The start and stop characters are ASCII 203 and 204 in decimal, or CB and CC in hexadecimal, as defined by the Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode (ITF) standard: http://www.idautomation.com/itffaq.html
If you look at the end of the Make2of5Barcode function in Builtins.js (line 2233 in my copy), you can see these codes being applied: barcode = "\xCB" + barcode + "\xCC"; The checksum digit, if requested, is placed before the ending "stop" character. Note that, while the stop and start characters are always included by the Make2of5Barcode function, whether the checksum is calculated or not, the template rule will strip off the start and stop characters if the box is left unchecked (although I think that removing these characters is non-standard). Again, this is all based on the standard. However, one of the great things about standards is that there are so many of them! So it's possible that your client may be expecting a different variation. If you need different start and stop codes, or any different algorithm, I suggest converting your rule to JavaScript, and then copying-and-pasting the code from the Make2of5Barcode function in Builtins.js into your own JavaScript function and modifying the logic as needed. But please do not modify the installed Builtins.js file, or the installed rule template XML files. Dan +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 --
