Description
Returns or sets a value indicating the type of the bar code format (symbology) to be generated by the ActiveX control.
Syntax
object.Symbology[= SymbologyEnum]
Remarks
The Barcode ActiveX currently supports the following symbologies:
Table 12.8. Symbology options
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mbxCode39 | 0 | (default) Code 39 (43 character set) |
| mbxCode39_Full_ASCII | 1 | Code 39 Full ASCII |
| mbxCode39_HIBC | 2 | Code 39 Mod 43 (Health Industry Bar Code) |
| mbxCodaBar | 3 | Codabar |
| mbxCode93 | 4 | Code 93 |
| mbxCode128 | 5 | Code 128 |
| mbxUCC_EAN_128 | 6 | UCC/EAN 128 |
| mbxInterleaved_2of5 | 7 | Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF25) |
| mbxUPC_A | 8 | UPC-A |
| mbxUPC_E | 9 | UPC-E |
| mbxEAN_13 | 10 | EAN/JAN-13 |
| mbxEAN_8 | 11 | EAN/JAN-8 |
| mbxBookland | 12 | Bookland |
| mbxTelepen | 13 | Telepen |
| mbxTelepenNumeric | 14 | Telepen Numeric (double density) |
| mbxPostnet | 20 | PostNET (barcode used by USPS) |
| mbxPlanet | 21 | Planet (used by USPS for package tracking) |
| mbxRoyalMail | 22 | Royal Mail (U.K. Postal) |
| mbxMSI_Plessey | 30 | MSI/Plessey |
| mbxCode25 | 31 | Code 25 |
| mbxCode11 | 32 | Code 11 |
| mbxPDF417 | 40 | PDF 417 (2D symbology) |
| mbxDataMatrix | 41 | DataMatrix (2D symbology) |
| mbxMaxiCode | 42 | MaxiCode (2D symbology) |
Some symbologies only encode certain limited set of characters, such as digits. Some symbologies impose limit of the data length; some require checksum characters. If you are not familiar with the symbologies you are working on, refer to Chapter 14, Barcode Technologies to get some hands-on information.
Barcode ActiveX lite version does not support creating two dimensional barcodes, such as PDF417, Data matrix and MaxiCode. Error will be returned if you set Symbology with a value that it does not support.