Tally Genicom Matrix Printer manual Delimiters

Delimiters

A bar code delimiter is a character or control function that tells the printer where one bar code symbol ends and an adjacent symbol begins. Different bar code styles accept different delimiters, which might be spaces, commas, asterisks, horizontal tabs, or horizontal position-relative commands. Valid delimiters for the various styles are listed in the Bar Code Style Characteristics section.

There is always a minimum one-fourth inch of white space called the quiet zone on either side of a bar code symbol, so there is always an irreducible half-inch space between adjacent symbols, no matter which delimiter is used. The space character occupies an additional tenth of an inch. Neither the comma nor the asterisk imposes any additional space between symbols. Asterisks are valid delimiters in Code 3 of 9 (style 4) only, and are normally used in pairs.

110	LPRINT	CHR$(27);"[0;9;1}";	'height 3/4", hr = on, interleaved 2 of 5
120	LPRINT	CHR$(27);"[3t";	'turn on bar code
140	LPRINT	"001234,001234";	'comma delimiter
150	LPRINT	CHR$(27);"[0t";	'turn off bar code
160	LPRINT "comma delimiter"
170 LPRINT
180	LPRINT CHR$(27);"[3t";		'turn on bar code
190	LPRINT "001234 001234";		'space delimiter
200	LPRINT CHR$(27);"[0t";		'turn off bar code
210	LPRINT "space delimiter"
220 LPRINT
230	LPRINT CHR$(27);"[4}";		'style 4 = 3 of 9
240	LPRINT CHR$(27);"[3t";		'turn on bar code
250	LPRINT "*1234**1234*";		'asterisk delimiter
260	LPRINT CHR$(27);"[0t";		'turn off bar code
270 LPRINT
280	LPRINT "asterisk delimiters are used in pairs"

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