Re: devtype(*AFPDS) and varying length barcodes -- RPG400-L

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If the point is simply to allow use of the bar-code in fields of varying lengths, you may be able to accomplish what you want simply by adding a field exit code at the immediate end (i.e. no spaces prior) of the value to be coded. If the point is that the physical width of the printed code should be affected, that's a different matter. On Nov 19, 2004, at 1:07 PM, Jimmy Ballard wrote:

Speaking of barcodes - I would like to print a varying length field out as a barcode. If the field is only 5 chars long - I don't want a barcode that has the 5 characters and then 45 blanks - I would like the barcode to only be 5 chars long. In an attempt to define the field as varying in the printer file I created a reference file that has this field defined as VARLEN - and specified REFFILE in the printer file. (however, the compile listing for the printer file showed the length as the max length - 40) Then, when I compile the RPG program it fails because it doesn't like that the printer file sees the field as 40 long when the pgm sees it as varying length (42 long). I have since created a Frankenstein DS in the RPG to accomplish my feat - but there has to be a cleaner & easier way...Does anyone know of a way to use a varying length field to print a varying length barcode?

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