Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Component: Barcode

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Component: Barcode

Functions for generating and scanning barcodes.

Generate bar code as image, image file or write on PDF page.

Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
3.5 / 14.5	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

Item	Details
Barcode.Detect Detects a barcode.	All 3.5
Barcode.DetectAsJSON New in 14.5 Detects barcodes and returns JSON.	All 14.5
Barcode.DrawBarcode Draws a barcode into a PDF page.	All 3.5
Barcode.EANChecksum Calculates checksum for EAN barcodes.	All 5.0
Barcode.Generate Generates a barcode.	All 3.5
Barcode.GenerateJSON Generates a barcode.	All 9.4
Barcode.GetInputMode Queries input mode.	All 8.1
Barcode.GetOption Queries option by index.	All 8.1
Barcode.GetPrimary Queries primary parameter.	All 7.1
Barcode.ISBNChecksum Calculates checksum for ISBN barcodes.	All 5.0
Barcode.LibVersion Queries version of Zint library.	All 9.3
Barcode.LoadLibrary Loads the zbar library.	All 11.3
Barcode.Loaded Whether the zbar library is loaded.	All 11.3
Barcode.Modulo10Checksum Calculate checksum with Modulo 10 recursive.	All 11.1
Barcode.Scan Scans for barcodes in a picture.	All 11.3
Barcode.SetInputMode Sets input mode.	All 8.1
Barcode.SetOption Sets option by index.	All 8.1
Barcode.SetOptions Sets options for barcode creation.	All 4.3
Barcode.SetPrimary Sets primary parameter.	All 7.1
Barcode.UPCChecksum Calculates checksum for UPC barcodes.	All 3.5
Barcode.WriteFile Generates a barcode and writes to file.	All 4.3
Barcode.ZBarVersion Queries version of zbar library.	All 11.3

22 functions shown.

Version 13.1
- Fixed problem in Barcode.Generate and Barcode.GenerateJSON functions, where a warning from the zint library would be treated as an error.
Version 13.0
- Added WhitespaceHeight, GuardDescent and WarnLevel options for Barcode.GenerateJSON functions.
Version 12.5
- Fixed crash if text is missing in JSON for Barcode.GenerateJSON function.
Version 12.2
- Deprecated Barcode.Detect in favor of Barcode.Scan function.
Version 11.3
- Added zbar library support to better detect barcodes with Barcode.LoadLibrary and Barcode.Scan functions.
- Added Barcode.Loaded and Barcode.ZBarVersion function.
Version 11.2
- Added workaround for error 561 in Barcode.Generate. We lower ECC level now if text doesn't fit otherwise.
- Updated zxing library to get a few newer bug fixes for Barcode.Detect function.
Version 11.1
- Added Barcode.Modulo10Checksum function.
Version 11.0
- Changed Barcode.Generate to default to 8-bit per channel for the generated image to avoid trouble if receiving software can't handle 16 bit per channel. You can still change with GMImage.SetDepth, e.g. to make a monochrome version.
Version 10.2
- Improved threading for Barcode functions.