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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
EAN 8 Command Format
BARCODE
EAN8 [+
n
];[
DIR
;][SCB;][
MAG;
][H
n
[
.m
];][BF
n
;][DARK;]
SR
;
SC
[
(D)data field(D)
]
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] [;
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STOP
BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.
EAN8 Designates bar code type EAN 8; enter EAN8.
+
n
Optional parameter to provide a 2- or 5-digit add-on
code at the end of the bar code data field. Enter a
plus sign (+) and a value of 2 or 5. The first bar of
the add-on code is separated by nine modules from
the last bar of the EAN symbol and a left guard
pattern. No center or right guard pattern exists.
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.
SCB This option shortens the length of the center guard
bars, which are normally full length.
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.)
H
n
[
.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 4 through 99 to select height
adjustments from 0.4 through 9.9 inches. The
default value is 1.3 inches. The [.
m
] provides an
additional number of dots for the bar code height.
(Dots are in the current dot scale.)
BF
n
Optional parameter for assigning a dynamic bar
code data field location on a form. With this
parameter, 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:
a. Enter BF.