Thanks for your response. Using a true type bar code font would of course be the most elegant way. But then I would have to install this font on every user's PC. One major feature of my current program is (as it is a web-application) that you can use it with any web-browser (in combination with any program, which is able to display Excel sheets), without having to install anything else. This is very convenient, because I do not have to worry about adding new users or users moving to a different PC, I am sure it will work on any PC. So I would prefer a solution which also works "out of the box", without installing additional fonts.
As I do not need this feature right now (I am only planning to introduce this in a month or two), I think I will for now wait and if I am lucky it will be working when I really need it. Thanks a lot, Best Regards, Christoph > -----Original Message----- > From: Mehner, Bj�rn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:29 AM > To: 'POI Users List' > Subject: AW: Including images in Excel sheet > > > Can't you use a true type font barcode for it? > Most barcodes are also available as true type fonts. All you > have to do > is export the barcode numbers as String and set the font of the > HSSFCellStyle to the bar code font. > This of cause means that the user opening the sheet must have the font > installed on his machine. > > ciao Bodo > > > Well I have some code which almost goes as far as letting you > > do this that > > unfortunately I can't release it yet. > > > > Regards, > > > > Glen > > > > At 04:10 AM 3/12/2003, you wrote: > > >Also, if someone has a hint for me for a java class, which > can create > > > > this bar code > > >http://www.krysalis.org/barcode/ > > > > > >However, as far as poi is concerned, we dont have the > > ability to attach > > >images into worksheets currently.. but its a sorely needed > > >functionality, and someone needs to volunteer..... > > > > > >On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 22:32, Christoph Jaeger wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Is there a way of including an image into an Excel sheet > > created with > > > > POI? I want to create a sheet including a bar code (I > > will probably be > > > > able to create a GIF or PNG or PDF image of the bar code > > to be used). > > > > The sheet will be printed and the bar code scanned with > a bar code > > > > scanner later. > > > > > > > > Also, if someone has a hint for me for a java class, > > which can create > > > > this bar code (I do not care too much about which type of > > code, as long > > > > as an ordinary scanner can read it), I would be glad to hear it. > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > Christoph J�ger > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Glen Stampoultzis > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~gstamp/glen/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
