Barcode Label Printing from VB.NET

Question

Hi I am currently trying to print label which contains a Barcode and two Text fields to be printed in the Label. I have tried to print it directly from VB.NET. But cannot get the expected layout in the printout. So can anybody suggest me a solution for this problem. If there is any label printing software that can be used in VB.NET to design and print label automatically please let me know. We are ready to buy the software but do not know which one works properly. I tried using BARZ_OUT Label Matrix. But have to call their software externally to print. I do not want to do this. Any suggestion will be of very helpful to us. Thanks in Advance. Regards

james · Answer

How is it that you are presently printing the barcode? What part of printing the text are you having trouble with? Are you using the Graphics object and drawing on that? Maybe posting some code would help. If you need to you can email me at james@4divine.com

johnsolomon · Answer

Hi Mr. James Thank you very much for your offer. The web link is nice place to start. But our requirement is to print Linear Barcode - 128 symbology and 2-D Barcode Data Matrix symbology. I am listing my problem in details below. I am able to display the Barcode and other text contents required to print in the label(The Label is pre-printed providing blank space to print the contents in the form). It is just that I cannot find a way to print all these from the Windows form to the label. Any suggestion. I tried to use some print examples from some website. But could not print all the contents. I could print the Barcode but not the text part. I am attaching a JPG file with this mail which shows my output form. If I find a way to print this form from VB.NET to the Label then my problem is fully solved. I have one more question. You can see from the Picture that the Barcode is printed very small. The Font size is around 6. So after printing can the barcode be read by the scanner. I tried over here by printing. The Barcode scanner could not recognize the input. I can generate the Barcode from TalTech or Dlsoft or IDAutomation. So If I find a solution to print then we are ready to buy the Barcode component immediately. P.S. Sorry could not send the jpg file with this post. please let me know your E-mail address. I will mail you the picture or you can visit this link to view the jpg file inside the picture folder http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/johnsol_james Thank you very much for your help.

james · Answer

Well before you go and buy a third-party app for barcoding take a look at this... http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2003/Sept/BarCodingInCS.asp If you still have questions let me know I have a great deal of experience working with barcoding... -James