FileMaker Pro Code 39 Barcode Generator: Without Fonts or
Plug-Ins!<http://www.excelisys.com/blog/2013/11/20/filemaker-pro-code-39-barcode-generator-without-fonts-plug-ins/>

November 20th, 2013

Using FileMaker Pro to generate Code 39 barcodes without the need for fonts
or plug-ins.


By Doug West<http://www.excelisys.com/our-team-custom-database-consultants.php>,
Product/Project manager for Excelisys <http://www.excelisys.com/>.


Yet another FREE FileMaker
Pro<http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-pro/> Tips-n-Tricks
demo file from Excelisys, showing you how to generate code 39 bar codes
with no need for fonts or plug-ins!



This FileMaker Pro file demonstrates the use of conditional formatting with
a repeating field to draw the bars of a Code 39 (Code 3 of 9) barcode. This
FileMaker Pro code 39 barcode generator uses a series of 16 “slots” per
character which appear as wide or narrow bars. The intermediate
*barcodeBitFlags *field simply tells each repetition of the repeating field
whether or not to use a background fill color, creating the bars.

For the repeating field to display properly, the width must be set to 1 pt
for each repetition that’s displayed. You will need 32 repetitions for the
start and end characters (16 for each), in addition to 16 repetitions for
each of the characters in the *input* field. An auto-enter calculation is
used on the *input *field to remove invalid characters.

Enjoy and let us know what ya think! Also please feel free to share, we
just hope you give Excelisys a shout-out.
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- Christo
Founder/President
Excelisys, Inc.
www.excelisys.com
574-273-5805

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