Any free GS-1 Databar components/classes for programmers?

kevinc

Hi mibuso forums, I've been looking for a Databar class or a component, .dll, or truetype font to create the GS-1 Databar for my labeling program I'm trying to develop which is gunna be free-ware.

I have not found any tutorials on creating the databar, and have only found very expensive truetype fonts or .dlls ](*,) so I've hit a brick wall on finishing my program.

I wanted to ask some of you guys what would be the best thing to do in my situation, and if any of you know how to code a databar?

:bug: kevinc

kine

You can try to use the PostScript barcode library. You can create automation to ue the postscript library (e.g. from ghostscript) and this PS library: http://code.google.com/p/postscriptbarcode/

kevinc

kine wrote:

You can try to use the PostScript barcode library. You can create automation to ue the postscript library (e.g. from ghostscript) and this PS library: http://code.google.com/p/postscriptbarcode/

Thanks so much Kine I'll get started on figuring out using it with C# right away.

But would you suggest I use the PostScript barcode library, or the Javascript library here:(http://code.google.com/p/bwip-js/) OR the files written in C found on the GS-1.org site found here:(http://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/ ... ftware.zip)???

They all seem possible to use for my C# application but I'm not as advanced as some so which would u suggest as the easiest to use?

kine

I do not know because I do not know the libraries. We are using the PS libraries. All depends on the skills, licence agreement for each library etc.

deV.ch

Another aproach would be creating a bitmap of the barcode like it has been done in nav already: http://mibuso.com/blogs/lyot/2010/07/12/ean-813-code-39128-barcode-creator/
You could port the code to c#, therefore you have your own creating code and don't depend on a library, of course this requires much more work.

kevinc

deV.ch wrote:

Another aproach would be creating a bitmap of the barcode like it has been done in nav already: http://mibuso.com/blogs/lyot/2010/07/12/ean-813-code-39128-barcode-creator/
You could port the code to c#, therefore you have your own creating code and don't depend on a library, of course this requires much more work.

Yes that would be alot of work, especially for me since I'm not the most knowledgeable on porting other classes.

Alas! I believe I have figured out a solution to my problem. It will require a lot of work and extra knowledge but I am getting closer to the finished code. I don't want to say anything til I am done(i don't want to hype anyone up) but once I am done with it, I'll make it open source

:bug: kevinc