barcode printing

[dogdays]

win 7 32bit, Access 2003
I have to include barcode printing for a pro bono client.
Does anyone have any experience with barcode printing?
I would appreciate any advice/recommendations.

tia Jack

 

[boblarson]

First thing you have to identify is which barcode they are using? There are tons of different ones and, if the barcode is not available in the current fonts, you may have to purchase one.

 

[HiTechCoach]

In addition there is the encoding of the data to make the bar code. Some require a check sum, and other things added.


I have done bar coding for years. One of the most important this is getting a very good scanner (hardware) Check scanners had lots of read errors.


I have created an example: Print Barcodes on an Access report

This example is in Access 2000 format. It should work fine with Access 2000 and later.
This example Access database shows how to print the Barcode 39 (also called 3 of 9) on an Access Report.
**Note: The barcode font is stored in a table as a BLOB. It is install and removed automatically for you.