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UPC-E Command Format
BARCODE
type
[+
n
]; [
DIR
;] [
MAG
;] [H
n
[.
m
];] [BF
n
;] [DARK;]
SR; SC
[
(D)data field(D)
]
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BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.
type
Designates bar code type UPC-E or UPC-E0; enter
UPC-E or UPC-E0.
+
n
Optional parameter to provide a 2- or 5-digit add-on
code at the end of the bar code. Enter plus (+) 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
UPC symbol and a left guard pattern.
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 (horizontally
expand) the bar code symbol. The magnification
default value is X1. Enter a magnification value
from Table 8 to increase the magnification.
Increasing the magnification adjusts printed
character density. 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.
b. Replace
n
with a number ranging from 1
through 512 to identify the bar code field. The
SR
and
SC
parameters specify the exact
location of the bar code field identified by
n
.