TBarcode1D_AP4SC

The component is used to create the Australia Post 4-State Customer Barcodes symbol. It's defined in the pAP4SC unit.

The barcode is also known as the 4-State barcode. It is used by Australia Post for Postal code and automatic mail sorting.

Technical Details:

The Australia Post uses seven different formats of PostBar codes. They are specified in the following:

• Standard Customer Barcode: <FCC><DPID>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "11"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  Example: 1139987520
• Customer Barcode 2: <FCC><DPID><CI>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "59"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  • CI: Customer Information Field
    • Property NumCustomerInfo is set to true:

      Length: 0-8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

    • Property NumCustomerInfo is set to false:

      Length: 0-5 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9", "A"-"Z", "a"-"z", "#" and " " (space)

  Example: 5932211324A124B
• Customer Barcode 3: <FCC><DPID><CI>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "62"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  • CI: Customer Information Field
    • Property NumCustomerInfo is set to true:

      Length: 0-15 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

    • Property NumCustomerInfo is set to false:

      Length: 0-10 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9", "A"-"Z", "a"-"z", "#" and " " (space)

  Example: 6282224535CAM555439
• Reply Paid Barcode: <FCC><DPID>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "45"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  Example: 4567671415
• Routing Barcode: <FCC><DPID>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "87"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  Example: 8756439111
• Redirection Barcode: <FCC><DPID>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "92"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  Example: 9235797531
• Currently Reserved: <FCC><DPID>
  • FCC: Format Control Code Field

    Character "44"

  • DPID: Sorting Code Field (Delivery Point Identifier)

    Length: 8 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

  • CI: Customer Information Field
    • Property NumCustomerInfo is set to true:

      Length: 0-15 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9"

    • Property NumCustomerInfo is set to false:

      Length: 0-10 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9", "A"-"Z", "a"-"z", "#" and " " (space)

  Example: 4448487312ABCDEFGHIJ

(*): The Data property, OnInvalidDataLength and OnInvalidDataChar events are available only for the Delphi/C++ Builder 2009 or later.

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