Code 32

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Code 32 - also called the Italian Pharmacode - is the barcode on medicines sold in Italy. It holds the medicine's AIC number, and the readable line under the bars shows it with an A in front.

A Code 32 barcode for the AIC number 12345678, with A123456788
under the bars.

What it holds
CharactersDigits only.
LengthThe first 8 digits of the AIC number - a shorter number is filled out with zeros in front - or all 9 with the check digit, as printed on the pack, which Labeljoy checks.
Check digitAlways there, worked out by Labeljoy.
Readable textAn A, the 8 digits and the check digit: A123456788.

The bars are a Code 39: the 9 digits are packed into six characters of their own, so a scanner set to read Code 39 only shows those six. Set it to Code 32 to read the AIC number.

The rest of the settings - text position, quiet zone, color - are in the Barcode section.

What goes wrong
Numeric only data expected.The value has something other than digits - an A typed in front, for instance: leave it out, Labeljoy adds it.
Invalid check digit.The 9th digit isn't the check digit of the other 8.
Input data too long.More than 9 digits.