Code 39 Extended - bwipp/postscriptbarcode GitHub Wiki
The Code 39 Extended barcode symbology is discrete, variable length and self-checking. It is based on Code 39 but can encode full 128 character ASCII by using shift combinations.
Also known as: Code 39 Full ASCII.
Variants:
- Code 39 is a simpler variant of Code 39 Extended.
Standards: ISO/IEC 16388, ANSI/AIM BC1 - USS Code 39, BS EN 800.
- The data field can consist of any ASCII data.
- When the parse option is specified, any instances of
^NNN
in the data field are replaced with their equivalent ASCII value, useful for specifying unprintable characters, e.g.^029
for GS, etc. - The includecheck option calculates the check digit.
- The includecheckintext causes the calculated check digit to appear in the human readable text.
- The hidestars option suppresses the asterisks in the human readable text.
Data: Code39 Ext!
Options: includetext includecheck
Encoder: code39ext
Data: Code39^029Extended
Options: parse includecheck
Encoder: code39ext