Bar code program examples, Test program, Error symbol – Genicom GEK 00031B User Manual

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Chapter 2. ANSI Emulation

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Bar Code Program Examples

The following program examples are provided to help you become
familiar with the bar code escape sequences. The programs are
written in BASIC and printed using the LUST command. All bar
codes are actual size.

Test Program

This is the minimum code needed to print a bar code. Use it to test
the printer's ability to print bar codes when more complicated

programs are not producing results.

Line 10 turns on the bar code mode. line 20 contains the data to be
printed as a bar code symbol, and line 30 turns off the bar code
mode.

10 LPRINT CHR$(27); "[3t";
20 LPRINT "1234567890";

30 LPRINT CHRS(27); "[0t";

Error Symbol

This example shows the error symbol in the HRL and the error
pattern in the symbol. The error pattern causes the entire symbol to
be rejected by the bar code reader.

The error was caused by the lowercase "a" being inserted into the
data. The default style, Code 3 of 9. accepts only uppercase A-Z, the
numbers 0-9, and the characters -, ., $, /, + and %.

10 LPRINT CHR$(27); "[3t";
20 LPRINT "1a34567890";
30 LPRINT CHR$(27); "[0t"

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