TBarcode1D_PostBar

The component is used to create the PostBar barcode symbol. It's defined in the pPostBar unit.

The PostBar barcode symbology is also known as CPC 4-State. It is the black-ink barcode system used by Canada Post in its automated mail sorting and delivery operations. Canada Post uses nine different formats of PostBar codes - three "domestic" barcodes, used on mail within Canada, two "global" codes, used to route mail outside Canada, three "service" codes, used on customer-applied barcodes, and an "internal" code, used for testing, maintenance, and tracking purposes by Canada.

Technical Details:

The formats of the PostBar codes are specified in the following:

• Domestic
  • Format D07: Z ANANAN
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "A")
    • ANANAN: Postal Code (Length: 6 characters; Characters set: A: "0"-"9"; N: "A"-"Z")
    Example: AK1A7R8
  • Format D12: Z ANANAN ZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "B")
    • ANANAN: Postal Code (Length: 6 characters; Characters set: A: "0"-"9"; N: "A"-"Z")
    • ZZZZ: Address Information (Length: 4 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: BK1A4S21234
  • Format D22: Z ANANAN ZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "C")
    • ANANAN: Postal Code (Length: 6 characters; Characters set: A: "0"-"9"; N: "A"-"Z")
    • ZZZZ: Address Information (Length: 4 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    • ZZZZZZZZZZZ: Customer Information (Length: 0-11 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0"-"9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: CL3B4T91420CFFMIPLXF6V
• Global
  • Format G12: Z NNN ZZZZZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "1")
    • NNN: Country Code (Length: 3 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9")
    • ZZZZZZZZ: Postal Code (Length: 8 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: 118091266ABC
  • Format G22: Z NNN ZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "2")
    • NNN: Country Code (Length: 3 characters; Characters set: "0"-"9")
    • ZZZZZZZZ: Postal Code (Length: 8 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    • ZZZZZZZZZZ: Customer Information (Length: 1-10 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: 2216HA97PPABFFMIPL659V
• Service
  • Format S06: Z Z ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "S")
    • Z: Bar Code Sequencer (Length: 1 character; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    • ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ: Service Information (Length: 0-19 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: S0ABCDEFGHIJ123456789
  • Format S11: Z ZZZZZZZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "T")
    • ZZZZZZZZZZ: Service Information (Length: 0-10 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: TABCDE12345
  • Format S21: Z ZZZZZ
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "U")
    • ZZZZZ: Service Information (Length: 0-5 characters; Characters set: [SPACE], "0".."9", "A"-"Z")
    Example: UABC12
• Internal use
  • Format C10: Z ANANAN BBB
    • Z: Data Content Identifier (Character "Z")
    • ANANAN: Postal Code (Length: 6 characters; Characters set: A: "0"-"9"; N: "A"-"Z")
    • BBB: Machine Identifier (Length: 0-3 characters; Characters set: "0".."9")
    Example: ZK1A0B1097

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

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