Datamatrix Barcode String Control Characters

[Mi]

In many other Datamatrix controls the tilde character is used to recognize special characters like FNC1 for GS1-Datamatrix. The documentation is very scarce. https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/barcode/barcode-types/2d-barcodes/datamatrix/overview

 

Is there support for control characters? 

How can I represent <RS> (record separator), <GS> (group separator) and <EOT> (end of text) in the Datamatrix string?

 

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Mi, 

DataMatrix barcode from the Telerik UI for WinForms suite doesn't perform any internal processing of the assigned Value. Only FNC1 will be inserted by the Encodation.

Hence, if you want to add any control characters, you can embed it directly into the Value:

            Telerik.WinControls.UI.Barcode.Symbology.DataMatrix encoder = new DataMatrix();
            encoder.Encodation = Telerik.WinControls.UI.Barcode.Symbology.Encodation.AsciiGS1; 
            encoder.Encoding = Encoding.ASCII;
            this.radBarcode1.Symbology = encoder;
            this.radBarcode1.Value = "0120110614141543219\x001d103456789213456789012"; // \x001d <=> <GS>

You can find the ASCII characters in the specification here (page 48): https://www.gs1.org/docs/barcodes/GS1_DataMatrix_Guideline.pdf 

I hope this information helps. If you need any further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Regards,
Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Sr.
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