET CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodePostnet
Code93 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code93 CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCode93_Sx
Codabar BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Codabar CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeCodabar_Sx
Code39Ascii BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code39Ascii CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCode39_Sx
I2of5 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.I2of5 CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCodeI2of5_Sx
ITF14 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.ITF14 CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCodeITF_Sx
Industrial2of5 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Industrial2of5 CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCodeIND2of5_Sx
ModifiedPlessy BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.ModifiedPlessy CheckDigit BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.Yes or BarcodeFonts.YesNoEnum.No	CCodeMSI_Sx
EAN13 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.EAN13 CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeUPCEAN_Sx CCodeUPCEAN_HRBSx CCodeUPCEAN_HRTSx
UPCA BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.UPCA CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeUPCEAN_Sx CCodeUPCEAN_HRBSx CCodeUPCEAN_HRTSx
EAN8 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.EAN8 CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeUPCEAN_Sx CCodeUPCEAN_HRBSx CCodeUPCEAN_HRTSx
UCCEAN BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.UCCEAN CheckDigit Not applicable	CCode128_Sx
Code128A BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code128A CheckDigit Not applicable	CCode128_Sx
Code128B BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code128B CheckDigit Not applicable	CCode128_Sx
Code128C BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.Code128C CheckDigit Not applicable	CCode128_Sx
UPCE BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.UPCE CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeUPCEAN_Sx CCodeUPCEAN_HRBSx
EXT2 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.EXT2 CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeUPCEAN_Sx CCodeUPCEAN_HRTSx CCodeUPCEAN_HRBSx
EXT5 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.EXT5 CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeUPCEAN_Sx CCodeUPCEAN_HRTSx CCodeUPCEAN_HRBSx
GS1DataBar14 BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.GS1DataBar14 CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1D_Sx
GS1DataBarLimited BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.GS1DataBarLimited CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1D_Sx
GS1DataBarExpanded BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.GS1DataBarExpanded CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1D_Sx
GS1DataBarTruncated BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.GS1DatabarTruncated CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1DTR_S3
GS1DataBarStacked BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum.GS1DatabarStacked CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1DST
GS1DataBarStackedOmni BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum. GS1DataBarStackedOmni CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1DSTO
GS1DataBarExpandedStacked BarcodeType BarcodeFonts.BarcodeEnum. GS1DataBarExpandedStacked CheckDigit Not applicable	CCodeGS1DEST

Note :

The default font size for most barcodes is set to 24 (Except for POSTNET which is set to 9 and GS1 Databar Stacked Omni/GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked which is set to 48. But it can be adjusted to be slightly bigger or smaller. The font name needs to be appended with _Trial for Trial fonts.

If you are using the trial copy of ConnectCode Barcode fonts, the font name that is chosen when an input string is encoded will be appended with the word _Trial. As a consequence, the barcode sample that is displayed will be marked with horizontal lines at the top for some digits.

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