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ASCII: is used to encode data that mainly contains ASCIIalphanumeric
characters (ASCII0-127). Use where Barcode size is a concern and where the
data is alphanumeric.
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Base 256: used to encode 8-bit values.
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C40: used for data that mainly consists of numbers and upper-case alphabetic
letters.
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Text: used for data that mainly consists of numbers and lower-case alphabetic
letters.
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None: Does not use any encoding.
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Format: select the Barcode size format from the drop-down list .
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Process Tilde:
Check this option to process tilde characters in the data as special characters.
Note: with this option checked, any tilde that needs to be included in the output must be
escaped by adding another tilde: ~~.
Note
The following tilde codes are supported in GS1 DataMatrix barcodes:
l ~1 = FNC1 character (for GS1 DataMatrix barcodes)
l ~2 = Structure Append
l ~3 = Reader programming
l ~5 = Macro5
l ~6 = Macro6
l ~7 = ECI expressions
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Text: Enter the text used to generate the Barcode.
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Add button: Click to display a list of variable data that could be used for
generating the Barcode.
This includes metadata fields which must previously have been added in the
Metadata options, likely at the Document Tags level (see Metadata Options), as well
as some information fields.
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