Barcodes

[Dermot]

If you ever need to use barcodes in an application check out these free code 39 barcode fonts.

http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/

See the example project to see how to use in AMS. Works great!

You will need to download and install them to use the example.

[Corey]

Awesome. Bar coding is becoming more and more essential every day. Great post Dermot, thanks! :yes

[Dermot]

Thanks Corey

Yes barcodes can be very useful. I am starting to use them more and more. Of course they are not much good if you cannot print them so I have attached an updated example showing how to embed the barcode in a html file so you can print it.

[Corey]

Cool... :yes

[Intrigued]

Ah, I'm not the only one jumping on the AMS and Barcode bandwagon now.

:yes

[Worm]

Thanks Dermot!!

Very cool, this will come in handy for me.

Here's a little code snippet that will use the font in the DataGrid plugin too. I like being able to print from the DataGrid rather than a browser.

--Depending on which font you want to use
tblFontInfo = {FaceName="Free 3 of 9 Extended", Height=36, Weight=0}
tblFontInfo = {FaceName="Free 3 of 9", Height=36, Weight=0}

--Set the font for the cell
DataGrid.SetCellFont("Grid", 0, 0, tblFontInfo, true)

--set the text in the cell
DataGrid.SetCellText("Grid", 0, 0, "1234567", true)

[Dermot]

Nice one Worm! I never even thought of using the DataGrid. If the DataGrid could wrap text within a cell it would make it an awsome tool for generating reports for printing.

[caspernz]

please help with barcode app

Hello 

I am currently employed as a I.T Tech in New Zealand

One of the clients I installed a computer for is a small non profit organisation. They were wanting a simple barcode creating program but did not have the funds to buy a pre made software solution and I had an idea to use indigo rose software to design something for them free of charge as I have used this software to make very simple programes in the past

I have downloaded and tried to customise the Barcoding_2.apz posted by Dermot but I am running into trouble getting it to work.

I am wanting to have a program that has three user inputs available input1 = client number, input2= reference number, and input3= date.

When the user presses print it would print all three barcodes beside one another on to a label printer the label it will be printed to will have the dimensions of 29mm X 90mm

I was going to use the free code 39 for this

If anyone out there could help me I would really appreciate it

Thank you
Paul