Constants for managing the bar codes

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Constants for managing the bar codes

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Constants for managing the bar codes

Versions 20 and later

Most of these constants are now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 20

Most of these constants are now available in Windows Store apps mode.

The following constants are used to manage the bar codes:

Constant	Affects	Used by the functions

BC_180	Prints the bar code while performing a rotation equal to 180 degrees.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
BC_270	Prints the bar code while performing a rotation equal to 270 degrees.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
BC_90	Prints the bar code vertically.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 20 and later BC_ALL New in version 20 BC_ALL BC_ALL	All the types of supported bar codes can be decoded.	Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture
Versions 21 and later BC_AZTEC New in version 21 BC_AZTEC BC_AZTEC	Aztec bar code.	iPrintBarCode BarCodes variable Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_Bottom	Bar code aligned at the bottom.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable ..Option property
BC_CenterH	Bar code centered horizontally.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable ..Option property
BC_CenterV	Bar code centered vertically.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable ..Option property
BC_Charsets	Bar code using one or more sets of characters in order to compress the bar code. This set of characters must be defined in the value of bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Property ..Option
BC_Check	Bar code with check characters.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Property ..Option
BC_CheckDigits	Bar code containing check characters (valid for the BC_CODE128, BC_DATAMATRIX, BC_EAN128 and BC_PDF417 bar codes only). If this option is selected, the BC_ControlDigits and BC_Charsets constants are automatically taken into account.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter ..Option property
BC_CODABAR	Codabar bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter
BC_CODE11	Code11 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
BC_CODE128	Code128 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_CODE39	Code39 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_CODE93	Code93 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_ControlDigits	Bar code containing control characters (valid for the BC_CODE128, BC_DATAMATRIX, BC_EAN128 and BC_PDF417 bar codes only). By default, the control characters are enclosed between the "<" and ">" characters. In order for these characters not to be interpreted as control characters, they must be doubled.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter ..Option property
BC_DATAMATRIX	Data Matrix bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_EAN128	EAN128 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter
BC_EAN13	EAN13 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_EAN8	EAN8 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_Extended	Extended bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Property ..Option
Versions 18 and later BC_FormatText New in version 18 BC_FormatText BC_FormatText	Formats the text displayed for the EAN 128 bar codes: brackets are added around AIs in the printed text.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable ..Option property
BC_IgnoreFormatting	Ignores the brackets in a 128 or EAN 128 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter ..Option property
BC_INTER2OF5	Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later BCCapture New in version 22 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_Left	Bar code aligned to the left.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable ..Option property
Versions 21 and later BC_MAXICODE New in version 21 BC_MAXICODE BC_MAXICODE	MaxiCode bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
BC_MSI	MSI bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter
BC_NoCheck
BC_NoText	Displays no text below the bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Property ..Option
BC_NotProportional	Adjusts the bar code to the size of destination rectangle.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Property ..Option
BC_PDF417	PDF417 bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
Versions 16 and later BC_QRCODE New in version 16 BC_QRCODE BC_QRCODE	QR Code bar code.	Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_Right	Bar code aligned to the right.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable ..Option property
BC_Text	Display text below the bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Property ..Option
BC_Top	Bar code aligned at the top.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Property ..Option
Versions 22 and later BC_UNKNOWN New in version 22 BC_UNKNOWN BC_UNKNOWN	For Android: Bar code decoded but unknown type.	BarCodes variable
BC_UPCA	UPC-A bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_UPCE	UPC-E bar code.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BCCapture New in version 16 BCCapture BCCapture Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Versions 17 and later BCCalculateControlCharacter New in version 17 BCCalculateControlCharacter BCCalculateControlCharacter Versions 22 and later CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding New in version 22 CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding CameraStartDecoding, VideoStartDecoding
BC_Vertical	Prints the bar code vertically.	iPrintBarCode Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable Property ..Option
Versions 24 and later bcDefaultHeight New in version 24 bcDefaultHeight bcDefaultHeight	Maximum height of the image: The maximum height will be the minimum height required to display the bar code.	Versions 24 and later BCToImage New in version 24 BCToImage BCToImage
Versions 24 and later bcDefaultWidth New in version 24 bcDefaultWidth bcDefaultWidth	Maximum width of the image: The maximum width will be the minimum width required to display the bar code.	Versions 24 and later BCToImage New in version 24 BCToImage BCToImage
Versions 16 and later bcTypeContact New in version 16 bcTypeContact bcTypeContact	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Description of a contact.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeEmail New in version 16 bcTypeEmail bcTypeEmail	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Email address.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeLocation New in version 16 bcTypeLocation bcTypeLocation	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Geographical position.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeMarket New in version 16 bcTypeMarket bcTypeMarket	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Link to an application on Google Play (Android only).	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypePhone New in version 16 bcTypePhone bcTypePhone	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Phone number.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeSMS New in version 16 bcTypeSMS bcTypeSMS	Nature of data stored in the bar code: SMS number.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeText New in version 16 bcTypeText bcTypeText	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Plain text.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeURL New in version 16 bcTypeURL bcTypeURL	Nature of data stored in the bar code: URL.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later bcTypeWiFi New in version 16 bcTypeWiFi bcTypeWiFi	Nature of data stored in the bar code: Parameters for connecting to a Wi-Fi network (Android only).	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later qrcodeLevelH New in version 16 qrcodeLevelH qrcodeLevelH	Correction level of the error of QR Code: about 30% of encoded words can be restored.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later qrcodeLevelL New in version 16 qrcodeLevelL qrcodeLevelL	Correction level of the error of QR Code: about 7% of encoded words can be restored.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later qrcodeLevelM New in version 16 qrcodeLevelM qrcodeLevelM	Correction level of the error of QR Code: about 15% of encoded words can be restored.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable
Versions 16 and later qrcodeLevelQ New in version 16 qrcodeLevelQ qrcodeLevelQ	Correction level of the error of QR Code: about 25% of encoded words can be restored.	Versions 16 and later BarCodes variable New in version 16 BarCodes variable BarCodes variable