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GS1-128 - EAN-128 (UCC)

This topic describes how to insert a barcode control of the GS1-128 (also known as EAN-128 or UCC-128) symbology (code type) into a report. In addition, it gives a short description of the GS1-128 code type. To learn more about barcodes in XtraReports see the Barcodes Overview topic.

GS1-128 (EAN-128) was developed to provide a worldwide format and standard for exchanging common data between companies. While other barcodes simply encode data with no respect for what the data represents, GS1-128 encodes data and encodes what that data represents.

The following properties should be set to specify a particular barcode of the GS1-128 (EAN-128) type:

• Code128Generator.CharacterSet. This property is used to specify the charset for an XRBarCode of the GS1-128 type. It should be set to an appropriate value in the Code128Charset enumeration.
• EAN128Generator.FNC1Substitute. This property is used to specify the symbol (or set of symbols) in the GS1-128 barcode's text which will be replaced with the FNC1 functional character when the barcode's bars are drawn.
• EAN128Generator.HumanReadableText. This property indicates whether parentheses should be included in the GS1-128 barcode's text. 

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