Tally Genicom Matrix Printer Delimiters

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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 accep t 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 spac e called the quiet zone on either side of a bar code

symbol, so there is always an irreducible half-inch sp ace between adjacent symbols, no matter which delim iter 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 ar e valid delimiters in Code 3 of 9 (style 4) only, and ar e

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*"; 'as terisk delimiter

260 LPRINT CHR$(27);"[0t"; 'turn off bar code

270 LPRINT

280 LPRINT "asterisk delimiters are used in pairs"