Chapter 3 Bar Codes

PostBar and Royal Mail Command Format

BARCODE

POSTBAR or ROYALBAR; [KIX;][MAG;][BFn;L;][DARK;] SR; SC [(D)data field(D)]

STOP

BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

POSTBAR or ROYALBAR

Designates bar code type PostBar or Royal Mail; enter POSTBAR or ROYALBAR.

KIX

Optional parameter to specify the KIX format for

 

Royal Mail bar codes only; enter KIX.

MAG

Optional parameter to magnify (horizontally

 

expand) the bar code symbol. The magnification

 

default value is X1. As required for scanning, enter

 

a magnification value from Table 8 to increase the

 

magnification. Increasing the magnification adjusts

 

printed character density. X1A uses shorter bars to

 

reach the minimum height specification that allows

 

it to fit on a 6 LPI line.

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 provided dynamically 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.

 

c.

Replace L with a number equaling the total

 

 

number of characters in the field. The data

 

 

field must be numeric and contain exactly 5, 9

 

 

or 11 digits.

 

d.

The information for the data field is entered

 

 

dynamically during the Execute Form mode.

 

 

(Refer to “Execute Form: Dynamic Bar Code

 

 

Data” on page 63.) Do not use the data field

 

 

parameter to enter data when the BFn;L

 

 

parameters are used. However, refer to the

 

 

data field description for available characters.

DARK

Optional parameter to produce darker looking bar

 

codes. Enter DARK. Refer to “Dark Printing” on

 

page 28 for more information.

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