2011-03-29
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EAN 8

Barcode functions and fonts are deprecated in PrintShop Mail 7.0 for Windows. We strongly advise using the Barcode Object instead.

Syntax

EAN8(Text)

Description

Computes an EAN8 barcode.

Example

EAN8("9712345")

Result

Parameter description

Text

Any text expression or data field containing a text to be represented by the barcode.

EAN (European Article Number)

This function prints the variable barcode for the string using the EAN8 standard, which consists of an 7 digit numeric code. To print the barcodes, a special barcode font is needed.

The EAN8 code is similar to the EAN13 barcode. Is used for overseas applications where a country code is required, only five numbers are used.

This barcode is composed of 2 numbers for the country code, 5 numbers for the data characters, and a checksum. The checksum is generated automatically.