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Title: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 11, 2019, 12:18:37 PM
So, client wants a bunch of tix with barcodes - they have the data but can't tel me WHAT format the barcode's in - any idears?  :banghead:
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: born2print on December 11, 2019, 12:21:32 PM
Ean 13??

code 128?

nope :shrug:
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: born2print on December 11, 2019, 12:38:55 PM
lol, Google image search thinks it's a piano keyboard.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 11, 2019, 12:40:08 PM
I'm sure the ID Automation people have it, but we don't have their software here and I'm not getting into it today. If it's THAT important, the client can tell me wtf they want.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: born2print on December 11, 2019, 12:41:58 PM
Where's your sense of adventure? There's only like 5,000 types of barcodes!
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 11, 2019, 01:21:22 PM
Might be Codabar (https://www.idautomation.com/barcode-fonts/codabar/), but again - I do't have it and I'm not dicking around wit all that scripting in Excel blah blah blah.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: David on December 11, 2019, 01:21:49 PM
possibly a Code 2 of 5 Interleaved

The leading bars are what it is
3 thins followed by a thick
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: pabney on December 11, 2019, 01:53:53 PM
According to my barcode reader it is an ITF.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: born2print on December 11, 2019, 01:59:25 PM
Quote from: Slappy on December 11, 2019, 01:21:22 PM
Might be Codabar (https://www.idautomation.com/barcode-fonts/codabar/), but again - I do't have it and I'm not dicking around wit all that scripting in Excel blah blah blah.
Codabar was another of my failed tests - nope.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: born2print on December 11, 2019, 02:03:29 PM
tried a few flavors of ITF, no luck... but there's a lot of flavors
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: born2print on December 11, 2019, 02:13:20 PM
Maybe it's WTF?
:rimshot:
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 11, 2019, 02:27:45 PM
Quote from: pabney on December 11, 2019, 01:53:53 PM
According to my barcode reader it is an ITF.
I tried to use one of their data points to generate one (using an online tool) and it's not recognized.

Fail.  :lmao:
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: delooch on December 11, 2019, 03:19:11 PM
looks like interleaved 2 of 5

Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: pabney on December 11, 2019, 03:26:18 PM
I believe delooch is right.
Loading the image to https://online-barcode-reader.inliteresearch.com says the same. Now just have to figure out why my reader miss identified it.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: David on December 11, 2019, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: delooch on December 11, 2019, 03:19:11 PM
looks like interleaved 2 of 5


yes, that's what I said

Quote from: david on December 11, 2019, 01:21:49 PM
possibly a Code 2 of 5 Interleaved
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 11, 2019, 04:21:00 PM
Quote from: delooch on December 11, 2019, 03:19:11 PM
looks like interleaved 2 of 5
Oh yeah, now it works. Huh, let's keep this to ourselves for now - ok?  :evil:
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: scottrsimons on December 12, 2019, 07:17:32 AM
Just saw this message this AM, and I tried scanning it with a piece of software on my phone called Scandit, and it says it is a Interleaved 2 of 5. Great little piece of software for double checking barcodes. Attached a screenshot of the main screen showing all the barcodes it can scan.
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: abc on December 12, 2019, 09:33:17 AM
Not sure you know but you can make those barcodes in PitStop if you need to.
We added a barcode library a few versions back and that type is supported!.

Just in case....
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 12, 2019, 10:19:05 PM
Oh crap, why do I never remember this???  :facepalm:

No way we can get the job done in the time frame they need(ed) but I'm going to give it a whirl anyway. Thanks!
Title: Re: Barcode ID
Post by: Slappy on December 13, 2019, 05:32:29 PM
Quote from: abc on December 12, 2019, 09:33:17 AM
Not sure you know but you can make those barcodes in PitStop if you need to.
We added a barcode library a few versions back and that type is supported!.

Just in case....
I don't see the Interleaved option in the default Action List, is it an add-on?

Duh, long miserable week got the better of me - I see where to modify the barcode Action. Not sure when I'll have a moment to mess with it but I'll try.