Barcode Fonts

[Besoup]

Hello, I am currently trying to develop an application to print out barcode labels. Was planning using WASP 39 H font. Unfortunately the string that the code has to be has 2 spaces in it and it leaving a gap in the bar code. Does anyone know of a barcode font that will show barcode for a space instead of a space?

thanks!

[szlamany]

I've worked with barcodes where a # sign was used in place of spaces...

Not sure about the specs for the barcode you mentioned...

[Besoup]

Ok I got the spaces by entering an underscore instead of a space. Though now I am trying to deal with problem number 2 the "/".

Example of Barcode's true value:

92510 O/S

Now with a cheap handheld scanner this is read just fine. But I have another scanner that will actually be used by the end user and it is adding a character.

What the good scanner prints:

92510 O/OS

Obviously I could add something to work around this but I would rather not. Anyone experienced anything similar to this?

Thanks!

[Al42]

The font has to be a font for the barcode the scanner is going to be reading. IOW, if the scanner is looking for UPC-A, you have tgo print with a UPC-A font. There's no such thing as a generic barcode font - each code type needs its own font, and you also have to print the start, stop and checksum characters for that particular font. It looks as if the barcode type you're printing and the barcode type the scanner is reading are almost the same, but not exactly the same. The cheaper scanner may actually be able to read more barcode types than the more expensive one.

[szlamany]

What is your reason for using this WASP 3 of 9 font anyway? When I tried to google around for a solution for you the other day it did not seem to be a very popular or often used font. I think I found info on it only in some odd-ball PDF's at some Polaroid website.

How are you arriving at the choice of a barcode font to use?

[Besoup]

I am using WASP 3 of 9 because the developer before me had the company buy the font package from WASP. As I look around other font packages really aren't that cheap. So I guess it's a cost issue of why I am using it.

If worse comes to worse my application can just replace the "/O" with "/" then run the routine based on the string. But I would rather resolve the issue.

I am also open to suggestions on different fonts if I it is feasible for my company to spend them money on them.

[szlamany]

Google for FREE 3 of 9

That font was used by a customer of mine for quite some time...

and it's free