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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
LOC
Optional parameter to identify the location of the
printable data field. The default value is B, locating
the human readable data below the bar code. A
locates the printable data field above the bar code.
To compensate for printing the 0.1-inch high data,
the height of the bar code body is reduced 0.1 inch.
FONT
Optional parameter to select the font for the human
readable data field. Enter O to select OCR-A font;
enter X to select OCR-B font; enter N to select 10
cpi; enter P to select 12 cpi; enter Q to select 13
cpi; enter R to select 15 cpi; enter T to select 17 cpi;
enter V to select 20 cpi. Enter S to suppress
printing the data field and the trailing lower portions
of the EAN bar code.
STOP Ends the Bar Code command while the IGP
continues in the Create Form mode. Enter STOP. If
STOP is not entered, an error message results.
EAN 8 Example
Figure 15 illustrates a horizontal and vertical EAN 8 bar code generated by
the following program:
~CREATE;EAN8 (Enter Create Form mode)
BARCODE (Bar Code command)
EAN8+2;H9;DARK;33;15(Dark Code EAN 8, 2-digit add-on,
H 0.9, SR 33, SC 15)
*123456722* (Data Field plus 2-digit add-on Data Field)
PDF (Printable Data Field)
STOP (Ends Bar Code command)
BARCODE (New Bar Code command)
EAN8+2;VSCAN;H10;DARK;33;55
(Vertical Dark EAN 8, 2-digit add-on,
H 1.0, SR 33, SC 55)
*123456722* (Data Field plus 2-digit add-on Data Field)
PDF (Printable Data Field)
STOP (Ends Bar Code command)
END (Terminates Create Form mode)
~EXECUTE;EAN8;1 (Execute the form, form count of 1)
Figure 15
. Sample EAN 8 Bar Codes
SR 33
SC 15
SR 33
SC 55