A site which was suggested was:
http://www.allen-sauer.com/oracle-toolbox/unix-foobar/
which I got to by navigating through:
http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/barcode1.html
FOOBAR, Which basically is a filter which converts ASCII text to
3 of 9 bar codes (PCL). It is for unix specifically and best of all
it's free!
You imbed your data like:
[FOOBAR;DATA=*123456*] where 123456 is the data you want converted
to a bar code and the binary code (raw PCL) is passed through this
filter and the output gives a nice bar code, although you will have
to place the human readable numbers in the proper place, but hey
it works! It even works on our old LaserJetII (PCL3).
George Gallen
ggallen_at_slackinc.com
-----Original Message-----
From: George Gallen [mailto:ggallen_at_slackinc.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 12:00 PM
To: 'tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov'
Subject: bar coding fonts..
We are attempting to automate slightly one of our programs
with barcoding. That is we have two systems, one which will
print out an invoice with the bar code, the other system which
is the UPS Online pro (for shipping) which will have a bar
code scanner to read the invoice# off the invoice without having
the operator type it in.
Currently, we feed raw PCL5 coding to the HP printer to create
the invoice. What we want to do, is have the HP laser printer
create a bar code. Has anyone had any experience making HP printers
print bar codes (ie. Code39, Code128...) The scanner will read
"any standard bar code".
What we aren't looking for is a software package, since currently
we have a DBMS sending the raw data to the printer, trying to
merge that data into a driver of some kind for bar codes might be
tough.
One possibility would be a downloadable font (at least for code39)
preferably one that is low cost or free, or does anyone know of
where I could get the specifications to 'draw' the bar codes, that is
how many mils between thin and thick and borders and what patterns
each number would take (looking for code39 which seems the easiest).
Since our invoice#'s are only numeric and 6 digits long.
I did check, and the unit we would be using does NOT read postnet.
One option we did look into was a unit that hooks to the back of
the printer and when it see's certain control codes, it then pumps
out the coding needed for the bar codes, but the price was a little
high (apx $500.00). I did see a downloadable font, but it was around
$200.00. We are looking for something less than $100.00 if possible.
Thanks,
George Gallen
ggallen_at_slackinc.com
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Accounting/Data Division
ggallen_at_slackinc.com
ph:856.848.1000
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Received on Thu Nov 04 1999 - 18:18:58 NZDT