Barcode object: Methods

Access and automate the barcode object features.

CopyToClipboard Method

CopyToClipboard : bool

Copies the barcode in meta graphic format to the clipboard. Returns TRUE if successful.

CopyToClipboardBySize Method

CopyToClipboardBySize (Width: Integer, Height: Integer): Bool

Copies the barcode in meta graphic format to the clipboard. The size of the barcode is specified by the arguments width and height. Returns TRUE if successful.

CreatePictureBySize Method

CreatePictureBySize (Width: Integer, Height: Integer): Bool

Allows a custom sized Picture property to be handled. The size of the barcode picture is specified by the arguments width and height. Returns TRUE if successful.

Saves the current barcode as image file (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, Targa, GIF, WMF, EMF, PBM, PGM, PPM, WBMP, XPM). The image size is the current size of the control. The image file type used is defined by the extension of the file name (e.g. BMP for a Windows Bitmap).

SaveAsBySize Method

SaveAsBySize (path: WideString, Width: Integer, Height: Integer): Smallint

Saves the current barcode as image file (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, Targa, GIF, WMF, EMF, PBM, PGM, PPM, WBMP, XPM). The image size is specified by the parameters width and height. The image file type used is defined by the extension of the file name (e.g. BMP for a Windows Bitmap).

SaveAsBySizeExtended Method

SaveAsBySizeExtended (path: WideString, Width: Integer, Height: Integer, Format: Integer, ColorDepth: Integer, Transparent: Integer, Flags: Integer, Angle: Integer, DPI: Integer): Smallint

Extended version of the SaveAsBySize Method.

SetDemoText Method

SetDemoText

Sets the property Text to a valid default value. Use this for demonstration or test purposes to get a valid code.

BinaryWriteAsPNGBySize Method

BinaryWriteAsPNGBySize (Width: Integer, Height: Integer): OleVariant

Returns the current barcode in binary PNG image format. The size is specified by Width and Height parameters. This method is only available in the Enterprise Edition.

BinaryWriteAsPNG Method

BinaryWriteAsPNG : OleVariant

Returns the current barcode in current size binary PNG image format. This method is only available in the Enterprise Edition.

AboutBox Method

AboutBox

Opens the info dialog of ActiveBarcode and shows the version and other details.

SaveAsPNG Method

SaveAsPNG (path: WideString): Smallint

Saves the current barcode as PNG image file. The image size is the current size of the control.

SaveAsPNGBySize Method

SaveAsPNGBySize (path: WideString, Width: Integer, Height: Integer): Smallint

Saves the current barcode as PNG image file. The image size is specified by the paramters width and height.

Supported image file formats

The functions SaveAs, SaveAsBySize and SaveAsBySizeExtended of the ActiveBarcode Control support different image formats and color depths:

Windows Bitmap

Extension: BMP
Format #: 0
1-bit s/w: ✔
8-bit: ✔
16-bit: ✔
24-bit: ✔
32-bit: ✔ default
Bitmap graphics

JPEG

Extension: JPG, JPEG
Format #: 2
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: gray
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

Portable Network Graphic

Extension: PNG
Format #: 13
1-bit s/w: ✔
8-bit: ✔
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✔
Bitmap graphics

TIFF

Extension: TIF
Format #: 18
1-bit s/w: ✔
8-bit: ✔
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✔
Bitmap graphics

Targa

Extension: TGA
Format #: 17
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: ✔
16-bit: ✔
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✔
Bitmap graphics

GIF

Extension: GIF
Format #: 25
1-bit s/w: ✔
8-bit: ✔ default
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✕
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

Windows Metafile Format

Extension: WMF
Format #: 101
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: ✕
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✕
Vector graphics

Enhanced Metafile Format

Extension: EMF
Format #: 100
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: ✕
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✕
Vector graphics

Wireless Bitmap

Extension: WBM, WBMP
Format #: 19
1-bit s/w: ✔ default
8-bit: ✕
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✕
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

Portable Bit Map

Extension: PBM
Format #: 7
1-bit s/w: ✔ default
8-bit: ✕
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✕
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

Portable Gray Map

Extension: PGM
Format #: 11
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: gray/default
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✕
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

Portable Pixel Map

Extension: PPM
Format #: 14
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: ✕
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

X Pix Map

Extension: XPM
Format #: 23
1-bit s/w: ✕
8-bit: ✕
16-bit: ✕
24-bit: ✔ default
32-bit: ✕
Bitmap graphics

Color depths marked as default are used when you use the SaveAs, SaveAsBySize function or when you set the color depth to zero when using the function SaveAsBySizeExtended.

Color depths for image files

Supported color depths are:

Colordepth	Description
1	1-bit monochrome, the image will be b/w.
8	8-bit colours or grayscale depending on the image format
16	16-bit TrueColor
24	24-bit TrueColor
32	32-bit TrueColor

Please note that not every color depth is available for every image file format.

Supported flags for image files

You can use the following flags when saving image files:

Image format	Flag	Description
BMP	0x1	Saves the bitmap as RLE (Run Length Encoded)
JPEG	0x80 0x100 0x200 0x400 0x800	JPEG quality "Super" (100%) JPEG quality "Good" (75%) JPEG quality "Normal" (50%) JPEG quality "Average" (25%) JPEG quality "Poor" (10%)

DPI settings

When saving as JPEG, PNG, TIFF or BMP image format you can set the DPI (Dots per Inch), if you are using the SaveAsBySizeExtended method.