RE: Calling all GDDM experts

Terry --

It's been a while ... but I actually did some sessions at COMMON in 1991 on
GDDM programming.

I do NOT think you can do barcoding ... BUT ... you COULD:

1. Create an algorithm for the barcode type that produces GDDM commands to
draw the barcode.
2. Pass your data to the algorithm to produce the results.

Whew! UGLY.

We did this in VB a few years back. GDDM? ... well ... all I can say is
"have fun".

Peace,

-- Don Schenck
www.schencktech.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Richardson [mailto:RichardsonT@ORVIS.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 7:52 AM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: Calling all GDDM experts


Hopefully someone out there can tell me if it's at all possible to produce a
barcode with GDDM.  We have a program that produces gift certificates, and a
request has come in to place a barcode on these.  Rather than trash this
program and write it with IPDS commands, I'd prefer to modify it.  I'm not
too optimistic, since the GDDM programming guide and reference manuals do
not make any mention of barcodes.  Any ideas, or am I SOL?  
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