JAN 13
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Syntax |
JAN13(Text) |
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Description |
Computes JAN13 barcode |
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Example |
JAN13 ("123456789012") |
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Result |
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Parameter description
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Text |
Any text expression or data field containing a text to be represented by the barcode. |
JAN (Japanese Article Number)
JAN code is most popular barcode for products in the shop. JAN13 is called as standard code.
JAN13 represents fixed length 13 digits number. It requires fixed length 12 digits of numeric characters for input.
MOD10 check digit is automatically calculated and added.
This barcode is composed of 2 numbers for the country code, 10 numbers for the data characters, and a checksum. The checksum is generated automatically.
For JAN barcodes the first two numbers must be 45 or 49 which identifies Japan.
JAN code is equal to EAN code.