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Code 128 Font Advantage Package Demo

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This download package contains a sample of the Code 128 Font Advantage Package. The fonts in this package allow printing of Code 128 (character sets A, B & C,) UCC-128 and EAN-128 barcodes from MS Windows and variety of other operating systems such as Macintosh and UNIX. Macintosh users should refer to the "readme" file in the Macintosh folder of the Code 128 ZIP file package.

Our Code 128 Font Advantage Package is more than just a few fonts. With this package you get several Code 128 font versions in 6 different font formats. You also get font tools, macros and source code to help you integrate the fonts into your application. Implementing barcode solutions with our fonts provides a high level of scalability with operating system, application and printer independence. Learn more about the quality of our fonts.

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NOTE: This sample Code 128 bar code font should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes because some of the characters contain the text "DEMO" in them which can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan can be obtained by scanning the lower 25% of the barcode that does not contain any "DEMO" text in it. In the evaluation version, human readable fonts are provided for character sets B and C but only at the "c" height. After you order the fully functional version, all fonts are supplied in the 6 different heights for a total of 18 different Code 128 fonts. The Code 128 human readable fonts all start with C128 and include the letter "H" after a lower case letter specifying the character set. For example, the font "C128bHc.ttf" is a human readable for character set B with a font height of C. The human readable format is not as popular as the standard version because the check digit will also appear. Usually, programmers will just print the data that is encoded directly below the barcode printed.

If you order the Code 128 Font Advantage Package license, you will receive fully functional versions of the Code 128 bar code fonts with rights to use the macros, tools and source code in your applications. To order the fully functional Font Advantage Package, please visit the Code 128 Font Site

It is important to have the ability to test the barcodes you print with a barcode scanner. If you do not already have a barcode scanner, we also sell high quality complete barcode scanner kits at our IDAutomation.com site.

Code 128 Symbology Barcode Data Sheet

Code A Code B Code C ASCII Unicode Value     Code A Code B Code C ASCII Unicode Value
Space Space 00 0194 00C2 00   V V 54 0086 0056 54
! ! 01 0033 0021 01   W W 55 0087 0057 55
" " 02 0034 0022 02   X X 56 0088 0058 56
# # 03 0035 0023 03   Y Y 57 0089 0059 57
$ $ 04 0036 0024 04   Z Z 58 0090 005A 58
% % 05 0037 0025 05   [ [ 59 0091 005B 59
& & 06 0038 0026 06   \ \ 60 0092 005C 60
' ' 07 0039 0027 07   ] ] 61 0093 005D 61
( ( 08 0040 0028 08   ^ ^ 62 0094 005E 62
) ) 09 0041 0029 09   _ _ 63 0095 005F 63
* * 10 0042 002A 10   nul ` 64 0096 0060 64
+ + 11 0043 002B 11   soh a 65 0097 0061 65
, , 12 0044 002C 12   stx b 66 0098 0062 66
- - 13 0045 002D 13   etx c 67 0099 0063 67
. . 14 0046 002E 14   eot d 68 0100 0064 68
/ / 15 0047 002F 15   eno e 69 0101 0065 69
0 0 16 0048 0030 16   ack f 70 0102 0066 70
1 1 17 0049 0031 17   bel g 71 0103 0067 71
2 2 18 0050 0032 18   bs h 72 0104 0068 72
3 3 19 0051 0033 19   ht i 73 0105 0069 73
4 4 20 0052 0034 20   lf j 74 0106 006A 74
5 5 21 0053 0035 21   vt k 75 0107 006B 75
6 6 22 0054 0036 22   ff l 76 0108 006C 76
7 7 23 0055 0037 23   cr m 77 0109 006D 77
8 8 24 0056 0038 24   s0 n 78 0110 006E 78
9 9 25 0057 0039 25   s1 o 79 0111 006F 79
: : 26 0058 003A 26   dle p 80 0112 0070 80
; ; 27 0059 003B 27   dc1 q 81 0113 0071 81
< < 28 0060 003C 28   dc2 r 82 0114 0072 82
= = 29 0061 003D 29   dc3 s 83 0115 0073 83
> > 30 0062 003E 30   dc4 t 84 0116 0074 84
? ? 31 0063 003F 31   nak u 85 0117 0075 85
@ @ 32 0064 0040 32   syn v 86 0118 0076 86
A A 33 0065 0041 33   etb w 87 0119 0077 87
B B 34 0066 0042 34   can x 88 0120 0078 88
C C 35 0067 0043 35   em y 89 0121 0079 89
D D 36 0068 0044 36   sub z 90 0122 007A 90
E E 37 0069 0045 37   esc { 91 0123 007B 91
F F 38 0070 0046 38   fs | 92 0124 007C 92
G G 39 0071 0047 39   gs } 93 0125 007D 93
H H 40 0072 0048 40   rs ~ 94 0126 007E 94
I I 41 0073 0049 41   us del 95 0195 00C3 95
J J 42 0074 004A 42   fnc 3 fnc 3 96 0196 00C4 96
K K 43 0075 004B 43   fnc 2 fnc2 97 0197 00C5 97
L L 44 0076 004C 44   Shift Shift 98 0198 00C6 98
M M 45 0077 004D 45   code C code C 99 0199 00C7 99
N N 46 0078 004E 46   code B fnc 4 code B 0200 00C8 100
O O 47 0079 004F 47   fnc 4 code A code A 0201 00C9 101
P P 48 0080 0050 48   fnc 1 fnc 1 fnc 1 0202 00CA 102
Q Q 49 0081 0051 49   Start A Start A Start A 0203 00CB 103
R R 50 0082 0052 50   Start B Start B Start B 0204 00CC 104
S S 51 0083 0053 51   Start C Start C Start C 0205 00CD 105
T T 52 0084 0054 52   Stop Stop Stop 0206 00CE  
U U 53 0085 0055 53              

* It is necessary to print the Code 128 space character from ASCII 194 instead of ASCII 32 because Windows cannot print a symbol instead of a space character from Visual Basic and most other development environments.

Code 128 Check Character Calculation

The check character is positioned after the data characters and just before the stop character.  To determine the value of the check character:

  1. Reference the table above to obtain the value of the start character and all data characters.
  2. Assign a weighting to each data character (not the start character just the data characters.) The weighting starts at 1 and increases by one for each data character.
  3. Multiply the character values by their weights for the data characters.
  4. Add these all together including the start character, divide by 103 and obtain the remainder.
  5. Use the table above to locate the character that has the value of the remainder, use this as the check character.

Calculating Character Set A or B:

The following table is an example of how to obtain the check character for the data "biz" using Code 128 character set B.

  Start B b i z STOP
weighting   1 2 3  
values 104 66 73 90  
totals 104 66 146 270  
  1. Calculate Total: 104 + (66*1) + (73*2) + (90*3) = 586
  2. Calculate Checksum: 586 divided by 103 = 5 remainder of 71.  Check digit = value of 71. The character to print for the value of 71 is "g" or ASCII 103.

To print extended ASCII characters from your keyboard that do not have keys defined, you can use the ALT+<xxxx> key combination where xxxx equals the character's ASCII location in 4 digits.  For example, to type ASCII character 104 into Microsoft Word, Select the font in Word, Press the ALT key and while holding it down type 0104 on the keypad of your keyboard.  You must use the keypad to do this and you must enter 4 digits. 

Therefore to print the data "biz" as a barcode, you would need to type: ALT 0204, b, i, z, g, ALT 0206 or ÌbizgÎ . Click here for more information on printing fonts with extended ASCII characters or use our font automation tools.

Calculating Character Set C:

The following table is an example of how to obtain the check character for the number "667390" using Code 128 character set C. First we have to interleave the numbers into pairs and then choose the appropriate character that represents the number pair.

  Start C 66 73 90 STOP
weighting   1 2 3  
values 105 66 73 90  
totals 105 66 146 270  
  1. Calculate Total: 105 + (66*1) + (73*2) + (90*3) = 587
  2. Calculate Checksum: 587 divided by 103 = 5 remainder of 72.  Check digit = value of 72. The character to print for the value of 72 is ASCII 104.

Therefore to print the data "667390" as a barcode, you would need to type: ALT 0205, b, i, z, h, ALT 0206 or ÍbizhÎ . Click here for more information on printing fonts with extended ASCII characters or use our font automation tools

Visual Basic Sample Code for a Code 128 Application

The following Visual Basic Source Code is used to print a Code 128 B barcode and calculate the check character. You may use this code in your application as long as the copyright notice is not removed. If you plan to test this code you must install the appropriate font.

Specifications

The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) is listed below for various point sizes. 

Our Code 128 fonts have been specially designed to be able to produce dependable and scannable barcodes when printed at large and small point sizes. With a 600 DPI laser printer, the Code 128 font can be printed as small as 6 points if the scanner supports reading it. Printed with a HP Laserjet at 600 DPI, we have been able to dependably scan our Code 128 font printed at 6 points with the CCD scanner we sell at our IDAutomation.com site. Excluding the start and stop characters, you can achieve slightly more than 20 CPI print density when printing at 6 points. Keep in mind though, the Code 128 fonts should be printed at 12 points or larger for open systems.

Point Size

Approximate X dimension

48 .85 mm .032"
36 .63 mm .024"
24 .42 mm .016"
16 .28 mm .011"
12 .21 mm .008"
8 .14 mm .006"
6 .105 mm .004"
 

 

Installation Instructions

For the most up to date installation procedures for other operating systems please visit our Technical Support Site. Macintosh users should refer to the "readme" file in the Macintosh folder of the ZIP file package.

To install the Code 128 barcode font in Windows: 

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us.

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