Option 6.4.3. Configure a Codabar Bar Code

Note: Codabar is a one-dimensional bar code type.

	Option	Description
1	Bar Code
	Width	Bar code width from left to right in points
	Rotation	Options going counter-clockwise are:
		0o	No rotation
		90o	Left-Vertical
		180o	Upside down
		270o	Right-vertical
	Bar Color	Color of the bar characters.
	Background Color	Color of the area behind the bars that is background.
	Ratio	Range	2.0-3.0
		Default	2.0
	Checksum	Checked	Any checksum that is specific to any implementation has to be done outside the scope of broadcast, and should be part of the data made available to broadcast.
		Default	Clear
2	Caption
	Style	Available features for the caption font are: Bold Italic Underline Strike Thru
	Font Name	Selected font for the caption. This font can be a standard font (different from the bar code font) so it can be easily read.
	Point Size	Size in which the  caption font will display. The caption font displays within the space allocated for the bar. Therefore, the larger the font the more space it uses and the less space there is to display the bar. You can increase the space for the bar or decrease the font size if the bar is smaller than you want.
	Location	Caption font position static to the bar. Options are.
		None Below Left Below Center Below Right Above Left Above Center Above Right
	Color	Color of the caption font.
*	Colors can be customized through the Color palette.
	Select Custom in the Color field to display the palette.

Note: Also make sure that values from other data sources adhere to these requirements.

Requirements	Description
Valid characters	Six special alphanumeric characters.
	Capital letters A through D
	All numeric digits

Options for Codabar symbology include:

Option	Description
Check Digit	A modulo 16 check character can be used to enhance data security for Codabar symbols. The last digit of the symbol is Assumed to be the check digit Compared to a calculated check digit to verify the symbol.
Append	A D stop character is used to indicate that the data from the symbol should be concatenated with data from an adjacent symbol with a D start character. Append can concatenate any number of Codabar symbols in a row up to the maximum message length. The D characters are omitted.
Traditional Names	The traditional names ascribed different start and stop characters. Start characters are a b c d Stop characters are t n * e Standard start/stop characters are A B C D
Special Characters	When calling the DLLs, use the following keyboard characters in the input string to insert the Special Characters:  A (Alt+065), B (Alt+066), C (Alt+067), and D (Alt+068).