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Add Parentheses to DataMatrix Output from Crystal Reports


We need to encode three numbers in brackets (95, 96, and 97) in a Datamatrix code, but we can't find the right syntax to do so. The numbers are printed, but not the brackets.

Formula used : DataToEncode = cStr("(95)"+ToText({SORDERQ.SOHNUM_0})+"(96)"+ToText({SORDERQ.SOPLIN_0})+"(97)"+ToText({SORDERQ.YNUMBP_0}))
When red, the barcode will show: 95CDE1-14-03101964000,00971,00
We want to see:(95)CDE1-14-03101(96)4000,00(97)1,00

We also tried to use the ~:
DataToEncode = cStr(ToText("~d04095~d041")+ToText({SORDERQ.SOHNUM_0})+("~d04096~d041")+ToText({SORDERQ.SOPLIN_0})+("~d04095~d041")+ToText({SORDERQ.YNUMBP_0}))

But the result is the same, no brackets.

The parameters for the formula are:
E_ASCII = 3
E_C40 = 1
E_TEXT = 2
E_BASE256 = 0

'Modify the next 3 lines to change optional parameters;
processTilde = 1
PreferredFormat = 0 '-1 is auto-format
EncodingMode = E_BASE256

Operating System: Windows

Application: Crystal Reports

11-26-14     9.3 year(s) ago    

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It is important to point out:
· GS1 standards do not mandate the use of parentheses (with respect to AIs) in the decoded data itself.
· If the showing of parentheses around an AI is desired in the human-readable text (HR) that accompanies a barcode, the addition of a separate text object (under/above the barcode object) is recommended:
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OK, I found the answer to my own question :-)

If you want the brackets to be printed when the datamatrix is red, then one has to use the tilde escape character +d (~d).

My formula now looks like this:
DataToEncode = "~d04095~d041"&ToText({SORDERQ.SOHNUM_0})&"~d04096~d041"&ToText({SORDERQ.SOPLIN_0})&"~d04097~d041"&ToText({SORDERQ.YNUMBP_0})

"~d04095~d041" will print (95) when scanned.
040 is the ASCII code for ( and 041 for )

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When producing GS1-DataMatrix with the Crystal Reports Data Matrix Native Barcode Generator, the following considerations must be taken into account:

1. ProcessTilde must be set to 1 (On/True).
2. GS1 formatting using Application Identifiers (AIs) must be used, in this case using parentheses to surround the AIs.
3. An understanding that the parentheses used to surround/distinguish the AIs will not be shown in the output.

Performing the following created a correct GS1-DataMatrix barcode:
1. Set Crystal Syntax to Basic Syntax.
2. Set DataToEncode = "(95)CDE1-14-03101(96)4000,00(97)1,00"
3. Set*:
· processTilde = 1
· PreferredFormat = -1 '-1 is auto format
· EncodingMode = E_BASE256

*For parameter definitions/options, refer to the manual.

Which produces a correctly-formatted GS1-DataMatrix barcode (zoomed here in the Crystal Reports field):
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Which correctly scans as:
]d295CDE1-14-03101<GS>964000,00<GS>971,00

Where ]d2 is the correct FNC1 (unprintable character) and <GS> (Group Separator) is the correct FNC (unprintable character) for the trailing AIs.

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