The AMPscript Guide - BarcodeURL

BarcodeURL

This function generates a barcode image URL using the specified arguments.

Arguments

BarcodeURL(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

Ordinal	Type	Required	Description
1	String	True	Value to convert into a barcode
2	String	True	Type of barcode to generate. Valid barcode symbology values include: `Codabar` `Code11` `Code128A` `Code128Auto` `Code128B` `Code128C` `Code39` (Code 3 of 9) `Code39Ext` `Code93` `Code93Ext` `DataMatrix` `Ean13` `Ean8` `Industr25` `Interl25` `Mat25` (Matrix 2 of 5) `MSI` `OneCode` `PDF417` `PlainText` `Planet` `Postnet` `Telepen` `UPCa` `UPCe`
3	Number	True	Barcode image width in pixels
4	Number	True	Barcode image height in pixels
5	String	False	Checksum value for barcode
6	Boolean	False	Display value from Ordinal 1 under barcode
7	String	False	Alternate text to display under the barcode if Ordinal 6 is `false`
8	Number	False	Orientation of barcode in degrees. Valid values are `0`, `90`, `180` and `270`
9	Boolean	False	Use a transparent background color

NOTE: Codabar requires an A prefix and a B suffix.

NOTE: Mat25, OneCode, PlainText , Planet, Postnet and Telepen symbologies do not render properly in the current release of Salesforce Marketing Cloud. This should be resolved in a future release.

Example

%%[

var @Codabar
var @Code11
var @Code128A
var @Code128Auto
var @Code128B
var @Code128C
var @Code39
var @Code39Ext
var @Code93
var @Code93Ext
var @DataMatrix
var @Ean13
var @Ean8
var @Industr25
var @Interl25
var @Mat25
var @MSI
var @OneCode
var @PDF417
var @PlainText
var @Planet
var @Postnet
var @Telepen
var @UPCa
var @UPCe

var @val_generic
var @val_codabar
var @val_ean13
var @val_ean8
var @val_mat25
var @val_onecode
var @val_planet
var @val_postnet
var @val_telepen

set @val_generic = "12345678901"
set @val_codabar = "A2030405060B"
set @val_ean13 = "1234567890123"
set @val_ean8 = "12345678"
set @val_mat25 = "0123456785678"
set @val_onecode = "0123456709498765432101234567891"
set @val_plaintext = "12345678901"
set @val_planet = "55555-1234"
set @val_postnet = "55555-1234"
set @val_telepen = "ABC123"

set @Codabar = BarcodeURL(@val_codabar, "Codabar", 100, 50)
set @Code11 = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code11", 100, 50)
set @Code128A = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code128A", 100, 50)
set @Code128Auto = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code128Auto", 100, 50)
set @Code128B = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code128B", 100, 50)
set @Code128C = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code128C", 100, 50)
set @Code39 = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code39", 100, 50)
set @Code39Ext = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code39Ext", 100, 50)
set @Code93 = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code93", 100, 50)
set @Code93Ext = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Code93Ext", 100, 50)
set @DataMatrix = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "DataMatrix", 100, 100)
set @Ean13 = BarcodeURL(@val_ean13, "Ean13", 100, 50)
set @Ean8 = BarcodeURL(@val_ean8, "Ean8", 100, 50)
set @Industr25 = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Industr25", 100, 50)
set @Interl25 = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "Interl25", 100, 50)
set @Mat25 = BarcodeURL(@val_mat25, "Mat25", 100, 50)
set @MSI = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "MSI", 100, 50)
set @OneCode = BarcodeURL(@val_onecode, "OneCode", 100, 50)
set @PDF417 = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "PDF417", 100, 50)
set @PlainText = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "PlainText", 100, 50)
set @Planet = BarcodeURL(@val_planet, "Planet", 100, 50)
set @Postnet = BarcodeURL(@val_postnet, "Postnet", 100, 50)
set @Telepen = BarcodeURL(@val_telepen, "Telepen", 100, 50)
set @UPCa = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "UPCa", 100, 50)
set @UPCe = BarcodeURL(@val_generic, "UPCe", 100, 50)

]%%
<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="font: 11px sans-serif; ">
<tr><th>Symbology</th><th>Sample</th><th>Output</th></tr>
<tr><td>Codabar</td><td>%%=v(@val_codabar)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Codabar)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code11</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code11)=%%"></td>
<tr><td>Code128A</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code128A)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code128Auto</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code128Auto)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code128B</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code128B)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code128C</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code128C)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code39</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code39)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code39Ext</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code39Ext)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code93</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code93)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Code93Ext</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Code93Ext)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>DataMatrix</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@DataMatrix)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Ean13</td><td>%%=v(@val_ean13)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Ean13)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Ean8</td><td>%%=v(@val_ean8)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Ean8)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Industr25</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Industr25)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Interl25</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Interl25)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Mat25</td><td>%%=v(@val_mat25)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Mat25)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>MSI</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@MSI)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>OneCode</td><td>%%=v(@val_onecode)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@OneCode)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>PDF417</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@PDF417)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>PlainText</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@PlainText)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Planet</td><td>%%=v(@val_planet)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Planet)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Postnet</td><td>%%=v(@val_postnet)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Postnet)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Telepen</td><td>%%=v(@val_telepen)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@Telepen)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>UPCa</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@UPCa)=%%"></td></tr>
<tr><td>UPCe</td><td>%%=v(@val_generic)=%%</td><td><img src="%%=v(@UPCe)=%%"></td></tr>
</table>

Output

Symbology	Sample	Output
Codabar	A2030405060B
Code11	12345678901
Code128A	12345678901
Code128Auto	12345678901
Code128B	12345678901
Code128C	12345678901
Code39	12345678901
Code39Ext	12345678901
Code93	12345678901
Code93Ext	12345678901
DataMatrix	12345678901
Ean13	1234567890123
Ean8	12345678
Industr25	12345678901
Interl25	12345678901
Mat25	123456785678
MSI	12345678901
OneCode	0123456709498765432101234567891
PDF417	12345678901
PlainText	12345678901
Planet	55555-1234
Postnet	55555-1234
Telepen	ABC123
UPCa	12345678901
UPCe	12345678901