Pharmacode

• Apr 26, 2021
• 2 minutes to read

Pharmacode is a binary code developed by the German LAETUS GMBH company. The code is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry as a packaging control system. It can be either one-track or two-track.

One-Track Pharmacode	Two-Track Pharmacode

Refer to the Pharmacode specification for more details.

Add the Bar Code to a Report

1. Drag the XRBarCode item from the DX.21.2: Report Controls tab and drop it onto the report.

   

2. Set the XRBarCode control’s Symbology property to Pharmacode (an object of the PharmacodeGenerator type).

   

3. Specify common barcode properties and properties specific to Pharmacode.

Specific Properties

Use the PharmacodeType property to specify whether the Pharmacode has one or two tracks.

Runtime Example

The following code creates a one-track Pharmacode and specifies its properties.

View Example: How to add a bar code to a report

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
public XRBarCode CreatePharmacodeBarCode(string BarCodeText) {
    // Create a bar code control.
    XRBarCode barCode = new XRBarCode();

    // Set the type to Pharmacode
    barCode.Symbology = new PharmacodeGenerator() {
        // Specify the Pharmacode type
        PharmacodeType = PharmacodeType.OneTrack
    };

    // Adjust the appearance.
    barCode.Text = BarCodeText;
    barCode.Height = 100;
    barCode.Width = 220;

    return barCode;
}

Form1.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
Public Function CreatePharmacodeBarCode(ByVal BarCodeText As String) As XRBarCode
    ' Create a bar code control.
    Dim barCode As New XRBarCode()

    ' Set the type to Pharmacode
    barCode.Symbology = New PharmacodeGenerator() With {.PharmacodeType = PharmacodeType.OneTrack}

    ' Adjust the appearance.
    barCode.Text = BarCodeText
    barCode.Height = 100
    barCode.Width = 220

    Return barCode
End Function

The code example below shows how to create a report with the Pharmacode barcode:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
//...

var barCode = CreatePharmacodeBarCode("101070");

var report = new XtraReport() {
    Bands = {
        new DetailBand() {
            Controls = { barCode }
        }
    }
};

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
'...

Private barCode = CreatePharmacodeBarCode("101070")

Private report = New XtraReport() With {
    .Bands = {
        New DetailBand() With {
            .Controls = { barCode }
        }
    }
}