Basic Steps to Create a Barcode

1. Set the Barcode Value and Type you want to create
   

   Property	Description
   MakeBarcodeValue	Uses a string as a valid value for the specified barcode type to create.
   MakeBarcodeStyle	Gets and sets the type of barcode to create.

2. Call the MakeBarcode method to create a barcode
   

   Method	Description
   MakeBarcode	Creates a barcode determined by the previously set properties defined above.

3. Get the resulting image
   

   Property	Description
   MakeBarcodePic	Returns a handle to the barcode (DIB) Device Independent Bitmap.
   MakeBarcodeDIB	Returns the barcode DIB (Device Independent Bitmap) for a 32-bit environment.
   MakeBarcodeDIB64	Returns the barcode DIB (Device Independent Bitmap) for a 64-bit environment.

'set the required writer properties
BarcodeXpress1.MakeBarcodeStyle=BC_StyleCode39
BarcodeXpress1.MakeBarcodeValue="CODE39"

'call MakeBarcode to create barcode
BarcodeXpress1.MakeBarcode

'get the resulting image from MakeBarcodeDIB (or MakeBarcodePic) property
ImagXpress1.hDib = BarcodeXpress1.MakeBarcodeDIB

1D barcode values are generally 7 bit ASCII, except for Code 128, which permits the use of 8 bit data. If you are using values above 127, you must use the SetMakeBarcodeDataValue method instead of the MakeBarcodeValue property, and your data must be encoded. Also, the reader and writer must both use the same character set. 

See the Overview topic for more code examples on writing barcodes.

Barcode Xpress provides many additional methods and properties to use in barcode creation. See the Accusoft BarcodeXpress namespace topic for API information on methods and properties.