The Australian Post 4 State barcode supports a customer section in both the Customer Barcode 2 and Customer Barcode 3 formats.
Accusoft BarcodeXpress v13.3 - Updated
BC_AustralianPostCustomDecodeType Enumeration
| Member | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BC_BarStates | 0 | Returns the bar states of the customer section. This will be a string of A D F T values, where:
|
| BC_NoCustomDecode | 3 | No customer decode type. |
| BC_TableC | 2 | The bars in the customer section are decoded using the "C" Table defined by the Australian Post 4 State Barcode specification. This will result in Alphanumeric values for the customer section of the barcode value. |
| BC_TableN | 1 | The bars in the customer section are decoded using the "N" Table defined by the Australian Post 4 State Barcode specification. This will result in numeric values for the customer section of the barcode value. |
The default value is BC_BarStates.
The recommended bar encodings in this section is either Table-N or Table-C encoding, but the customer is also free to put their own encoding in this section. The type of encoding, in the customer section, is not stored in the barcode format. The end customer must know the encoding prior to decoding the barcode.