The following font tools are used to automate the process of adding start codes, stop codes and calculating the check digits for barcode fonts that require them. If you own a license to one of our barcode fonts, you may use these tools royalty free:
- Active Reports implementation tutorial.
- Crystal Reports UFL - a User Function Library for Crystal Reports.
- C++ header file
- ANSI C source code
- C# class file for Visual Studio .NET
- Check Digit Calculator and Printing Application with Visual Basic and FoxPro Source Code - this is a Windows application that can calculate the check characters and show you the characters to type to produce a barcode.
- DLLs for Windows.
- FileMaker Pro Barcode Plug-In for Windows and Macintosh.
- FoxPro Program Module and Source Code
- Microsoft Office Macros and VBA for Access, Excel and Word - this free download includes a plug-in module and examples of automating the printing of barcodes in Word, Excel and Access. VBA source code is also provided for programmers.
- LotusScript Functions - for Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, Lotus Approach and SmartSuite.
- OMIS 4GL for Macintosh
- Oracle PL/SQL Barcode Library for Oracle Reports.
- PowerBuilder Source Code
- Source Code for our barcode fonts.
- StarOffice Barcode AddIn for Calc spreadsheet or Adabas database.
- If the tools above cannot help you and you are creating code in another programming language, we provide a function list and source code that can be easily converted.
- Visual Basic 6 Barcode Module
- Visual Basic .NET Module
- We also have ActiveX Controls and Java Products that can create bar codes without fonts.
Legal Notice: If a company sells you a barcode font with their copyright notice on it and it works with our font tools it may be an illegal counterfeit.
Our MICR fonts allow printing of numbers and codes to create bank checks or drafts from blank check stock. Our OCR-A and OCR-B fonts are used for OCR applications requiring these specific fonts.
- MICR E13B Fonts - the font used by banks in the US and several other countries for MICR E-13B encoding.
- MICR CMC7 Fonts - a MICR font used by banks in France, Mexico and most Spanish speaking countries.
- OCR-A and OCR-B Fonts - a standard character set font that is very easy for optical character recognition systems to read.
The following barcodes are self-checking. They do not require calculations for check digits because the checking technology is coded into each barcode character making them very easy to use. If you are not a programmer, we recommend you use one of these barcode fonts for your application if possible.
- Code 39 - an alpha-numeric barcode, sometimes referred to as the 3 of 9 Code and LOGMARS Code.
- Codabar - a numeric barcode encoding numbers with a slightly higher density than Code 39.
- Industrial 2 of 5, Code 2 of 5 non-interleaved - an older numeric barcode encoding numbers only.
- EZ Barcode Font Package for Windows - includes Code 39 and Codabar self-checking TrueType barcode fonts for Windows in a single package.
The following are high-density barcodes that are not self-checking and therefore require check characters to be calculated and appended to the end of the data string. All are supplied with easy to understand methods and examples of calculating the check character.
- Code 11 - high density numeric barcode used mostly in labeling telecommunications components.
- Code 128 - alpha-numeric barcode with three character sets. Our Code 128 barcode fonts allow you to print characters for Code 128, UCC-128, EAN-128, SSCC-18 and SCC-14 specifications.
- Code 93 - similar to Code 39 but requires two check characters.
- EAN - the European Article Numbering System (EAN) is used in the retail industry.
- Interleaved 2 of 5 - The Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode symbology is a numeric only barcode used for interleaving pairs of numbers in a high density barcode format.
- MSI Plessy - the MSI Plessey barcode was designed by the Plessey Company in England and has been used primarily in libraries and retail applications such as grocery store shelves.
- PDF417 - a multi-row bar code capable of encoding several hundred characters.
- UPC / JAN / ISBN - our UPC/EAN barcode font can create several types of barcodes such as UPC, EAN, JAN, ISBN and Bookland.
The following barcodes are used by post offices to improve the speed, accuracy and delivery of mail.
PDF417 and other two dimensional barcodes such has Data Matrix allow encoding of more data in a smaller area. These barcodes usually require a barcode imager to read the data.
- PDF417 Fonts - allow encoding of several hundred characters into a symbol that can be shaped to fit just about anywhere and it has high error correction capability.
- Data Matrix Fonts - allow encoding of several characters into a square barcode with error correction.
- MaxiCode Fonts - allow encoding of about 100 characters and include mail routing information such as country codes and zip codes. This 2D barcode is used mainly by UPS to route and track packages.
- For information on the barcode plug-in for Access, Excel, Word, Visual Basic and C++ ActiveX Control that produces PDF417, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode, visit our ActiveX Control site.
Barcode Scanners We offer several types of barcode scanners and readers starting at $119. We offer CCD, laser and image readers in keyboard wedge, RS232 and USB. For the complete list, see our barcode scanner index.
We have a freeware Code 39 Font for printing numeric barcodes.
Download free evaluation versions of our software products from our Product Index. Most are fully functional.
Online Barcode Image Generator - our on-line Barcode Image Generator and Linear Java Barcode Servlet allow you to create and save barcode JPEG images to your hard drive or import them to other software for free. These webpages are also helpful for troubleshooting purposes. We also have the following 2D servlets online:
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