How to create Deutsche Post Leitcode barcode (German Postal 2 of 5 LeitCode, LeitCode, CodeLeitcode, Deutsche Post AG DHL) using Bytescout.BarCode library for .NET

Deutsche Post Leitcode symbology. Deutsche Post Leitcode (Also known as German Postal 2 of 5 LeitCode, LeitCode, CodeLeitcode, Deutsche Post AG (DHL)). This symbology is used by German Post (Deutsche Post AG) (Deutsche Frachtpost). The barcode gives an indication of the destination. The value to encode length is fixed to 13 digits. The value to encode must have the following structure: 5 digits for Postal Code (Postleitzahl, PLZ), 3 digits for Street ID/number, 3 digits for House number, and 2 digits for Product code.

Important: you can also use BarCode Windows Forms or Web ImageControl instead. To use the Windows Formscontrol in Visual Studio please open Toolbox and open "Bytescout Software" tab and drag-n-drop "BarCode" control into your WinForms or ASP.NET application (in design mode)

Visual Basic:

Imports Bytescout.BarCode

Module Module1

Sub Main()
' Create new barcode
Dim barcode As New Barcode()

' Set symbology
barcode.Symbology = SymbologyType.DeutschePostLeitcode

' Set value
barcode.Value = "1234567890123"

' Save barcode to image
barcode.SaveImage("result.png")

' Show image in default image viewer
Process.Start("result.png")
End Sub

End Module

C#:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;

using Bytescout.BarCode;

namespace Sample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create new barcode
Barcode barcode = new Barcode();

// Set symbology
barcode.Symbology = SymbologyType.DeutschePostLeitcode;

// Set value
barcode.Value = "1234567890123";

// Save barcode to image
barcode.SaveImage("result.png");

// Show image in default image viewer
Process.Start("result.png");
}
}
}