Composite Bar Codes - Lexmark T656 Technical Reference Manual

Composite bar codes

Key Type
/Symbology name
/Units name
/Height (of the int
linear component)
The data in a Postscript bar code sequence is represented within parentheses, for example: (0123456789).
For Composite bar codes, the sequence uses the "pipe" character "|" to extend the sequence.
For example, this is a UPC-A Composite example sequence:
(12345678901|Lexmark)
<< /Symbology /UPC-A >> barcodeshow
• UPC-A data begins with "12345678901"
• Followed by a "|" pipe character
• Followed by the Composite data string: "Lexmark"
• Followed by a the UPC-A symbology sequence
• Followed by the Postscript barcodeshow operator.
Default (if not
Range specified)
— —
/300ths /600ths
/600ths
/1200ths
Dependent on the Dependent on the
module height default module
range of the linear height of the linear
component. component.
Composite bar codes
Definition
Required.
/UPC-A
/UPC-A-2
/UPC-A-5
/UPC-E
/UPC-E-2
/UPC-E-5
/EAN-8
/EAN-8-2
/EAN-8-5
/EAN-13
/EAN-13-2
/EAN-13-5
/UCC-128
/RSS14
/RSS14Truncated
/RSS14Stacked
/RSS14Limited
/RSS14Expanded
Optional.
/Units is used in the calculations below.
Optional.
Sets the Y dimension of the linear bar
code.
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