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2/5,Interleaved,ITF
Code 39
Code 93
Codabar, Codabar Monarch
EAN,JAN,ISBN,ISMN,ISSN,ISMN
UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-Shipping
Code 128, EAN 128
SCC14, Shipping container code, (EAN/UCC-14,SCC-14)
SISAC
Code 11
PZN
MSI
SSCC
LOGMARS
Pharma code
Plessey
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| Introduction to Postal barcodes symbology.
Basic elements of Postal barcodes:
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- T - Tracker
- D - Tracker, Descender
- A - Tracker, Ascender
- H - Tracker, Ascender, Descender
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The 4 SBC is a linear symbology, and its character set includes both Alpha and Numeric characters. Because of its high data encoding density and processing speed with all types of printing technologies, variations of 4 SBC are quickly becoming the standard in many countries that use Alpha-Numeric postal codes. For these countries, the chief advantages of the symbology are 1) that it can be read at a standard rate of 5 meters per second, and 2) that it provides a minimum 95% correct initial sortation rate.
The benefits of preprinting accurate, qualifying barcodes on your mailpieces include the following:
- Faster mail processing
- Reduction in postage costs for the mailer
- Reduction in operating costs for the Postal Service (which promotes rate stability)
- More consistent delivery times and decrease in misdeliveries
Postal barcode structure
USPS Sack barcode (USA only)
Effective since July 1st, 1997, bar-coded sack labels with a special 25 interleaved barcode are required for automatic rate Regular Periodicals and Standard Mail flat-size pieces prepared in sacks.
POSTNET BARCODE
In 1980 the Postal Service invented a unique barcoding method called POSTNET, for POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique. The POSTNET barcode is a graphic method of encoding ZIP+4 code information. The POSTNET barcode is used for sortation of letter and flat-size mail. A POSTNET delivery point barcode on letter-size mail enables the Postal Service to possibly sort the mail in the sequence that the carrier walks his route.
POSTNET (POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique) is a 5, 9 or 11 digit numeric only bar code symbology used by the U.S. Postal Service.
UK Royal Mail RS4CC barcode (UK only)
Developed by the British Post office for encoding European postcode data. The UK Postal Service is promoting the use of a 4 State barcode to speed mail sorting. This 4 State barcode encodes a variable number of digits and letters and has a checksum appended to the data.
Danish Postal 39 bar code (Denmark only)
Special 39 code used on parcel labels for shipment through the postal service in Denmark. Contains ten digits, a special checksum and ends with DK .
French postal 39 bar code (France only)
Special 39 code used on registered letters forms in France. Starts with RA or RB, then contains 8 digits, a special checksum and ends with FR.
German 25 Postal Barcode (Germany only)
Those special 25 interleaved codes are used on parcel labels for shipment through the postal service in Germany. Two codes are used on a label:
- Leitcode, used to encode the destination area, requires 13 digits
- Identcode,used to encode the tracking number, requires 11 digits
Singapore 4 State barcode
The Singapore Postal Service is promoting the use of a 4 State barcode to speed mail sorting.
- use of a 4 State barcode to speed mail sorting
- encodes a 6 digit number
- has a checksum appended to the data
Australia Post 4 State Barcodes
- 4 State barcodes are used to allow Australia Post to sort incoming mail
- three different types of barcodes
Japan Post 4-State Barcode
Similar to RM4SCC except for rules about specific postcode data that can be encoded, consisting of 18 digits including a 7-digit postal code number, followed optionally by any block and house number information. The data to be encoded can include hyphens.
FIM A,B, C, D
FIM - Face Identification Marking - is another type of postal bar code used in automated mail processing by the United States Postal Service (USPS). FIM is used by the cancelingmachines to sort mail according to its postage requirements and whether it is bar-codes.
There are four types of FIM called FIM A, FIM B, FIM C, FIM D
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Borland :
- Delphi Win32
- C++ Builder
- Delphi .NET
Microsoft :
- Visual C#.net
- ActiveX
- DLL libraries
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- Direct print
- Quick report
- ReportBuilder
- Ace Reporter
- Rave report
- Pragnaan report
- Fast report
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