BarCode 39 and 128

[pac1exl]

Hello I would like to get some suggestions on how to code bar codes 39 and 128 using visual foxpro?? Or if you know some site where i can visit??

 

[SGLong]

Using VFP to generate barcodes is fairly straightforward - it's just text with a barcode font instead of your usual Arial, Courier, Times New Roman, etc fonts. You should look for some web sites that advertise barcode fonts to see what they have and what the costs are. I've not had to research barcode fonts in a long time because our company invested in them a long time ago (before I joined the organization).

 

[rgbean]

Two sources for Barcode Fonts and other products, that are VFP "friendly", are

http://www.abri.com/

and

http://www.hallogram.com/.

Rick

 

[pac1exl]

Thanks to all the suggestions!

Will the downloaded Barcode fonts allow me to be print using Generic Printer drivers?

I need to print the barcode labels using dot-matrix printer and in a much faster printing speed.

 

[rgbean]

Unless the printer natively supports a given font, then the Generic / Text Only printer driver won't print the font "fast" - and it's unlikely to support a barcode font.

Back when I was doing DOS based applications there were a couple products that would print barcodes using the "graphics" capabilities of Epson compatible dot matrix printer (using a lot of escape sequence codes). Once you understand the format of the barcode you are plan on using, then the code, while tedious, isn't that complicated (the product I purchased even had FP source code).

Hallogram may still have copies of these DOS products - I really haven't checked.

On the other hand, laser and inkjet printers are so cheap now, why not upgrade?

Rick