.NET Barcode POSTNET Generator for .NET, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET


Create, Draw, Generate, Print POSTNET in .NET, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET applications


  • Generate POSTNET Barcodes in C#, VB.NET class & console applications
  • Generate POSTNET in ASP.NET web applications
  • Generate POSTNET in .NET Windows Forms applications
  • Generate POSTNET in Reporting Service & Crystal Reports
  • High quality POSTNET Bar Code images in GIF, PNG, JPEG & BITMAP
  • Completely developed in C#.NET
  • Mature POSTNET barcode generating components used by 1000+ clients


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.NET Barcode Postnet Generator Introduction

Generating Barcode Postnet in .NET is one of the functions in OnBarcode's .NET Barcode Generators, which supports creating & printing Postnet and 30+ other linear & 2D bar codes for C#, VB.NET & ASP.NET applications.

OnBarcode develops several .NET Barcode Generation components for different .NET development environments:

Barcode Generation in ASP.NET - Creating barcodes in ASP.NET Web applications
Barcode Generation in Windows Forms - Printing barcodes in C#, VB.NET Windows Forms applications
Barcode Generation in Reporting Service - Drawing barcodes in Microsoft Reporting Service 2005 & 2008

 

.NET Postnet Generator - Barcode Postnet Introduction

POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) is a barcode symbology that is used by the United States Postal Service to assist in directing mail. The ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code is encoded in half- and full-height bars.

 

.NET Postnet Generation - Postnet Valid Data Scope

.NET Postnet Generator encodes:



 

How to generate & print Postnet in Visual Studio C# or VB.NET class?

Generating barcode Postnet in C# Class example

	        Linear postnet = new Linear();
	        postnet.Type = BarcodeType.POSTNET;
	        postnet.Data = "0123456789";
	        postnet.X = 1;
	        postnet.Y = 60;
	        
	        // Generate Postnet and encode barcode to gif format
	        postnet.Format = ImageFormat.Gif;
	        postnet.drawBarcode("c#-postnet.gif");
	        
	        // Print Postnet to C# Bitmap object
	        Bitmap postnetBitmap = postnet.drawBarcode();


Generating barcode Postnet in VB.NET Class example

	        Dim postnet As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
	        postnet = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear()
	        postnet.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.POSTNET
	        postnet.Data = "0123456789"
	        postnet.X = 1
	        postnet.Y = 60
	        
	        // Generate Postnet and encode barcode to png format
	        postnet.Format = ImageFormat.Png
	        postnet.drawBarcode("vbnet-postnet.png")
	        
	        // Print Postnet to vb.net Bitmap object
	        Dim postnetBitmap As Bitmap
	        postnetBitmap = postnet.drawBarcode();
 

How to create & draw Postnet image in ASP.NET aspx or html pages without ASP.NET Barcode Controller?

 

How to create & encode barcode Postnet to image file (GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP)?

Creating barcode Postnet in C# Class example

        Linear postnet = new Linear();
        postnet.Type = BarcodeType.POSTNET;
        postnet.Data = "0123456789";
        postnet.drawBarcode("C://postnet.gif");


Creating barcode Postnet in VB.NET Class example

        Dim postnet As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear
        postnet = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear()
        postnet.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.POSTNET
        postnet.Data = "0123456789"
        postnet.drawBarcode("C://postnet-in-vbnet.gif")
 

In Visual Studio C# & VB.NET, how to draw & print barcode Postnet to .NET Graphics, Stream & Bitmap objects?

To draw & print barcode Postnet to C# objects:

        public void drawBarcode(Graphics graphics);

        public void drawBarcode(string filename);

        public Bitmap drawBarcode();

        public void drawBarcode(Stream fileStream);


To draw & print barcode Postnet to VB.NET objects:

        Public Sub drawBarcode(ByRef graphics As Graphics)

        Public Sub drawBarcode(ByVal filename As String)

        Public Function drawBarcode() As Bitmap

        Public Sub drawBarcode(ByRef fileStream As Stream)

 

Generating & printing barcode Postnet using .NET Barcode WinForms Controller

  1. Add OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll to .net project reference

  2. Add .NET Barcode to .NET Visual Studio Toolbox

    1. Right click .NET Visual Studio Toolbox, select menu Choose Items...

    2. In "Choose Toolbox Items" form, click button "Browse...", and select dll OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll

    3. After selection, you will find four items under "Components" section: LinearWinForm, DataMatrixWinForm, PDF417WinForm, and QRCodeWinForm.
 

Creating & drawing barcode Postnet using ASP.NET Barcode Web Form Controller

  1. Add OnBarcode.Barcode.ASPNET.dll to asp.net project reference

  2. Add .NET Barcode to .NET Visual Studio Toolbox

    1. Right click .NET Visual Studio Toolbox, select menu Choose Items...

    2. In "Choose Toolbox Items" form, click button "Browse...", and select dll OnBarcode.Barcode.ASPNET.dll

    3. After selection, you will find four items under "Components" section: LinearWebForm, DataMatrixWebForm, PDF417WebForm, and QRCodeWebForm.


 

.NET Postnet Generator - Barcode Properties


Category Class Properties WebStream Properties Default Comments
Basic Data DATA "12345" value to encode
Type TYPE BarcodeType.CODE128 (7) linear barcode type, default is Code128.
Postnet type value is BarcodeType.POSTNET (34).
AddCheckSum ADD-CHECK-SUM true AddCheckSum property is not applied here. .NET Barcode will automatically add one checksum character using Modulo 10.
 
Postnet
Special
ShortTallRatio SHORT-TALL-RATIO 0.4f short bar vs tall bar ratio
 
Size Related UOM UOM UnitOfMeasure.PIXEL (0) Unit of meature for all size related setting in the library.
Valid values:
UnitOfMeasure.PIXEL (0),
UnitOfMeasure.CM (1),
UnitOfMeasure.INCH (2)
X X 1 width of barcode module (narrow bar), default is 1 pixel
Y Y 60 barcode module height, default is 60 pixel
BarcodeWidth BARCODE-WIDTH 0 barcode image width
BarcodeHeight BARCODE-HEIGHT 0 barcode image height
LeftMargin LEFT-MARGIN 0 image left margin
RightMargin RIGHT-MARGIN 0 image right margin
TopMargin TOP-MARGIN 0 image top margin
BottomMargin BOTTOM-MARGIN 0 image bottom margin
Resolution RESOLUTION 72 in DPI
Rotate ROTATE Rotate.Rotate0 (0) valid values:
Rotate.Rotate0 (0),
Rotate.Rotate90 (1),
Rotate.Rotate180 (2),
Rotate.Rotate270 (3)
 
Text
&
Color
ShowText SHOW-TEXT true If true, display barcode data text, otherwise do not display.
ShowCheckSumChar SHOW-CHECK-SUM-CHAR true If true, display the check sum character in the end of data, if there is a check sum.
TextFont TEXT-FONT Arial, Plain, 11 Barcode text font style.
default is: new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Regular);
Using website, using:
&TEXT-FONT=Arial|9|regular
TextMargin TEXT-MARGIN 6 Space between barcode and barcode data text, default is 6 pixel
 
In WebStream query string, please use int value for Enums, "true" and "false" for bool.



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