Ted, If your barcode workload warrants it, you could purchase a handheld scanner for about $300. You would want to get a fairly new model that can read two-dimensional barcodes including 4State. You want to make sure that the scanner is 4State capable as this is fairly new technology and some older models that have been on a shelf for awhile may need to be updated. Last year, Motorola acquired Symbol Technologies which has a line of hand held scanners that can connect to the USB port on your computer.
Bruce -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 9:11 AM To: FusionPro Users Forum Subject: [fusionpro] Re: 4State Bar Code (Intelligent Mail) I took a deep breath and dived into Fusion Pro and tested the OneCode barcode. Please note that I have not had the output scanned by USPS. However I did match the output to the RIBBS website encoder tool. I have a 9 digit Mailer ID. And the encoder on the RIBBS website only accepts 6 digits. I put my first 6 digits into the Mailer ID field (into the RIBBS website encoder). Then I put the last 3 digits of my Mailer ID into the sequence number field. Pad the sequence number field to make it equal 9 digits. If you are a 9 digit Mailer ID user, and don't carry over the last 3 digits into the sequence number field, your IMB barcode output will be incorrect. Create OneCode Barcode Rule in Fusion Pro. This is what I did to create and use a OneCode Barcode Rule in Fusion Pro. I made sure my Excel CSV file had the following fields: Track, and Routing. I am going to re-suggest to double check Track, to make sure it is the required 20 length field. For my test I have made the Routing field a complete 11 digit field. Track: 00 = barcode identifier (OEL) 704 = special services code for standard mail 912345678 = mailer ID number (your actual mailer ID goes here) 000001 = a 6 digit sequence number Routing: 08520 = 5 digit zip 3702 = the plus 4 77 = the delivery point If your mailer ID number is a 6 digit number (because you mail more than 10MM annually) then your sequence number is a 9 digit number. When making the OneCode Barcode Rule in Fusion Pro: Select Track field, from data base. Select Routing field, from data base. Leave the (optional) "Specify a font size other than the default of 10" blank. I selected the USPS4CB font that I downloaded from the RIBBS web site. Do not check "Do you want to override the font tag to turn it off" In the (optional) "Map the four characters..." make it read "FATD" no spaces, and no quotes. Click OK Create a variable text frame, and open the variable text editor. For the font, select USPS4CB, 16 point. Select the OneCode variable created earlier. Click OK. When I preview, on screen, I see the barcode represented as a string of FATD characters. When I compose to output as PDF, I get the Intelligent Mail Barcode. It matches the RIBBS website IMB encoder. Although I have had USPS test the official USPS barcode font using PrintShop Mail (at 16 point), I have not had USPS scan the output from Fusion Pro. At some point, my local post office will have the scanning technology and I won't have to schlep to the BMC to test a font :) Ted +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- FusionPro 5.0 Now Available! Variable text on a curve and soft drop-shadows for variable text LIMITED TIME upgrade offer of $299 per license for current customers: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/upgrade New licenses available for $599 each at: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/ All FusionPro 5.0 customers to receive FusionPro 5.1 with Adobe Acrobat 8 and InDesign CS3 support when released for FREE. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -- Users of FusionPro Desktop have unlimited free email support. Contact Printable Support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- View FusionPro Knowledge Base, FusionPro Samples at www.printable.com/vdp/desktop.htm -- You are currently subscribed to fusionpro as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Note: All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the e-mail recipients of this forum. It is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to someone other than the recipient. Our privacy policy is posted on www.printplanet.com -- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- FusionPro 5.0 Now Available! Variable text on a curve and soft drop-shadows for variable text LIMITED TIME upgrade offer of $299 per license for current customers: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/upgrade New licenses available for $599 each at: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/ All FusionPro 5.0 customers to receive FusionPro 5.1 with Adobe Acrobat 8 and InDesign CS3 support when released for FREE. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -- Users of FusionPro Desktop have unlimited free email support. Contact Printable Support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- View FusionPro Knowledge Base, FusionPro Samples at www.printable.com/vdp/desktop.htm -- You are currently subscribed to fusionpro as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Note: All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the e-mail recipients of this forum. It is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to someone other than the recipient. Our privacy policy is posted on www.printplanet.com --
