KA.Barcode for ASP.NET
How to Generate ISBN in ASP.NET Application
How to generate & print ISBN barcode images in ASP.NET web applications using Visual C#, VB.NET
  • Easy to integrate ISBN creation control onto ASP.NET Web applications
  • Perfectly work with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010
  • Completely run in C#, VB.NET for .NET 2.0 and later version
  • Support ISBN generation in Internet Information Service (IIS)
  • Support Add-on barcode creation for ISBN barcode images
  • Accurate ISBN generation according to GS1 system of Standards
  • Automatically add checksum digit for ISBN barcode symbology
ASP.NET ISBN Generator is a mature and robust ASP.NET barcode generation component with flexible purchased developer license provided. With this generator, users may easily customize ISBN barcodes size, image and human-readable text and output ISBN barcodes into Gif, Jpeg, Png, Tiff, Bmp image formats or ASP.NET graphic objects.
ISBN Overview in ASP.NET Library
ISBN is also named as International Standard Book Number, Bookland EAN, ISBN+2, ISBN+5, ISBN Supplement 2 (Two-digit Add-On), ISBN Supplement 5 (Five-digit Add-On). It is mainly used for identifying commercial book publications.

ISBN Encodable Characters in ASP.NET Generator

  • 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
ISBN Generation in ASP.NET Web Control

How to Drag & Drop ISBN Control to ASP.NET Project

  1. 1.
    Copy "barcode.aspx" and " barcode.aspx.cs" to the target folder
  2. 2.
    Right-click in "Toolbox" and select "Choose Item..."
  3. 3.
    Click "Browse..." to locate and select "KeepAutomation.Barcode.Web.dll"
  4. 4.
    Drag and drop "BarCodeControl" from Visual Studio Toolbox into the web form and a ISBN barcode is created
  5. 5.
    Change barcode symbology to "ISBN" and customize its properties in the "Properties" panel

How to Generate ISBN in C# or VB.NET Programming

It is easy to generate ISBN into ASP.NET web form/ website using the C# or VB.NET sample code below.
using KeepAutomation.Barcode.Bean;

BarCode isbn = new BarCode();
isbn.Symbology = KeepAutomation.Barcode.Symbology.ISBN;
isbn.CodeToEncode = "978123456789";
isbn.X = 2;
isbn.generateBarcodeToImageFile("C://isbn-csharp.png");
Dim isbn As KeepAutomation.Barcode.Bean.BarCode = New KeepAutomation.Barcode.Bean.BarCode

isbn.Symbology = KeepAutomation.Barcode.Symbology.ISBN
isbn.CodeToEncode = "978123456789"
isbn.X = 2
isbn.ImageFormat = System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif()
isbn.generateBarcodeToImageFile("C://isbn-vb-net.gif")

How to Generate ISBN with Supplemental Digits in ASP.NET

It is possible for publishers to utilizing ISBN Supplement two/five-digit add-on to encode detailed information in ASP.NET applications by setting "SupplementCode", " SupplementHeight" and " SupplementSpace" properties.
using KeepAutomation.Barcode.Bean;

BarCode isbnsup2 = new BarCode();
isbnsup2.Symbology = KeepAutomation.Barcode.Symbology.ISBNSup2;
isbnsup2.CodeToEncode = "978111222333";
isbnsup2.X = 2;
isbnsup2.SupplementCode = "12";
isbnsup2.SupplementHeight = 0.8f;
isbnsup2.SupplementSpace = 15;
isbnsup2.generateBarcodeToImageFile("C://isbnsup2-csharp.png");
Dim isbnsup2 As KeepAutomation.Barcode.Bean.BarCode = New KeepAutomation.Barcode.Bean.BarCode

isbnsup2.Symbology = KeepAutomation.Barcode.Symbology.ISBNSup2
isbnsup2.CodeToEncode = "978111222333"
isbnsup2.SupplementCode = "12"
isbnsup2.SupplementHeight = 0.8f
isbnsup2.SupplementSpace = 15
isbnsup2.X = 2
isbnsup2.ImageFormat = System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif()
isbnsup2.generateBarcodeToImageFile("C://isbnsup2-vb-net.gif")
How to Generate ISBN in Microsoft IIS Through URL
  1. 1.
    Unzip the trial package, copy "barcode" folder and its contents to your IIS, and create a new virtual directory "barcode"
  2. 2.
    Restart IIS, and navigate to "http://localhost/barcode/barcode.aspx?code-to-encode=978123456789&symbology=18"
  3. 3.
    Now an EAN 13 is generated, you can change barcode properties in the url above, view http parameters here
  4. 4.
    To add the created barcode images in html or aspx pages, insert the following image tag into your web pages. <img src="http://localhost/barcode/barcode.aspx?code-to-encode=978123456789&symbology=18"/>