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'''EAN-8''' is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common [[EAN-13]]. Similarly to the uses of [[UPC-E]] relative to the more common [[UPC-A]], EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products. | '''EAN-8''' is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common [[EAN-13]]. Similarly to the uses of [[UPC-E]] relative to the more common [[UPC-A]], EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products. | ||
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== Developer libraries and modules == | == Developer libraries and modules == | ||
* [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform] | * [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform] | ||
− | * [ | + | * [https://github.com/zxing/zxing zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems) |
* [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes] | * [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes] | ||
* [http://search.cpan.org/~kwitknr/GD-Barcode-1.15/Barcode/EAN8.pm EAN8 bar code library for Perl] | * [http://search.cpan.org/~kwitknr/GD-Barcode-1.15/Barcode/EAN8.pm EAN8 bar code library for Perl] | ||
− | * [http:// | + | * [http://bwipp.terryburton.co.uk/ Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator] |
+ | * [https://github.com/kreativekorp/barcode barcode.php] | ||
== Utilities == | == Utilities == |
Latest revision as of 14:03, 26 May 2019
EAN-8 is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common EAN-13. Similarly to the uses of UPC-E relative to the more common UPC-A, EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.
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[edit] Software
- Review of barcode scanner apps
- iOS app to read UPC/EAN codes and find product info/prices
- Android app to read UPC and QR codes to look up product info/prices and other info coded or linked in bar codes
[edit] Developer libraries and modules
- ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform
- zxing (Zebra Crossing) (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
- MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes
- EAN8 bar code library for Perl
- Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator
- barcode.php
[edit] Utilities
- Global UPC/EAN database
- Another EAN search site
- Online barcode generator (supports many different formats)
- EAN-8 bar code generator