Introduction of UPC-A RDLC Report Barcode Generator
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UPC-A barcode control library SDK for RDLC local report supports barcode generation and creation in RDLC local report as images with flexible barcode property settings. Users are flexible to customize every aspect of the generated UPC-A barcode including size, rotation, resolution, and color to required one.
OnBarcode.com provides not only UPC-A Barcode Library 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, EAN-13, GS1 128, Code 93, 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 UPC-A in .NET RDLC Local Report Barcode SDK
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Firstly, please download RDLC Local Report UPC-A Generator. Then, follow the steps below to accomplish UPC-A barcode generation on RDLC Report in Visual Studio:
- Download OnBarcode's Barcode for .NET Windows Forms barcode Generating Control and unzip.
- Create new RDLC in Visual Studio either in C# or VB.
- In Data Source forms, select Database as the Data Source, Dataset as the Database Model then click New Connection button.
- In the following Choose Your Database Objects, choose Product table then switch back to the Report Wizard.
- Click CustomerID, TerritoryID and AccountNumber fields in Arrange Fields page.
- Double click the Report1.rdlc file and create a new column name it Barcode.
- Navigate to OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll and add it as reference.
- 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
TopBarcode Control for RDLC Local Report - Barcode Image Generation
- 1D / Linear Barcodes in RDLC Report:
- 2D / Matrix Barcodes in RDLC Report: Data Matrix in RDLC, PDF-417 in RDLC, QR Code in RDLC
Common Asked Questions
What is a GTIN-12 UPC-A barcode?
GTIN-12 is a 12 digits Global Trade Item Number. It is usually encoded in UPC-A barcode. The 12 digits Global Trade Item Number includes 11 digits of data message,
and one digit of check sum digit.
Using RDLC Barcode Generation Library, you can input 12-digit GS1 numeric data or 13-digits data with checksum digit in report barcode item data source.
What is the difference between UPC-A and UPC-E?
Both of UPC-A and UPC-E are UPC barcode.
UPC-A is a 12-digit barcode, and UPC-E is a compressed UPC-A with 6 digits code. The UPC-E will be used in limited space for a barcode.
You can create both UPC-A and UPC-E images in RDLC reports in report designer and preview UPC barcode in report viewer using .NET RDLC barcode library.
What is the difference between EAN-13 and UPC-A?
UPC-A Format barcodes have traditionally been used in the North America (USA and Canada),
whereas EAN-13 format barcodes have been used throughout the rest of the world.
RDLC Barcode Generator SDK supports both UPC and EAN with add-on symbol barcode generation in RDLC reports in .NET C#/VB.NET class, ASP.NET Core, WinForms, WPF applications.
What is the minimum & maximum size for a UPC-A barcode?
- The Minimum X-dimension for the UPC-A barcode is 0.0104 inches.
- The Maximum X-dimension for the UPC-A barcode is 0.0260 inches
