Code 128 Not Enough Bars

[draco66]

I have a customer that supplied a sample bar code they want on some cards. It is a code 128 but their code looks a lot larger with more bars than what I am getting with the code 128 wizard in Fusion Pro 9.03. The one on top of the image is the one they provided and the one on the bottom is the one being created by Fusion Pro.

Any ideas on this??

 

Thank you.

http://www.tylermcguire.com/images/9821275006100628X.jpg

[esmith]

Using this site as a reference, it looks as though the 128 bar you are creating uses the "Auto" character set while your client's barcode uses "Character Set B". It also appears that their code is not the same as the digits displayed, but I don't have a scanner handy to test that opinion. Edited August 29, 2013 by esmith
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[Alex Marshall]

When you create the Rule, use the "128 B Barcode Rule" xml template.

Be sure to insert the Rule from the "variable" drop box in the Variable Text Editor. No need to apply a font.

You can select the size needed in this dialog, S, M, L..

[Dan Korn]

Eric is correct. There are multiple "flavors" of the 128 barcode:

http://www.idautomation.com/barcode-faq/code-128/#Specifications

 

And there are multiple "subtypes," or "character sets":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_128#Subtypes

 

Try the "128 B Barcode Rule" instead.

[draco66]

Thank you all for your input. I made some samples with the 128B selection and it looks a bit different than their sample but they tested it on their scanners and it worked so they are going to be OK with it.