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 picture.

VB  Example - Minimum VB code to write using Accusoft.BarcodeXpress8.ActiveX	Copy Code
'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

See the Overview of Barcode Xpress 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 v9.0 topic for API information on methods and properties.

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