Hi Tim,
In May of 2011, the USPS required an updated version of the postal
barcodes. So I am guessing that at least DPPrint will no longer print
correct barcodes. I don't know about DPSpool, but would guess it uses
the same barcodes. This will also be a problem in WordPerfect, until
or unless they include the new barcodes in an update.
When I was printing envelopes or labels in WP, I used to print the
barcodes. At some point I was chastised severely, and told in no
uncertain terms that I had to stop that. Turns out that all the mail
from the University is processed by a local company, Presort Plus,
which sorts all mailings according to USPS delivery standards, and in
that process prints the appropriate barcodes on each piece. With my
pre-printed barcodes, there was a severe conflict, so I don't do that
any more. No longer severely chastised (at least for that). :)
I attempted to find out the specifics of the new barcode specs, but
found very little info.
Rich
PS: I like #4
At 10:08 AM 11/2/2011, you wrote:
If you're talking about a Postnet (US Postal Service) barcode, both
DPPrint and DPSpool can print a zip code as a bar code using the ;;P
field modifier.
If you're talking about other bar codes, you will likely have to
find a bar code font and then select it using the DPSpool font codes.
Tim Rude
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