There are several methods that integrate well with CF. First, what type of barcode are you using? If it is 3 of 8, 7 of 9, or posta or MICR l you can just grab a barcode font (there are some free ones out there) and embed the font into a pdf document <cfdocument type="pdf>
That is the easiest method. Stepping up in difficulty would be to purchase a bar code control. Do a google search, there are many different vendors/products out there. You then would call the dll or ocx using <cfmethod>. You can set up any of the attributes necessary and there is usually an output method of some kind that you would call to place the bar code in your document. The advantage of using a control is they usually can handle all bar code types including 2D types and international postal codes along with UPC, GS1-128 and all the others. The disadvantage is it is a bit more programming to make it all work. There are third party bar code generation programs out there as well that can generate the code and pass it back to you as an object which you would then embed in your document. These can be costly if you run high volume. Another option to consider though depending on your situation. I do bar codes all the time right now. It really isn't that difficult. --S ^ On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Richard White <rich...@j7is.co.uk> wrote: > > hi > > our software needs to have the ability to generate a barcode gif and place it > on a document. > > has anyone done this before, and what is the best method? > > thanks > > richard > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:326431 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
