There seems to be very little help for IMB. I had to figure it out for myself. The Fusion Pro rule is "MakeOneCodeBarcode" and is in the Rules Guide documentation. The most frustrating part, though, is providing the necessary data to the rule.
The default font for this rule is, as previously mentioned "IDAutomation4State" which uses the 0, 1, 2, and 3 characters to created the barcode. My mail sorting program, Mail Manager 2010, creates the code using the F, A, D, and T characters. So I cannot use the string generated by my mail software. The font (available from USPS) used by my mail software, which runs on a Windows PC, doesn't seem to work in Fusion Pro on a Mac. So I configure Mail Manager to provide digits (what the barcode actually represents when decoded) instead of printable characters. The problem here is that Mail Manager provides one long 25-31 digit string and the MakeOneCodeBarcode rule wants 20 characters in the "Tracking" string and 0-11 characters in the "Routing" string. So I break it up using the following rule: var imb = Field(IntelligentMailBarcode); return MakeOneCodeBarcode(imb.substr(0,20),imb.substr(20),12); The "12" at the end is the point size I use. The software defaults to 10 point which does not meet the postal regulations for space between bars. I could and have on rare occasions used 11 pt. But I use 12pt for good measure. The resulting barcode is nearly 3" long. I hope all this has been helpful. > what is the predifined rule template called for the intelligent > barcode? i can't seem to figure it out. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 --
