wildash
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Adding new data to barcodes
How does one go about adding additional information to an existing barcode, thereby creating a new, extended barcode that can be read by a keycode scanner?
Is there an ocx control called 'barcodes' that can be utilised for the above?
Is there an ocx control called 'barcodes' that can be utilised for the above?
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Mabry also makes a decent barcode OCX
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HI Michelt
thanx for your response
this ocx , what i need to do is my client will fill out fields on a form for an order. Then can i take the info they have entered in the fileds and place it in the bar code ?
the bar code must as each new order is created must be unique to that order.
i have never worked with bar codes so i am new to this area of programming.
because at the moment my client prints out the order then sticks a bar code sticker on that they bought form a stationary shop.
thanx in advance
wildash
thanx for your response
this ocx , what i need to do is my client will fill out fields on a form for an order. Then can i take the info they have entered in the fileds and place it in the bar code ?
the bar code must as each new order is created must be unique to that order.
i have never worked with bar codes so i am new to this area of programming.
because at the moment my client prints out the order then sticks a bar code sticker on that they bought form a stationary shop.
thanx in advance
wildash
There are several types of barcode. There is UPC that is used in grocery stores and Code39 which is used for most alphanumeric printing.
If you get a barcode control from Mabry or some other vendor, you use place it on your form and tell it how big, where, and what the barcode will say. It'll handle the rest.
Leave 1/4" margin on either side of *any* barcode as a "dead zone". Barcodes are designed to read from either end and in a variety of sizes.
Code39 uses * as a control character so make sure any strings you print do not contain *.
A barcode "wedge" reader is normally plugged into the keyboard line and you don't have to do anything to *read* the codes.
Sometimes it's handy to print up a "scan sheet" with responses to common program prompts so the operator can do a lot of the data entry from the scan sheet.
Printing is not hard if you're using one of the 3rd party controls. You print the barcode just like you print the rest of the form. Position it and let it go.
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If you get a barcode control from Mabry or some other vendor, you use place it on your form and tell it how big, where, and what the barcode will say. It'll handle the rest.
Leave 1/4" margin on either side of *any* barcode as a "dead zone". Barcodes are designed to read from either end and in a variety of sizes.
Code39 uses * as a control character so make sure any strings you print do not contain *.
A barcode "wedge" reader is normally plugged into the keyboard line and you don't have to do anything to *read* the codes.
Sometimes it's handy to print up a "scan sheet" with responses to common program prompts so the operator can do a lot of the data entry from the scan sheet.
Printing is not hard if you're using one of the 3rd party controls. You print the barcode just like you print the rest of the form. Position it and let it go.
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Thanks for your comments.
Could you please provide me with a complete URL for Mabry or any other vendor where I can download a trial version (or purchase a full version) of the barcode control ?
Many thanks.
Wildash
Could you please provide me with a complete URL for Mabry or any other vendor where I can download a trial version (or purchase a full version) of the barcode control ?
Many thanks.
Wildash
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