Michel Gauthier wrote:

> Hello,
> I've been asked to find how to print barcodes from an HP3000 app to a
> Laserjet 4+. I have quite no idea to start with. I looked at a LaserJet4P
> manual to see if there was such a magical "font"... but there wasn't.
> In addition to the printer type, I have another restriction. The document
> (on which someone'd like to see the barcode)  already exists and its format
> uses a Formation's Form (from Tymlabs) that we created many years ago.
> Are there any people in this group who faced a similar situation? I would
> appreciate any help!
> TIA
>
> Michel Gauthier
> Donohue Inc.

I bought the "Bar Codes and More" font cartridge to support the use of bar
codes on one
application on a LJ4+.  You do have to code the PCL in your application to make
it all work.
In more recent printers, there is no place to put in a cartridge and you must
instead purchase
a font memory chip and install it (which I actually prefer, since it is inside
the printer and not
sitting out where anyone can walk by and take the cartridge out).  If you want
any more info,
let me know.

If you are doing labels, consider this last bit a <plug> for Zebra thermal
transfer printers.  The
ZPL code is extremely easy to code and most any bar code format is supported
with much more
flexibility than on the HP Laserjet and the print quality is better than on a
laser (my opinion).
The HP laserjet was forced to support bar codes through the use of bar code
fonts, but it was
definitely an afterthought and, as you found, not an integral part of the
printer.

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