12.12. Code39StartStopChars Property

Description

Returns or sets a value that determines whether to display the start and stop characters in the human readable text in all Code39 barcodes produced by Barcode ActiveX.

Syntax

object.Code39StartStopChars[= Boolean]

Remarks

For historical reasons many code39 symbols print start/stop characters (asterisks) at the beginning and the end of the human readable text. While the start and stop characters are always present in the barcode, it is not necessary for them to appear in the human readable. When the Code39StartStopChars property is set to TRUE, the asterisks are displayed at both the beginning and end of the human readable.

This property affects the three Code 39 symbologies - Code 39, HIBC and Code39 Full ASCII.

Note

The asterisks are not part of the encoded data; and you should not include asterisks in Message property when creating code 39 barcodes.

See Also

Section 14.2, “Code 39”

Section 14.4, “Code 39 HIBC”

Section 14.3, “Code 39 Full ASCII”