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ValidCode ( Code ; Type )

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Klaus-Dieter Brügmann, kade project
http://www.kade-project.de

Calculates the check number of various types of codes

Sample Input:

ValidCode ( 978078973028 ; "ISBN" )

Sample Output:

/* ValidCode ( Code ; Type ) Author: kade, Klaus-Dieter Brügmann, www.kade-project.de - Aug. 2006 */ Let ( [ TheType = Case ( Type = "UPC" or Type = "UPC A" ; 1 ; Type = "EAN 8" or Type = "UPC E" ; 5 ; 0) ; noCN = Case ( Length ( Code ) + TheType = 12 ; 1 ; 0 ) ; CheckInput = Case ( Length ( Code ) <> Length ( Filter ( Code ; "0123456789" ) ) ; "Error" ; Length ( Code ) + TheType + noCN <> 13 ; "Error" ; "" ) ; TheCode = Right ( "0000" & Left ( Code ; Length ( Code ) - Abs ( noCN -1 ) ) ; 12) ; TheCN = Right ( 10 - Mod ( ( ( Middle ( TheCode ; 12 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 10 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 8 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 6 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 4 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 2 ; 1 ) ) * 3 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 11; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 9 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 7 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 5 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 3 ; 1 ) + Middle ( TheCode ; 1 ; 1 ) ; 10 ) ; 1) ] ; Case ( IsEmpty ( CheckInput ) ; TheCN ; CheckInput ) ) /* Who wanna get the complete code instaed of the checkdigit use the following calculation: Case ( IsEmpty ( CheckInput ); Right ( TheCode ; Length ( TheCode ) - TheType ) & TheCN; CheckInput ) */
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Description:

ValidCode calculates the checknumber of 13 digit codes like EAN 13 ( European Article Number ), ISBN 13 (International Standard Book Number), ISSN 13 (International Standard Serial Number), of 12 digit code UPC A (Universal Product Code) and also of the 8 digit codes EAN 8 and UPC E. If you leave the parameter "Type" empty or input is "ISBN" or "ISSN" it calculates the check number of a 13 digit code.

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