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VB .NET Integration With DLL
TestFontVB is a VB (.NET 2) project that demonstrates the integration of the ConnectCode DLL with Visual Basic . The source code for TestFontVB is provided in the download below and requires Visual Studio 2005 or later to compile.
For the barcodes to be properly displayed, the trial version of ConnectCode Barcode Font Pack has to be installed .
The following is a screenshot of the sample in Vista.
Download
Download the TestFontVB.zip executable and source code.
The ConnectCode Barcode Fonts DLL and the source for the TestFontVB sample are free to use and can be compiled and distributed with users' applications as long as they are being used with any one of the registered barcode font packs. Redistribution of ConnectCode's fonts will, however, require a Distribution or Unlimited Distribution License.
Steps for integrating the DLL into your VB .NET Project
1) Make sure the
namespace System.Runtime.InteropServices is imported into
your project
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
2) Copy the DLLImport
statements for connectcodefont.dll into your project.
3) Make calls to the DLL to
encode the input data. For example
Dim inputstr As String
Dim outputstr As System.Text.StringBuilder
inputstr = "12345678"
Encode_Code39(inputstr, 0, outputstr, outputstr.Capacity)
The result will be stored in the outputstr
variable.
4) Set the font of
the outputstr to the appropriate barcode font. For
example, if you are using Encode_Code39, then the font to choose should be
CCode39_S3. (If you are developing with the Trial version of ConnectCode Font
Pack, the font to choose would be CCCode39_S3_Trial instead)
The TestFontVB sample includes
all the above steps in a short and easy to understand program.
Note that the barcodes generated with the Trial version of ConnectCode Font Pack will have horizontal lines across them.
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