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H: health industry bar code (hbic), I: codabar, J: interleaved 2 of 5 with a modulo 10 checksum – Datamax-O'Neil Class Series Programmer’s Manual User Manual

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Appendix G – Barcode Details

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H:

Health Industry Bar Code (HBIC)

Valid Characters: 0-9, A-Z, -$ /. %

Variable

Length.

Valid bar widths: The expected ratio of wide to narrow bars can range from 2:1 to 3:1.

The host must supply leading “+”’s

The following example prints a HBIC bar code with a wide to narrow bar ratio of 3:1:

L
D11
1H0000000150050+0123456789
121100000000100Barcode H
E


I:

Codabar

Valid Characters: 0-9, A-D, -, ., $, :, /, + (comma is not valid)

Variable Length but requires at least three characters.

Valid bar widths: The expected ratio of wide to narrow bars can range from 2:1 to 3:1.

Valid Codabar symbols require start and stop characters (A–D). These characters should be placed in
the data field along with other data to be included in the symbol.

The following example prints a Codabar bar code with a wide to narrow bar ratio of 3:1:

L
D11
1I63040001501000A1234567890D
121100000000100Barcode I
E

Barcode I








J:

Interleaved 2 of 5 with a modulo 10 checksum.

Valid Characters: 0-9

Variable

Length.

Valid bar widths: The expected ratio of wide to narrow bars can range from 2:1 to 3:1.

The following example prints an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code with a modulo 10 checksum added and
with a wide to narrow bar ratio of 3:1:

L
D11
1J000000015010001234567890
121100000000100Barcode J
E