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Can anyone tell me how to use barcodes in a pdf report. Any open source jar for this?

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Hi,

what kind of Barcodes do you need?
I commited a barcode plugin to the Plugin2 Contest. See: http://www.birt-exchange.org/org/devshare/designing-birt-reports/1504-birt-barcode-extension-for-birt-2.63.7.2/

Another option would be to use a barcode font (only for simple barcodes)

Deros

Hi,
we use Barcode4j to display Barcodes in our Reports.
Till now no Problem with and easy to integrate.

Greets

birtguru

thanks alot. is it open source and reliable?
how to add bacode in the footer?
actually i am working on invoice.so i have a payment slip at the end.
and i want to add barcode in footer payment slip...
please guide...

Deros

Barcode4j is free, available under the Apache License, version 2.0

Some short description how I done in at report:
1. add a computed column with datatype blob in a dataset
2. call in the expression of the computed column barcode4j to create a barcode
3. create a dynamic image in your report with the new row in your dataset

no kind of magic

Greets
Deros

CBR

Hi,

do you mean masterpage by writing footer? Or table footer?

Concerning masterpage:
unfortunately my plugin is not available on the master page due to a BIRT bug (no custom palette element is because they decided to comment out some important code).
If you need to add something to the masterpage you might be more lucky using Deros approach.

Nevertheless i ll provide some function that will workaround this issue in the near future (probably next week).

Concerning your question:
barcode4j is licensed under Apache License 2 which means that you have to include the license text and a reference to the original author if you ship your report. It is not mentioned where you have to put it (it can be in any directory on the server, invisible for endusers).
My plugin is LGPL which means that you can do whatever you want with it.

birtguru

deros, can you please provide me some example...
i want to use Royal Mail Customer Barcode and EAN-8 type of bar codes, please help....
thanks.

Deros

I attached some fast made example, but it made some datamatrix-code, but that shouldnt be a problem and i didnt want to do all the work

have fun with it

birtguru

thanks Deros.
do i need to download barcode4j jar.
if yes the where to include it in my birt tool.
i have downloaded barcode4j jar and included it in the eclipse/plugins
but it is not working.
it is giving error like this
ReferenceError: "barcode4j" is not defined. (unnamed script#2) (Element ID:1890)

Deros

sure you need the barcode4j.jar. how should it work without it?
what do you mean with included it in the eclipse/plugin?
it has to be referenced in the projektproperties like any other lib in a javaproject.

birtguru

but the project properties are disabled for .rptdesign file.
where to add this jar?

Deros

joke or do u use eclipse for the first time?
just rightclick on the projectfolder, open the properties and at the jar to the buildpath.
or rightclick on the jar if you have add it to a folder in the project and "add to buildpath..."
or google for it, it will be explained a hundred times in the net

birtguru

thanks got it.
thank you so much.
now it is working fine for datamatrix barcode.thanks alot.
but i want to run it for code128.....
do you have any sample then pls let me know...if possible.

Deros

<a class='bbc_url' href='http://fmforums.com/forum/topic/79165-barcode-generation-for-datamatrix-datamatrixrectangle-code128-pdf417/'>think will help</a>

birtguru

thanks.got it.

Ktueethall Lee

If you are going to create barcode on pdf docuemnt report, you just need to use a <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.businessrefinery.com/barcode-generate/csharp_barcode_generator.html'>pdf compatible barcode creating</a> library, such pdf barcode generating application works like excel barcode add-in or Word document barcode add-on.

cathyben

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Hello,birtguru
Has your problem been solved?
Your question is a liite clear, I'm not sure whether you wan to create pdf 417 in report, or you just want to creat a barcode in birt or ireport.
But I have the experience of create barcode in ireport, I've ever used <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.barcodelib.com/java_barcode/main.html'>barcode generator for ireport</a> to create pdf in ireport. I searched it on google, most of them are useless or need payment. This one is free for 60days, and I think it's enough to help you slove your problem. If you still have problems, you can ask me again, or we can disscuss them together.
Best regards.