Re: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-12 Thread Todd Ashworth
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Re: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Michael Kear
I'd suggest you contact the barcode association in your area. There is a lot more to the production of barcodes than just bars and spaces. There are complex algorithms for check digits, bars that have to be present if certain conditions are there etc. Also the ratio of black to white spaces, he

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Adrian Cesana
It sounds like you want to roll your own code on this but I just wanted to let you know in case you were not aware, there are a few barcode Custom Tags available. Ive used two different ones and they both work excellent. The two Ive used both use images, one of the tags even lets you display the

Re: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Greg Wolfinger
You can embedd the font using CSS though, so you just have to have the font on the server. - Original Message - From: "Top-Link Tech (John Ceci)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:39 PM Subject:

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Hoffman, Joe (CIT)
http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/info.html#Specs Joe Hoffman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] National Institutes of Health Center for Information Technology Division of Computer System Services -Original Message- From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Jennifer
At 10:40 AM 12/11/00 -0600, you wrote: >Using the bar code font is pretty neat. The thing is, the client also >have to download that font to be able to view it. having coldfusion spit >out gif files, what an idea! Now, i just have to know how bar codes work. >any help? i mean what are the

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Dylan Bromby
nt: Monday, December 11, 2000 8:41 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes Using the bar code font is pretty neat. The thing is, the client also have to download that font to be able to view it. having coldfusion spit out gif files, what an idea! Now, i just have to know how bar

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Top-Link Tech (John Ceci)
Side note to Todd's response, the user will have to have the font installed to see it properly... -Original Message- From: Todd Ashworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:33 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ColdFusion to make bar codes There is a bar code

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Phoeun Pha
that -Original Message- From: Todd Ashworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:33 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ColdFusion to make bar codes There is a bar code font out there called "3 of 9". You just output your number, specify 3of9 as your fon

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Dylan Bromby
try the bar-code talk list. -Original Message- From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 8:26 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: ColdFusion to make bar codes Hey guys, i need some resources on how bar codes are made, and the exact width and height and spaces betwe

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Jeremy Ridout
Try this for starters: http://www.barcodehq.com/primer.html > -Original Message- > From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:26 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: ColdFusion to make bar codes > > > Hey guys, i need some resources on how bar codes are mad

Re: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Todd Ashworth
There is a bar code font out there called "3 of 9". You just output your number, specify 3of9 as your font, and you have an instant bar code. Todd Ashworth - Original Message - From: "Phoeun Pha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:26

RE: ColdFusion to make bar codes

2000-12-11 Thread Gavin Myers
why not make them out of a series of 1x1 pixel gifs? make 1 black gif and 1 white gif stretch them dynamically to the size since they would be 1x1 pixels they wont distort (nothing to distort), and add more of them if necessary (dynamically of course), that way it'll be good cross - browsers and