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.

>Tom Hula
>Victor S. Barnes Company
>616.361.7351  x173

We were faced with this 'Bar Code' issue and with cartridges 'walking away' many
 years ago.   I wrote a
program that creates CODE39  bar code 'soft font'.  The user supplies the font's
 characteristics and the
program creates the soft font that can then be pre-downloaded to the printer or
included with the report that
needs to use it.

Regards
Paul H. Christidis