Re: Oracle and Barcode Printing

From: Tim Shute <Tshute_at_nospamnisoft.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 14:48:14 +0000
Message-ID: <tFB8pAAuaty2IANF@nisoft.demon.co.uk>

In article <19990216201144.18048.00002664_at_ng-fb1.aol.com>, Noodles <noodles_at_aol.com> writes
>
>I'm working on a project where the customer needs to print out a barcode
>corresponding to a data value in a column. I've heard Zebra barcode printers
>are nice but they seem VERY pricey. Plus I'm not sure how Oracle would talk to
>a a printer except maybe through some external library call within a Pro*C
>program (?). Can anybody point me in the right direction ?
>
>TIA,
>Cliff

Cliff,

Zebra recently bought over Eltron printers so their range goes from small volume, small footprint thermal printers up to the big stuff. Prices range from $700 to the GDP of an emerging economy ;-)

As to producing barcodes, any Windows reporting tool (e.g. Oracle Reports, Crystal Reports) will allow this. All you need are the Barcode TrueType fonts for Windows. Prices in 1997 were (from memory) $120

Good luck!
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Tim Shute
Software Engineering Manager

NiSoft (UK) Limited
Unit 8, 31 Ballynahinch Road, Carryduff, BELFAST BT8 8EH Tel: +44 (0) 1232 814121, Fax: +44 (0) 1232 813962 Internet: www.nisoft.co.uk Received on Wed Feb 17 1999 - 08:48:14 CST