dLSoft Application Note 04992

Problem
Barcodes have an extra 0

Reasons

Code 128
By default Code 128 and EAN 128 barcodes which consist of 
only of numbers are encoded as subtype C - a subtype which 
requires the number of digits to be even. To produce the 
shortest barcode when an odd number of digits is used, 
dBarcode adds a zero as a final digit.

If you do not like this arrangement you have two options:

1. Set the Extra2 flag as described in Barcodes Help so that 
dBarcode will introduce a subtype change character before the 
final character. This makes the barcode longer but does not 
produce the trailing 0.

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2. Insert your own subtype change characters - see the 
Barcode Help for details.


Interleaved 2 of 5
This barcode type MUST have an even number of digits. 
If an odd number of digits is provided, then dBarcode 
places a zero at the FRONT of the characters to produce 
an even number. There is no way in which you can force 
Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes to encode an odd number of digits.


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