Printing MSI-Plessey barcodes in Visual Basic

This sample code is provided as is and input error correction is your responsibility. Please report any bugs or problems.

Function AzaleaMSI-Plessey(ByVal yourString as String) as String
' MSI-Plessey v6.0 Copyright 2008 Jerry Whiting. All rights reserved.
' Azalea Software, Inc. www.azalea.com

' This function creates MSI-Plessey bar codes using "<" and ">"
' for the start and stop bars.
' Format the output, AzaleaMSI-Plessey, using Azalea Software's MSI-Plessey font.
' yourContainer.text = AzaleaMSI-Plessey(yourString)

  AzaleaMSI-Plessey = "<" + yourString + ">"
End Function

Please note that your particular implementation may require one or more check digits or some variation of MSI or Plessey codes.

Our MSI-Plessey Visual Basic function can be ported to other languages and development tools. You may copy, paste, and edit the code as you wish, but please remember that our copyright notice must remain intact. If you port it, please send us a copy so we can learn something new. AtDhVaAnNkCsE

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