pfile@sprite.berkeley.edu (Rob Pfile) (06/23/91)
Hi out there... does anybody know where to find format specifications for all the popular bar code formats? In particular, I am interested in a format called "three of nine" or "three of five" encoding. thanks for any help rob pfile pfile@sprite.berkeley.edu
whenry@lindy.Stanford.EDU (homo obsolescensis) (06/24/91)
In article <1991Jun22.202406.1116@agate.berkeley.edu> pfile@sprite.berkeley.edu (Rob Pfile) writes: >Hi out there... >does anybody know where to find format specifications for all the popular >bar code formats? In particular, I am interested in a format called >"three of nine" or "three of five" encoding. This question gets asked pretty regularly so I thought I'd post this instead of sending it by mail. Two books that deal quite well with the subject (at least to this lay reader) are: (call numbers are Stanford's and may be different at your library) AUTHOR: Burke, Harry E. TITLE: Handbook of bar coding systems / Harry E. Burke. IMPRINT: New York, N.Y. : Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1984. xiv, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. LOCATION: Engineering HF5416.B87 1984 Math & Comp Sci HF5416.B87 1984 TOPICS: Product coding. NOTES: Bibliography: p. 187-189. Includes index. Language: English Year: 1984 Item CSUG84-B75550 (Books) * Stanford Bookstore / Search: Find TITLE BAR CODING Result: 1 citation Citation 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTHOR: Galter TITLE: Bar Coding with Excel IMPRINT: Tab Books, 1989. (Hardback. ISBN:0-8306-3302-2) PRICE: $34.95 (as of 10/11/89) SUBJECT: Electronic Spread Sheets LOCATION: Campus, General Books (Electronic Spread Sheets) Technical-Professional Branch, 135 University Ave. (Electronic Spread Sheets) Hope this helps, Walter Henry
pfile@arson.Berkeley.EDU (Rob Pfile) (06/24/91)
In article <1991Jun23.221347.8623@morrow.stanford.edu> whenry@lindy.Stanford.EDU (homo obsolescensis) writes:
[ ... very helpful references from Walter Henry deleted ...]
Thanks. I tried searching the UC berkeley computers for "bar code" but didn't
come up with that - however I got plenty of legalese!
While we're on the subject, does anyone out there know of any products or
shareware/freeware programs to generate bar codes? I know there are some
for the macintosh, but I'd like to stay within the unix environment.
PostScript is ok; most of us use LaserWriters anyway.
Thanks again.
Rob Pfile
pfile@sprite.berkeley.edudkeisen@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dave Eisen) (06/29/91)
In article <PFILE.91Jun23203858@arson.Berkeley.EDU> pfile@arson.Berkeley.EDU (Rob Pfile) writes: >Thanks. I tried searching the UC berkeley computers for "bar code" but didn't >come up with that - however I got plenty of legalese! Another reference is: The Bar Code Book --- Reading, Printing, and Specification of Bar Code Symbols by Roger C. Palmer. Copyright 1989 by Helmers Publishing, Inc., ISBN number: 0-1911261-02-8. > >While we're on the subject, does anyone out there know of any products or >shareware/freeware programs to generate bar codes? I know there are some >for the macintosh, but I'd like to stay within the unix environment. > It isn't freeware, but we use a modestly-priced source library by Infinity Computer Services. Printing barcodes of any format (UPC, EAN, 3 of 9, ...) on a laser printer is as simple as writing a printf statement.