Rave Reports Visual Designer

Bar Code Tab (Components)

The Bar Code tab controls the visibility of the Bar Code components toolbar (shown below).

Once the Bar Code components toolbar is active, you can select one of the bar code types ( 2of5, Code39, Code128, EAN, PostNet or UPC ) and drop a box on the page that will contain that bar code style.

Once the bar code box is selected you will see the property window for that bar code and you can change the properties to the settings desired if the defaults are not correct. When you can see the selected bar code property window there are many settings. The names of these properties have been created in an attempt to minimize confusion about their purpose. Remember that the Reference section in this manual describes each of these properties. The property window shown below is for the Code 39 bar code. We will do a quick tour of the different bar code properties. Only two of all the bar code properties are unique to a single bar code type, the rest are common to all of the bar code types. The "Extended" property only applies to Code 39 bar code type. While the "CodePage" (not shown) applies only to Code 128 bar code.

"AutoSize" controls whether the size of the box will automatically adjust to fit the contents of the "Text" property. The "BarCodeJustify" determines where the bar code is printed relative to the box that you have drawn. "BarCodeRotation" allows the bar code to be rotated to 4 different orientations. "BarHeight" is the height of the tallest bar and "BarWidth" is the width of the narrow bar. "Bottom", "Center", "Left", "Right" and "Top" are the locations of those position of the box that you drew. "Font" is the name of the font to be printed above or below the bar code. "PrintChecksum" indicates if the readable text includes the checksum character or not. "PrintReadable" determines if you want the bar code text to be printed in a readable form using "Font". "PrintTop" determines if this readable text is to printed on top or bottom of the barcode. "Text" is the contents to be displayed as a bar code. The "TextJustify" controls where the readable text is printed relative to the bar code patterns. "UseChecksum" specifies whether a checksum character should be included with the bar code or not. "WideFactor" is the ratio of the wide bar to narrow bar widths. "Width" is the difference between "Left" and "Right" properties.

See Also:

Alignment, Colors, Components, Designer, Drawing, Fills, Fonts, Lines, Project, Report, Standard, Toolbars, Zoom