Address Bar Code for Reports? 1

[paul123456]

Hi...boy i hope this is possible or there is a add on somewere...can i add a bar code field on my report? i have my reports based on letters...so on the bottom of my address i would like a bar code to be displayed for the post office...has anyone seen this??? plz post if u haven't or if you have

Thanks, PAUL

 

[Paul7905]

Sure you can, you just need a true type bar code font and then you just install it and select it for the field your printing the bar code for on the report layout.

Here's a summary

The code itself is a 2-of-5 code, with leading and trailing "1" bars
and a checksum digit.

The five binary digits represent 7, 4, 2, 1, 0.
Each decimal digit in the zip code is represented by the following pattern:
0 = ||... 5 = .|.|.
1 = ...|| 6 = .||.. . represents a short bar
2 = ..|.| 7 = |...| | represents a long bar
3 = ..||. 8 = |..|.
4 = .|..| 9 = |.|..

Either a 5-digit or 9-digit (Zip+4) code may be encoded using this
method. The actual bar code contains either 6 or 10 digits. The
last digit is selected such that the sum of all of the digits
(including the last one) is a multiple of 10.

example zip code: 08540

1. The check digit is 3. (0 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 3 = 20)

2. The bar code is

|||...|..|..|.|..|..|||.....||.|

|0----8----5----4----0----3----|

According to the USPS Domestic Mail Manual (Section 917.528), the bar
code is placed at the bottom of the envelope so that the first bar is
between 3.875 and 4 inches from the right edge of the envelope. The
baseline of the bar code must be 0.25 inches from the bottom of the
envelope.

A "1" bar must be 0.125 inch (plus or minus .010 inch) high.
A "0" bar must be 0.050 inch (plus or minus .010 inch) high.
All bars must be 0.020 inch (plus or minus .005 inch) wide.
Bars should have a nominal horizontal spacing of 21 to the inch,
plus or minus one bar.

The USPS does give bulk-rate discounts for presorted and bar-coded mail.

The best discounts are for Zip+4 presorted and bar-coded.

Check with your local postmaster before sending your own bar-coded
mail.

 

[paul123456]

WOw...Great information! this is very useful...thnk u very much

Thanks, PAUL

 

[paul123456]

One more thing...I have been looking for a place to download or buy the True type barcode font but there are so many different ones to choose from? can you recommend me a place to download it from that is the usps standard?

Thanks, PAUL

 

[paul123456]

You gotta be kinding me..i have been looking for this font and the cheapest i found was 169 dollars for 1 license...does this sound about right to you? is there a site someone could recommend that offers it cheaper??

Thanks, PAUL