UCC/EAN-128

Code UCC-128 Command Format

BARCODE

UCC-128; [DIR;] [MAG;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;L;] [DARK;] SR; SC [(D)data field(D)]

[PDF [;LOC] [;FONT] ]

STOP

BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

UCC-128

Designates bar code type Code UCC/EAN-128;

 

enter UCC-128.

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 the bar code symbol

 

by increasing the width of the bars and spaces. The

 

magnification default value is X1. Increasing the

 

magnification adjusts printed character density as

 

shown in Table 8. You can also use XR as defined

 

on page 89. You must specify eight digits for

 

variable ratio. They stand for the widths of

 

alternating bars and spaces from the narrowest to

 

the widest. Note that a valid UCC/EAN-128 bar

 

code can be no larger than 165 mm (6.5 inches)

 

wide.

Hn[.m]

Optional parameter to adjust the overall height 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. The [.m]

 

provides an additional number of dots for the bar

 

code height. (Dots are in the current 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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