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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
Code 93 Command Format
BARCODE
CODE93; [
DIR;
] [
MAG
;] [H
n
[
.m
];] [BF
n;L;
][DARK;]
SR;SC
[
(D)data field(D)
]
[PDF
[;
LOC
] [;
FONT
]]
STOP
BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.
CODE93 Designates bar code type Code 93; enter CODE93.
DIR
Optional parameter that allows for rotating a
barcode. Enter CW for clockwise rotation. Enter
CCW or VSCAN for counter-clockwise rotation.
Enter INV for inverted rotation. If
DIR
is not
entered, the barcode is horizontally oriented.
MAG
Optional parameter to magnify (horizontally
expand) the bar code symbol. The magnification
default value is X1. Increasing the magnification
adjusts printed character density as shown in Table
8. You can also use XR or XRD as defined on page
89. (You must specify 8 digits for
MAG
for variable
ratio.)
H
n
[
.m
] Optional parameter to adjust the overall height
(vertical expansion) of the bar code symbol
(including the upper and lower 0.1-inch guard
bands and any human readable data). Height
adjustments are made in 0.1-inch increments; enter
H and a value from 3 through 99 to select height
adjustments from 0.3 through 9.9 inches. The
default value is 0.9 inch.
[.
m
] is an additional number of dots for the bar code
height. (Dots are in the current dot scale.)
BF
n;L
Optional parameters for assigning a dynamic bar
code data field location on a form and for
designating the length of the data field. With these
parameters, the actual data for the bar code data
field is dynamically provided during the Execute
Form Mode; the data is not specified during the
Create Form Mode. To use this field, perform the
following steps:
a. Enter BF.
b. Replace
n
with a number ranging from 1
through 512 to identify the bar code field. The
SR
and
SC
parameters specify the exact
location of the bar code field identified by
n.
Note If 0.3 inches is the selected height, the PDF cannot be
included.