Generating a Barcode in c#.net - asp.net

Question

I am working on a project where i want to generate Bar-code based on an user-ID. I need a code which can generate bar-code and also is encrypted. I have found a few codes but they do not seem very helpful. Thank you in advance for help. i have tried this code but it does not provide me the barcode image.
`private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Get the Requested code to be created.
string Code = Request["code"].ToString();
// Multiply the lenght of the code by 40 (just to have enough width)
int w = Code.Length * 40;
// Create a bitmap object of the width that we calculated and height of 100
Bitmap oBitmap = new Bitmap(w,100);
// then create a Graphic object for the bitmap we just created.
Graphics oGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(oBitmap);
// Now create a Font object for the Barcode Font
// (in this case the IDAutomationHC39M) of 18 point size
Font oFont = new Font("IDAutomationHC39M", 18);
// Let's create the Point and Brushes for the barcode
PointF oPoint = new PointF(2f, 2f);
SolidBrush oBrushWrite = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);
SolidBrush oBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.White);
// Now lets create the actual barcode image
// with a rectangle filled with white color
oGraphics.FillRectangle(oBrush, 0, 0, w, 100);
// We have to put prefix and sufix of an asterisk (*),
// in order to be a valid barcode
oGraphics.DrawString("*" + Code + "*", oFont, oBrushWrite, oPoint);
// Then we send the Graphics with the actual barcode
Response.ContentType = "image/jpeg" ;
oBitmap.Save (Response.OutputStream, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
}`

Answer 1

Check out this link it is a simple code 39 barcode display which supports a header and footer, printing, saving, and is pretty well customizable. For the encryption part you will have to encrypt your message before converting it to a barcode.
From the link.
Using the code The code is very simple to use, just plop the control
onto a form and you are ready to start customizing it via the
Properties window or through your code. In addition to the
properties, there are also two public functions of interest: public
void Print() This function will display a print dialog and then print
the contents of the control to the selected printer. public void
SaveImage(string filename) This function will save the contents of the
control to a bitmap image specified by filename.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/10344/Barcode-NET-Control

Answer 2

Please try Following Code you have to add "FREE3OF9.TTF" font file in your code
Default.aspx.cs code
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.IO;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Drawing.Text;
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
////GenerateBarCode.GenerateBarCodes("dfdfdf", Label1);
GenerateBarCode();
}
}
private void GenerateBarCode()
{
WSBarcodeGenerator.BarCodeGenerator barCodeGen = new WSBarcodeGenerator.BarCodeGenerator();
int barSize = 30;
System.Byte[] imgBarcode =Code39("123456", barSize, true, "Centralbiz...");
MemoryStream memStream = new MemoryStream(imgBarcode);
Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(memStream);
bitmap.Save(memStream, ImageFormat.Png);
var base64Data = Convert.ToBase64String(memStream.ToArray());
imgBar.Attributes.Add("src", "data:image/png;base64," + base64Data);
//Response.Write(bitmap);
//var base64Data = Convert.ToBase64String(memStream.ToArray());
//imgBar.Attributes.Add("src", "png");
}
public byte[] Code39(string code, int barSize, bool showCodeString, string title)
{
Code39 c39 = new Code39();
// Create stream....
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
c39.FontFamilyName = "Free 3 of 9";
c39.FontFileName = Server.MapPath("FREE3OF9.TTF");
c39.FontSize = barSize;
c39.ShowCodeString = showCodeString;
if (title + "" != "")
c39.Title = title;
Bitmap objBitmap = c39.GenerateBarcode(code);
objBitmap.Save(ms, ImageFormat.Png);
//return bytes....
return ms.GetBuffer();
}
}
public class Code39
{
private const int _itemSepHeight = 3;
SizeF _titleSize = SizeF.Empty;
SizeF _barCodeSize = SizeF.Empty;
SizeF _codeStringSize = SizeF.Empty;
#region Barcode Title
private string _titleString = null;
private Font _titleFont = null;
public string Title
{
get { return _titleString; }
set { _titleString = value; }
}
public Font TitleFont
{
get { return _titleFont; }
set { _titleFont = value; }
}
#endregion
#region Barcode code string
private bool _showCodeString = false;
private Font _codeStringFont = null;
public bool ShowCodeString
{
get { return _showCodeString; }
set { _showCodeString = value; }
}
public Font CodeStringFont
{
get { return _codeStringFont; }
set { _codeStringFont = value; }
}
#endregion
#region Barcode Font
private Font _c39Font = null;
private float _c39FontSize = 12;
private string _c39FontFileName = null;
private string _c39FontFamilyName = null;
public string FontFileName
{
get { return _c39FontFileName; }
set { _c39FontFileName = value; }
}
public string FontFamilyName
{
get { return _c39FontFamilyName; }
set { _c39FontFamilyName = value; }
}
public float FontSize
{
get { return _c39FontSize; }
set { _c39FontSize = value; }
}
private Font Code39Font
{
get
{
if (_c39Font == null)
{
PrivateFontCollection pfc = new PrivateFontCollection();
pfc.AddFontFile(_c39FontFileName);
FontFamily family = new FontFamily(_c39FontFamilyName, pfc);
_c39Font = new Font(family, _c39FontSize);
}
return _c39Font;
}
}
#endregion
public Code39()
{
_titleFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
_codeStringFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
}
#region Barcode Generation
public Bitmap GenerateBarcode(string barCode)
{
int bcodeWidth = 0;
int bcodeHeight = 0;
// Get the image container...
Bitmap bcodeBitmap = CreateImageContainer(barCode, ref bcodeWidth, ref bcodeHeight);
Graphics objGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(bcodeBitmap);
// Fill the background
objGraphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.White), new Rectangle(0, 0, bcodeWidth, bcodeHeight));
int vpos = 0;
// Draw the title string
if (_titleString != null)
{
objGraphics.DrawString(_titleString, _titleFont, new SolidBrush(Color.Black), XCentered((int)_titleSize.Width, bcodeWidth), vpos);
vpos += (((int)_titleSize.Height) + _itemSepHeight);
}
// Draw the barcode
objGraphics.DrawString(barCode, Code39Font, new SolidBrush(Color.Black), XCentered((int)_barCodeSize.Width, bcodeWidth), vpos);
// Draw the barcode string
if (_showCodeString)
{
vpos += (((int)_barCodeSize.Height));
objGraphics.DrawString(barCode, _codeStringFont, new SolidBrush(Color.Black), XCentered((int)_codeStringSize.Width, bcodeWidth), vpos);
}
// return the image...
return bcodeBitmap;
}
private Bitmap CreateImageContainer(string barCode, ref int bcodeWidth, ref int bcodeHeight)
{
Graphics objGraphics;
// Create a temporary bitmap...
Bitmap tmpBitmap = new Bitmap(1, 1, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
objGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(tmpBitmap);
// calculate size of the barcode items...
if (_titleString != null)
{
_titleSize = objGraphics.MeasureString(_titleString, _titleFont);
bcodeWidth = (int)_titleSize.Width;
bcodeHeight = (int)_titleSize.Height + _itemSepHeight;
}
_barCodeSize = objGraphics.MeasureString(barCode, Code39Font);
bcodeWidth = Max(bcodeWidth, (int)_barCodeSize.Width);
bcodeHeight += (int)_barCodeSize.Height;
if (_showCodeString)
{
_codeStringSize = objGraphics.MeasureString(barCode, _codeStringFont);
bcodeWidth = Max(bcodeWidth, (int)_codeStringSize.Width);
bcodeHeight += (_itemSepHeight + (int)_codeStringSize.Height);
}
// dispose temporary objects...
objGraphics.Dispose();
tmpBitmap.Dispose();
return (new Bitmap(bcodeWidth, bcodeHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb));
}
#endregion
#region Auxiliary Methods
private int Max(int v1, int v2)
{
return (v1 > v2 ? v1 : v2);
}
private int XCentered(int localWidth, int globalWidth)
{
return ((globalWidth - localWidth) / 2);
}
#endregion
}
Default.aspx code
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