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 Code 39 Barcode Font Advantage Package
For printing USS Code 39, LOGMARS, HIBC & Code 3 of 9 bar codes
- Easily print barcodes as a font from several applications
- Includes examples for Microsoft® Word, Excel, Access and Crystal Reports
- Compatible with Microsoft® Windows®, Pocket PC, Macintosh, UNIX, Linux and
others
- Over 15 font tools, macros & plug-ins are provided for easy integration
into your application
- TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet soft fonts and PostScript font versions
are included
- Contains 24 different Code 3 of 9 font versions in 6 font formats with
normal and human-readable versions
- Supports AIM USS Code 39, ANSI, EN800 and other specifications based on
Code39 including LOGMARS and HIBC
- Custom BDF, FON, AFP, Xerox Metacode, XES and FNT fonts can also be created with the Developer's License
and one year of support.
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Code 39 Font Advantage Package Features
With this package you receive 24 different Code 39 fonts in 6 different font formats.
You also receive the rights to use the font tools, macros and source code to help you
integrate the fonts into your application. Details of the Font Advantage Package
are as follows:
- Easy to Use - our Code 39 fonts are easy to use in applications and can be
entered directly from the keyboard. All barcodes require a start and stop
character and these can also be entered from the keyboard. For example, to
create a barcode that encodes the data "1234ABCD" with the Code
39 Font, you: (1) select the font from the list of fonts in your
application; (2) type the start character, in this case it is
"!"; (3) type the data, in this case it is "1234ABCD";
(4) type the stop character, in this case it is "!"; and then
change the font back to the default font of your document. To determine which Code 39 barcode font to use, first print out the
IDAutomationHC39M barcode font at 12 points and other font sizes to determine which size is the smallest that will work with your scanning equipment. Then, choose the tallest version that will fit in your scanning area.
Please review the specifications to
create barcodes from dimensions of which you are aware of.
- Multiple Versions Provided - 24 different versions of the
Code 39 barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and
different width and height requirements. Fonts beginning with IDAutomationH are "human readable" versions. The last characters in the Code 39 barcode font
name determines the height of the barcode, with the shortest being
IDAutomationHC39XS and the tallest being IDAutomationHC39XXL. Because
each single font can be printed at various point sizes, there are several
combinations of heights and widths that can be produced. If you are not sure which one to use, we recommend
IDAutomationC39M. For
more information on this,
refer to the
specifications.
- Font Tools and IDAutomation Fontware Included
- if you need to calculate checksum characters for Code 39 (such as for
HIBC LIC and LOGMARS), we provide the
Code39Mod43() function for this purpose. We also provide a Code39()
function which converts spaces to the "=" character and automatically adds the start
and stop characters to the barcode
font. The following tools are available:
- Microsoft® Office Compatibility - the exclamation
character or the asterisk in
the Code39 barcode font is used as a start and stop character and
therefore should not be part of the data in the bar code. For example, If you
want to print the data "CODE39" in the Code 39 barcode font you would print
!CODE39!. The asterisk "*" is commonly used as the start / stop
character with Code 39, but this can cause problems
because some applications such as MS Word will treat any text surrounded
with asterisks as bold text. If you need to print using an Access 2000
report, you would enter =("!"&[DataField]&"!")
in the control source field.
- Space Character Support - it is also
important to note that when the Code39 barcode font is selected the space
character will not produce a barcode but a space. To print the barcode
symbol representing a space you will need to type or print "="
(the equal character) instead of a space character or use our Font
Automation Tools to perform automatic conversion.
- Industry Standard Support - the Code 39 fonts were developed according to
AIM, ANSI and European EN 800 standards. The symbology of the Code 39 character
set consists of bar code symbols representing characters 0-9, A-Z, the
space character and the following symbols: - , . , $ , / , + , %. The
start & stop symbol is obtained by choosing either "*" or
"!".
- Flexibility - you may also use the parentheses () instead of “!” or
“*” as the start and stop code to eliminate the “*” from appearing
in the human readable version of the fonts. The Code 39 barcode fonts should be printed at the correct font size to suit your application and scanning equipment.
We have been able to obtain dependable scans in our lab
when printing the Code 39 barcodes between 6 and 32 points with a 600 DPI
laser printer.
- Advanced Font Design - our advanced Code 39 fonts have been specially designed to be able to produce
dependable and scannable barcodes when printed at very small point sizes
as well as normal and large sizes. Printed with a HP Laserjet
at 600 DPI, we have been able to dependably scan our Code 39 font printed
at 6 points with the Intermec
and Opticon CCD scanners we sell. In addition, the Intermec
Sabre 1400 Linear Imager could read this font printed at only 4
points.
- Extended Character Support - it is possible to print extended
characters from Code 39 to encode tabs, returns or lower case
letters. For more information on this, view our extended
code 39 page. If you need to encode the full 128 character ASCII
character set in a barcode with over 15 digits of data, consider using our Code
128 fonts. Printing the full 128 character ASCII
character set with Code 39 is not very efficient.
- Calculated Field Use - Our Code39 fonts can be printed or displayed as calculated fields in
applications by selecting the font for the field and using the following
formula examples to calculate the
field. Tabs and returns can be added (in extended39)
between fields by inserting "$I" for a tab and "$M"
for a return between fields as in the Lotus Notes barcode example:
- Active Reports - enter Field1.Text
="*"&Field&"*" to create a barcode
in the text field. See
an example...
- Clarion - loc:barcode='*'&left(clip(DataField))&'*'
- Crystal Reports - enter "*"
& Field & "*" in a calculated field.
- FileMaker Pro - enter "*"
& Field & "*" in a calculated field so that the asterisk is
appended to the beginning and ending of the data from the source field.
See an example...
- Lotus Notes - a formula that places a return function (in extended39)
between fields: "*" + DataField1 + "$M" +
DataField2 + "*"
- Lotus Approach - Combine('*',
DataField, '*') - here is an approach formula that also replaces spaces with the "="
character as required: Combine('*', Translate(DataField,' ','='), '*')
- Lotus 123 for Windows® - enter in another cell, text data from cell
C3: ("*"&C3&"*") -
this formula converts a number in cell C9 to text for
barcoding: ("*"&@STRING(C9,0)&"*")
- Microsoft® Access - =("!"&[Table.Field1]&"!")
- this formula places a tab (in extended39)
between fields: =("!"&[Table.Field1]
& "$I" & [Table.Field2] & "!")
- Microsoft® Excel - enter in another cell, text data from cell C3:
=("!"&C3&"!")
- Oracle Reports and Forms - place an asterisk before and after the data and then apply
our barcode font to the field.
- QuickBooks - refer to our QuickBooks
Barcode Tutorial.
- Multiple Formats Provided - when you purchase a license for this font, you will receive all versions
in a single ZIP file. The manual is supplied in a file named
"Readme.html" in the ZIP file. The following fonts are included:
- TrueType fonts are supplied in PC and Macintosh format. The TrueType TTF
fonts are compatible with Macintosh OS X and all versions of Microsoft®
Windows®, including Pocket PC. Macintosh formatted MTT TrueType fonts are compatible with
Macintosh System 7.1 and above.
- OpenType OTF fonts with PostScript outlines are provided. These are
compatible with Windows®, Macintosh OS X and other systems supporting the OpenType format.
- PostScript Type 1 fonts are supplied in binary, ASCII and Macintosh
versions.
- Also included in this package are PCL laserjet soft fonts in 10,
12, 16 and 24 points.
- With the purchase of a Developer License and 1 year of support and
upgrade protection, we can convert fonts from this package to PCL 4,
Xerox Metacode, XES, FNT, BDF, FON and AFP. More about this is
provided here.
The Developer License also grants you the right to convert our fonts to
other formats as necessary including TrueDoc and OpenType.
- You may also get more information on what
font types are provided.
- For the most up to date installation procedures for Macintosh, UNIX and
other operating systems, please visit our
Technical Support Site.
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