EAN-13 (Type 13)
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EAN-13 (Type 13)
Character Set 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Data Limits Twelve digits. An EAN-13 symbol is very similar to UPC Version
A, but has a thirteenth digit (a number system digit) whic h is
encoded into a parity pattern of the left six digits. The number
system digit is used with the twelth digit to define characters
representing a specific country code.
If twelve digits are sent, the number system digit will
automatically be zero (0). If thirteen digits are sent, the first d igit
will be used as the number system digit. If more than thirteen or
less than twelve digits, or any invalid characters are sent, the
number system digit and the invalid characters are encoded as a
solid black character.
Examples:
Horizontal with Data Processing Font Characters,
^B13;80;1;2<CRLF> 509876543210<CRLF> prints:
Vertical without Data Processing Font Characters, ^C13;80;1<CRLF>
509876543210<CRLF> prints: