BIRT EAN-128 Generator Tutorial
Generate barcode EAN 128 images in BIRT Reports
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Generate EAN 128 in BIRT Reports, GS1 128 Barcode Generation using BIRT Barcode Generator
- Easy to generate GS1 128 / EAN 128 barcodes in BIRT reports
- Simple to redistribute BIRT GS1 128 / EAN 128 barcode library (jar)
- Supported printing GS1 compatible EAN-128 with AI
- No registration key or activation code required
- Completely developed in Eclipse BIRT Custom Extended Report Item framework.
- Mature BIRT GS1 128 / EAN 128 barcode generation plugin using Java Barcode Generator library
BIRT Barcode GS1 128 / EAN 128 Generator Introduction
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EAN-128 / GS1-128 Introduction
GS1-128 is an application standard of the GS1 implementation using the Code 128 barcode specification. The former correct name was UCC/EAN-128. Other no longer used names have included UCC-128 and EAN-128. GS1-128 uses a series of Application Identifiers to include additional data such as best before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes needed by the user.
BIRT EAN 128/GS1 128 Generator - Valid Data Scope
- All 128 characters of ASCII: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, etc
- Values 128-255 in accordance with ISO 8859-1. There are referred to as extended ASCII.
GS1 128 Generators
How to Generate EAN-128 in BIRT Report
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Here is a sample to print EAN-128 / GS1-128 in BIRT Report. For more details, view here:
BIRT Barcode Generator - Developer Guide
- Copy com.onbarcode.barcode.birt_2.2.1.jar to your Eclipse plugins directory "\eclipse\plugins\"
- Create a new empty report in BIRT Report barcoding project
- Create a new empty report in BIRT Report barcoding project
- Right click the report item you have added, and select "Properties" menu item to edit barcode parameters
- You will find all barcode properties in the "General" tab. Please note that the values for "Data" and "UPC/EAN Supplement Data" should be arounded by """, unless you are inputting expression
- Change Barcode Type into GS1-128/ EAN-128 in the general tab. Preview the report and an EAN-128 image is printed on your BIRT report
- If you want to encode barcode data from BIRT report data set, you need to input expression to "Data" property like "row["CUSTOMERNUMBER"]"
BIRT Barcode Code 128 Generator - Property Settings
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| Category |
Properties |
Value |
Comments |
| Basic
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Property: Data
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Type: expression
Default: ""
- If you encode the barcode data text directly, the text string should be around by " " ", such as "12345"
- If you encode the barcode data from dataset, input the expression, such as row["CUSTOMERNUMBER"]
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Barcode value to encode.
GS1 128 / EAN 128 Valid Data Char Set:
- all 128 characters of ASCII
- values 128-255 in accordance with ISO 8859-1. There are referred to as extended ASCII.
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Property: Add CheckSum Char
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Type: boolean
Default: false
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Add CheckSum Char property is not applied here. |
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GS1 128
EAN 128
Special |
Property: Process Tilde
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Type: boolean
Default: false
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Set the Process Tilde property to true, if you want use the tilde character "~"
to specify special characters in the input data.
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Barcode
Size
Related |
Property: Unit of Measure
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Type: int
Default: 0 (pixel)
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Unit of meature for all size related settings in the library.
Valid values: 0: pixel; 1: inch; 2: cm.
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Property: X
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Type: float
Default: 1
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Width of barcode bar module (narrow bar), default is 1 pixel |
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Property: Y
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Type: float
Default: 30
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Height of barcode bar module, default is 30 pixel |
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Property: Left Margin
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Type: float
Default: 0
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Barcode image left margin size. |
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Property: Right Margin
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Type: float
Default: 0
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Barcode image right margin size. |
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Property: Top Margin
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Type: float
Default: 0
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Barcode image top margin size. |
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Property: Bottom
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Type: float
Default: 0
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Barcode image bottom margin size. |
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Property: Resolution (in dpi)
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Type: int
Default: 72
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Barcode image resolution in DPI (Dots per inch). |
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Property: Rotate
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Type: int
Default: 0 (rotate angle in 0 degree)
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Valid values:
- 0 (rotate angle in 0 degree)
- 90 (rotate angle in 90 degree)
- 180 (rotate angle in 180 degree)
- 270 (rotate angle in 270 degree)
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Font
Style |
Property: Show Text
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Type: boolean
Default: true
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If true, display barcode data text under the barcode, otherwise do not display. |
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Property: Text Font Size
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Type: int
Default: 11
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Barcode text font size.
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Property: Text Margin
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Type: float
Default: 6
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Space between barcode and barcode data text, default is 6 pixels |
BIRT Barcode Generator Supporting Barcode Symbology Types
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