Barcode Formats
Kelvin Myles
types) for a programming project. Local bookshops have not been
able to help. Can anyone reccomend a suitable publication?
Kelvin Myles - ky...@iol.ie
John R. Latala
>I am looking for technical details of barcode formats (all
>types) for a programming project. Local bookshops have not been
>able to help. Can anyone reccomend a suitable publication?
Well in that case I say it was best to go to the original source ...
If you're thinking of printing your own barcodes I highly recommend that
you get a copy of the standard for the particular barcode you want to
print. The standards organization for barcodes is the Automatic
Identification Manufacturers, Inc. The latest address I have for them
is:
AIM USA
326 Freeport Rd.
Pittsburg, PA
15238 USA
Phone: 412/963-8588
TWX: 315186 AIM PGH
FAX: 412/963-8753
The barcode specs are described in X5 (The AIM Uniform Symbology
Specifications). Some of the numbers in this group are:
X5-1 USS-I 2/5 (interleaved 2/5)
X5-2 USS-39 (Code 3-of-9)
X5-3 USS-Codabar
X5-4 USS-128
X5-5 USS-93
X5-X All of the above
There is a catalog which list many other sources of information for
barcode systems, magstripe and many other automatic identification
areas. The catalog is:
Automatic ID Resources Catalog
The catalog doesn't have a number so I guess they refer to it by name.
I have a price list but it's probably out of date. You should get a new
price list with the catalog.
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