How to create, print EAN-13 in Crystal Reports in ASP.NET, WinForms application?

EAN-13 barcode is one of the GS1 standard supported barcode symbology, and it is the most commonly recognized barcode in Europe. EAN-13 code is a 13-digit number, which includes 12 GS1 data digits and 1 check digit. EAN is short for European Article Number, and now it is renamed as GTIN (Global Trade Item Number). EAN 13 code will be used to uniquely identify retail products worldwide.

Using Crystal Reports for .NET barcode generator add-in, you can create, customize and insert EAN-13 barcodes in Crystal report table columns in Crystal report desginer using Visual Studio .NET.

The whole 13 digits EAN-13 code is containing:

1. 2 or 3 digits for the number system or the country code
2. 5 or 4 digits for the manufacturer code or prefix
3. 5 digits for the product code
4. 1 digit for the check sum digit

Using .NET Crystal Reports barcode generator plugin, you can provide EAN-13 12-digit data or complete 13 digits text with check digit from your Crystal report data source.

EAN includes EAN-13, EAN-8 and with 2 or 5 digits add-on symbol. OnBarcode Crystal Reports for .NET EAN Barcode Generator add-in supports both EAN-13 and EAN-8 barcode printing in Crystal report designer and report viewer in Microsoft Visual Studio with the Crystal Report Designer extension.

The last digit (13th) of EAN-13 is a check digit. It will be used to verify the first 12-digit GS1 data message. You can use OnBarcode free EAN-13 barcode scanner software to scan, and test the generated EAN barcodes in Crystal reports on Windows.

To print good quality EAN-13 barcodes in Crystal reports in .NET ASP.NET, Windows projects, you need follow the rules below.

• The EAN-13 barcode image resolution (DPI) is the same or higher than the printer's resolution.
• The EAN-13 barcode human readable text is using the legible fonts. The GS1 System recommends use OCR-B font to draw EAN-13 text label.

Crystal Report Barcode Generator software supports EAN-13 barcode with high resolutions and customized text font in Crystal report designer.

The GS1 recommended minimum size for an EAN-13 barcode is 30mm in width and 20 mm in height. You can easily customize the printed EAN-13 barcode dimension width and height in Crystal report designer report item property settings.