do any of you guys use one of these?
If so, who makes it and does it work okay?
found this one:
http://www.blitztools.com/buy-mac.html
any thoughts?
comments?
We use ESKO plug in for Illy to generate ours.
Thanks Zimmy, but I'm looking for an Indesign plugin, Illy won't do.
We're doing a variable piece that requires the bar codes be generated in ID along with placing a pic.
thanks anyway,
David
How about <http://www.teacupsoftware.com/products/barcodemaker1_0.html>
silly question but why can't you use the bar code font? will it not work? if variable dat just using the bar code font should work right? asking only because someday i might have something that needs it and hope it is the answer.
I have to have a physical barcode to place in several places. We will be doing an ID page and also placing it on a label for shipping, for proof id and a few other options.
I've also found the Teacup one already and it looks like a good candidate, thanks.
as an aside, do any of you know what a "Class A" barcode is?
I currently use Barcode Pro, and none of the styles of barcodes are called Class A.
Quote from: david on October 01, 2008, 07:22:18 AMas an aside, do any of you know what a "Class A" barcode is?
I currently use Barcode Pro, and none of the styles of barcodes are called Class A.
We use Symart Pro5.0 to check our codes.
Symart also can generate codes.......it has a Code A.....don't see a Class A.
here's the specs we were given to generate the barcodes:
Class: A
Font Size: .1389 in.
Barcode Height: 100%
Ink Spread: -.0021
Does any of this make sense to you guys?
I didn't know that fonts were measured in inches,
and the size is 100% of what?
man, they don't make it easy I tell you.
thanks for all your help,
David
I am checking with my mail room to see if he has an answer
Quote from: david on October 02, 2008, 07:12:08 AMI didn't know that fonts were measured in inches
I guess they can be ?
Quote from: david on October 02, 2008, 07:12:08 AMhere's the specs we were given to generate the barcodes:
Class: A
Font Size: .1389 in.
Barcode Height: 100%
Ink Spread: -.0021
Does any of this make sense to you guys?
I didn't know that fonts were measured in inches,
and the size is 100% of what?
man, they don't make it easy I tell you.
thanks for all your help,
David
I generate barcodes, I have NEVER heard of these specs. Are they talking maybe the Alpha Numeric Prefix A-D that can be assigned to certain formats?
http://www.barcodephp.com/1d/overview.php
Dave... I have a barcode producer that... well here is what the software "says" it will do...
Barcode Producer's PDF Stamper marks PDF files with fixed, sequential, or customized barcodes. Using a drag-and-drop interface, you can position the barcode over PDF documents, select the barcodes to be inserted, then save the document. PDF Stamper will build and add the barcodes over your document. The resulting pages can then be printed and individually scanned with a barcode reader for tracking purposes.
Could this work for you?
here is a scan of the barcode they supplied as an example:
(http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd148/davidma_01/th_Code.jpg)
one golden rocket pony to the first to tell me what kind of code it is!
ready set GO!
yeah, the specs actually kinda scared me, they make no sense, and of course, the client is a big help...(not).
my head is gonna blow on this one, I have people all over trying to find out any info and no-one is having any luck.
:blowup:
I made this using 3 of 9 barcode in microsoft
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk30/DigitalCrapShoveler/Barcode.png)
This is actually a customizable Barcode that would work in unison with the feature listed above.
Quote from: david on October 02, 2008, 08:30:04 AMone golden rocket pony to the first to tell me what kind of code it is!
It's A Barcode :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Logan, yours looks like the ones I've been making.
One thing to look for is the three lines at the start of the barcode. There should be three thin lines (1x) and then a 2x line.
(1x is the thin, 2x is twice as thick as the 1x, 3x is 3 times as thick as the 1x).
I've been told that you can tell what the type of barcode is by the last three lines of the code, but I don't know what this one is.
ooohhh Zimmy, you're too smart!
one golden rocket pony coming your way!
thanks!
oh wait, I knew it was a barcode, so do I get the rocket pony, too?
http://www.terryburton.co.uk/barcodewriter/generator/
You could try this site - we used it for an ISBN code and it worked for us.
thanks Eyetech, but to use that site you first have to know what kind of barcode you want produced.
ie code 128, code 39, code 93... etc.
I need to know what kind of barcode I'm looking at.
I can make all I want with my software.
Talk to my mail room guy he said he never heard of it as well. Not sure if i just missed it but wat exactly are teh bar codes going to be used for?
I know your laying out multiple on a page and you even need for shipping labels so might it be a post regualtion bar. I guess knowing the use might help other and myself help more. No one seems to know what typ A is.
Mailroom guy just looked at me funny :shocked:
Quote from: david on October 02, 2008, 11:43:24 AMthanks Eyetech, but to use that site you first have to know what kind of barcode you want produced.
ie code 128, code 39, code 93... etc.
I need to know what kind of barcode I'm looking at.
I can make all I want with my software.
OK sounds like a Universal Product Code A UPC-A...try this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code
hold on....
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!!!
Eyetech you have a golden rocket pony coming your way along with a tall cold one!
It is in fact a UPC A, but all jacked up and messed with.
Of course, nothing out of a box will do, we have to dink with it.
:blowup:
(http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd148/davidma_01/th_margarita-on-the-rocks.jpg)
cheers and thanks for all you guys help!
David
Hey guys!
It's time again to visit this old thread.
It's 2016 and I now need a barcode generator for Indesign. Do any of you know of or have a script that would help with generating 10,000 barcodes in Indesign (variable data style)? Needs to be a code 14 (which I believe is now a Code 128). Needs to have he barcode as well as the human readables.
TIA,
Dave
I found an old indesign secrets page that was recommending Teacup Software, don't know how much it cost.
Not sure if your looking for free software but I'm also interested if you find something.
I think Born might be doing some barcodes over there.
http://www.teacupsoftware.com/product/barcodemaker/
Booooooornnnn where are you? :laugh:
I am using the Teacup demo right now, thanks Tracy!
It works pretty well, allI need now is a script to do 10,000 of these badboys.
Before we started using XMPie, we used an IDAutomation plug in to do this. It is not a plug in for Indesign, but a plugin for Excel.
You create a new calculation field in Excel that creates the data needed. Export as a csv file and just use a font in Indesign.
Take a look here: http://support.idautomation.com/Code-128/How-do-I-create-Code-128-in-InDesign-using-Excel-for-Windows/_1853
What kind of time frame are you looking at. If you are not under the gun to much, I might be able to help you with a script for Teacup this afternoon. Just need a sample of the data file you are using. I have never used the Teacup software, but I do a bit of AppleScript.
Thanks pabney,
I have the XL file the cust sent me, it's just 10000 records (14 digit numbers) that I need as Code 128 Barcodes.
Send me your email addy and I'll let you look at it.
Thanks!
Just want to give a BIG THANKS!!! to pabney for all his help.
He hooked me up with the barcodes and additional assistance to get it all to work.
Thanks a ton Paul, I owe you a big drink!!!
(http://liquor.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Margarita-new.jpg)
Wow! Super Duper!
Do you know how to do it now?
well, yes and no. He made me all the barcodes and sent me a data file to do the merge. Works like a champ!
It solved my current problem, but if this happens again, I will need to be able to do it myself. He used XMPie to generate the barcodes, which is a great tool, if you got the bucks. Sadly, I now work in a small mom & pop shop and although we have some great stuff/tools here, they are lacking in heavy lifting tools. Not a prob, just keeps me busy and off the streets.
I need to figure it out too, as it is now I have a 10,000 barcode I do once a year
I pay to have it done.
Nothing wrong with those mom and pop shops, we just have to be more inventive.
Quote from: Farabomb on December 02, 2016, 07:25:07 AMNothing wrong with those mom and pop shops, we just have to be more inventive.
very true.
David,
No problem, glad I could help. I actually used this project as a training exercise for one of my new guys. I used XMPie for this as that is the tool we have on hand, and is what he needed training in. Unfortunately, I have not found many good free or cheap tools for barcoding on the Mac. Especially if you need to create a bunch of them. Even XMPie is not my first choice for creating barcodes for Indesign's mail merge, as it creates them in one document and you then have to split the pdf into individual files. Of course if this project was mine, I would not need Indesign's mail merge.
For those of you that need batch creation of barcodes for free I would suggest you take a look at Zint http://zint.org.uk/
There is a gui for Windows that works pretty good, and the command line works on both Mac and PC.
Tracy,
When it comes time to create those codes, let me know, maybe I can help
:) Thanks Pab!
I will check out your link too!