RE: code bar

Posted in 1999

Topics: Connectivity: ESQL/C, 4GL & Embedded SQL, Platform-Specific Issues

Daniel Bonesana — Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:21:27 -0300 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEFAD7.0060F27E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In some HP printers there is an optional (have to pay extra $) that = lets you print some codes find out if it includes eans. there are many types of bar-codes=20 One problem to keep in mind is that printing is easy but if it is not = done within norm you won't be able to read it. In a Warehouse system I developed some years ago, we used special Zebra printers developed for bar-code labels and it turned out a very satisfying solution. In both cases you send the ascii to the printer and it does the = necessary translations. =20 There is always the cheap solution: get some shareware to print the = code in an ordinary printer. In this case the shareware program does the translation, but ... N. Daniel Bonesana=20 SIEMENS-ITRON BUSINESS SERVICES S.A.=20 Balcarce 683, (1064) Buenos Aires, Argentina.=20 * 54 (11) 4320-5456 * dbones@siemens-itron.com.ar=20 -----Original Message----- From: Ant=F3nio Roque [mailto:antonio.roque@auchan.pt] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:34 AM To: informix iiug list Subject: code bar Hi , in informix 4gl for HP-UX systems is there a way to print code = bars ( eans ) into a HP printer Or a Lexmark printer ? =20 The Idea is to print a huge amount of products labels with information = to the customer , it would be great if I could put a bar code on it to make inventory=B4s a lot faster , = with the help of "telxon" radio scanners. =20 thanks in advanced Antonio Roque=20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEFAD7.0060F27E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>In=20 some HP printers there is an optional (have to pay extra $) that lets = you print=20 some codes find out if it includes eans.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>there=20 are many types of bar-codes </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>One=20 problem to keep in mind is that printing is easy but if it is = not done=20 within norm you won't be able to read it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>In a=20 Warehouse system I developed some years ago, we used special Zebra=20 printers  developed for bar-code labels</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>and it=20 turned out a very satisfying solution.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>In=20 both cases you send the ascii to the printer and it does the necessary=20 translations.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D586211315-09091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D586211315-09091999>There=20 is always the cheap solution: get some shareware to print the code in = an=20 ordinary printer. In this case the shareware program does the = translation, but=20 ...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P><B><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana = size=3D2> N.</FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana=20 size=3D2> Daniel Bonesana</FONT></B> <BR><FONT color=3D#008080 = face=3D"Arial Black"=20 size=3D2>SIEMENS-ITRON BUSINESS SERVICES = S.A.</FONT><B><I></I></B><B><I></I></B>=20 <BR><B><I><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial size=3D2>Balcarce 683, = (1064) Buenos=20 Aires, Argentina.</FONT></I></B> <BR><FONT color=3D#00ff00 = face=3DWingdings=20 size=3D1>(</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D1> 54 (11) = 4320-5456</FONT><FONT=20 color=3D#008080 face=3DWingdings size=3D1><FONT face=3D"Courier = New"></FONT></FONT>=20 <FONT color=3D#00ff00 face=3DWingdings size=3D1>*</FONT><FONT = face=3D"Arial Black"=20 size=3D1></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D1>dbones@siemens-itron.com.ar</FONT><B></B><B><I></I></B> = </P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Ant=F3nio Roque=20 [mailto:antonio.roque@auchan.pt]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September = 09, 1999=20 6:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B> informix iiug list<BR><B>Subject:</B> code=20 bar<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi , in informix 4gl for HP-UX systems is = there a way=20 to print code bars ( eans ) into a HP printer Or  a Lexmark = </FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2>printer  ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Idea is to print a huge amount of products = labels with=20 information to the customer , it would be great</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>if I could put a bar code on it to make = inventory=B4s a lot=20 faster , with the help of  "telxon" radio scanners.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>thanks in advanced</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>  Antonio Roque </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEFAD7.0060F27E--

↪ replying to Daniel Bonesana

Michael Milom — Wed, 29 Sep 1999 23:29:11 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

At my company, we use Zebra printers for all of our bar-coding and manifesting. Since most of the bar codes are for UPS (including their new Maxi-Code 3D bar code), print quality MUST be excellent. Getting the shipping information formatted properly so that the labels print correctly can be a little tricky, but so far, we haven't had any problems at all. Everything is handled directly from our 4GL programs. If we can make it work (there are only five programmers for the whole company) anybody can! ;-) Daniel Bonesana wrote: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEFAD7.0060F27E > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > In some HP printers there is an optional (have to pay extra $) that = > lets you > print some codes find out if it includes eans. > there are many types of bar-codes=20 > One problem to keep in mind is that printing is easy but if it is not = > done > within norm you won't be able to read it. > In a Warehouse system I developed some years ago, we used special Zebra > printers developed for bar-code labels > and it turned out a very satisfying solution. > In both cases you send the ascii to the printer and it does the = > necessary > translations. > =20 > There is always the cheap solution: get some shareware to print the = > code in > an ordinary printer. In this case the shareware program does the > translation, but ... > > N. Daniel Bonesana=20 > SIEMENS-ITRON BUSINESS SERVICES S.A.=20 > Balcarce 683, (1064) Buenos Aires, Argentina.=20 > * 54 (11) 4320-5456 * dbones@siemens-itron.com.ar=20 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ant=F3nio Roque [mailto:antonio.roque@auchan.pt] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:34 AM > To: informix iiug list > Subject: code bar > > Hi , in informix 4gl for HP-UX systems is there a way to print code = > bars ( > eans ) into a HP printer Or a Lexmark printer ? > =20 > The Idea is to print a huge amount of products labels with information = > to > the customer , it would be great > if I could put a bar code on it to make inventory=B4s a lot faster , = > with the > help of "telxon" radio scanners. > =20 > thanks in advanced > Antonio Roque=20 > =20 > =20 > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEFAD7.0060F27E > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>In=20 > some HP printers there is an optional (have to pay extra $) that lets = > you print=20 > some codes find out if it includes eans.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>there=20 > are many types of bar-codes </SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>One=20 > problem to keep in mind is that printing is easy but if it is = > not done=20 > within norm you won't be able to read it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>In a=20 > Warehouse system I developed some years ago, we used special Zebra=20 > printers  developed for bar-code labels</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>and it=20 > turned out a very satisfying solution.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>In=20 > both cases you send the ascii to the printer and it does the necessary=20 > translations.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 > class=3D586211315-09091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = > class=3D586211315-09091999>There=20 > is always the cheap solution: get some shareware to print the code in = > an=20 > ordinary printer. In this case the shareware program does the = > translation, but=20 > ...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <P><B><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana = > size=3D2> N.</FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana=20 > size=3D2> Daniel Bonesana</FONT></B> <BR><FONT color=3D#008080 = > face=3D"Arial Black"=20 > size=3D2>SIEMENS-ITRON BUSINESS SERVICES = > S.A.</FONT><B><I></I></B><B><I></I></B>=20 > <BR><B><I><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial size=3D2>Balcarce 683, = > (1064) Buenos=20 > Aires, Argentina.</FONT></I></B> <BR><FONT color=3D#00ff00 = > face=3DWingdings=20 > size=3D1>(</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D1> 54 (11) = > 4320-5456</FONT><FONT=20 > color=3D#008080 face=3DWingdings size=3D1><FONT face=3D"Courier = > New"></FONT></FONT>=20 > <FONT color=3D#00ff00 face=3DWingdings size=3D1>*</FONT><FONT = > face=3D"Arial Black"=20 > size=3D1></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial=20 > size=3D1>dbones@siemens-itron.com.ar</FONT><B></B><B><I></I></B> = > </P><BR> > <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> > <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT = > face=3DTahoma=20 > size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Ant=F3nio Roque=20 > [mailto:antonio.roque@auchan.pt]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September = > 09, 1999=20 > 6:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B> informix iiug list<BR><B>Subject:</B> code=20 > bar<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi , in informix 4gl for HP-UX systems is = > there a way=20 > to print code bars ( eans ) into a HP printer Or  a Lexmark = > </FONT><FONT=20 > size=3D2>printer  ?</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Idea is to print a huge amount of products = > labels with=20 > information to the customer , it would be great</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>if I could put a bar code on it to make = > inventory=B4s a lot=20 > faster , with the help of  "telxon" radio scanners.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>thanks in advanced</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>  Antonio Roque </FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEFAD7.0060F27E--

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