.NET EAN-13 Barcode Control for RDLC Reports

Generate EAN-13 linear barcode images for your RDLC Reports using .NET Barcode Library

• Easy-to-use and mature barcode component DLL for .NET environments
• Completely managed code written in C#.NET 2005
• Can be used in any language environments such as VB.NET, Managed C++ and Borland Delphi for .NET
• Easy and quick to generate EAN-13 barcode as image with C# or VB.NET coding
• Automatically compute checksum character for EAN-13 and input 12 digits is valid
• The generated EAN-13 entirely conforms to International Standard ISO/IEC 15420
• Easy to export inserted EAN-13 in report to Excel, Word and PDF via C# or VB.NET

Introduction of EAN-13 RDLC Report Barcode Generator

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EAN-13 barcode generator software for RDLC client report is an easy-to-use .NET control based on Visual Studio and can be used in Windows RDLC and ASP.NET RDLC to generate high quality barcode as images in RDLC local report using C# or VB.NET class library.

OnBarcode.com provides not only EAN-13 Barcode Generator for .NET RDLC Local Report, but also other linear and 2D barcode controls for RDLC.

• Linear Barcodes on RDLC Report: Code 39, Code 128, EAN-8, Code 93, GS1 128, UPC-A, UPC-E, Interleaved 2 of 5, Identcode, ISBN, ISSN, Code 25, Leitcode, MSI Plessey, OneCode, Planet, Postnet, RM4SCC, etc
• 2D Barcodes on RDLC Report: including QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF-417

How to Generate EAN-13 in .NET RDLC Local Report Barcode SDK

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Firstly, please download RDLC Local Report EAN-13 Generator. Then, follow the steps below to accomplish EAN-13 barcode generation on RDLC Report in Visual Studio:

1. Download OnBarcode's Barcode for .NET Windows Forms barcode Generating Control and unzip.
2. Create new RDLC in Visual Studio either in C# or VB.
3. In Data Source forms, select Database as the Data Source, Dataset as the Database Model then click New Connection button.
4. In the following Choose Your Database Objects, choose Product table then switch back to the Report Wizard.
5. Click CustomerID, TerritoryID and AccountNumber fields in Arrange Fields page.
6. Double click the Report1.rdlc file and create a new column name it Barcode.
7. Navigate to OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll and add it as reference.
8. You can use the barcode control in your project now.

Users may directly see the barcode generation tutorial for RDLC Local Report on page Developer Guide for Barcode Generation in .NET RDLC Reports.

RDLC Report Barcode Generator Supporting Barcode Types

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Barcode Control for RDLC Local Report - Barcode Image Generation

• 1D / Linear Barcodes in RDLC Report:

Codabar	Code 11	Code 2 of 5	Code 39	Code 93
Code 128	EAN-8	EAN-13	GS1 128 (UCC/EAN128)	GS1 DataBar
Identcode	Intelligent Mail(OneCode)	Interleaved 2 of 5	ISBN	ISSN
ITF-14	Leitcode	MSI Plessey	PLANET	POSTNET
RM4SCC	UPC-A	UPC-E

• 2D / Matrix Barcodes in RDLC Report: Data Matrix in RDLC, PDF-417 in RDLC, QR Code in RDLC

Common Asked Questions

What is the EAN-13 code?

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

What is the EAN-13 barcode layout?

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

What is the difference between EAN and EAN-13?

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

How to check if the EAN-13 barcode created in RDLC report is valid?

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 RDLC reports on Windows.

How do I print high quality EAN-13 barcodes in RDLC reports?

To print good quality EAN-13 barcodes in RDLC 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.

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

What is the minimum size for EAN-13?

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 RDLC report designer report item property settings.

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