Barcode printing

muhammed nissam

Hi friends I am pretty new to C# and about to complete my first project. it is POS application. In this application I need to print barcoded labels, which should contain Shop name, product name, product code and barcode of product code. I don't know how to print the barcode. Tried so many methods so far including using crystal reports but failed miserably. Please help friends.

thanks in advance

Nissam

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Jochen Bartlau4y ago
There are many commercial alternatives out there. Depending on the type of barcode you might even be able to find an Open Source implementation. If commercial alternatives are feasible we have a comparison of commercial tools online at www.combit.com/reporting-tools-comparison/. It shows the number of supported barcode formats for each of the compared products and might help to make an educated choice.
Marvin Reid5y ago
You can create your own barcode through the use of the BarcodeData class using the LEADTOOLS SDK. You can then programmatically customize your barcode through use of the Value property and BarWidthReduction property and then save your results. You can modify your barcodes using the following base code:
BarcodeEngine barcodeEngine = new BarcodeEngine();
RasterImage image = codecs.Load(@"file path");

         BarcodeData data = new BarcodeData
         {
            Symbology = BarcodeSymbology.UPCA,
            Value = "01234567890",
            Bounds = new LeadRect(10, 10, 600, 200)
         };

         OneDBarcodeWriteOptions options = new OneDBarcodeWriteOptions
         {
            EnableErrorCheck = true,
            TextPosition = BarcodeOutputTextPosition.Default
         };

         barcodeEngine.Writer.WriteBarcode(image, data, options);
         codecs.Save(image, outputFilename, RasterImageFormat.Png, 0); // to save your image
https://www.leadtools.com/help/sdk/v21/tutorials/barcode/windows/dotnet/console/write-1d-and-2d-barcodes-to-an-image.html
muhammed nissam9y ago
Hi, thanks for the prompt reply. I have tried to Print it using crystal reports. But I was unable to create a page size which matches my stickers. the stickers that i use in the barcode printer is having width greater than height. crystal reports didnt permit me to create such a paper. after that I made an attempt to print using print document, I have reached almost the finishing line. but during printing the printer pushes lot of stickers out. I tried resetting the paper size but still the printer pushes 3-4 stickers blank then it prints one sticker with data. so again started searching for a solution and came across .prn file. searched alot for .prn printing for barcodes. but did'nt get any useful links.
Suvendu Shekhar Giri9y ago
What have you tried so far?
If you have followed any link, share the link and the problem/error.