Reading Code128 Linear Barcodes

[VincentA]

I’m using 1d Barcode Read/Write version 4.42 to generate “Code 128” linear barcodes in a .NET environment.

When reading the barcodes I always receive a trailing character when retrieving the barcode value. (I’m assuming this character is some sort of checksum character) This also happens in the sample apps provided by Black Ice so it doesn't seem to be something specific to my code, but specific to reading this type of barcode.

Is there a way to retrieve the barcode value without this trailing character?

If not, is the number of trailing characters constant? For example, if I know there will always be 1 trailing character, I can strip off the final character from the string received when I get the barcodes value.

Any input will be appreciated.

Vincent