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BarCode
~~~~~~~
By Richard Wareham
BarCode is a program that, suprisingly enough,
allows you to create barcodes on the computer.
BarCode will output in a variety of file formats.
These are Draw, Sprite and its very own BarCode
format. It is worth noting at this point that
BarCode can only load its own file format.
To run BarCode simply double click on its icon
in the directory display. It will install itself on
the icon bar as usual. If you examine the icon bar
menu (press the middle button over the icon on the
icon bar) you will see four options. You will
probably know what most of these functions do. To
run the main part of the program simply click the
left button over the icon. This will present you
with a main menu. The options are :-
Information
~~~~~~~~~~~
This displays the Information Screen.
Start a New / Edit Current Barcode
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This leads to another menu that we will explain in
a moment.
Display Current Barcode
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Displays the current barcode.
Save Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This leads to another menu where you can select
what file type you wish BarCode to output. Your
current selection is displayed at the top.
Quit
~~~~
This returns you to the desktop.
The 'Start a New / Edit Current Barcode' Menu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This menu is invoked by selecting the 'Start a New
/ Edit Current Barcode menu option by pressing
select over it. This menu has these options :-
Set Article Number
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The article number is the number that appears BELOW
the MAIN barcode. This means that any numbers to the
right or left of the main chunk of black and white
MUST be discounted. Most article numbers are twelve
digits in length. The program will only accept input
of twelve numbers so don't try pressing return after
typing only ten numbers. BarCode will ask you if the
above number is correct and if not it will allow you
to input it again.
Set A and B sets
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This allows you to specify the number that normally
appears to the LEFT of the barcode. This number
describes what pattern of number sets (see file
named 'NumberBars' in the Examples directory) the
barcode will use. These are always in the form
XXXXXX CCCCCC
where the XXXXXX stands for the pattern of 'A's and
'B's that appear next to the number. The menu has
an option 'More ->' at the bottom. This leads to
another menu with the remainder of the numbers and
'<- Back' in it. '<- Back' will take you back to the
first menu. Both menus have the option 'Back to New
Barcode Menu'. This will take you back to the 'Start
a New / Edit Current Barcode' menu.
View Current Barcode
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Same as the 'Display Current Barcode' option on the
main menu.
Back to Main Menu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This takes you back to the main menu.
IMPORTANT
~~~~~~~~~
Due to the structure of this program it is
VITAL to keep the disk in the drive when jumping
from the desktop into the main program and when
using the icon bar menu.
Loading
~~~~~~~
As said before BarCode con only load BarCode files
as only these hold enough information to recreate
Barcodes. There are two ways to load a BarCode file,
these are double clicking on it and dragging it from
the directory display onto the icon.
Tutorial
~~~~~~~~
During this tutorial we will be using the program
to create a barcode like the one in the files
'BarCodeDrw', 'BarCodeSpt' and 'BarCode' (they are
found in the Examples directory). View the files
'BarCodeDrw' and 'BarCodeSpt' now by double-clicking
on them. Don't double-click on 'BarCode' as this
will only load itself into the program and will not
immediatly reveal istelf.
To start with load the program up by double-
clicking on it as normal. Now click ONCE on the icon
to bring the main menu up. Select 'Start a New /
Edit Current Barcode'. Now select 'Set Article
Number' and type the following :-
123456789012
Respond to the question 'Is this correct (Y/N)' by
typing 'Y'. Now select 'Set A and B sets' from the
menu. Move the mouse to '0) .. AAAAAA' and click
select. Select 'Back to New Barcode Menu' and
then select 'View Current Barcode'. If all has gone
well, you should see your barcode in all its glory.
Now you will be wanting to save. Navigate your way
back to the main menu and select 'Quit'. Don't
worry, your wonderful new barcode has not been lost
you will be saving from the Desktop. Click the
middle button over the BarCode icon and move across
on 'Save �'. You should see a standard save box and
a picture of a pencil and a barcode in the box.
Alter the default name 'BarCode' if you want and
save in the normal manner by dragging the icon to
a directory display.
Now we will learn how to save as a Drawfile. It's
very easy. Go back into the main program by clicking
on the icon and salect 'Save Options' from the main
menu. Now select 'Save as Drawfile' from the menu
return to the main menu by selecting 'Back to Main
Menu'. Now if you select 'Quit' and look at the save
box you will see that the picture of a pen and a
barcode has been replaced by a drawfile icon. You
can the save using the exact same procedure as
before and save out as a Drawfile. The procedure is
exactly the same for Sprite saving except you have
to select 'Save as Sprite'.
That ends our brief tutorial.
Aknowledgements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I would like to thank Michael Attenborough for
submitting his program MakeDraw in Acorn User Dec
1992. I used these routines extensivly in the
Drawfile saving part of the program.
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Due t| 00000b70 6f 20 74 68 65 20 73 74 72 75 63 74 75 72 65 20 |o the structure | 00000b80 6f 66 20 74 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 |of this program | 00000b90 69 74 20 69 73 0a 56 49 54 41 4c 20 74 6f 20 6b |it is.VITAL to k| 00000ba0 65 65 70 20 74 68 65 20 64 69 73 6b 20 69 6e 20 |eep the disk in | 00000bb0 74 68 65 20 64 72 69 76 65 20 77 68 65 6e 20 6a |the drive when j| 00000bc0 75 6d 70 69 6e 67 0a 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 |umping.from the | 00000bd0 64 65 73 6b 74 6f 70 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |desktop into the| 00000be0 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 61 6e | main program an| 00000bf0 64 20 77 68 65 6e 20 0a 75 73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 |d when .using th| 00000c00 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 20 6d 65 6e 75 2e |e icon bar menu.| 00000c10 0a 0a 4c 6f 61 64 69 6e 67 0a 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e |..Loading.~~~~~~| 00000c20 7e 0a 20 41 73 20 73 61 69 64 20 62 65 66 6f 72 |~. As said befor| 00000c30 65 20 42 61 72 43 6f 64 65 20 63 6f 6e 20 6f 6e |e BarCode con on| 00000c40 6c 79 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 42 61 72 43 6f 64 65 20 |ly load BarCode | 00000c50 66 69 6c 65 73 0a 61 73 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 74 68 |files.as only th| 00000c60 65 73 65 20 68 6f 6c 64 20 65 6e 6f 75 67 68 20 |ese hold enough | 00000c70 69 6e 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 72 |information to r| 00000c80 65 63 72 65 61 74 65 0a 42 61 72 63 6f 64 65 73 |ecreate.Barcodes| 00000c90 2e 20 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 74 77 6f 20 |. There are two | 00000ca0 77 61 79 73 20 74 6f 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 61 20 42 |ways to load a B| 00000cb0 61 72 43 6f 64 65 20 66 69 6c 65 2c 0a 74 68 65 |arCode file,.the| 00000cc0 73 65 20 61 72 65 20 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 20 63 6c |se are double cl| 00000cd0 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 69 74 20 61 6e 64 |icking on it and| 00000ce0 20 64 72 61 67 67 69 6e 67 20 69 74 20 66 72 6f | dragging it fro| 00000cf0 6d 0a 74 68 65 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 |m.the directory | 00000d00 64 69 73 70 6c 61 79 20 6f 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |display onto the| 00000d10 20 69 63 6f 6e 2e 0a 0a 54 75 74 6f 72 69 61 6c | icon...Tutorial| 00000d20 0a 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 0a 20 44 75 72 69 6e |.~~~~~~~~. Durin| 00000d30 67 20 74 68 69 73 20 74 75 74 6f 72 69 61 6c 20 |g this tutorial | 00000d40 77 65 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 75 73 69 6e 67 |we will be using| 00000d50 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 0a 74 6f 20 | the program.to | 00000d60 63 72 65 61 74 65 20 61 20 62 61 72 63 6f 64 65 |create a barcode| 00000d70 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 74 68 65 20 6f 6e 65 20 69 6e | like the one in| 00000d80 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 73 0a 27 42 61 72 43 | the files.'BarC| 00000d90 6f 64 65 44 72 77 27 2c 20 27 42 61 72 43 6f 64 |odeDrw', 'BarCod| 00000da0 65 53 70 74 27 20 61 6e 64 20 27 42 61 72 43 6f |eSpt' and 'BarCo| 00000db0 64 65 27 20 28 74 68 65 79 20 61 72 65 0a 66 6f |de' (they are.fo| 00000dc0 75 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 45 78 61 6d 70 |und in the Examp| 00000dd0 6c 65 73 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 29 2e 20 |les directory). | 00000de0 56 69 65 77 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 73 0a 27 |View the files.'| 00000df0 42 61 72 43 6f 64 65 44 72 77 27 20 61 6e 64 20 |BarCodeDrw' and | 00000e00 27 42 61 72 43 6f 64 65 53 70 74 27 20 6e 6f 77 |'BarCodeSpt' now| 00000e10 20 62 79 20 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 2d 63 6c 69 63 6b | by double-click| 00000e20 69 6e 67 0a 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 6d 2e 20 44 6f 6e |ing.on them. Don| 00000e30 27 74 20 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 2d 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 |'t double-click | 00000e40 6f 6e 20 27 42 61 72 43 6f 64 65 27 20 61 73 20 |on 'BarCode' as | 00000e50 74 68 69 73 20 0a 77 69 6c 6c 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 |this .will only | 00000e60 6c 6f 61 64 20 69 74 73 65 6c 66 20 69 6e 74 6f |load itself into| 00000e70 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 61 6e 64 | the program and| 00000e80 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6e 6f 74 0a 69 6d 6d 65 64 69 | will not.immedi| 00000e90 61 74 6c 79 20 72 65 76 65 61 6c 20 69 73 74 65 |atly reveal iste| 00000ea0 6c 66 2e 0a 0a 20 54 6f 20 73 74 61 72 74 20 77 |lf... To start w| 00000eb0 69 74 68 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f |ith load the pro| 00000ec0 67 72 61 6d 20 75 70 20 62 79 20 64 6f 75 62 6c |gram up by doubl| 00000ed0 65 2d 0a 63 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 69 |e-.clicking on i| 00000ee0 74 20 61 73 20 6e 6f 72 6d 61 6c 2e 20 4e 6f 77 |t as normal. Now| 00000ef0 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 4f 4e 43 45 20 6f 6e 20 74 | click ONCE on t| 00000f00 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 0a 74 6f 20 62 72 69 6e 67 |he icon.to bring| 00000f10 20 74 68 65 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 6d 65 6e 75 20 75 | the main menu u| 00000f20 70 2e 20 53 65 6c 65 63 74 20 27 53 74 61 72 74 |p. Select 'Start| 00000f30 20 61 20 4e 65 77 20 2f 20 0a 45 64 69 74 20 43 | a New / .Edit C| 00000f40 75 72 72 65 6e 74 20 42 61 72 63 6f 64 65 27 2e |urrent Barcode'.| 00000f50 20 4e 6f 77 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 20 27 53 65 74 | Now select 'Set| 00000f60 20 41 72 74 69 63 6c 65 0a 4e 75 6d 62 65 72 27 | Article.Number'| 00000f70 20 61 6e 64 20 74 79 70 65 20 74 68 65 20 66 6f | and type the fo| 00000f80 6c 6c 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 3a 2d 0a 0a 20 20 31 32 |llowing :-.. 12| 00000f90 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 0a 0a 52 65 73 70 |3456789012..Resp| 00000fa0 6f 6e 64 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 65 73 74 |ond to the quest| 00000fb0 69 6f 6e 20 27 49 73 20 74 68 69 73 20 63 6f 72 |ion 'Is this cor| 00000fc0 72 65 63 74 20 28 59 2f 4e 29 27 20 62 79 0a 74 |rect (Y/N)' by.t| 00000fd0 79 70 69 6e 67 20 27 59 27 2e 20 4e 6f 77 20 73 |yping 'Y'. 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