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I create bar codes for use in FrameMaker 5.5.6 for Windows '95. I use a
little windows application called B-Coder to generate a bar code in the
symbology I need. Then I save it as an .eps file and place it as a graphic
in my FrameMaker file. To double-check, I print the page with the bar code
and read it with a bar code reader. So far there have been no problems.
B-Coder is a software product by a company called TAL Technologies
(www.taltech.com). It's a Windows application, so you might need to search
the Internet and find a similar UNIX product. Or find someone running
Windows who can create the bar code graphics for you.
Penny Staples
pstaples -at- airwire -dot- com
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>Hi All,
>
>I need some help. Can I print barcodes in FrameMaker 5.5.6 for UNIX? Do I
>need some special fonts/drivers? If anyone has done this could you please
>reply to me directly.
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