Error on zpl element "4030401100+67000000": EC128-6: Only numeric values can be encoded with C128-C (Invalid char at position 11)

[bjt19882222]

Hi,

i have an valid zpl file which can be converted here:
http://labelary.com/viewer.html

But on your site and with your script i get this error:
https://binarykits-zpl-viewer.azurewebsites.net/
Error on zpl element "4030401100+67000000": EC128-6: Only numeric values can be encoded with C128-C (Invalid char at position 11).

Why?
Can you help please?

[primo-ppcg]

The only way I can recreate this error is by explicitly forcing Type C on non-numeric data:

^XA
^FO10,10^BY2^BCN,40^FD>;4030401100+67000000^FS
^XZ

However, this produces a slightly different message. If you could provide the relevant ^BC command, it would help to determine if/what the issue is.

[samilalgul]

Type C data could not includes char or special chars?

[sibit]

I have the same issue, I just detected right now. Did you get the solution?

thanks!

[primo-ppcg]

I have the same issue, I just detected right now. Did you get the solution?

Excellent. Could you provide the ZPL that produces the error?

[sibit]

Hi! this is the sentence ZPL that I'm using into this software.
When I remove this part >890>6C1 is working properly (that part contains C1 into the barcode).
How I can add C1 or other text (Batch number sometimes contains text 'ABC123) into the Code128 or GS1-128?

Thanks a lot!

                    string pzpl = @"^XA^FO197,495^BY5^BCN,150,N,N^FD>;>89181752625>8103181450701>890>6C1^FS^FT239,691^CI0^A0N,50,68^FD(91) 81752625 (10) 3181450701 (90) C1^FS^PQ1,0,1,Y^XZ";

[primo-ppcg]

Not all escapes are supported in hand-rolled GS1, the relevant code is here:

BinaryKits.Zpl/src/BinaryKits.Zpl.Viewer/ElementDrawers/Barcode128ElementDrawer.cs

Lines 62 to 65 in 92bf320

	// support hand-rolled GS1
	content = content.Replace(">8", FNC1);
	interpretation = interpretation.Replace(">8", "");
	// TODO: support remaining escapes within a barcode

I'm currently working on a new Barcode rendering (#171), I'll add support for more escapes to GS1.

[sibit]

Thanks primo-ppcg.
I really don't undestand why is not working with all scapes. This scape 90 or 91 is normal, or not?

[primo-ppcg]

The part that can't be parsed is >6C1, which switches to codeset B for the final two characters.

[sibit]

thanks for your answer. That is something that I can solve into the zpl barcode code, or is this issue into the c# project?

anyway, why I cannot add a breakpoint into Encode function?
using var image = barcodeElement.Encode(barcodeType, content);

I'm trying to help with this issue but I cannot access and check it! :(

[primo-ppcg]

The Encode method belongs to an external library. This error (and several others) will be resolved in the next release.

[sibit]

Hey dude!
how is going with your development?! :P

[primo-ppcg]

I was holding out for the next release of ZXing.Net, although I suppose that might not be any time soon. If I wanted to accelerate the release, I could possibly makes PRs for all of the upstream commits.