Also known as Italian Pharmacode, IMH, Codice 32 Pharmacode, Codice Farmaceutico Italiano, Radix 32 Barcode

Code 32 is mainly used to encode pharmaceutical products in Italy. Code 32 is used to encode Italian Pharmacode which has the following structure:

• 'A' character (ASCII 65) which is not really encoded
• 8 digits for Pharmacode (It generally begins/is prefixed with 0 - zero)
• 1 digit for Checksum module 10 which is automatically calculated by Barcode Professional

The value to encode passed to Barcode Professional must be 8 digits pharmacode only (prefix it with 0 zero if necessary) because the 9th digit (the checksum) is automatically calculated by Barcode Professional products.

Sample of a Code 32 barcode

In order to get a Code 32 barcode image, please follow these steps:

• Set the Symbology property to Code32
• Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
  • Set the BarWidth and BarHeight properties (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the QuietZoneWidth property (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the TopMargin and BottomMargin properties (Values are expressed in Inches)
• Set the Code property with the value to encode. It must be 8 digits pharmacode only (prefix it with 0 zero if necessary). The 9th digit (checksum) is automatically calculated and appended by Barcode Professional

Code property = 01234567 will produce the following barcode image:

Example of Code 32 barcode images