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Returns or sets the type of bar code to be used.
Syntax
BarCodeWiz1.Symbology [ = number]
The settings for number are
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Constant
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Setting
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Description
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Code_39
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0
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Default Setting. Most commonly used non-retail symbology. Note that the leading and trailing asterisks (*) are added automatically, if not supplied. Characters allowed: 0-9; A-Z; -.$*/+%, and space
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Code_39_Extended
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1
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Allows all ASCII 128 characters to be encoded by using a double-character format. Most scanners will need to be switched to the extended mode in order to recognize this.
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Code_128_A
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2
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Allows all ASCII values between 0 and 95. This includes special characters, such as tab or escape.
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Code_128_B
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3
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Allows all ASCII values between 32 and 127.
(Unlike Code 128 A, it allows the use of lower-case letters)
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EAN_128
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6
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Based on Code 128, most commonly used in logistics applications.
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Interleaved_2of5
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7
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Hight density, numeric only symbology. Must have an even number of digits.
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Standard_2of5
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8
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Numeric-only, low density. Commonly used in libraries, blood banks, and parcels.
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Code_93
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9
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Superset of Code 39. If required, it switches to Code 93 Extended automatically.
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Code_11
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10
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Uses numbers 0-9 and the dash symbol "-"
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Codabar
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11
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Numeric-only symbology. Each bar code, however, must start and end with the letters A,B,C or D.
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UPC_A
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12
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Used in retail environments in North America
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UPC_E
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13
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Shorter version of UPC-A. Not all UPC-A numbers can be converted to UPC-E
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EAN_13
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14
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Used in retail environments outside of North America.
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EAN_8
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15
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Similar to EAN 13, but EAN 8 numbers are not derived from EAN 13 (as is the case with UPC).
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PostNet
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16
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Used by the United States Postal Service
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