Re: Printing a bar code with INTERNAL printer definition

Joel,

I tend to agree with Bill.  I have experience with an ERP package that
prints limited barcode on a few reports defined internally (ex.
picklists)  The escape characters are stored in a data area that is
brought in and "printed" on an O-spec and another is "printed" when the
data goes back to text.  The escape characters vary between printer
makes and models (providing they have any escape characters), and
barcode symbologies.  Printing the same report on two different models
of printer would almost make this impossible.  My time is usually better
spent biting the bullet and making the printfile external.

Andy

"Bill Hopkins"
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> To do it with O Specs. you need to know the following
> 
> "Each printer "Make" has it's own language and sometime the language
> changes 
> within models."
> 
> Also that printer should have manual to show the "necessary escape 
> sequences that tell the printer to do something".
> And show how to define the different bar code types. 
> 
> Code escape sequences in your O Specs then code bar code for field or
> fields inside those. During run of program except detail with escape 
> sequences, except bar code, etc.
> 
> Hope this points you in right direction.
>  I think it is time to change program to use External Printer file. 
> Would
> save you/them a lot of time and trouble later.
> 
> Bill Hopkins
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