Universal Barcode Font Kit

dLSoft
Universal Barcode Font Kit
By dLSoft
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Contents
Universal Barcode Fonts 1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1
Installation ................................................................................................................................. 1
Installing additional fonts ............................................................................................ 2
Using with CreateObject ............................................................................................................ 3
The 1D Fonts & Tools ............................................................................................................... 4
1D Barcode types supported ........................................................................................ 5
1D Barcode Types Table ............................................................................................. 5
The DLUNIF DLL ..................................................................................................................... 7
1D Function calls ....................................................................................................................... 8
Direct creation functions ............................................................................................. 8
Functions for setting and using default characteristics .............................................. 10
Information functions ................................................................................................ 12
Error codes ................................................................................................................ 13
The Uniocx control .................................................................................................................. 14
Placing the control on a form .................................................................................... 14
Property pages ........................................................................................................... 15
The Control’s Properties............................................................................................ 15
The Control’s Methods .............................................................................................. 16
Uninet .NET component .......................................................................................................... 18
Uninet barcode types table ........................................................................................ 18
Using uninet.NET Visual Studio.NET ..................................................................... 19
Setting and retrieving property values programmatically .......................................... 20
Licensing the .NET component ................................................................................. 20
Properties ................................................................................................................... 20
Information properties ............................................................................................... 22
Methods ..................................................................................................................... 23
The 2D Barcode Fonts & Tools ............................................................................................... 25
The U2DDFU DLL.................................................................................................................. 25
2D Function calls ..................................................................................................................... 26
The U2Docx Control ............................................................................................................... 31
Placing the control on a form .................................................................................... 31
Property pages ........................................................................................................... 32
Control Properties...................................................................................................... 32
Control methods ........................................................................................................ 33
U2Dnet .NET component ........................................................................................................ 35
Using the .NET Component in Visual Studio ........................................................... 35
.NET Component Properties...................................................................................... 37
.NET Information properties ..................................................................................... 39
.NET Component Methods ........................................................................................ 40
Error Codes .............................................................................................................................. 41
Appendix ................................................................................................................................. 42
Allowed parameter values ......................................................................................... 42
Aztec Symbols ........................................................................................................... 42
Datamatrix ................................................................................................................. 43
PDF417...................................................................................................................... 44
dLSoft Universal Barcode Font Kit Contents  iii

QR Code barcodes ..................................................................................................... 46
Micro QR Code ......................................................................................................... 48
Index 49
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Universal Barcode Fonts
Introduction
Barcode fonts enable you to print barcodes on high quality graphics printers that can accept fonts (i.e. a Windows
supported graphics printer or a PostScript printer that can accept downloaded fonts). However, the user needs to be
aware of a number of factors that determine whether printed barcodes can actually be scanned correctly.
1. Just because you are using a barcode font, this does NOT mean that you can type ABC, render it in the barcode font,
and produce a scannable barcode image. Barcodes – especially 2D barcodes like PDF417 – include other "characters" in
addition to those which you enter as data. In the case of PDF417 each row of the barcode starts with a start pattern and
ends with a stop pattern. Many of the characters in the barcode are actually "error correction digits" designed to enable
the barcode to be decoded correctly even if some parts of the image have been damaged.
2. The thickness of bars and spaces in barcodes is important. Some types of barcode use only two thicknesses of bar,
others use three thicknesses, and others more. Even when you print a barcode using a dLSoft barcode font, you need to
ensure that the barcode has not been printed too small - so that within the resolution of the printer a single thickness bar
has been printed at the same size as a double thickness bar. Consequently it is essential that you check that a printed
barcode is readable using an appropriate scanner or reader.
Barcodes printed by laser or quality ink-jet printer will, in general, be printed correctly, but codes printed by matrix
printers must be reproduced at a large enough scale that the barcodes unit size is at least as large as the printer's pins.
3. Bar thickness reduction: Most dLSoft barcode fonts (apart from the GS1 Databar font) are supplied in three bar
thicknesses. The Wide font (and its variants - names ending in W) should be suitable for most 600 and 1200 dpi laser
printers - it has the bar/space ratio defined at its correct value. The Regular font (names ending in R) has all bars reduced
by 5-8% and will probably be a better choice for 300 dpi laser printers and good quality ink-jets. The Narrow font
(names ending in N) has all bars reduced by 10-16% and is supplied for users who will be creating master copy which
will subsequently be printed using a wet ink technique (in which the ink spreads, so making each bar thicker than in the
master). The narrow fonts should only be used if you know that a bar thickness reduction is required. Picking the wrong
font usually produces unreadable images! If greater control of bar thickness is needed then an image creating system,
such as dBarcode, will be required.
Installation
The Universal Barcode Font Kit installer can install support for 1D barcodes, 2D barcodes or both. The components and
fonts installed will depend on the option you have selected during installation.
The distribution provides a self-extracting executable file that will install to user-defined folders on your computer a
number of items:
The fonts are provided in TrueType, OpenType and PostScript formats. Only the TrueType fonts are registered on your
Windows system during the installation process. If you wish to use the other font types you should extract these from the
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zip file placed in the samples folder and install these on your system – by right-click on the font and selecting Install
from the pop-up menu.
A personal folder (Universal Font Kit Samples) will also be created to contain sub folders for various samples, including
C/C++, Microsoft Office, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic 6, and .NET. The C/C++ projects may be built for 32 or 64 bit
systems using either Unicode or ANSI libraries.
The samples folder will also contain the Help files and a README file that may provide information not available when
this manual was created.
The installation will contain both Unicode and legacy ANSI DLLs which, apart from file names, are identical except for
the use of strings and string pointers. Strings are of TCHARs which in the Ansi DLL are chars and in the Unicode DLLs
are wchars. Visual Studio users should ensure that the correct lib (eg. either dlunifu.lib or dlunif.lib) is selected for the
character set used by a project.
1D components
32 bit installation
The 1D DLLs DLUNIFU.DLL and DLUNIF.DLL are copied to the Windows System32 folder so that they are
accessible to the samples provided. DLUNIFU.DLL is the Unicode version of the library, while DLUNIF.DLL is the
legacy ANSI version. The Visual C sample source code may be compiled to use either library by selecting the Release or
RelU projects.
The DLLs folder will contain the 32 bit 1D Active-X control UNIOCX.OCX which will self-register.
64 bit installation
The 64 bit DLLs are not installed on a 32 bit system.
The 32 bit 1D DLLs are copied to the Windows SysWOW64 folder, and the 64 bit 2D DLLs DLUNIF64U.DLL and
DLUNIF64 are placed in the Windows System32 directory where they are accessible to the demo programs.
2D components
32 bit installation
The 2D DLLs U2DDFU.DLL and U2DDF.DLL are copied to the Windows System32 folder so that they are accessible
to the samples provided. U2DDFU.DLL is the Unicode version of the library, while U2DDF.DLL is the legacy ANSI
version. The Visual C sample source code may be compiled to use either library by selecting the Release or RelU
projects.
64 bit installation
The 64 bit DLLs are not installed on a 32 bit system.
The 32 bit 1D DLLs are copied to the Windows SysWOW64 folder, and the 64 bit 2D DLLs U2DDF64U.DLL and
U2DDF64 are placed in the Windows System32 directory where they are accessible to the demo programs.
Installing additional fonts

While most of the commonly used fonts are installed automatically, you may wish to install additional fonts, including
reduced or narrow fonts, or Postcript variants.
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Note that some additional fonts are supplied in compressed folders. Please copy the contents of a compressed folder to a
normal temporary folder before attempting to install the fonts. The compressed fonts folder will be located under your
chosen samples folder – which by default will in your Documents folder.
Windows XP/2003/Vista
Open the Font Applet in the Windows Control Panel
From the Fonts window menu bar choose "Install New Font".
The Add fonts dialog appears.
Use the Drives and directory list boxes to select the installation directory containing your fonts. (If you are transferring
the fonts to another computer obviously copy them from the original installation directory to some medium that can be
accessed by the the new machine.)
Ensure that the "Copy Fonts to Fonts folder" check box is checked.
Select the fonts you wish to install from the list presented, and then push the OK button.
Windows 7
For TrueType/OpenType fonts:
Open the Control Panel Choose Appearance and Personalisation.
Click on Fonts to open the Fonts windows
Now drag the fonts you require to the Fonts Windows
For PostScript fonts double-click on the .PFM file. The font viewer opens. Click on the Install button at the top of the
viewer.
Windows 8
Open File Explorer (Windows Key + X, select File Explorer from pop-up menu).
Click on Fonts to open the Fonts windows
Now drag the fonts you require to the Fonts Windows
For PostScript fonts double-click on the .PFM file. The font viewer opens. Click on the Install button at the top of the
viewer.
Your fonts are now ready for use, and the temporary folder may be deleted.
Using with CreateObject

While the components can be added to applications at design-time (as described in the sections above) they may also be
created at run-time using CreateObject.
A simple example of code is shown here for a VB6 application consisting of a form containing a TextBox:
Public abc As Object

Private Sub Form_Load()
Set abc = CreateObject("U2DOCX.U2DocxCtrl.1")
abc.CodeType = 5

abc.Caption = "Hello World"
Text2.Text = abc.Output
End Sub
When the form loads the abc object is created, some of its properties are specified, then the resulting barcode characters
placed in the TextBox.
The string in the CreateObject function is the Class name of the component. For the 1D component the class name is
“UNIOCX.UniocxCtrl.1”
While for the 2D component it is “U2DOCX.U2DocxCtrl.1”
Objects created this way may have their properties set in code or by providing a call to one of the components methods,
such as
Abc.ShowProps
The 1D Fonts & Tools

The Universal Barcode Font kit includes fonts of 5 height/width ratios – with the UNAxxx fonts being the tall and thin
variety and UNExxx being short and fat!
The ratios (for the narrowest bar) are:
UNA 50:1
UNB 33:1
UNC 25:1
UND 20:1
UNE 15:1
UNF 33:1 (Clocked codes only)
Each font is supplied with full or correct width bars (the UNxWxx fonts -wide), and fonts in which the bar width is
reduced by 8% (UnxRxx - regular), 16% (UnxNxx - narrow) and 24% (UnxTxx - thin). For most modern printers the
wide fonts are suitable, while for older printers and those which have problems with fine lines, the regular fonts are
recommended. The narrow and thin fonts are primarily intended for systems in which ink spreads.
The kit also include a number of fonts for creating cosmetic GS1 symbols. These fonts may be used for EAN-13, EAN-
8, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, ISSN and ISMN symbols. Each of the components included in the kit may be instructed to
encode data for these fonts by setting the GS1 flag as described in the component reference.
The fonts are:
DBWE EANUPChalf-height, full width bars
DBRE EANUPC half-height, reduced width bars
DCWE EANUPCfull-height, full width bars
DCRE EANUPC full-height, reduced width bars
Each font is supplied in Normal and Bold variants – the Bold variant will create a barcode approximately 20% wider
than the Normal variant. An approximately nominal size barcode may be created using DCWE EANUPC at 72 point.
Note that using the UNxx fonts while the GS1 flag is set, or using the DxxE fonts without the GS1 flag set will result in
a meaningless jumble of bars!
While most barcode can be printed at any size beyond a certain minimum, some have standard widths (such as the EAN
and UPC retail codes) which should be followed.
The clocked codes (such as PostNet, RM4SCC, etc) are more critical, in that both the number of bars per inch and the
height of the bars must be within certain limits. The characters for the clocked code are provided ONLY in the UNF
fonts, and should be reproduced at the following sizes:
Australia Post 16-17 point

Korean PA 26-28 point
PostNet/Planet 18 point
RM4SCC 16-17 point
Fonts are provided in TrueType (TTF), OpenType (OFT), PostScript Type 1 (PFA) and PostScript Type 3 (PFB)
formats; the PostScript varieties include the associated INF, PFM and AFM files. All fonts are placed in the
appropriately named sub-folder of the fonts folder in the product installation directory, and any font may be installed as
described below.
1D Barcode types supported

In the table below the types of barcodes supported by this release of the library are summarised, together with the type
and number of characters, which are specified for that barcode type. In this connection "any" means capital letter and
number characters; in some cases additional characters are defined, but lower case letters are not permitted. The code#
represents the code type number used in calls to the DLL (DLUNIFU.DLL).
Telepen provides codes for upper and lower case letters and most printable characters. Only Extended Code 39 and the
EAN 128 and Code 128 codes provide symbols for the full ASCII character set.
There are many named barcode types, which are actually derivatives of major types. To avoid the table (and user-
programming) becoming excessively complex, both the table and calls to the library report only the generic name.
For example: The ISBN, ISSN and JAN coding scheme are all variants of the EAN scheme.
There are several coding schemes (such as DEFCON) which are actually Code 39, and some countries use Code 128
under other names for mail tracking (as in the UK).
1D Barcode Types Table
code# Code type no. of characters check digit

0 EAN13 13 numbers 1
1 EAN-8 8 numbers
2 EAN13+2 15 numbers 1
4 UPC-A 12 numbers 1
5 UPC-E 7 numbers 1
6 ITF-14 14 numbers 1 (EAN optional)
7 ITF-6 6 numbers
8 Code 39 any 1 optional
9 Code 128 any* automatic
10 GS1-128 any* automatic
11 2 of 5 any numbers
12 Interleaved-2 of 5 number pairs 1 optional
13 3 of 9 any

14 Code B any numbers
15 Code 11 any 1 or 2
16 Codabar any
17 MSI any numbers 1 or 2
18 Ext. Code 39 any (full ASCII) 1 optional
19 UPCA+2 14 numbers 1
20 UPCA+5 17 numbers 1
23 UPCE+2 9 numbers 1
24 UPCE+5 12 numbers 1
25 Telepen numeric any 1 optional
26 Telepen ASCII any 1 optional
27 Telepen begin numeric end any 1 optional
28 PostNet type A 5 numbers 1
29 PostNet type C 9 numbers 1
30 PostNet type C' 11 numbers 1
31 FIM A fixed code 0
32 FIM B fixed code 0
33 FIM C fixed code 0
34 RM4SCC any 1
35 4-State any 1 optional
36 Code 93 any 2 optional
37 Ex Code 93 any (full ASCII) 2 optional
38 ISBN 9/10 digit ISBN 1 automatic
39 Matrix 2/5 numeric 1 optional
40 Plessey numeric/some alpha 2
41 Australia Post numeric automatic
42 Swiss Post fixed code 0
43 Deutsche Post numeric
44 SISAC SICI codes 1
45 EAN-14 13 1
46 Planet Origin 9 1 automatic
47 Planet Destination 9 1 automatic
48 ISSN 9/10 digit ISSN 1 automatic
49 ISMN 8/9 digit ISMN 1 automatic
50 SSCC 17 1
51 Korean Postal Authority 6 1
52 Italian Postal 3/9 2+8+c+2 1
53 Italian Postal 2/5 12 1 automatic
54 ISBN+2 digit Any / 2 1 automatic
55 ISBN+5 digit Any / 5 1 automatic

56 ISSN+2 digit Any / 2 1 automatic
57 ISSN+5 digit Any / 5 1 automatic
58 Japan Post Any 1 automatic
59 IATA 2 of 5 Any numeric
60 China Postal Code Any numeric 1 optional
61 Intelligent Mail numeric 0
62 Code 128 Subtype A 1 automatic
63 Code 128 Subtype A 1 automatic
64 UPC-E0 12 numeric 1
65 UPC-E1 12 numeric 1
66 InfoMail Barcode A numeric 0
67 PZN numeric 1 automatic
68 Databar Omnidirectional 13 numeric 0
69 Databar Truncated 13 numeric 0
70 Databar Limited 13 numeric 0
71 Databar Expanded Any 0
72 HIBC Code 39 various 1
73 HIBC Code 128 various 1
TM
74 IM Package Barcode numeric 1
75 FIMD Fixed code 0
The DLUNIF DLL

The 32 bit and 64 bit DLLs differ in name but are functionally equivalent. The 32 bit DLL is DLUNIFU.DLL and the 64
bit version is DLUNIF64U.DLL; the legacy ANSI versions are DLUNID.DLL and DLUNIF64.DLL respectively. In the
description that follows only the 32 bit DLL name will be used, but the comments apply equally to the 64 bit version.
To convert a string of characters into the bars and spaces required for the barcode requires converting the character string
into another string – made up of only the 0 – z (ASCII 48 – 122) characters present in the Universal Barcode Font.
The DLUNIF.DLL will perform this conversion, and provides three function calls which can either return the required
string, copy it to the clipboard, or save it to a named disk file. These functions may be called from Visual Basic
(including Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft Office), Visual C++, Visual Foxpro, Delphi, C++ Builder, and in
fact virtually every language that can make DLL calls.
The functions are called with parameters that specify the options available for the barcode:
szIn – is a pointer to a string containing the bytes used as data to create the barcode. While passed as a text string, the
string can contain non-text bytes (including ASCII 0) provided that the length parameter (n) is used to specify the length
of the data. If n is 0, then the string is assumed to be a null-terminated ASCII string.
n – a pointer to an integer which is either 0 or specified the length of the data in szIn.
Code – a pointer to an integer that specifies the type of barcode to be created.
The complete list of codes and the barcode types supported is shown above.
flags – a pointer to an integer that specifies additional characteristics of the barcode. The integer uses bit settings to
enable specific properties.

The following flag bits are used in the current release:
Bit Property
1 Automatic check digit
2 Wide bars = 3X units
3 GS1 style
4 Extra 1 setting
5 Extra 2 setting
Automatic Check Digit: When this flag is set calls to the DLL will automatically calculate optional check digits and
include it/them in the barcode produced. When this flag is not set it is assumed that the user has supplied data including
the check digit. Note that the flag is ignored for barcode types that have hidden check digits (Code 128 and EAN 128);
for these code types the check digit is always calculated by the DLL.
Wide Bars: When this flag is set wide bars are produced at 3X units width. When the flag in not set wide bars are
produced at 2X units width. Note that this flag is ignored for barcode types that do not allow a variable width ratio.
GS1 style: When flag is set encodes the data for use with any of the DxxE cosmetic GS1 fonts. May be used for EAN-
13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, ISMN or ISSN barcode types only. For other barcode types an error will be reported.
Extra 1 and Extra 2: These flags have an effect that is barcode type dependent; see the details under the barcode type
discussed in the Barcodes HELP file supplied with this product.
1D Function calls
The available function calls are listed below.
Direct creation functions

The first four calls allow font-based barcodes to be created from specific parameters passed in to the function.
BarsOutUn()
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarsOutUn(HDC hdc,int xin, int yin, LPTSTR szin, int code, int flags,
int fontsize,LPTSTR fontname);
This function creates the barcode in a device context at coordinates xin,yin (in MM_TEXT units).
where szIn is a pointer to a string containing the text which is to be converted into the barcode;
code specifies the barcode type
flags sets barcode characteristics,
fontname specifies the name of the font used to display/print the barcode, and
fontsize is the height (in Points) of the font used to display/print the barcode.
Returns 0 if the function is successful, or an error code if the function fails.
BarCdf ()
- creates text for Universal Barcode Font and returns text in szOut
Declared for C as

int WINAPI BarCdf(LPSTR szIn,LPINT n, LPINT code, LPINT flags, LPSTR szOut);
n is the number of characters in the string (or 0 – in which case the string may not contain NULL characters),
flags sets barcode characteristics,
szOut is a pointer to a string which will receive the characters to be rendered in the barcode font.
Return the number of characters in the converted string, or less than zero if conversion has failed – in which case the
absolute value of the return is the error code.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdf Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef cd As Long, ByRef fl As
Long, ByVal szOut As String) As Long
BarCdc ()
- creates text for Universal Barcode Font and copies text to the Windows clipboard
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdc(LPSTR szIn,LPINT n, LPINT code, LPINT flags);
flags sets barcode characteristics.
Returns 0 if successful, or –1 otherwise.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdc Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef cd As Long, ByRef fl As
Long) As Long
BarCdw ()
- creates text for Universal Barcode Font and writes text to file szFilename
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdw(LPSTR szIn,LPINT n, LPINT code, LPINT flags,
LPSTR szFilename);
flags sets barcode characteristics
szFilename is a pointer to a string which contains the fully qualified pathname of a file to receive the string of characters
which represent the barcode when rendered in the PDF font.
Returns the number of characters written to file, or 0 if function fails.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdw Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef cd As Long, ByRef fl
As Long, ByVal szFilename As String) As Long

Functions for setting and using default characteristics
Another group of functions enable a set of default barcode characteristic to be set and subsequent barcodes to be created
using those preset properties.
BarAsk()
- displays a dialog box allowing the user to specify the default barcode characteristics to be used for subsequent barcodes
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarAsk(LPSTR szIn, LPINT ie);
where szIn is a pointer to a string containing the text which will be displayed in the data section of the dialog box; this
text is NOT stored as default barcode data.
ie is a pointer to an integer that enable the barcode data box in the dialog if non zero (enabling the user to change the
value). If ie is 0 then the barcode data box is disabled.
The parameters that may be set using the dialog box are:
Auto check digit – if checked then barcodes will have their check digits calculated automatically
Wide bars – if checked then barcodes that allow a variation in the wide/narrow bar ratio will be created with a ratio of
3:1. If uncheck the default value of 2:1 is used.
Extra 1 and Extra 2 – these boxes allow specific properties for barcodes to be specified – see the Barcodes Help for the
effects on specific barcode types.
GS1 style - When checked the library encodes the data for use with any of the DxxE cosmetic GS1 fonts. May be used
for EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, ISMN or ISSN barcode types only. For other barcode types an error will be
reported.
Barcode font – the name and size of the barcode font used to generate the barcode may be selected by pushing the
Change button. The Size may be specified EITHER by selecting the height of the barcode font in points (just like any
other font) OR by entering the X unit (thickness of the thinnest bar) value in mils (thousandths of an inch).

Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarAsk Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long) As Long
BarCdvs()
- allows the default barcode characteristics to be set directly.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdvs(LPSTR szfname,LPINT fht, LPINT codei,LPINT flagsi);
where szfname is the default barcode font name
fht is the default font height
codei is the default barcode type
flagsi is the default barcode characteristics.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdvs Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szFname As String, ByRef fht As Long, ByRef code As Long,
ByRef flgs As Long) As Long
BarCdv()
- creates text for Universal Barcode Font using the current default barcode characteristics and returns text in szOut
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdv(LPSTR szIn , LPINT n, LPSTR szOut, LPSTR fname, LPINT fht);
szOut is a pointer to a string which will receive the characters to be rendered in the barcode font.
fname returns the current default barcode font name, and
fht returns the current default barcode font height in points.
Returns the number of characters in szOut. If the return is negative it represent the negative of an errorcode.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdv Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, _
ByVal szOut As String, ByVal szFnt As String, ByRef fntht As Long) As Long
BarCdvc()
- creates text for Universal Barcode Font and copies text to the Windows clipboard
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdvc(LPSTR szIn,LPINT ni);
n is the number of characters in the string (or 0 – in which case the string may not contain NULL characters)
Returns 0 if successful, or –1 otherwise.
Basic declaration

Private Declare Function BarCdvc Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long) As Long
BarCdvw()
int WINAPI BarCdvw(LPSTR szIn,LPINT ni, LPSTR szFilename);
- creates text for Universal Barcode Font using the current default barcode characteristics and writes text to file
szFilename
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdvw(LPSTR szIn, LPINT ni, LPSTR szFilename);
ni is the number of characters in the string (or 0 – in which case the string may not contain NULL characters),
szFilename is a pointer to a string which contains the fully qualified pathname of a file to receive the string of characters
which represent the barcode when rendered in the PDF font.
Returns the number of characters written to file, or 0 if function fails.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdvw Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, _
ByVal szfname As String) As Long
Information functions
The following functions are available for information purposes.
BarCdi()
- returns the name of a barcode type
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdi(LPSTR szIn,LPINT ni, LPINT code,LPINT flags,LPSTR name)
where szIn is a pointer to a string containing the text which is to be converted into the barcode – may be NULL for this
function;
code specifies the barcode type whose name is required
flags =0
name is a pointer to a string which receives the name of the barcode type specified by the code parameter. Is NULL is
code value not valid.
Returns the value of code, or –1 if fails.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdi Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef cd As Long, ByRef fl As
Long, ByVal szname As String) As Long
This function may be used to fill a listbox with the available barcode type names; e.g.
sz$ = "test"
x$ = String(24, vbNullChar)
tt = 0
fg = 0
For i = 0 To 40

cd = i
n = BarCdi(ByVal sz$, tt, cd, fg, ByVal x$)
If (n >= 0) Then
Combo1.AddItem (x$)
End If
Next i
BarCdt()
Returns the human readable form of the last barcode created.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarCdt(LPSTR szText)
where szText is a pointer to a string which returns with the human readable text – including any calculated check digit
and barcode specific formatting – if the call is successful.
Note that clocked barcode types do not have a human readable form!
Return value is the length of szText, or 0 if an error occurred or if there is no human readable form.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function BarCdt Lib "dlunif" (ByVal szText As String) As Long
ErrorMess()
The ErrorMess() function is declared in C as
Int WINAPI ErrorMess(LPINT errorcode, LPSTR errortext)
And is use to obtain in errortext the text string corresponding to the error code pointed to by errorcode.
Note that the buffer pointed to by errortext must be declared as at least 36 bytes (ie char errortext[36]) to received the
error messages.
Basic declaration
Private Declare Function ErrorMess Lib "dlunif" (ByRef er As Long, ByVal ertext As String) As Long
Error codes
A negative value returned from the BarCdf() call indicates one of the following errors:
1 Invalid data length

2 Invalid code type
3 Invalid parameters
4 Illegal character in data
5 Invalid embedded code
6 size error
7 Font error
8 Error creating image
Error creating barcode

The Uniocx control
The UNIOCX control is an Active-X control which simplifies the use of the UniFont barcode fonts. The control does
NOT require the presence of the DLL.
The UNIOCX control may be placed on a form in most applications which support Active-X controls, such as Visual
Basic, Microsoft Access, etc. The barcode properties may be specified through a series of Properties, either via
programming, or by setting the properties in the control’s property pages.
Placing the control on a form

Visual Basic
To add the control to a Visual Basic project select Components from the Project menu, then select UNIOCX Active-X
Control module from the list of controls displayed and push the OK button. The module’s icon will appear in the
Toolbox. The control may then be added to a form by clicking on the control’s icon and then drawing a rectangle for the
control on the required form.
If the control is to be visible then the area allowed should be large enough to hold the largest barcode required. If the
control is to be hidden, then the size is irrelevant.
Once added to a form, selection of the control will show the available properties in Visual Basic’s properties window.
Access
To add the control to an Access 2007 Form or Report, open the form or report in Design view and select the Active-X
icon on the Controls ribbon. In Access 2010 or later click on the drop-down list icon on the Control ribbon and select
Active-X controls from the menu that appears. Then select the UNIOCX Control from the list of controls displayed.
Draw a rectangle for the control on the form or report.
Once added to a form or report, selection of the control will show the available properties in Access’s properties
window. The font should be set by right-clicking on the control and choosing the Uniocx Control Object ….. Properties
from the displayed menu.
Office documents
In Word and Excel adding an Active-X control requires the Developer ribbon to be visible. In Word 2007 or Excel 2007
you can make the Developer ribbon visible by selecting the Office icon, choosing Word Options/Excel Options, and in
the Popular pane checking the checkbox labelled “Show Developer tab in the Ribbon”. For Office 2010/2013 choose
Options from the File menu, select Customise ribbon, and check the Developer checkbox in the right-hand pane.
An Active Barcode Control may be placed on a Word document by selecting the Controls toolbox on the Developer
ribbon. In Excel drop down the Insert item of the Controls ribbon. When the Control toolbox is displayed select More
controls from the Active-X Controls section (the bottom-right icon). This opens the More Controls dialog which lists the
available Active-X controls.
Select Uniocx Control and push the OK button [or double-click on the Uniocx Control entry]. An Empty rectangle will
appear on the document. To set the barcode properties right-click on the rectangle and choose the Uniocx Control Object
….. Properties item from the displayed menu. When you have set the properties turn off Design mode to make the
barcode visible.

Property pages
The control also has its own property pages which may be accessed by right-clicking on the control and selecting
Properties from the displayed menu.
General Property page

This permits the setting of the barcode’s data, code type and other properties, and allows the control to be set to resize
itself each time it is drawn
Font Property page

This page allows the user to select the barcode font and font size used to generate the barcode.
Colors Property page

This page allows the user to specify the foreground (the bars) and background color of the barcode generated. In general
barcodes should be produced with a black foreground and a white background color.
The Control’s Properties

The control has the following control properties which may be set in the property pages or programmatically with Visual
Basic.
Caption: (BSTR) the data which will be converted into a barcode

AutoCheckDigit: (Boolean) if non-zero causes the control to calculate the barcode's check digit. If 0 (False) no check
digit calculation is performed, and it is assumed that the check digit(s) are in the Caption data. Note that this property is
ignored for Code 128 and EAN128 barcodes, where the check digit is both required and hidden from the user
AutoSize: (Boolean) if non-zero causes the control to resize itself to contain the barcode.
BackColor: (Colorref) the background color
CapLength: (integer) normally 0, in which case the length of the data string in the Caption property is determined
automatically. If non-zero it is taken to be the number of characters in the Caption property to be used as data.
CodeType: a value which specifies the type of barcode to be produced. (See Barcode types for list of types)
Errorcode: (integer) a non-zero value is returned if the data supplied in the Caption property can be converted into a
valid barcode.
Font: (Font) the font in which the Ouput characters will be displayed
ForeColor: (Colorref) the color of the bars in the barcode
Extra1: (integer) A flag for setting a specific barcode-dependent characteristic (see the individual barcode type
description for details). Set to 0 if not required.
Extra2: (integer) A flag for setting a specific barcode-dependent characteristic (see the individual barcode type
description for details). Set to 0 if not required.
Human: (Cstring) the human readable form for the last barcode translation performed. Note that clocked barcodes do not
have a human readable form.
Mode: (integer) When 0 encoding is for the Universal (UNxx) fonts; when non-zero encoding if for the DxxE cosmetic
GS1 fonts.
Output: (CString) the characters which when displayed in the correct font, produce the barcode. Note that this string
may be much larger than the Caption string.

In addition the control supports the normal Active-X properties, such as Visible, Height, Width, etc.
The Control’s Methods

TypeName(iCodeType)
Implemented as a Get method.
String name=TypeName(iCodeType)
To interrogate the list of barcode types supported by the control the TypeName(iCodeType) method may be used. This
returns a string (BSTR) containing the name of the barcode that corresponds to a CodeType of iCodeType.
An empty string is returned if iCodeType is outside the range of values supported.
A complete list of the code types supported is shown in the Barcodes HELP file supplied with this product.
An Visual Basic example of filling a listbox with the names of barcode types is shown below:
For i = 0 To 80
x$ = Uniocx1.TypeName(i)
If Len(x$) < 2 Then GoTo donelb
codetype.AddItem (x$)
Next I
donelb:
codetype.ListIndex = 8
BarCopy()
Copies the current barcode translation to the Windows clipboard, from where it may be pasted into other applications.
After pasting the pasted text may be set to the required Unifont font to produce the barcode. The Method always returns
0.
BarSave(filename)
Saves the current barcode translation to a text file. The full pathname of the text file must be provided in the filename
parameter. The method returns the number of characters in the file, or 0 if an error occurred.

GetError()
The GetError(Errorcode) method returns the text (a BSTR string) of the error message corresponding to the Errorcode
value. So a string variable may be filled with the error message using
X$=Uniocx1.GetError(Uniocx.Errorcode)
Where the Errorcode value is that shown in the Error codes table.
ShowProps()
The ShowProps methods causes the display of the control’s property pages, allowing the user to set the properties of a
barcode.

Uninet .NET component
The Universal Barcode Font Kit includes a .NET Component (uninet, in the DLL uninetLib.dll) which is a managed
code component that allows barcode strings to be created within the user’s own .NET application.
Single computer versions of the component are useable only on a single computer. Developer versions permit
applications built with the uninet.NET component to be distributed up to a maximum distribution of 10,000 copies.
Developer versions requires the developer’s serial number to be passed to the component using the SerialNo property.
The uninet.NET Component is designed to work with Visual Studio.NET and requires the .NET run-time to be installed
on any computer using the components. Example code is provided for users of Visual Basic .NET.
Uninet barcode types table

The CodeType and CodeTypeValue properties available in the Uninet component are shown in the table below.
Barcode CodeType CodeTypeValue

Code 39 Code_39 0
Extended Code 39 Extended_39 1
Codabar Codabar 2
2 of 5 Standard_2_of_5 3
Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved_2_of_5 4
Matrix 2 of 5 Matrix_2_of_5 5
Code 93 Code_93 6
Extended Code 93 Extended_93 7
Code 128 Code_128 8
GS1 128 GS1_128 9
SSCC SSCC 10
EAN 14 EAN_14 11
EAN 13 EAN_13 12
EAN 13 + 2 digits EAN_13_plus_2 13
EAN 8 EAN_8 15
UPC-A UPC_A 18
UPC-A + 2 digits UPC_A_plus_2 19
UPC-A + 5 digits UPC_A_plus_5 20
UPC-E UPC_E 21
MSI/Plessey MSI_Plessey 22
Plessey Plessey 23
DeutschenPost DeutschePost 24
PostNet PostNet 25
Planet 12 Planet_12 26
Planet 14 Planet_14 27
Royal Mail RM4SCC 28
4-State FourState 29
ISBN ISBN 30
ISSN ISSN 31
ISMN ISMN 32
TelePen Standard Telepen 33

TelePen ASCII TelePenA 34
TelePen Numeric TelepenN 35
Japan Postal code Japan_Post 36
Code 11 Code_11 37
Code B Code_B 38
ITF-6 ITF_6 39
ITF-14 ITF_14 40
IATA 2 of 5 IATA_2of5 41
China Post China_Post 42
OneCode ONE_Code 43
Code 128 Type A Code_128A 44
Code 128 Type B Code_128B 45
UPC-E0 UPC_E0 46
UPC-E1 UPC_E1 47
Korean Postal Authority KoreanPA 48
Italia Post 2/5 Italia25 49
Italia Post 3/9 Italia39 50
Australia Post AustraliaPost 51
InfoMail A InfoMail_A 52
PZN PZN 53
Databar Omnidirectional Databar_Omnidir 54
Databar Truncated Databar_Truncated 55
Databar Limited Databar_Limited 56
Databar Expanded Databar_Expanded 57
IMTM Package Barcode IM_Package_Barcode 58
Using uninet.NET Visual Studio.NET

Adding uninet.NET to the ToolBox
To add uninet to the Visual Studio ToolBox, display the ToolBox and select the Components tab. Right click on the
Components pane and select Add/Remove Items (Choose Items for Visual Studio 2005) from the pop-up menu
displayed. A dialog box is displayed listing the currently installed components. Ensure that the .NET Framework
Components page is displayed.
Push the Browse button and navigate to the location where you have installed or copied your uninet.NET component and
select the DLL (e.g. uninetLib.dll).
Then push the Open button.
The list of installed components is now displayed, including your uninet.NET component. Ensure that the checkbox
alongside the component name is checked. Now push the OK button.
The component appears as an icon on the ToolBox Components pane, with the class name (uninet) alongside:
Adding a uninet.NET component to a project.

With a project's form open in design mode drag the uninet.NET component icon from the toolbox onto the form.
The component icon appears on the panel below the form – it does NOT appear on the form itself. The instance of the
component will be given a default name (eg Uninet1) which appears in the properties panel when the component is
selected. A single Form may contain any number of uninet.NET Components. The first to be added will be called

Uninet1, the second Uninet2, and so on; the names may be changed by the user by modifying the Name property within
the Properties box.
The properties panel also displays all other settable properties for the component, and these values will be used as
defaults unless properties are changed programmatically within your project.
Setting and retrieving property values programmatically

The uninet.NET Component may be operated entirely by setting or retrieving Property values programmatically.
Clicking on the uninet Component in the panel under the form when Visual Studio's Properties box is displayed will
show the current settings for component's available properties. Most of these may be edited using the Properties box, or
may have their values set from within the user's program by statements of the kind
Uninet1.Caption="12345" Visual Basic
Uninet1.Caption="1234"; C#
Uninet1.set_Caption("1234"); J#
uninet Component properties that are set AFTER a barcode has been created may be retrieved within user's programs by
statements of the kind:
x=Uninet1.Error Visual Basic
x=Uninet1.Error; C#
x=Uninet1.get_Error() J#
Licensing the .NET component

uninet.NET component will behave as a Testware version (generating scrambled barcodes and pattern strings) unless
correctly licensed.
Single computer version of the components are licensed for use only on a single computer. Developer versions permit
applications built with the uninet.NET components to be distributed up to a maximum distribution of 10,000 copies.
Developer versions require the developer’s serial number to be passed to the component using the Serial property before
the Barcode() method is called. The Serial property should be set to the serial number provided for your product, e.g.
Uninet1.SerialNo="12345" for VB
Uninet1.SerialNo="12345"; for C#
Uninet1.set_SerialNo("12345"); for J#
Properties
The following properties are required - although all are provided with default values.
AutoCheckdigit
Type: BOOL
Default: FALSE
Allowed values: FALSE (check digit characters not calculated)
TRUE (check digit characters calculated and appended to code for appropriate code types)

This property is ignored for Code 128, EAN 128, Planet and Postnet codes where the check digit is mandatory and not
available in human readable form.
BarRatio
Type: float
Default 2.0
Allowed values: 2.0 – 3.0
This setting allows some barcode types to have the Wide bar/Narrow bar ratio modified.
Applies mainly to Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes.
Although this property is a float type, in the current version the value will be converted to the nearest integer value of 2
or 3.
Caption
Type: string
Default: "12345"
Allowed values: Any text string.
Note: only text strings recognised as valid barcodes will result in a barcode picture. An Illegal character in the text string
will cause an Error value to be set.
CodeType
Type: bCode enumeration member
For uninet.NET Component Universal
Default: Code_39
Allowed values: The ranges of values defined for the individual components are shown in the barcode type tables
below.
The barcode type can be set using either the CodeType property or the CodeTypeValue property shown in the table
above.
CodeTypeValue
Type: integer
Default: 0
Allowed values: The ranges of values defined for the individual components are shown in the barcode type tables
below.
The barcode type can be set using either the CodeType property or the CodeTypeValue property. The available values
are shown in the table above.
Extra1
Type: BOOL
Default FALSE
These additional properties are not normally used. However, they do provide additional functions for a limited number of
specific barcode types. See Barcodes section for details.

Extra2
Type: BOOL
Default FALSE
These additional properties are not normally used. However, they do provide additional functions for a limited number of
specific barcode types. See Barcodes section for details.
Font
Type: FONT
Default: UNCW 36 point Regular
Allowed values: One of UNAx, UNBx, UNCx, UNDx, UNEx, UNFW, with appropriate font height and style
properties. (x may be W, R, or N. R and N are reduced width bars to allow for printer problems and/or ink spread). These
fonts should be used when GS1style is set to FALSE.
Also allowed are:
DBWE EANUPCDBRE EANUPC DCWE EANUPCDCRE EANUPC
These fonts may be used to generate cosmetic GS1 symbols, including the human readable text and elongated start,
centre and stop bars, and may only be used if GS1style is set to TRUE.
Note that this property is not used by the component and is provided simply as a way of storing and retrieving a font in
which to display or print the barcode.
GS1style
Tyep: BOOL
Default: FALSE
When FALSE the component encodes data for use with one of the Universal (UNxx) fonts. When set to TRUE the
component encodes GS1 data for use with one of the cosmetic GS1 (DxxE) fonts.
Information properties
Note that the barcode symbol is determined only when one of the getBarcode() or getBarcode2() methods are called, so
the information properties are not available until this method has been called.
Error
Type: integer
Returns a value representing the error code if a valid barcode image cannot be created. Otherwise returns 0.
Read only. Do not set this property.
The error codes and corresponding Status property values are shown below:
Status
Type: string
Returns a string interpreting the value of the Error property.

Error Status
0 OK
2 Wrong data length
3 Error in barcode data
9 Unknown error
Pattern
Type: String
Returns: A string containing a pattern of 0s and 1s, where 0 represents a space of minimum width and a 1
represents a bar of minimum width. The 1s may be used to indicate that a bar (filled rectangle) must be drawn.
String2
Type: string
Returns the Caption property plus any additional characters generated as check digits.
Methods
getBarcode()
parameters: none
Return type: String
Returns the string of characters which, when displayed or printed using one of the Universal Fonts, forms the barcode.
getBarcode2()
parameters: String – input data
Return type: String
Returns the string of characters which, when displayed or printed using one of the Universal Fonts, forms the barcode.
The data is taken from the input parameter.
Barcode=getBarcode2(szin) is equivalent to
setCaption(szin);
Barcode=getBarcode();

The 2D Barcode Fonts & Tools
TrueType fonts named AZTx, PD2x, PD3x, PD4x and PD5x will be installed, where x represent a character that
identifies the weight of the font.
The fonts named AZTx are used for the display or printing of Aztec, Datamatrix, QR Code and Micro QR Code
symbols. There are AZTx characters corresponding to the characters 0 to z (ASCII 48 – 122). [The character
corresponding to the grave accent (ASCII 96) is reproduced at the position of quoteleft (ASCII 145).] Each character
represents a 2 * 3 matrix of barcode elements.
The fonts named PD2x, etc. are used for the display or printing of PDF417, Micro PDF417 and Truncated PDF417
Code symbols. There are PDnx characters corresponding to the characters 0 to z (ASCII 48 – 122). [The character
corresponding to the grave accent (ASCII 96) is reproduced at the position of quoteleft (ASCII 145).] Each character
represents a linear array of 6 barcode elements.
The height to width ratio of each element in the PDnx fonts is indicated by the value of n; eg. PD3W fonts have each
element height 3 times the element width. PDF 417 symbols may have element height to width ratios of 2 – 5.
Font names containing the letter W (eg. AZTW) are precisely the correct size for use on most common printers. Fonts
containing the letters R (reduced) or N (narrow) have their dimensions reduced by 5% and 10% respectively to allow for
ink spread on certain types of printers. These latter fonts should only be used if your printing technology requires this.
The fonts can only be used in association with one of the supporting components (detailed below) which convert the
barcode data into a multi-line string of characters that form the symbol when displayed or printed in the appropriate font.
The U2DDFU DLL

The 32 bit and 64 bit DLLs differ in name but are functionally equivalent. The 32 bit DLL is U2DDFU.DLL or
U2DDF.DLL and the 64 bit version is U2DDF64U.DLL or U2DDF64.DLL. In the description that follows only the 32
bit U2DDF.DLL name will be used, but the comments apply equally to the Unicode and 64 bit versions.
To convert a string of characters into the bars and spaces required for the barcode requires converting the character string
into another string – made up of only the 0 - z characters present in the one of the supplied fonts.
The U2DDF.DLL will perform this conversion, and provides three function calls which can either return the required
string, copy it to the clipboard, or save it to a named disk file. These functions may be called from Visual Basic
(including Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft Office), Visual C++, Visual Foxpro, Delphi, C++ Builder, and in
fact virtually every language that can make DLL calls.
The functions are called with parameters that specify the options available for the barcode:
codeType – a pointer to an integer that represents the barcode type required. The allowed values are listed in the
appendix:
szIn – is a pointer to a string containing the bytes used as data to create the barcode. While passed as a text string, the
string can contain non-text bytes (including ASCII 0) provided that the length parameter (n) is used to specify the length
of the data. If n is 0, then the string is assumed to be a null-terminated ASCII string.
n – a pointer to an integer which is either 0 or specified the length of the data in szIn.
columns – a pointer to an integer may be used to specify the number of codeword columns to be used in PDF417, Micro
PDF417 or Truncated PDF417 symbols (ignored for other barcode types).
level – a pointer to an integer specifying the security level of the barcode generated. Allowed values are listed in the
appendix.
mode – a pointer to an integer specifying the mode of barcode created. The allowed values are listed in the appendix.
flag – a pointer to an integer specifying the value of the flag variable.

szOut – a pointer to a string that will receive that output string.
2D Function calls
The available function calls are:
BarsOut2D()
Create a barcode in the device context hdc at the coordinates xin,yin (in MM_TEXT units) using the parameters
specified.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarsOut2D(HDC hdc,int xin, int yin, LPTSTR szIn, int code, int flag, int columns, int mode, int level, int
fontsize,LPTSTR fontname);
where szIn is the data to be encoded,
code is an integer specifying the barcode type,
mode is an integer specifying the mode for the barcode,
flags is an integer specifying flag setting,
columns is an integer specifying the number of columns in the barcode (for those code types that support this),
level is an integer specifying the security level for the barcode (for those code types that support this),
fontname points to a string specifying the font used in creating the barcode, and fontsize is an integer specifying the
height of that font (in Points).
The return value is 0 is the function is successful or an error code if the function fails.
Bar2DUf ()
- creates text for the barcode font and returns text in szOut
Declared for C as
int WINAPI Bar2DUf(LPINT codetype, LPSTR szIn,LPINT n, LPINT columns, LPINT level, LPINT mode, LPINT
flag, LPSTR szOut);
where szOut is a pointer to a string which will receive the characters to be rendered in the PDF font. The buffer pointed
to must exist and be large enough to hold the returned string.
The return value is a positive integer if the function succeeds, its value representing the length of the created string. A
negative value indicates an error – the absolute value of which is the error code (see the ErrorMess2D() function).
VB6 Basic declaration
Private Declare Function Bar2DUf Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef co
As Long, ByRef lv As Long, ByRef mo As Long, ByRef fl As Long, ByRef szOut As String) As Long
Bar2DUf2 ()
- creates text for the barcode font and returns text in szOut. Barcode properties (apart from the data) are those stored in
memory.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI Bar2DUf2( LPSTR szIn, LPSTR szOut);
where szOut is a pointer to a string which will receive the characters to be rendered in the PDF font. The buffer pointed
to must exist and be large enough to hold the returned string.

The return value is a positive integer if the function succeeds, its value representing the length of the created string. A
negative value indicates an error – the absolute value of which is the error code (see the ErrorMess2D() function).
Private Declare Function Bar2DUf2 Lib "u2ddf" (ByVal szIn As String, ByRef szOut As String) As Long
Bar2DUc ()
- creates text for the barcode font and copies text to the Windows clipboard
Declared for C as
int WINAPI Bar2DUc(LPINT codetype, LPSTR szIn,LPINT n, LPINT columns, LPINT level, LPINT mode, LPINT
flag);
The function return -1 if it succeeds or 0 if it fails.
Private Declare Function Bar2DUc Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef co
As Long, ByRef lv As Long, ByRef mo As Long, ByRef fl As Long) As Long
Bar2DUw ()
- creates text for the barcode font and writes text to file szFilename
Declared for C as
int WINAPI Bar2DUw((LPINT codetype, LPSTR szIn, LPINT n, LPINT columns, LPINT level, LPINT mode, LPINT
flag, LPSTR szFilename);
where szFilename is a pointer to a string that contains the full pathname of the file to receive the text. If the file exists it
will be overwritten. If it does not exist it will be created if possible.
The return value is a positive integer if the function succeeds, its value representing the number of bytes written to the
file. A negative value indicates an error – the absolute value of which is the error code (see the ErrorMess2D() function).
Private Declare Function Bar2DUw Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByVal szIn As String, ByRef n As Long, ByRef co
As Long, ByRef lv As Long, ByRef mo As Long, ByRef fl As Long, ByRef szFilename As String) As Long
BarAsk2DU
Displays the Barcode Properties dialog box using the data provided in the data parameter. All other barcode properties
are those stored in memory (see BarAsk2DUEx).
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarAsk2DU( LPSTR data, LPINT bStore);
where data is a pointer to a buffer containing the barcode data to initialise the dialog. If the user closes the dialog by
pushing the OK button the data currently displayed in the dialog box is copied back to the buffer pointer to by data. This
buffer must be large enough to receive the data.
bStore is a pointer to an integer. If the integer is non-zero then the barcode properties displayed in the dialog box when
the user pushes the OK button become the default properties for barcode creation for future instances of the program. If
the integer is zero then the barcode properties remain in memory while the library is loaded but will be lost when the
calling program exits.
The return value is -1 if the user pushes the OK button, or 0 if the user pushes the Cancel button.

Private Declare Function BarAsk2DU Lib "u2ddf" (ByVal szData As String, ByRef bStore as Long) As Long
BarAsk2DUEx
Displays the Barcode Properties dialog box using the data and barcode properties provided in the parameters.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI BarAsk2DUEx( LPINT codetype, LPINT modetype, LPINT columns, LPINT level, LPINT flag, double*
fontheight, LPSTR fontname, LPSTR data, LPINT bStore);
where data is a pointer to a buffer containing the barcode data to initialise the dialog. If the user closes the dialog by
pushing the OK button the data currently displayed in the dialog box is copied back to the buffer pointer to by data. This
buffer must be large enough to receive the data.
Fontheight is a pointer to a double variable containing the height of the font (in points) of the barcode font displayed in
the dialog.
Fontname is a pointer to a buffer that contains the name of the barcode font that will be displayed in the dialog.
The return value is -1 if the user pushes the OK button, or 0 if the user pushes the Cancel button.

Private Declare Function BarAsk2DUEx Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByRef mo As Long, ByRef co As Long,
ByRef lv As Long, ByRef fl As Long, ByRef fht As Double , ByVal fname As String, ByVal szData As String, ByRef
bStore as Long) As Long
Bar2DUin
Bar2DUin copies the parameters into memory. Parameters in memory may be accessed or used by the Bar2DUrd(),
BarAsk2DU() and Bar2DUf2() functions.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI Bar2DUin(LPINT codetype, LPINT modetype, LPINT columns, LPINT level,LPINT flag, double *
fontheight, LPSTR fontname, LPINT bStore);
The function always returns 0.
Private Declare Function Bar2DUin Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByRef mo As Long, ByRef co As Long, ByRef lv
As Long, ByRef fl As Long, ByRef fht As Double , ByVal fname As String, ByRef bStore as Long) As Long
Bar2DUrd
Bar2DUrd fills the variables pointed to by the parameters with the corresponding barcode property values currently in
memory.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI Bar2DUrd(LPINT codetype, LPINT modetype, LPINT columns, LPINT level,LPINT flag, double *
fontheight, LPSTR fontname);
The function always returns 0.
Private Declare Function Bar2DUrd Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByRef mo As Long, ByRef co As Long, ByRef lv
As Long, ByRef fl As Long, ByRef fht As Double , ByVal fname As String) As Long
EnumCode2D()
Enumerates the names of the barcode types supported.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI EnumCode2D((LPINT codetype, LPSTR szName);
where codetype is a pointer to an integer containing the codetype value of the barcode type being queried,
szName is a pointer to a buffer that will receive the name of the corresponding barcode type. The buffer must exist and
have space for at least 36 characters.
Calls to EnumCode2D return the value of codetype if successful, or -1 if the call fails (ie. If there is no corresponding
barcode type supported).

Private Declare Function EnumCode2D Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByVal szName As String) As Long
EnumMode2D()
Enumerates the names of the barcode modes supported for a specified code type.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI EnumMode2D((LPINT codetype, LPINT mode, LPSTR szName, LPINT levels);
where codetype is a pointer to an integer containing the codetype value of the barcode type being queried,
mode is a pointer to an integer containing the mode value of the barcode mode being queried,
szName is a pointer to a buffer that will receive the name of the corresponding barcode mode. The buffer must exist and
have space for at least 36 characters.
Levels is a pointer to an integer that will receive the number of security levels available for the specified mode.
Calls to EnumMode2D return the value of mode if successful, or -1 if the call fails (ie. If there is no corresponding mode
supported).
Private Declare Function EnumMode2D Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct as Long, ByRef mode as Long, ByVal szName As
String, ByRef lev as Long) As Long
ErrorMess2D()
The ErrorMess2D() function call to the DLL is used to obtain in human readable text string corresponding to the error
code returned by other function calls.
Declared for C as
Int WINAPI ErrorMess2D(LPINT errorcode, LPSTR errortext)
errortext receives a text string corresponding to the error code pointed to by errorcode.
Note that the buffer pointed to by errortext must be declared as at least 36 bytes (ie char errortext[36]) to received the
error messages.
Private Declare Function ErrorMess2D Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef n As Long, ByRef ss As String) As Long
MaxLevel2D()
MaxLevel2D returns the number of security level provided by symbols of type codetype when in mode modetype.
Declared for C as
int WINAPI MaxLevel2D(LPINT codetype, LPINT modetype)
if there is no symbol corresponding to codetype and modetype the function returns -1;
Private Declare Function MaxLevel2D Lib "u2ddf" (ByRef ct As Long, ByRef mo As Long) As Long

The U2Docx Control
The U2DOCX control is an Active-X control which simplifies the use of barcodes in Active-X containers such as Visual
Basic and Microsoft Access.
The U2DOCX control may be placed on a form in most applications which support Active-X controls, such as Visual
Basic, Microsoft Access, etc. The barcode properties may be specified through a series of Properties, either via
programming, or by setting the properties in the control’s property pages.
Placing the control on a form

Visual Basic
To add the control to a Visual Basic 6 project select Components from the Project menu, then select U2DOCX Active-X
Control module from the list of controls displayed and push the OK button. The module’s icon will appear in the
Toolbox. The control may then be added to a form by clicking on the control’s icon and then drawing a rectangle for the
control on the required form.
If the control is to be visible then the area allowed should be large enough to hold the largest barcode required. If the
control is to be hidden, then the size is irrelevant.
Once added to a form, selection of the control will show the available properties in Visual Basic’s properties window.
Access
To add the control to an Access 2007 Form or Report, open the form or report in Design view and select the Active-X
icon on the Controls ribbon. In Access 2010 or later click on the drop-down list icon on the Control ribbon and select
Active-X controls from the menu that appears. Then select the U2DOCX Control from the list of controls displayed.
Draw a rectangle for the control on the form or report.
Once added to a form or report, selection of the control will show the available properties in Access’s properties
window. The font should be set by right-clicking on the control and choosing the U2docx Control Object …..
Office documents
In Word and Excel adding an Active-X control requires the Developer ribbon to be visible. In Word 2007 or Excel
2007 you can make the Developer ribbon visible by selecting the Office icon, choosing Word Options/Excel Options,
and in the Popular pane checking the checkbox labelled “Show Developer tab in the Ribbon”. For Office 2010/2013
choose Options from the File menu, select Customise ribbon, and check the Developer checkbox in the right-hand
pane.
An Active Barcode Control may be placed on a Word document by selecting the Controls toolbox on the Developer
ribbon. In Excel drop down the Insert item of the Controls ribbon. When the Control toolbox is displayed select More
controls from the Active-X Controls section (the bottom-right icon). This opens the More Controls dialog which lists
the available Active-X controls.
Select U2docx Control and push the OK button [or double-click on the U2docx Control entry]. An Empty rectangle will
appear on the document. To set the barcode properties right-click on the rectangle and choose the U2docx Control
Object ….. Properties item from the displayed menu. When you have set the properties turn off Design mode to
make the barcode visible.

Property pages
The control also has its own property pages which may be accessed by right-clicking on the control and selecting
General Property page

This permits the setting of the barcode’s type, mode and security level properties, and allows the control to be set to
resize itself each time it is drawn
Data Property page

The edit box on this page shows the data currently being used to generate the barcode image. It is useful only for
displayable characters. To provide data which includes non-printable characters the Caption property should be set via
programming.
Font Property page

This page allows the user to select the barcode font and font size used to generate the barcode.
Control Properties
The control has the following properties which may be set in the property pages or programmatically with Visual Basic.
AutoSize: (Boolean) if non-zero causes the control to resize itself to contain the barcode.
Caption: (BSTR) the data which will be converted into a barcode
CapLength: (integer) normally 0, in which case the length of the data string in the Caption property is determined
automatically. If non-zero it is taken to be the number of characters in the Caption property to be used as data.
CodeType: (integer) the value specifying the type of barcode to be generated (see the appendix for allowed values).
Columns: (integer) the value specifying the number of codeword columns in PDF417, MicroPDF417 or Truncated
PDF417 symbols.
Errorcode: (integer) a non-zero value is returned if the data supplied in the Caption property can be converted into a
valid barcode.
Font: (Font) the font in which the Output characters will be displayed

Flag: (integer) If bit 7 is set then Unicode encoding is performed.
If bit 6 is set for the Datamatrix codetype then a PostMatrix symbol is generated. If bit 9 is set for the Datamatrix
codetype then a DeutschePost symbol is generated.
If bit 1 is set for Datamatrix or QR Code symbols, then GS1 encoding is used.
SecurityLevel: (integer) the security level for the generated barcode (see the appendix for allowed values)
StartMode: (integer) the mode used to generate the barcode (see the appendix for allowed values)
Output: (CString) the characters which when displayed in the correct font, produce the barcode. Note that this string
may be much larger than the Caption string.
In addition the control supports the normal Active-X properties, such as Visible, Height, Width, etc.
Control methods
The following methods are provided by the Active-X control.
BarSave()
Int BarSave(LPSTR filename)
Causes the control to save the barcode characters into a text file. Filename must be the fully qualified file name,
complete with .TXT extension – such as that available from the Windows SaveDialog control.
The methods returns the number of bytes saved in the file, or 0 if an error occurs.
VB6 Example:
Ff$=”C:\test.txt”
BarSave(Ff$)
BarCopy()
Int BarCopy(void)
Copies the barcode text to the Windows clipboard, from where it may be pasted into other applications.
Note that only the text is copied; pasted text will need to be set into the appropriate font before a barcode will be seen.
VB Example
BarCopy()
GetModeName()
BSTR GetModeName(LPINT codetype, LPINT mode)
where the codetype parameter contains the barcode type value and mode contains the mode value for the mode whose
name is required.
Return the name of the mode for the barcode type. For example, DataMatrix barcodes have the mode name “Square” for
mode=0 and “Rectangular” for mode=1.
An invalid value in mode will return an empty string, so this method may be used for enumerating the available modes;
for example:
CodeT=0
For i = 0 To 10
x$ = Aztocx1.GetModeName(CodeT,i)
If (Len(x$) > 0) Then

Combomode.AddItem (x$)
Else
Exit For
End If
Next
GetMaxLevel()
Int GetMaxLevel(LINT code. LPINT mode)
where the codetype parameter contains the barcode type value and mode contains the mode value for the mode whose
maximum number of security levels is required.
Returns the number of security levels valid for the mode. For example, Aztec in Normal mode can have 99 levels, but in
Compact mode has only 4.
VB Example
CodeT=0
Mode=0
N=GetMaxLevel(CodeT,Mode)
GetError()
BSTR GetError(LPINT errorcode)
The GetError(Errorcode) method returns the text (a BSTR string) of the error message corresponding to the Errorcode
value. So a string variable may be filled with the error message using
X$=Uniocx1.GetError(Uniocx.Errorcode)
ShowProps()
A call to ShowProps() displays the control’s Property Pages which allow the barcode properties, its data and the font
used to create the barcode symbol to be specified.

U2Dnet .NET component
Using the .NET Component in Visual Studio
Adding a .NET Component to the ToolBox
To add a 2D-Font kit Component to the Visual Studio ToolBox, display the ToolBox and select the Components tab.
Right click on the Components pane and select Add/Remove Items.. from the pop-up menu displayed. A dialog box is
displayed listing the currently installed components. Ensure that the .NET Framework Components page is displayed.
Push the Browse button and navigate to the location where you have installed or copied your .NET component and select
the U2DNET.DLL.
Then push the Open button.
The list of installed components is now displayed, including your 2D-font.NET component. Ensure that the checkbox
alongside the component name is checked. Now push the OK button.
The component appears as an icon on the ToolBox Components pane, with the name u2dnet alongside:
Note:
U2Dnet1.Serial="12345" for VB
U2Dnet1.Serial="12345"; for C#
U2Dnet1.set_Serial("12345"); for J#
Use of an incorrect serial number will result in randomly scrambled symbols.
Adding a .NET component to a project.

With a project's form open in design mode drag the .NET component icon from the toolbox onto the form.
The component icon appears on the panel below the form – it does NOT appear on the form itself. The instance of the
component will be given a default name (eg U2Dnet1) which appears in the properties panel when the component is
selected. A single Form may contain any number of .NET Components. The first to be added will be called U2Dnet1, the
second U2Dnet2, and so on; the names may be changed by the user by modifying the Name property within the
Properties box.
The properties panel also displays all other settable properties for the component, and these values will be used as
defaults unless properties are changed programmatically within your project.
Setting and retrieving property values programmatically

The .NET Components may be operated entirely by setting or retrieving Property values programmatically.
Clicking on the Barcode Component in the panel under the form when Visual Studio's Properties box is displayed will
show the current settings for component's available properties. Most of these may be edited using the Properties box, or
may have their values set from within the user's program by statements of the kind
U2Dnet1.Caption="123456789" Visual Basic
U2Dnet1.Caption="123456789"; C#

The Component properties that are set AFTER a barcode has been created may be retrieved within user's programs by
statements of the kind:
x=U2Dnet1.Error Visual Basic
x=U2Dnet1.Error; C#
Setting properties through the Barcode properties dialog box

Using the Method Properties() causes the Barcode properties dialog to be displayed. This displays all settable properties
in a convenient form and enables changes to be made by selecting from drop-down lists or entering values into edit
boxes.
Displaying a barcode on a form

To display a barcode on a form a TextBox is used to hold the characters and the Font property of the TextBox set to a
suitable size of the relevant font (eg. AZTW or PD3W).
For example:
Private Sub DoBarcode() Visual Basic

Abcnet1.Caption="123456789
TextBox1.Texte=U2Dnet1.Barcode()
End Sub
private void DoBarcode() C#

{
U2Dnet1.Caption="123456789";
textBox1.Text=U2Dnet1.Barcode();
}
Printing a barcode

Printing the text returned by the Barcode() call may be accomplished by any of the printing techniques available for
Visual Studio.NET project. However, probably the most useful approach is to use the DrawString() method in a
PrintPage handler as illustrated below, and in the example provided with the components:
Visual Basic
Private Sub PrintDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.PrintPage
Dim br As Brush
Dim ff As New Font(“AZTW”, 8, FontStyle.Regular)
br = New SolidBrush(Color.Black)
e.Graphics.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Document '
e.Graphics.DrawString(U2Dnet1.barcode(), ff, br, 100.0F, 300.0F)
' Indicate that this is the last page to print.
e.HasMorePages = False
End Sub
While the PageUnit setting can be any of the allowed values, the example above uses the highest resolution setting
(Document, equivalent to 300 units per inch).
Licensing the component

The .NET components will behave as Testware versions (generating scrambled barcode and pattern strings) unless
correctly licensed.
Single computer version of the components are licensed for use only on a single computer. Developer versions permit
applications built with the.NET components to be distributed up to a maximum distribution of 10,000 copies.
U2Dnet1.Serial="12345" for VB
U2Dnet1.Serial="12345"; for C#
.NET Component Properties

ByteNumber
Type: integer
Default: 0
Allowed values: 0 – barcode byte capacity
When ByteValue is greater than 0 the Caption string (which is a Unicode string) is unpacked into 8-bit ASCII characters
before the data is used to generate the barcode.
Caption
Type: string
Default: "0123456789"
Allowed values: Any text string.
Note: only text strings recognised as valid barcodes will result in a barcode picture. An Illegal character in the text string
will cause an Error value to be set.

CodeType
Type: bCode enumeration member
Default: bCode.PDF417
Allowed values: bCode.Aztec, Datamatrix, PDF417, Micro_PDF, Truncated, QR_Code, Micro_QR
CodeTypeValue
Type: integer
Default: 0
Allowed values: see appendix
The barcode type can be set using either the CodeType property or the CodeTypeValue property.
DeutschePost
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Allowed values: true or false
Applies to Datamatrix code type only.
When set to True a Datamatrix sumbol is encoded using Base 256 encoding as required by some DeutschePost
applications.
Flag
Type: Boolean
Default: false
When Flag is set to true the Caption data is treated as a Unicode string and converted to a byte stream. When Flag is
false the Caption data is handled as described for the ByteNumber property.
GS1Flag
Type: Boolean
Default: false
When the code type is Datamatrix and GS1Flag is set to true the Caption data is scanned for the presence of GS1 FNC1
characters and Application Identifiers (AIs). If the first data character is not an FNC1 character, one is inserted!
PostFlag
Type: bool
Default: false

Applies to Datamatrix code type only.
When set true the symbol is created as a PostMatrix symbol, with two additional vertical bars.
StartMode
Type: integer
Default: 0
Allowed values: See appendix for allowed mode setting for specific barcode types.
SecurityLevel
Type: integer
Default: 0
Allowed values: See appendix for allowed security level setting for specific barcode types and modes.
.NET Information properties

Note that the barcode symbol is determined only when this Barcode() method is called, so the information properties are
not available until this method has been called.
Error
Type: integer
Returns a value representing the error code if a valid barcode image cannot be created. Otherwise returns 0.
Status
Type: string
Returns a string interpreting the value of the Error property.
Error Status
0 OK
2 Wrong data length
3 Error in barcode data
9 Other error

Pattern
Type: String
Returns: A string containing a pattern of digit characters which represent the bars and spaces in the barcode
symbol.
The pattern string returned for a PDF417 symbol consists of the sequence of digits used to represent the thickness of bars
and spaces alternately in the symbol (starting with the first bar), arranged by row. Bar height is at the user’s choice. Each
row is separated by a newline (\n or CHR(10)) characters.
The pattern string returned for an Aztec, Datamatrix or QR Code symbol consists of the sequence of characters used to
create the symbol, arranged by row, with a ‘1’ for a black square and a ‘0’ for a white square. Each row is separated by a
newline (\n or CHR(10)) characters.
.NET Component Methods

Barcode()
Return Type: string
This method causes a barcode to be created as a string of characters that, when displayed in the AZTx font will form the
barcode symbol.
Note that the barcode symbol is determined only when this method is called, so the information properties are not set
until this method has been called.
Properties()
Return Type: BOOL
Displays the Barcode properties dialog for the component.

Returns TRUE if the user exits the dialog by pushing the OK button and sets all component properties to those specified
in the dialog.
Returns FALSE if the user exits the dialog by pushing the Cancel button.
Error Codes
All components can provide an error code for occasions when a symbol cannot be created.
1 Invalid data length

2 Invalid code type
3 Invalid parameters
5 Invalid embedded code
6 Line width too small
7 Font error
8 Error creating barcode
9 Error creating barcode

Appendix
Allowed parameter values
CodeType
CodeType Symbol type

0 Aztec
1 Datamatrix
2 PDF417
3 Micro PDF417
4 Truncated PDF417
5 QR Code
6 Micro QR Code
Aztec Symbols
CodeType 0
ModeType
ModeType parameter Barcode mode
0 Normal
1 Compact
2 Full range
3 Rune
For most applications a mode of 0 is recommended, along with a level of 0 which provides the default value of 23% + 3
codewords.
Security Level
Allowed values for Aztec codes depend on the mode, and are 0-99 for Normal mode, 1-4 for Compact mode, and 1-32
for Full range mode (the value is ignored for Runes). Note that for Compact and Full range the security level is actually
the required number of Aztec layers in the symbol.

Datamatrix
Codetype 1
DataMatrix is a two-dimensional matrix symbology that is made up of square modules arranged within a finder pattern.
DataMatrix symbols may be square or rectangular.
DataMatrix symbols may include a user-select amount of error-correction, set by the security parameter. For Square
symbols the value may range from 0 – 24. For Rectangular symbols the value may range from 0 - 6.
DataMatrix symbols can encode the entire ASCII character set and uses multiple encoding modes, which are, in order of
efficiency:
Double digits – maximum capacity 3100 digits
Alphanumeric text – maximum capacity 2300 characters*
Byte values – maximum capacity 1550 bytes
*Note that capital letters, punctuation and new lines/paragraphs reduce this value.
dLSoft 2D barcode products support only ECC200 symbols – the older ECC140 and below are not supported. Also at
this time ECI and Appended symbols are not supported.
The DeutschePost variant of Datamatrix may be created generally by checking the DeutschePost option in dialogs, or
setting the DL_DEUTSCHEPOST flag (bit 9, or value 512) in the flags parameter of the function calls.
ModeType
ModeType value Barcode mode

0 Automatic – Square
1 Automatic – Rectangular
2 ASCII encoding – Square
3 ASCII encoding – Rectangular
4 C40 encoding – Square
5 C40 encoding – Rectangular
6 Text encoding – Square
7 Text encoding – Rectangular
8 X12 encoding – Square
9 X12 encoding – Rectangular
10 EDIFACT encoding – Square
11 EDIFACT encoding – Rectangular
12 Base 256 encoding – Square
13 Base 256 encoding – Rectangular

PostMatrix
The Deutsche Post PostMatrix code is a Datamatrix symbol preceeded by two vertical lines before the vertical alignment
edge of the Datamatrix symbol.
Most of the components in this product can generate PostMatrix codes, generally by checking the Postmatrix option in
dialogs, or setting the DL_POSTMATRIX flag (bit 6, or value 64) in the flags parameter of the function calls.
GS1 encoding
GS1 encoding may be enforced by setting DL_DM_GS1 flag (bit 1, or value 2) in the flags parameters of the function
calls.
PDF417
CodeType 2; Truncated PDF417 is CodeType 4.
PDF417 (Portable Data File 417) is a stacked barcode symbology capable of encoding over a kilobyte of data in a
symbol.
PDF417 may include extensive error-correction enabling data to be recovered from a symbol that has been damaged or
corrupted.
There are 900 different patterns (codewords) which may be incorporated into a PDF417 symbol, and several modes
available for encoding.
Truncated PDF417 symbols use the same structure. Modes and levels as PDF417, but have the righthand codeword and
stop bars omitted from the symbol. Truncated PDF417 symbols have the advantage of being smaller than full PDF417,
but the disadvantage of being less able to tolerate damage without becoming unreadable.
Encoding Modes
EXC (Extended Alphanumeric Compaction mode) - allows encoding of all printable ASCII characters into about 2
characters per codeword. Within the EXC mode there are several submodes: Alphanumeric, Lower case, Mixed,
Punctuation.
Binary/ASCII Plus mode - allows encoding of 256 international characters including the full ASCII set plus any 8-bit
value in the range 0 - 255. This mode allows encoding approximately 1.2 bytes per codeword and so is considerable less
efficient than EXC mode.

Numeric mode - allows encoding of a string of digits with a density of approximately 2.95 digits per codeword.
Recommended where more than 13 digits are to be encoded. Numeric mode symbols may not contain non-numeric
characters.
The maximum capacity of PDF417 symbols is approximately as follows:
Numeric mode – maximum capacity 2700 digits*
Alphanumeric text – maximum capacity 1800 characters*
Byte values – maximum capacity 1100 bytes
*Note that capital letters, punctuation, mode shifts and new lines/paragraphs reduce these value.
ModeType value Initial mode

0 Exc Alpha
1 Exc Lower case
2 Exc Mixed
3 Exc Punctuation
4 Binary/ASCII
5 Numeric
Unless Binary or Numeric modes are specifically required, it is recommended that the ModeType value 0 is used. The
component will automatically adjust the mode type to accommodate the data.
Security level
One of PDF417’s most valuable features is its ability to allow correction of errors. This ability is provided by the
inclusion of additional codewords within the symbol, so that the data codewords may be reconstructed even if some are
defaced or misread.
The number of damaged codewords (Nmax) which may be recovered depends on the security level (which in turn
determines the number of additional characters included in the symbol)
Security level Nmax

0 0
1 2
2 6
3 14
4 30
5 62
6 126
7 154
8 510
Codeword Columns
The Columns parameter allows the user to specify the number of codeword columns displayed in a PDF417 symbol
(NOT including the start and stop groups of bars). The value may be 3 – 12.

Micro PDF417
MicroPDF417 is a multi-row symbology based on PDF417 designed for applications requiring a greater area efficiency
but lower data capacity than PDF417. A specific and limited set of symbol sizes is available, each size including a fixed
level of error correction.
MicroPDF417 provides for three encoding modes: Text, Byte and Numeric compaction. Text is for general text,
Numeric for encoding data consisting only of digits, and Byte to allow for the first 127 ASCII characters but with a
reduced level of efficiency. Four symbol widths are permitted, each specifying the number of data columns (1 – 4).
Within each symbol width a variable number of rows provide for a maximum data capacity of:
Text compaction mode: 250 characters (2 data characters per codeword)
Byte compaction mode: 150 characters (1.2 data characters per codeword)
Numeric compaction mode: 366 characters (2.93 data characters per codeword)
ModeType value mode

0 Text compaction
1 Byte compaction
2 Numeric compaction
The SecurityLevel parameter for MicroPDF barcodes set the number of data columns within the barcode, which may be
1 – 4.
Macro sequences
For MicroPDF417, if data string starts with “[)>” data is treated as a macro and the following character patterns
translated into low ASCII codes:
String converted to
{ET} ASCII 4
{FS} ASCII 28
{GS} ASCII 29
{RS} ASCII 30
These translations are useful because Micro PDF417 supports the industry macro sequences [)>{RS}05{GS} and
[)>{RS}06{GS} (where {RS} represents ASCII 30 and {GS} is ASCII 29).
QR Code barcodes
QR Code is a matrix symbology consisting of a square array of modules with a finder pattern located at three corners. A
wide range of symbol sizes is supported along with four levels of error correction, and the symbology is noted for its
high data density.

The dLSoft libraries support QR Code Version 2 in Numeric, Alphanumeric and Byte modes. (Kanji mode is not
supported by all components).
The maximum data capacity of the symbols (at Level 0 error correction) are:
Numeric data 7089 digits
Alphanumeric data 4296 characters
Byte data 2953 bytes
Note that Alphanumeric includes digits and uppercase letters, the space and the $ % * + - . / : characters only.
The Reed-Solomon error correction allows the following recovery of damaged codewords:
Level 0: 7%
Level 1: 15%
Level 2: 25%
Level 3: 30%
ModeType
ModeType value mode

0 Automatic
1 Alphanumeric
2 Byte
3 Kanji*
*Note that Automatic mode does NOT detect Kanji characters. To encode Kanji mode must be 3.
Security Level
The following levels are supported
Security level QR name

0 L
1 M
2 Q
3 H

Flags
If bit 1 of the Flags parameters is set (ie Flags=2) then GS1 encoding is used.
Micro QR Code
Micro QR Code is a very small QR Code that fits applications that require a smaller space and use smaller amounts of
data, such as ID of printed circuit boards and electronics parts, etc. The efficiency of data encoding has been increased
with the use of only one position detection pattern.
The capacity of Micro QR Code symbols at the lowest error correction level is:
Numeric data 35 digits
Alphanumeric data 21 characters
Byte data 15 bytes
ModeType
ModeType value mode

0 Automatic
1 Alphanumeric
2 Byte
Security Level
The following levels are supported
Security level QR name

0 L
1 M
2 Q

BarCdf () 8
BarCdi() 12
BarCdt() 13
BarCdv() 11
BarCdvc() 11
Index BarCdvs() 11
BarCdvw() 12
BarCdw () 9
Barcode() 40
BarCopy() 16, 33
BarRatio 21
BarSave() 33
BarSave(filename) 16
BarsOut2D() 26
BarsOutUn() 8
. ByteNumber 37
.NET Component Methods 40
.NET Component Properties 37 C
.NET Information properties 39
Caption 21, 37
CodeType 21, 38, 42
1 CodeTypeValue 21, 38
1D Barcode types supported 5 Codeword Columns 45
1D Barcode Types Table 5 Colors Property page 15
1D components 2 Control methods 33
1D Function calls 8 control properties 32
2 D
2D components 2 Data Property page 32
2D Function calls 26 Datamatrix 43
DeutschePost 38
Direct creation functions 8
A Displaying a barcode on a form 36
Access 14, 31
Adding a .NET component to a project. 35 E
Adding a .NET Component to the ToolBox 35
Adding a uninet.NET component to a project. 19 Encoding Modes 44
Adding uninet.NET to the ToolBox 19 EnumCode2D() 29
Allowed parameter values 42 EnumMode2D() 30
Appendix 42 Error 22, 39
AutoCheckDigit 20 Error codes 13, 41
Aztec Symbols 42 ErrorMess() 13
ErrorMess2D() 30
Extra1 21
B Extra2 22
Bar2DUc () 27
Bar2DUf () 26 F
Bar2DUf2 () 26
Bar2DUin 29 Flag 38
Bar2DUrd 29 flags 48
Bar2DUw () 27 Font 22
BarAsk() 10 Font Property page 15, 32
BarAsk2DU 27 Functions for setting and using default characteristics
BarAsk2DUEx 28 10
BarCdc () 9
dLSoft Universal Barcode Font Kit Index  49

G Setting and retrieving property values programmatically
20, 35
General Property page 15, 32 Setting properties through the Barcode properties dialog
getBarcode() 23 box 36
getBarcode2() 23 ShowProps() 17, 34
GetError() 17, 34 StartMode 39
GetMaxLevel() 34 Status 22, 39
GetModeName() 33 String2 23
GS1 encoding 44
GS1Flag 38
GS1style 22 T
The 1D Fonts & Tools 4
I The 2D Barcode Fonts & Tools 25
The Control's Methods 16
Information functions 12 The Control's Properties 15
Information properties 22 The DLUNIF DLL 7
Installation 1 The U2DDFU DLL 25
Installing additional fonts 2 The U2Docx Control 31
Introduction 1 The Uniocx control 14
TypeName(iCodeType) 16
L
Licensing the .NET component 20 U
Licensing the component 37 U2Dnet .NET component 35
uninet .NET component 18
M Uninet barcode types table 18
Universal Barcode Fonts 1
Macro sequences 46 Using the .NET Component in Visual Studio 35
MaxLevel2D() 30 Using uninet.NET Visual Studio.NET 19
Methods 23 Using with CreateObject 3
Micro QR Code 48
ModeType 42, 43, 47, 48
V
O Visual Basic 14, 31
Office documents 14, 31
W
P Windows 7 3
Windows 8 3
Pattern 23, 40 Windows XP/2003/Vista 3
PDF417 44
Placing the control on a form 14, 31
PostFlag 38
PostMatrix 44
Printing a barcode 36
Properties 20
Properties() 40
Property pages 15, 32
Q
QR Code barcodes 46
S
Security Level 42, 45, 47, 48
SecurityLevel 39
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Installing additional fonts

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Using with CreateObject

Public abc As Object

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The 1D Fonts & Tools

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1D Barcode types supported

1D Barcode Types Table

code# Code type no. of characters check digit

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Direct creation functions

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1 Invalid data length

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Placing the control on a form

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General Property page

Font Property page

Colors Property page

The Control’s Properties

Caption: (BSTR) the data which will be converted into a barcode

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The Control’s Methods

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Uninet barcode types table

Barcode CodeType CodeTypeValue

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Using uninet.NET Visual Studio.NET

Adding a uninet.NET component to a project.

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Setting and retrieving property values programmatically

Licensing the .NET component

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The U2DDFU DLL

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Placing the control on a form

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General Property page

Data Property page

Font Property page

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