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PLANET Barcode for .NET, ASP.NET

It is also known as USPS PLANET Barcode, USPS Confirm Service Barcode

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  1. Barcode Introduction
  2. Encoding Data Scope
  3. How to Generate Barcode Image in IIS without Visual Studio .NET?
  4. How to Generate Barcode Image through Web Controller in ASP.NET?
  5. How to Generate Barcode Image through Windows Controller in .NET?
  6. How to Generate Barcode Image in .NET class?
  7. How to Save Barcode Image?
  8. Barcode Property Settings
For trial version only, we will randomly print message BarcodeLib.com or Trial on the generated barcode image.
1. Barcode Introduction
USPS Confirm service allows mailers to uniquely identify and track mail by placing an additional barcode, known as a PLANET Code, on the front of letter and flat mailpieces. The PLANET Code is a 12 -or 14- digit barcode - a ?wo-state?barcode similar in structure to the POSTNET Code address barcode used by mail processing equipment to sort the mail.
PLANET Codes consist of a series of tall and short bars. PLANET Code digit Symbology is the inverse of POSTNET Code digit Symbology; each POSTNET Code digit uses a combination of two tall and three short bars; each PLANET Code digit uses three tall and two short bars. PLANET Codes must begin and end with one long "framing bar".
All PLANET Codes include a check-sum digit or correction character. This digit must always be the single-digit number (i.e., 0?) which, when added to the sum of the other digits in the barcode, results in a whole number that is a multiple of 10.
Depending on the type of Confirm mail, mailers must choose the appropriate PLANET Code format:
Destination Confirm PLANET Code Format
The Destination Confirm PLANET Code consists of the following elements:
Mailers should use the PLANET Code in combination with the delivery point POSTNET Code to identify mailpieces uniquely.
Service Type IDs for Destination Confirm service:
Origin Confirm PLANET Code Format
The Origin Confirm PLANET Code consists of the following elements:
For Origin Confirm service, the Postal Service identifies the Confirm subscriber by the POSTNET Code preprinted on the reply mailpiece.
Service Type IDs for Origin Confirm service:
2. Encoding Data Scope
Planet Barcode for .NET, ASP.NET supports:
3. How to Generate Barcode Image in IIS without Visual Studio .NET?
  1. Copy folder barcode from your downloaded package, to your IIS folder, e.g. C:\Inetpub.
  2. Create a new virtual directory, named barcode.
  3. Restart IIS.
  4. Test your installation, goto http://YourDomain:port/barcode/linear.aspx?Type=PLANET&Data=12345678
  5. To create barcode image in your ASP.NET application, you can pass the url to IMG tag src value. For example, <img src="http://YourDomain:port/barcode/linear.aspx?Type=PLANET&Data=12345678" />
4. How to Generate Barcode Image through Web Controller in ASP.NET?
  1. Integrate Barcode Controller to your ASP.NET project.
    1. Copy BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to the folder bin of your web application the barcodes are needed for.
    2. Copy linear.aspx file to your web application.
  2. Add barcode library to your Visual Studio Toolbox.
    1. Open Toolbox in Visual Studio. Click menu View, and check submenu Toolbox.
    2. Right click Toolbox, click menu Choose Items...
    3. Goto .NET Framework Components tab.
    4. Check component LinearWebForm, and its namespace is BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear
    5. If no component found, click Browse... button and select BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll file.
  3. Now you can see the component displayed on Toolbox. You can drag LinearWebForm on your aspx page, change barcode setting through properties window.
5. How to Generate Barcode Image through Windows Controller in .NET?
  1. Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project. Do not copy the dll to the bin directory, Visual Studio will do so, during project compilation time.
    1. In your .NET windows project, right click mouse over Refereces in your Solution Explorer window. Then click menu "Add Reference ...".
    2. Add BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project.
  2. Add barcode library to your Visual Studio Toolbox.
    1. Open Toolbox in Visual Studio. Click menu View, and check submenu Toolbox.
    2. Right click Toolbox, click menu Choose Items...
    3. Goto .NET Framework Components tab.
    4. Check component LinearWinForm, and its namespace is BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear
    5. If no component found, click Browse... button and select BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll file.
  3. Now you can see the component displayed on Toolbox. You can drag LinearWinForm on your form, change barcode setting through properties widnow.
6. How to Generate Barcode Image in .NET class?
  1. Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your .NET project (ASP.NET website, Forms, any .NET project)
    In your .NET class.
    BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear barcode = BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear();
    barcode.Data = "your barcode data";
    // other barcode settings.
                            
    // save barcode image into your system
    barcode.drawBarcode("c:/barcode.gif");

* Please set properties UOB and Resolution, before you set any image size related properties like barWidth, margin.
7. How to Save Barcode Image?
In Windows Controller, just call method SaveAsImage(string filename). e.g. SaveAsImage("C:\barcode.gif");
8. Barcode Property Settings