VB.NET Interleaved 2 of 5 Generator Data Encoding Tutorial

sample source code to input valid data and generate linear Interleaved 2 of 5 images in VB.NET

• Interleaved 2 of 5 VB.NET Generator Setup
• Data Character Set for Interleaved 2 of 5 VB.NET Generator

Generate Interleaved 2 of 5 with Numeric Character

• Valid length for Data in Interleaved 2 of 5 VB.NET Generator

Interleaved 2 of 5 Data Length

Digits in Interleaved 2 of 5 VB.NET Generator

Interleaved 2 of 5, also known as ANSI/AIM ITF 25, ANSI/AIM I-2/5, is higher-density numeric linear barcode symbology based upon the Standard 2 of 5 barcode symbology.

OnBarcode.com provides more details about how to set Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode size and image in Barcode Generator Control on VB.NET:

• Customizing Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode Image in Visual Basic.NET Project
• Customizing Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode Size in Visual Basic.NET Project

Interleaved 2 of 5 VB.NET Generator installation

1. Download the trial package and unzip

2. Copy OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll to your .NET project folder

3. Do not copy dll to .NET bin directory, .NET build tools will do it for you.

4. Add OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll to .NET project reference

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

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

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

Dim interleaved2of5 As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear

interleaved2of5 = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear

interleaved2of5.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.INTERLEAVED2OF5

There are three code sets of Interleaved 2 of 5. They are code set A, code set B, and code set C. Interleaved 2 of 5 in different code set encodes different types of data character.

Generate Interleaved 2 of 5 with Numeric Character

Interleaved 2 of 5 is capable of encoding number 0 to 9.

Sample Usage:

Dim interleaved2of5 As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear

interleaved2of5.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.INTERLEAVED2OF5

interleaved2of5.Data = "123"

Interleaved 2 of 5 Data Length

Interleaved 2 of 5 is variable length symbology, which easily encodes data at any length.

Data Length in Interleaved 2 of 5 VB.NET Generator

The value of property Data, which is used to define the data in Interleaved 2 of 5, is a string value. You can input data at any length in the string. Sample Usage:

Dim interleaved2of5 As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear

interleaved2of5.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.INTERLEAVED2OF5

interleaved2of5.Data = "1"

Sample Usage:

Dim interleaved2of5 As OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear = New OnBarcode.Barcode.Linear

interleaved2of5.Type = OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeType.INTERLEAVED2OF5

interleaved2of5.Data = "12345678"