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    '''Barcode'''
    There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use.
    There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use.


    There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product.
    There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product.


    the Code 128 barcode system
    the Code 128 barcode system


    Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others)
    *Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others)
    Printable on a normal high quality printer (like we have in house)  
    *Printable on a normal high quality printer (like we have in house)  
    Easily read by affordable barcode scanner ($250 Cdn)  
    *Easily read by affordable barcode scanner ($250 Cdn)  
    Up to 40 characters
    *Up to 40 characters
    Includes Alpha and numeric characters
    *Includes Alpha and numeric characters
    No licensing fee  
    *No licensing fee  
    Third parties will be able to read our barcodes
    *Third parties will be able to read our barcodes
    Barcodes can be printed up in standard windows applications so long as the barcode fonts are installed.  
    *Barcodes can be printed up in standard windows applications so long as the barcode fonts are installed.  
    Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins
    *Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins
    Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39.
    *Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39.

    Revision as of 15:29, 11 June 2003

    Barcode

    There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use.

    There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product.

    the Code 128 barcode system

    • Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others)
    • Printable on a normal high quality printer (like we have in house)
    • Easily read by affordable barcode scanner ($250 Cdn)
    • Up to 40 characters
    • Includes Alpha and numeric characters
    • No licensing fee
    • Third parties will be able to read our barcodes
    • Barcodes can be printed up in standard windows applications so long as the barcode fonts are installed.
    • Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins
    • Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39.