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Printing Bar Codes

Variable Width Bar Code Definition

The sequence used to define a variable width, horizontal bar code is

^BN9xddddccc...c^G

^B	Two Character Sequence Identifier for
	Horizontal Bar Code Definition.
N	Reserved Parameter.
9	Flags Variable Width.

xBar Code Type.

“a” = Code 39 1:1:2:2 Ratio “b”= Code 39 1:1:3:3 Ratio “c” = Code 39 1:2:4:5 Ratio

“d”= Code 39 LOGMAR Standard Density “e” = Code 39 LOGMAR Medium Density “f” = Code 39 LOGMAR Low Density “g”= 2-of-5 1:1:3:X Ratio

“h”= 2-of-5 1:2:3:X Ratio

“i” = Interleaved 2-of-5 BS Code 1:1:3:3 Ratio “j” = Interleaved 2-of-5 BS Code 1:2:4:5 Ratio “k”= Interleaved 2-of-5 BS Code 1.5:1.5:4.5:4.5 Ratio “l” = Interleaved 2-of-5 BS Code 2:2:6:6 Ratio

“m” = Interleaved 2-of-5 C Code 1:1:2:2 Ratio “n”= Interleaved 2-of-5 C Code 1:1:2.5:2.5 Ratio “o”= Interleaved 2-of-5 C Code 1.5:1.5:3.5:3.5 Ratio “p”= Interleaved 2-of-5 C Code2:2:4.5:4.5 Ratio

ddddWidth of all Bars and Spaces.

Includes Number of Dots in: Narrow Bar, Narrow Space, Wide Bar, Wide Space; respectively.

Range of d is 0 to F (0 to 15 dots).

ccc...c	Characters to be Bar Coded.
^G	Sequence Terminator.
	Required to signal end of character data.

When defining a variable width bar code, first choose a bar code type that matches the desired bar code. Then specify the width of the bars and spaces to achieve the desired bar code density and wide:narrow ratios.

Example:

Bar code type “a” defines a rather dense Code 39 bar code with 1:1:2:2 ratio.

^BNa12345^G^-

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