Friend and Guru Ryan Stille produced a bar code component for us that uses an inexpensive commercial java class.
http://www.stillnetstudios.com/2d-barcodes-coldfusion/ -mark Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE (402) 408-3733 ext 105 www.cfwebtools.com www.coldfusionmuse.com www.necfug.com -----Original Message----- From: James Holmes [mailto:james.hol...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:01 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: coldfusion barcode This may also help to use Barbecue (although the package may have changed a little since then). http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2006/8/24/Generating-Barcodes-with- Barbecue-and-Coldfusion mxAjax / CFAjax docs and other useful articles: http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/ 2009/9/18 Kevin Pepperman <chorno...@gmail.com>: > > I have used the java lib barbecue > http://barbecue.sourceforge.net/index.html in CFML before and it worked out well. > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Phillip Vector > <vec...@mostdeadlygame.com>wrote: > >> >> I forget where I've seen it, I think RIAForge has barcode39.cfm. >> >> It's a nice piece of program and generates lots of different types of >> codes. >> >> Here's the code if you want it.. >> >> ================ >> <!--- >> ===================================================================== >> ============= >> FILE: barcode39.cfm - Custom tag for Code 39 (3 >> from 9) barcodes >> VERSION: 1.0 >> AUTHOR: Philip Pearson (Inspired by Ryan Masuga's >> UPCA >> version) >> MODIFIED BY: pears...@aquinas.vic.edu.au >> WRITTEN: 17/11/2004 >> DESCRIPTION: Writes barcodes in a browser window ready to >> be printed and scanned. >> COMMENTS: Code 39 specs from www.barcodeman.com >> >> ===================================================================== >> ============== >> ---> >> >> <!--- These are fairly self explanatory ---> <cfparam >> name="Attributes.InputValue" default="INVALID"> <cfparam >> name="Attributes.BarWidth" default="2"> <cfparam >> name="Attributes.BarHeight" default="50"> <cfparam >> name="Attributes.TextTop" default=""> <cfparam >> name="Attributes.TextBottom" default=""> <cfparam >> name="Attributes.TextFontTop" default="font: bold 14px Arial, >> sans-serif"> <cfparam name="Attributes.TextFontBottom" default="font: >> bold 18px Courier, sans-serif"> <cfparam name="Attributes.MarginTop" >> default="0"> <cfparam name="Attributes.MarginBottom" default="0"> >> >> <!--- Initialize array. Note: not all characters are supported by the >> code 39 specification, ---> >> <!--- so invalid characters will show as a $ sign. Lowercase not >> supported either. ---> <cfset code39 = ArrayNew(1)> <cfloop >> index="i" from="1" to="256"> >> <cfset code39[i] = "000001110"> <!--- '$' is default init >> string >> ---> >> </cfloop> >> >> <!--- Load array with all the supported characters' bar attributes >> ---> <cfset code39[32] = "001101000"> <!--- ---> <cfset code39[36] >> = "000001110"> <!--- $ ---> <cfset code39[37] = "000000111"> <!--- % >> ---> <cfset code39[42] = "001101000"> <!--- * ---> <cfset code39[43] >> = "000001011"> <!--- + ---> <cfset code39[45] = "000111000"> <!--- - >> ---> <cfset code39[46] = "100101000"> <!--- . ---> <cfset code39[47] >> = "000001101"> <!--- / ---> >> >> <cfset code39[48] = "001100100"> <!--- 0 ---> <cfset code39[49] = >> "100010100"> <!--- 1 ---> <cfset code39[50] = "010010100"> <!--- 2 >> ---> <cfset code39[51] = "110000100"> <!--- 3 ---> <cfset code39[52] >> = "001010100"> <!--- 4 ---> <cfset code39[53] = "101000100"> <!--- 5 >> ---> <cfset code39[54] = "011000100"> <!--- 6 ---> <cfset code39[55] >> = "000110100"> <!--- 7 ---> <cfset code39[56] = "100100100"> <!--- 8 >> ---> <cfset code39[57] = "010100100"> <!--- 9 ---> >> >> <cfset code39[65] = "100010010"> <!--- A ---> <cfset code39[66] = >> "010010010"> <!--- B ---> <cfset code39[67] = "110000010"> <!--- C >> ---> <cfset code39[68] = "001010010"> <!--- D ---> <cfset code39[69] >> = "101000010"> <!--- E ---> <cfset code39[70] = "011000010"> <!--- F >> ---> <cfset code39[71] = "000110010"> <!--- G ---> <cfset code39[72] >> = "100100010"> <!--- H ---> <cfset code39[73] = "010100010"> <!--- I >> ---> <cfset code39[74] = "001100010"> <!--- J ---> <cfset code39[75] >> = "100010001"> <!--- K ---> <cfset code39[76] = "010010001"> <!--- L >> ---> <cfset code39[77] = "110000001"> <!--- M ---> <cfset code39[78] >> = "001010001"> <!--- N ---> <cfset code39[79] = "101000001"> <!--- O >> ---> <cfset code39[80] = "011000001"> <!--- P ---> <cfset code39[81] >> = "000110001"> <!--- Q ---> <cfset code39[82] = "100100001"> <!--- R >> ---> <cfset code39[83] = "010100001"> <!--- S ---> <cfset code39[84] >> = "001100001"> <!--- T ---> <cfset code39[85] = "100011000"> <!--- U >> ---> <cfset code39[86] = "010011000"> <!--- V ---> <cfset code39[87] >> = "110001000"> <!--- W ---> <cfset code39[88] = "001011000"> <!--- X >> ---> <cfset code39[89] = "101001000"> <!--- Y ---> <cfset code39[90] >> = "011001000"> <!--- Z ---> >> >> <!--- Code 39 specification requires * at the start and end of the >> barcode >> ---> >> <cfset Attributes.InputValue = "*" & Attributes.InputValue & "*"> >> >> <cfoutput> >> <span >> style="#Attributes.TextFontTop#">#Attributes.TextTop#</span> >> <div> >> <cfloop index="i" from="1" to="#len(Attributes.InputValue)#"> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],1,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: black; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],6,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: white; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],2,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: black; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],7,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: white; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],3,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: black; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],8,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: white; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],4,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: black; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],9,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: white; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span >> style="border-right:#val(mid(code39[asc(mid(Attributes.InputValue,i,1 >> ))],5,1)*(Attributes.BarWidth)+(Attributes.BarWidth/2))#px >> solid; border-color: black; height: >> >> #Attributes.BarHeight#px;margin-bottom:#Attributes.MarginBottom#px;ma >> rgin-top:#Attributes.MarginTop#px;"></span> >> <span style="border-right:2px solid; border-color: >> white; >> height: >> 50px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-top:2px;"></span> <!--- space between >> individual codes ---> >> </cfloop> >> </div> >> <span >> style="#Attributes.TextFontBottom#">#Attributes.TextBottom#</span> >> </cfoutput> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 6:02 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? 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