Chapter 3 Bar Codes

Code 128 Command Format

BARCODE

C128A or C128B or C128C;[DIR;] [MAG;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;L;] [DARK;]SR;SC

[(D)data field(D)] [PDF [;LOC] [;FONT]]

STOP

BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

C128A, C128B or C128C)

Designates bar code type; enter C128A, C128B or C128C.

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.)

Hn[.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 to 9.9 inches. The default

 

value is 0.9 inch. The [.m] provides an additional

 

number of dots for the bar code height. (Dots are in

 

the current dot scale.)

Note If 0.3 inches is the selected height, the PDF cannot be included.

BFn;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.

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