Decode an encoded Intelligent Mail Barcode

Decode an encoded Intelligent Mail Barcode

Usage

imb_decode(barcode, mailer_id_len = 6)

Arguments

barcode

The 65-character barcode to decode

mailer_id_len

The length of the Mailer ID field (6 or 9 digits)

Value

A list containing five elements:

• barcode_id: 2 digits (second digits is 0-4)

• service_type: 3 digits

• mailer_id: 6 or 9 digits

• serial_num: 6 or 9 digits (6 if Mailer ID is 9 digits; 9 if Mailer ID is 6 digits)

• zip: 5, 9, or 11 digits

Examples

imb_decode("AADTFFDFTDADTAADAATFDTDDAAADDTDTTDAFADADDDTFFFDDTTTADFAAADFTDAADA")
#> $barcode_id
#> [1] "01"
#> 
#> $service_type
#> [1] "234"
#> 
#> $mailer_id
#> [1] "567094"
#> 
#> $serial_num
#> [1] "987654321"
#> 
#> $zip
#> [1] "01234567891"
#>