I'm trying to implement the following code, however the define(&BarType,integer,1) does not appear to have any effect. No matter what value I assign it, the bar code appears to remain the same and the output is not a readable barcode. I am however able to insert a barcode object successfully and read it...Any ideas?


define(&BarWidth,measure,0.011)
define(&BarHeight,measure,.19)
define(&BarType,integer,1)
setfillcolor([100,100,100,100])
showbarcode(@(¤t.line, 15,24))

Idehan,

I tried it out, and it does work for me. Changing &BarType affects which barcode is generated. Two questions:
- What barcode are you trying to generate?
- What data do you have at @(& current.line, 15, 24) ?

Regards,
Rapha

I am generating a barcode 128. the values change of course depending on what line you are on but this is an example 9400-00346-003.
FYI, I am able to generate and print a barcode with the showbarcode() function, its just that what is generated is not recognized by the barcode reader. On your test did you get your barcode reader to actually read it?
Louis

Showbarcode() produces a simple 128 barcode from your data. It does not add the start and stop characters or the checkdigit. If you (or your scanner) want these, you have to add them manually to your data.

Thanks, thats what I figured was happening. I'm now trying to figure out how to add those. I inserted a barcode and converted it to Planet Press Talk object to get the code, just trying to figure out what each line does.
Louis

Rapha

Hi ldehan,

For future use, if you need to trim left and right, you can simply use trim(@(....)).

Olivier