DLSoft Application Note 01001

Using Barcode Fonts for Windows in applications

Question
Can Barcode fonts be used in my application

Answer
All Barcode Fonts for Windows can be used in any Windows 
applications that allows fonts to be selected.

However, only the following can be used without the 
calculation of a check-digit:
Code 39, Code B, Codabar
and even these require the start and stop characters 
(eg. bracket symbols in Code 39) to be included in the data 
which is to be displayed in the barcode font.

All other barcodes types normally require the calculation 
of a check-digit, which may be done using code (the free 
dFont Helper application includes Basic source code) or 
by using the DLL or Active-X component, either supplied with 
the font or available in the dFont Developers Kit.

dLSoft
Jan 2000
Updated June 2001