Create barcodes in different applications using fonts and a .Net SDK

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Aeromium is proud to announce the release of Aeromium Barcode Software and Fonts v3.0. This new version introduces barcode fonts in Adobe's Type 1 (Unix/Win) format for use in Adobe Type Manager and enables barcodes to be printed using PostScript printers.

The following Barcode Fonts Formats are available in the package:

TrueType
Unix Type 1 (new)
Win Type 1 (new)

Together with existing TrueType barcode fonts, this software package enables users to create barcodes in many different applications such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Wordpad, Crystal Reports, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and other graphics editor.

This software package is bundled with a standalone Helper application that can verify input data, generate check digit and translate input characters into barcode characters which adhere to all the stringent barcode industry requirements. In addition, this package also comes with Visual Basic for Application (VBA) Formulas that enables flexibility to generate barcodes in Microsoft Excel and Crystal Reports. This package further includes a .Net Software Development Kit (SDK) to allow developers to easily integrate barcode generation into their bespoke applications.

Types of Barcodes supported:

Code39
Code39 (Extended/Full ASCII)
Code 93
Rational Codabar
Code128 Auto, Code128A, Code128B and Code128C
GS1 128 (UCC/EAN)
Industrial 2of5
Interleaved 2of5
ITF14
European Article Numbering 13 (EAN13)
European Article Numbering 8 (EAN8)
Modified Plessy (MSI)
Universal Product Code A (UPCA)
Universal Product Code E (UPCE)
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN13)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
Extension 2 (EXT2) and Extension 5 (EXT5)

Email
***@barcodefonts.net

Website
http://www.barcodefonts.net/barcodefontsandsoftware.html

Download
http://www.barcodefonts.net/download.html

Platform
Microsoft Windows 2000 ,Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008/R2 or later with 200 MHz processor and above
256 MB RAM
5 MB of hard-disk space for program installation
.Net 2.0 (onwards)

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About Aeromium Barcode Fonts

Aeromium Barcode Fonts is founded with the goal of providing high quality and premium barcode fonts to the industry. Our team consists of personnel with many years of experience in the Auto-ID industry. We focus only on barcode-related products, where our main expertise lies. We strongly believe in developing a high quality product. A barcode may have to go through different warehouses, vendors, manufacturers and retailers. It is important that the barcode meet all the stringent requirements of all these vendors and the scanners they used.

[Mayayana]

The spammers at Aeromium would do well to learn
the difference between VB and .Net. Perhaps you
could molest the right group:

microsoft.public.dotnet.general
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Aeromium is proud to announce the release of Aeromium Barcode Software and
Fonts v3.0. This new version introduces barcode fonts in Adobe's Type 1
(Unix/Win) format for use in Adobe Type Manager and enables barcodes to be
printed using PostScript printers.

The following Barcode Fonts Formats are available in the package:

TrueType
Unix Type 1 (new)
Win Type 1 (new)

Together with existing TrueType barcode fonts, this software package enables
users to create barcodes in many different applications such as Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft Word, Wordpad, Crystal Reports, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator and other graphics editor.

This software package is bundled with a standalone Helper application that
can verify input data, generate check digit and translate input characters
into barcode characters which adhere to all the stringent barcode industry
requirements. In addition, this package also comes with Visual Basic for
Application (VBA) Formulas that enables flexibility to generate barcodes in
Microsoft Excel and Crystal Reports. This package further includes a .Net
Software Development Kit (SDK) to allow developers to easily integrate
barcode generation into their bespoke applications.

Types of Barcodes supported:

Code39
Code39 (Extended/Full ASCII)
Code 93
Rational Codabar
Code128 Auto, Code128A, Code128B and Code128C
GS1 128 (UCC/EAN)
Industrial 2of5
Interleaved 2of5
ITF14
European Article Numbering 13 (EAN13)
European Article Numbering 8 (EAN8)
Modified Plessy (MSI)
Universal Product Code A (UPCA)
Universal Product Code E (UPCE)
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN13)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
Extension 2 (EXT2) and Extension 5 (EXT5)

Email
***@barcodefonts.net

Website
http://www.barcodefonts.net/barcodefontsandsoftware.html

Download
http://www.barcodefonts.net/download.html

Platform
Microsoft Windows 2000 ,Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008/R2 or later with 200 MHz processor
and above
256 MB RAM
5 MB of hard-disk space for program installation
.Net 2.0 (onwards)

# # #

About Aeromium Barcode Fonts

Aeromium Barcode Fonts is founded with the goal of providing high quality
and premium barcode fonts to the industry. Our team consists of personnel
with many years of experience in the Auto-ID industry. We focus only on
barcode-related products, where our main expertise lies. We strongly believe
in developing a high quality product. A barcode may have to go through
different warehouses, vendors, manufacturers and retailers. It is important
that the barcode meet all the stringent requirements of all these vendors
and the scanners they used.

[Auric__]

Post by Mayayana
The spammers at Aeromium would do well to learn
the difference between VB and .Net. Perhaps you
microsoft.public.dotnet.general

microsoft.public.dotnet.vb

;-)

If *I* needed to generate barcodes, I'd just do it in code. (I've done
counter graphics from ASP; barcodes shouldn't be much harder.)

[Helmut_Meukel]

Post by Auric__
If *I* needed to generate barcodes, I'd just do it in code. (I've done
counter graphics from ASP; barcodes shouldn't be much harder.)

I added barcodes to one of my VB6 apps.
Just had to print the order number using a barcode font. There are
several free TrueType fonts available.
We used cheap hand-held scanners for barcode reading.
I first created a small test program for printing order numbers with
the different barcode fonts in various font sizes.
Then I tried to read the printed numbers using the scanner to find the
optimal font and size for our purpose.

Some of the free fonts caused too many reading errors in every font size.

Others worked quite fine with our combination of Laserjet printer and
hand-held scanner.
We finally used one with excellent readability in medium-large size.
(This font however caused scan errors in small to medium font sizes and
in large to XL sizes.)

For apps where you have control over the used hardware you usually don't
need professional fonts, free TrueType fonts will do. But test with
different font sizes with your hardware first.

BTW, I tested one professional font too: it had a wider range of usable
font sizes, but the finally used free font had far less reading errors
in our preferred size.

Helmut.

[Theo Tress]

Post by Helmut_Meukel
For apps where you have control over the used hardware you usually don't
need professional fonts, free TrueType fonts will do. But test with
different font sizes with your hardware first.

Where's the difference between free fonts and 'professional' fonts? Both
print simple rectangles. I only can imagine that growing up font size a true
type font may not maintain same height/width ratio, but if this would be so
then I would expect that it should happen for free fonts as well as
'professional' fonts?

[Mike Williams]

Post by Theo Tress

Post by Helmut_Meukel
For apps where you have control over the used hardware you
usually don't need professional fonts, free TrueType fonts will
do. But test with different font sizes with your hardware first.

Where's the difference between free fonts and 'professional' fonts?
Both print simple rectangles. I only can imagine that growing up font
size a true type font may not maintain same height/width ratio, but if
this would be so then I would expect that it should happen for free
fonts as well as 'professional' fonts?

I don't get involved with barcodes much myself, but from the few tests I
have carried out in the past, and taking into account the logic of what you
are actually doing, I think that if you're printing barcodes at a large size
then TrueType barcode fonts are fine. However, for smaller barcode sizes
TrueType fonts really don't cut the mustard and I think for small sizes you
need to be drawing the barcodes using standard lines or filled rectangles at
positions and widths such that each "bar" is always an integer multiple of
the native hardware pixel thickness of the printer being used.

Mike

[Dr J R Stockton]

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Post by Auric__

Post by Mayayana
The spammers at Aeromium would do well to learn
the difference between VB and .Net. Perhaps you
microsoft.public.dotnet.general

microsoft.public.dotnet.vb
;-)
If *I* needed to generate barcodes, I'd just do it in code. (I've done
counter graphics from ASP; barcodes shouldn't be much harder.)

There is code in <http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-misc1.htm>. It
should be easy enough to translate, but be sure to verify the exact
dimensions against the formal standard.