Code128 Barcode in Adobe Acrobat Form

Question

I want to create a Code128 barcode in an Adobe Acrobat Form. There is an option to add a barcode, but the only supported formats are PDF417, QR and DataMatrix.

Is there any way to add a simple 1D barcode instead? Does this need to be done using JavaScript?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 11 '16 at 08:51

The first thing you'll need is access to a suitable code 128 bar code font that allows at least editable embedding. You can then use it with a regular text form field and use JavaScript to set the field value correctly. This involves including the start/stop characters, calculating and including the check digit, selecting the code set, and possibly code set shifting. The hardest part can be finding the font.

Code128 Barcode in Adobe Acrobat Form

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