Overview

A UPC symbol that encodes a number system character, 10 digits of data and a check digit. It is used for point of sale applications.

Invoking

• The data field for a UPC-A may contain 11 or 12 digits.
• If 11 digits are supplied the the 12th checkdigit is calculated automatically, otherwise the digits are encoded as supplied (including any incorrect user supplied check digit).
• The includetext option should normally be supplied.

Example

0 0 moveto (78858101497) (includetext) upca barcode