Re: Barcode that is alpha

[Adam West <adamster@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was just curious when I look at the output it doesn't look like a bar code at all.   
Before I tell the operators to be on the lookout for this, is this correct? that is it 
will print a barcode on the printer but if you look at the spool on WRKSPLF it shows   
as a non barcode text field?                                                           
                                                                                       
--- On Fri, 5/9/08, Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:                                     
                                                                                       
  From: Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>                                                        
  Subject: Re: Barcode that is alpha                                                   
  To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx                                                            
  Date: Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:51 PM                                                   
                                                                                       
 Adam West wrote:                                                                      
>    Hello, do you know if that BARCODE keyword works properly with                   
 'mixed'                                                                               
>    invoice numbers rather than pure numerics. ours are A123456, etc.                
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
 There are many different bar codes, some allow alphabetic characters and              
 some do not.  I probably don't need to remind you to look at the DDS                  
 reference for BARCODE, but you may not know about the Printing Redbooks,              
 which have a lot of good information on advanced printing topics.                     
                                                                                       
 DDS Reference                                                                         
 http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/rzakd/rzakdmstptbarco.htm 
 Printing Redbook V http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg242160.html                
 Printing Redbook VI http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246250.html               
                                                                                       
 My advice is to write a very simple bit of DDS and a test HLL program                 
 that sends sample data to your printer.  That way you can get used to                 
 how the DDS and printer behave.                                                       
    --buck                                                                             
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