This is a simple example to generate a barcode and embed it in your report files and .Net forms. How to generate a code128 barcode, please refer to http://www.codeproject.com/KB/GDI-plus/GenCode128.aspx
1. Create a form named "Barcode.aspx" and add following scripts in Page_Load event:
// Get the Requested code to be created.
String strCode = Request["code"] == null ? "1234567890" : Request["code"];
//get font size, by default is 2
int ftSize = Request["size"] == null ? 2 : Convert.ToInt32(Request["size"]);
Image myimg = Code128Rendering.MakeBarcodeImage(strCode, ftSize, true);
// Then we send the Graphics with the actual barcode
Response.ContentType = "image/jpeg";
//This statement is very import, if we don't set Charset to empty, the barcode can not be rendered in Reporting Services.
Response.Charset = "";
myimg.Save(Response.OutputStream, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
Regarding Code128Rendering.MakeBarcodeImage function, please look at Appendixe at the bottom of this page.
2. Deploy Barcode form
1). Deploy it in your .net application
Add it in your application directly.
2). Deploy it in Reporting Service
a. Create a folder named Barcode under ReportManager folder and copy Barcode.aspx and Barcode.aspx.cs to this folder folder.
b. In order to allow this function run correctly in a report file, we need to configure an execution account in Reporting Services Configuration Manager.
3. Integrate this function in a report file
a. Add a variable named "BarcodePage" and set its Expression to =Replace(LCASE(Globals!ReportServerUrl),"reportserver","")+"/Reports/Barcode/Barcode.aspx"
b. Insert an image object in the report, and set "Select the image source" to External, and set the expression of "Use this image" to =Variables!BarcodePage.value+"?code="+Fields!YourBarcode.value+"&size=2"
4. Integrate this function in a .Net application
You can embed a barcode in your page directly by using IMG html tag, like
<img src="http://your_application/Barcode.aspx?code=1234567890&size=2">
To change querystring variables code and size shows a different barcode.
Appendix:
Copy following classes in your Barcode.aspx.cs file:
public enum CodeSet
{
CodeA
, CodeB
// ,CodeC // not supported
}
/// <summary>
/// Represent the set of code values to be output into barcode form
/// </summary>
public class Code128Content
{
private int[] mCodeList;
/// <summary>
/// Create content based on a string of ASCII data
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AsciiData">the string that should be represented</param>
public Code128Content(string AsciiData)
{
mCodeList = StringToCode128(AsciiData);
}
/// <summary>
/// Provides the Code128 code values representing the object's string
/// </summary>
public int[] Codes
{
get
{
return mCodeList;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Transform the string into integers representing the Code128 codes
/// necessary to represent it
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AsciiData">String to be encoded</param>
/// <returns>Code128 representation</returns>
private int[] StringToCode128(string AsciiData)
{
// turn the string into ascii byte data
byte[] asciiBytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(AsciiData);
// decide which codeset to start with
Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed csa1 = asciiBytes.Length > 0 ? Code128Code.CodesetAllowedForChar(asciiBytes[0]) : Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed.CodeAorB;
Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed csa2 = asciiBytes.Length > 0 ? Code128Code.CodesetAllowedForChar(asciiBytes[1]) : Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed.CodeAorB;
CodeSet currcs = GetBestStartSet(csa1, csa2);
// set up the beginning of the barcode
System.Collections.ArrayList codes = new System.Collections.ArrayList(asciiBytes.Length + 3); // assume no codeset changes, account for start, checksum, and stop
codes.Add(Code128Code.StartCodeForCodeSet(currcs));
// add the codes for each character in the string
for (int i = 0; i < asciiBytes.Length; i++)
{
int thischar = asciiBytes[i];
int nextchar = asciiBytes.Length > (i + 1) ? asciiBytes[i + 1] : -1;
codes.AddRange(Code128Code.CodesForChar(thischar, nextchar, ref currcs));
}
// calculate the check digit
int checksum = (int)(codes[0]);
for (int i = 1; i < codes.Count; i++)
{
checksum += i * (int)(codes[i]);
}
codes.Add(checksum % 103);
codes.Add(Code128Code.StopCode());
int[] result = codes.ToArray(typeof(int)) as int[];
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines the best starting code set based on the the first two
/// characters of the string to be encoded
/// </summary>
/// <param name="csa1">First character of input string</param>
/// <param name="csa2">Second character of input string</param>
/// <returns>The codeset determined to be best to start with</returns>
private CodeSet GetBestStartSet(Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed csa1, Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed csa2)
{
int vote = 0;
vote += (csa1 == Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed.CodeA) ? 1 : 0;
vote += (csa1 == Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed.CodeB) ? -1 : 0;
vote += (csa2 == Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed.CodeA) ? 1 : 0;
vote += (csa2 == Code128Code.CodeSetAllowed.CodeB) ? -1 : 0;
return (vote > 0) ? CodeSet.CodeA : CodeSet.CodeB; // ties go to codeB due to my own prejudices
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Static tools for determining codes for individual characters in the content
/// </summary>
public static class Code128Code
{
#region Constants
private const int cSHIFT = 98;
private const int cCODEA = 101;
private const int cCODEB = 100;
private const int cSTARTA = 103;
private const int cSTARTB = 104;
private const int cSTOP = 106;
#endregion
/// <summary>
/// Get the Code128 code value(s) to represent an ASCII character, with
/// optional look-ahead for length optimization
/// </summary>
/// <param name="CharAscii">The ASCII value of the character to translate</param>
/// <param name="LookAheadAscii">The next character in sequence (or -1 if none)</param>
/// <param name="CurrCodeSet">The current codeset, that the returned codes need to follow;
/// if the returned codes change that, then this value will be changed to reflect it</param>
/// <returns>An array of integers representing the codes that need to be output to produce the
/// given character</returns>
public static int[] CodesForChar(int CharAscii, int LookAheadAscii, ref CodeSet CurrCodeSet)
{
int[] result;
int shifter = -1;
if (!CharCompatibleWithCodeset(CharAscii, CurrCodeSet))
{
// if we have a lookahead character AND if the next character is ALSO not compatible
if ((LookAheadAscii != -1) && !CharCompatibleWithCodeset(LookAheadAscii, CurrCodeSet))
{
// we need to switch code sets
switch (CurrCodeSet)
{
case CodeSet.CodeA:
shifter = cCODEB;
CurrCodeSet = CodeSet.CodeB;
break;
case CodeSet.CodeB:
shifter = cCODEA;
CurrCodeSet = CodeSet.CodeA;
break;
}
}
else
{
// no need to switch code sets, a temporary SHIFT will suffice
shifter = cSHIFT;
}
}
if (shifter != -1)
{
result = new int[2];
result[0] = shifter;
result[1] = CodeValueForChar(CharAscii);
}
else
{
result = new int[1];
result[0] = CodeValueForChar(CharAscii);
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Tells us which codesets a given character value is allowed in
/// </summary>
/// <param name="CharAscii">ASCII value of character to look at</param>
/// <returns>Which codeset(s) can be used to represent this character</returns>
public static CodeSetAllowed CodesetAllowedForChar(int CharAscii)
{
if (CharAscii >= 32 && CharAscii <= 95)
{
return CodeSetAllowed.CodeAorB;
}
else
{
return (CharAscii < 32) ? CodeSetAllowed.CodeA : CodeSetAllowed.CodeB;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Determine if a character can be represented in a given codeset
/// </summary>
/// <param name="CharAscii">character to check for</param>
/// <param name="currcs">codeset context to test</param>
/// <returns>true if the codeset contains a representation for the ASCII character</returns>
public static bool CharCompatibleWithCodeset(int CharAscii, CodeSet currcs)
{
CodeSetAllowed csa = CodesetAllowedForChar(CharAscii);
return csa == CodeSetAllowed.CodeAorB
|| (csa == CodeSetAllowed.CodeA && currcs == CodeSet.CodeA)
|| (csa == CodeSetAllowed.CodeB && currcs == CodeSet.CodeB);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the integer code128 code value for a character (assuming the appropriate code set)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="CharAscii">character to convert</param>
/// <returns>code128 symbol value for the character</returns>
public static int CodeValueForChar(int CharAscii)
{
return (CharAscii >= 32) ? CharAscii - 32 : CharAscii + 64;
}
/// <summary>
/// Return the appropriate START code depending on the codeset we want to be in
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cs">The codeset you want to start in</param>
/// <returns>The code128 code to start a barcode in that codeset</returns>
public static int StartCodeForCodeSet(CodeSet cs)
{
return cs == CodeSet.CodeA ? cSTARTA : cSTARTB;
}
/// <summary>
/// Return the Code128 stop code
/// </summary>
/// <returns>the stop code</returns>
public static int StopCode()
{
return cSTOP;
}
/// <summary>
/// Indicates which code sets can represent a character -- CodeA, CodeB, or either
/// </summary>
public enum CodeSetAllowed
{
CodeA,
CodeB,
CodeAorB
}
}
public static class Code128Rendering
{
#region Code patterns
// in principle these rows should each have 6 elements
// however, the last one -- STOP -- has 7. The cost of the
// extra integers is trivial, and this lets the code flow
// much more elegantly
private static readonly int[,] cPatterns =
{
{2,1,2,2,2,2,0,0}, // 0
{2,2,2,1,2,2,0,0}, // 1
{2,2,2,2,2,1,0,0}, // 2
{1,2,1,2,2,3,0,0}, // 3
{1,2,1,3,2,2,0,0}, // 4
{1,3,1,2,2,2,0,0}, // 5
{1,2,2,2,1,3,0,0}, // 6
{1,2,2,3,1,2,0,0}, // 7
{1,3,2,2,1,2,0,0}, // 8
{2,2,1,2,1,3,0,0}, // 9
{2,2,1,3,1,2,0,0}, // 10
{2,3,1,2,1,2,0,0}, // 11
{1,1,2,2,3,2,0,0}, // 12
{1,2,2,1,3,2,0,0}, // 13
{1,2,2,2,3,1,0,0}, // 14
{1,1,3,2,2,2,0,0}, // 15
{1,2,3,1,2,2,0,0}, // 16
{1,2,3,2,2,1,0,0}, // 17
{2,2,3,2,1,1,0,0}, // 18
{2,2,1,1,3,2,0,0}, // 19
{2,2,1,2,3,1,0,0}, // 20
{2,1,3,2,1,2,0,0}, // 21
{2,2,3,1,1,2,0,0}, // 22
{3,1,2,1,3,1,0,0}, // 23
{3,1,1,2,2,2,0,0}, // 24
{3,2,1,1,2,2,0,0}, // 25
{3,2,1,2,2,1,0,0}, // 26
{3,1,2,2,1,2,0,0}, // 27
{3,2,2,1,1,2,0,0}, // 28
{3,2,2,2,1,1,0,0}, // 29
{2,1,2,1,2,3,0,0}, // 30
{2,1,2,3,2,1,0,0}, // 31
{2,3,2,1,2,1,0,0}, // 32
{1,1,1,3,2,3,0,0}, // 33
{1,3,1,1,2,3,0,0}, // 34
{1,3,1,3,2,1,0,0}, // 35
{1,1,2,3,1,3,0,0}, // 36
{1,3,2,1,1,3,0,0}, // 37
{1,3,2,3,1,1,0,0}, // 38
{2,1,1,3,1,3,0,0}, // 39
{2,3,1,1,1,3,0,0}, // 40
{2,3,1,3,1,1,0,0}, // 41
{1,1,2,1,3,3,0,0}, // 42
{1,1,2,3,3,1,0,0}, // 43
{1,3,2,1,3,1,0,0}, // 44
{1,1,3,1,2,3,0,0}, // 45
{1,1,3,3,2,1,0,0}, // 46
{1,3,3,1,2,1,0,0}, // 47
{3,1,3,1,2,1,0,0}, // 48
{2,1,1,3,3,1,0,0}, // 49
{2,3,1,1,3,1,0,0}, // 50
{2,1,3,1,1,3,0,0}, // 51
{2,1,3,3,1,1,0,0}, // 52
{2,1,3,1,3,1,0,0}, // 53
{3,1,1,1,2,3,0,0}, // 54
{3,1,1,3,2,1,0,0}, // 55
{3,3,1,1,2,1,0,0}, // 56
{3,1,2,1,1,3,0,0}, // 57
{3,1,2,3,1,1,0,0}, // 58
{3,3,2,1,1,1,0,0}, // 59
{3,1,4,1,1,1,0,0}, // 60
{2,2,1,4,1,1,0,0}, // 61
{4,3,1,1,1,1,0,0}, // 62
{1,1,1,2,2,4,0,0}, // 63
{1,1,1,4,2,2,0,0}, // 64
{1,2,1,1,2,4,0,0}, // 65
{1,2,1,4,2,1,0,0}, // 66
{1,4,1,1,2,2,0,0}, // 67
{1,4,1,2,2,1,0,0}, // 68
{1,1,2,2,1,4,0,0}, // 69
{1,1,2,4,1,2,0,0}, // 70
{1,2,2,1,1,4,0,0}, // 71
{1,2,2,4,1,1,0,0}, // 72
{1,4,2,1,1,2,0,0}, // 73
{1,4,2,2,1,1,0,0}, // 74
{2,4,1,2,1,1,0,0}, // 75
{2,2,1,1,1,4,0,0}, // 76
{4,1,3,1,1,1,0,0}, // 77
{2,4,1,1,1,2,0,0}, // 78
{1,3,4,1,1,1,0,0}, // 79
{1,1,1,2,4,2,0,0}, // 80
{1,2,1,1,4,2,0,0}, // 81
{1,2,1,2,4,1,0,0}, // 82
{1,1,4,2,1,2,0,0}, // 83
{1,2,4,1,1,2,0,0}, // 84
{1,2,4,2,1,1,0,0}, // 85
{4,1,1,2,1,2,0,0}, // 86
{4,2,1,1,1,2,0,0}, // 87
{4,2,1,2,1,1,0,0}, // 88
{2,1,2,1,4,1,0,0}, // 89
{2,1,4,1,2,1,0,0}, // 90
{4,1,2,1,2,1,0,0}, // 91
{1,1,1,1,4,3,0,0}, // 92
{1,1,1,3,4,1,0,0}, // 93
{1,3,1,1,4,1,0,0}, // 94
{1,1,4,1,1,3,0,0}, // 95
{1,1,4,3,1,1,0,0}, // 96
{4,1,1,1,1,3,0,0}, // 97
{4,1,1,3,1,1,0,0}, // 98
{1,1,3,1,4,1,0,0}, // 99
{1,1,4,1,3,1,0,0}, // 100
{3,1,1,1,4,1,0,0}, // 101
{4,1,1,1,3,1,0,0}, // 102
{2,1,1,4,1,2,0,0}, // 103
{2,1,1,2,1,4,0,0}, // 104
{2,1,1,2,3,2,0,0}, // 105
{2,3,3,1,1,1,2,0} // 106
};
#endregion Code patterns
private const int cQuietWidth = 10;
/// <summary>
/// Make an image of a Code128 barcode for a given string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="InputData">Message to be encoded</param>
/// <param name="BarWeight">Base thickness for bar width (1 or 2 works well)</param>
/// <param name="AddQuietZone">Add required horiz margins (use if output is tight)</param>
/// <returns>An Image of the Code128 barcode representing the message</returns>
public static Image MakeBarcodeImage(string InputData, int BarWeight, bool AddQuietZone)
{
// get the Code128 codes to represent the message
Code128Content content = new Code128Content(InputData);
int[] codes = content.Codes;
int width, height;
width = ((codes.Length - 3) * 11 + 35) * BarWeight;
height = Convert.ToInt32(System.Math.Ceiling(Convert.ToSingle(width) * .15F));
if (AddQuietZone)
{
width += 2 * cQuietWidth * BarWeight; // on both sides
}
// get surface to draw on
Image myimg = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(width, height);
using (Graphics gr = Graphics.FromImage(myimg))
{
// set to white so we don't have to fill the spaces with white
gr.FillRectangle(System.Drawing.Brushes.White, 0, 0, width, height);
// skip quiet zone
int cursor = AddQuietZone ? cQuietWidth * BarWeight : 0;
for (int codeidx = 0; codeidx < codes.Length; codeidx++)
{
int code = codes[codeidx];
// take the bars two at a time: a black and a white
for (int bar = 0; bar < 8; bar += 2)
{
int barwidth = cPatterns[code, bar] * BarWeight;
int spcwidth = cPatterns[code, bar + 1] * BarWeight;
// if width is zero, don't try to draw it
if (barwidth > 0)
{
gr.FillRectangle(System.Drawing.Brushes.Black, cursor, 0, barwidth, height);
}
// note that we never need to draw the space, since we
// initialized the graphics to all white
// advance cursor beyond this pair
cursor += (barwidth + spcwidth);
}
}
}
return myimg;
}
}