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<HEAD>
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<META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-TYPE" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<TITLE>Using the Front End</TITLE>
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</HEAD>
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<BODY LANG="en-GB" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000ff" VLINK="#840084" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" DIR="LTR">
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<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 STYLE="page-break-before: always">
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<TR>
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<TH COLSPAN=3>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Zint Barcode Generator</P>
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</TH>
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</TR>
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<TR VALIGN=BOTTOM>
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<TD WIDTH=10%>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="installing.html">Prev</A></P>
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</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=10%>
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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><A HREF="backend.html">Next</A></P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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</TABLE>
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<HR>
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<H1>3. Using the Front End</H1>
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<P STYLE="font-style: normal">Zint can be used to generate barcodes
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as PNG images or as encapsulated Post Script (EPS) files. This page
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describes how to encode data using the command line front end
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program.</P>
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<P><A NAME="INPUT"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.1 Inputting data</B></FONT>
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</P>
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<P>The data to encode can be entered at
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the command line using the -d option, for example:</P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
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-d 'This Text'</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>This will encode the text <I>This Text</I>.
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Zint will use the default symbology, Code 128, and output to the
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default file out.png in the current directory.
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</P>
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<P><A NAME="OUTPUT"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.2
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Directing Output</B></FONT></P>
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<P>Output can be directed to a file other
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than the default using the -o switch. For example:</P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
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-o here.png -d 'This Text'</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>draws a Code 128 barcode in the file
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here.png. If an encapsulated Post Script file is needed simply append
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the file name with .eps:</P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
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-o there.eps -d 'This Text'</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>Output can also be directed to stdout using the --<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">directeps</FONT>
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and --<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">directpng</FONT> switches for
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EPS and PNG output respectively.</P>
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<P><A NAME="BARTYPE"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.3
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Selecting barcode type</B></FONT></P>
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<P>Selecting which type of barcode you
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wish to produce (i.e. which symbology to use) can be done at the
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command line using the -b or --barcode= switch followed by the
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appropriate integer value in the following table.</P>
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<CENTER>
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<TABLE WIDTH=60% BORDER=1>
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<THEAD>
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<TR>
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<TH>
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<P>Numeric Value</P>
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</TH>
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<TH>
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<P>Barcode Name</P>
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</TH>
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</TR>
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</THEAD>
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<TBODY>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 11</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>2</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Standard Code 2 of 5</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>3</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Interleaved 2 of 5</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>4</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 2 of 5 IATA</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>6</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 2 of 5 Data Logic</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>7</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 2 of 5 Industrial</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>8</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 3 of 9 (Code 39)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>9</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Extended Code 3 of 9 (Code 39+)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>13</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>EAN</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>16</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1-128 (UCC.EAN-128)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>18</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Codabar</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>20</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 128 (automatic subset switching)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>21</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Deutshe Post Leitcode</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>22</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Deutshe Post Identcode</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>23</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 16K</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>25</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 93</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>28</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Flattermarken</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>29</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1 DataBar-14</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>30</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1 DataBar Limited</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>31</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1 DataBar Extended</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>32</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Telepen Alpha</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>34</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>UPC A</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>37</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>UPC E</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>40</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>PostNet</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>47</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>MSI Plessey</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>49</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>FIM</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>50</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>LOGMARS</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>51</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Pharmacode One-Track</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>52</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>PZN</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>53</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Pharmacode Two-Track</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>55</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>PDF417</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>56</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>PDF417 Truncated</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>57</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Maxicode</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>58</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>QR Code</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>60</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 128 (Subset B)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>63</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Australia Post Standard Customer</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>66</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Australia Post Reply Paid</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>67</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Australia Post Routing</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>68</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Australia Post Redirection</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>69</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>ISBN (EAN-13 with verification stage)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>70</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Royal Mail 4 State (RM4SCC)</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>71</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Data Matrix</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>72</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>EAN-14</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>74</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Codablock-F</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>75</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>NVE-18</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>77</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Korea Post</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>79</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>80</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked Omnidirectional</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>81</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>82</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>PLANET</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>84</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>MicroPDF417</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>85</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>USPS OneCode</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>86</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Plessey Code</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>87</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Telepen Numeric</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>89</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>ITF-14</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>90</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Dutch Post KIX Code</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>92</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Aztec Code</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>93</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>DAFT Code</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>97</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Micro QR Code</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>128</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Aztec Runes</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>129</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Code 32</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>130</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with EAN linear component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>131</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1-128 linear component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>132</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1 DataBar-14 linear
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component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>133</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1 DataBar Limited
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component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>134</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1 DataBar Extended
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component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>135</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with UPC A linear component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>136</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with UPC E linear component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>137</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked
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component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>138</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked
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Omnidirectional component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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<TR>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>139</P>
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</TD>
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<TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER>Composite Symbol with GS1 DataBar Expanded
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Stacked component</P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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</TBODY>
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</TABLE>
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</CENTER>
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<P><A NAME="HEIGHT"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.4 Adjusting height</B></FONT></P>
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<P>The height of the symbol can be adjusted using the --height
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switch. For example:</P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint --height=100 -d
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'This Text'</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>specifies a symbol height of 100 times the <I>x-resolution</I> of
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the symbol.</P>
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<P><A NAME="WHITESPACE"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.5
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Adjusting whitespace</B></FONT></P>
|
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<P>The amount of whitespace to the left
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and right of the generated barcode can be altered using the -w
|
|
switch. For example:</P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
|
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-w 10 -d 'This Text'</FONT></FONT></P>
|
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<P>specifies a whitespace width of 10
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times the <I>x-resolution</I> of the symbol.</P>
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<P><A NAME="BOUNDARY"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.6
|
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Adding boundary bars and boxes</B></FONT></P>
|
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<P>Zint allows the symbol to be bound with
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'boundary bars' using the option --bind. These bars help to prevent
|
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misreading of the symbol by corrupting a scan if the scanning beam
|
|
strays off the top or bottom of the symbol. Zint can also put a
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|
border right around the symbol and its whitespace with the --box
|
|
option. This option is automatically chosen for ITF-14 symbols.</P>
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<P>The width of the boundary or box can be
|
|
specified using the --border switch. For example:</P>
|
|
<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
|
|
--box --border=10 -d 'This'</FONT></FONT></P>
|
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<P>gives a box with a width 10 times the
|
|
<I>x-resolution</I> of the symbol.</P>
|
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<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0>
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<TR>
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<TD WIDTH=50%>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="border.png" NAME="graphics2" ALT="bound symbol" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=238 HEIGHT=138 BORDER=0></P>
|
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</TD>
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<TD WIDTH=50%>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="box.png" NAME="graphics1" ALT="boxed symbol" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=238 HEIGHT=138 BORDER=0></P>
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</TD>
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</TR>
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</TABLE>
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<P><A NAME="COLOUR"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.7
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Using colour</B></FONT></P>
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<P>The default colours of a symbol are a
|
|
black symbol on a white background. Zint allows you to change this.
|
|
The -r switch allows the default colours to be inverted so that a
|
|
white symbol is shown on a black background. For example the command</P>
|
|
<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
|
|
-r -d 'This'</FONT></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>gives an inverted Code 128 symbol. This
|
|
is not practical for most symbologies but white-on-black is allowed
|
|
by the Data Matrix and Aztec Code symbology specifications.</P>
|
|
<P>For more specific needs the foreground
|
|
and background colours can be specified using the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--fg=</FONT>
|
|
and <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--bg=</FONT> options followed by
|
|
a number in RGB hexadecimal notation (the same system used in HTML).
|
|
For example the command
|
|
</P>
|
|
<P><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=2>zint
|
|
--fg=004700 -d 'This'</FONT></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>alters the symbol to a dark green as
|
|
shown below.</P>
|
|
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0>
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<TR>
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<TD WIDTH=50%>
|
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="green.png" NAME="graphics3" ALT="symbol with green ink" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=238 HEIGHT=138 BORDER=0></P>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
<TD WIDTH=50%>
|
|
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="pink.png" NAME="graphics4" ALT="symbol with pink paper" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH=238 HEIGHT=138 BORDER=0></P>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
|
</TABLE>
|
|
<P><A NAME="ROTATE"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.8
|
|
Rotating the Symbol</B></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>The
|
|
symbol can be rotated through four orientations using the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--rotate=</FONT>
|
|
option followed by the angle of rotation as shown below. This option
|
|
is only available with PNG output.</P>
|
|
|
|
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=1>
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|
<TR>
|
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<TD>
|
|
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="bar38n.png" NAME="graphics5" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=118 BORDER=0>
|
|
<BR><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=3>--rotate=0</FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3>
|
|
(default)</FONT></P>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
<TD>
|
|
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="bar38u.png" NAME="graphics6" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=118 BORDER=0>
|
|
<BR><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=3>--rotate=180</FONT></FONT></P>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
|
<TR>
|
|
<TD>
|
|
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="bar38l.png" NAME="graphics7" WIDTH=118 HEIGHT=200 BORDER=0>
|
|
<BR><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=3>--rotate=270</FONT></FONT></P>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
<TD>
|
|
<P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="bar38r.png" NAME="graphics8" WIDTH=118 HEIGHT=200 BORDER=0>
|
|
<BR><FONT FACE="Courier, monospace"><FONT SIZE=3>--rotate=90</FONT></FONT></P>
|
|
</TD>
|
|
</TR>
|
|
</TABLE>
|
|
<P><A NAME="SCALE"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.9
|
|
Adjusting image size</B></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>The scale of the image can be altered
|
|
using the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--scale=</FONT> option
|
|
followed by a multiple of the default x-dimension. For example for
|
|
PNG images a scale of 5 will increase the x-dimension to 10 pixels.
|
|
Note that Maxicode symbols output as PNG images cannot be scaled in
|
|
this way and that text added to a barcode in PNG images does not
|
|
change size.
|
|
</P>
|
|
<P><A NAME="NULL"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.10
|
|
Handling NULL Characters</B></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>Some symbologies support encoding of
|
|
the NULL character (ASCII 0) normally used to indicate the end of a
|
|
character string. To support this functionality the <FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--null=</FONT>
|
|
option allows you to substitute another character for NULL. Enter the
|
|
decimal number for the character you wish to substitute. For example
|
|
<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--null=21</FONT> instructs Zint to
|
|
treat the NAK control character as a NULL character. Values between 1
|
|
and 128 are valid. This applies to Codablock-F, Code 128,
|
|
Code 16k, Extended Code 39, Code 93, Maxicode, PDF417, MicroPDF417,
|
|
Data Matrix (ECC 200 only) and Telepen.</P>
|
|
<P><A NAME="INMODE"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.11
|
|
Input modes</B></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>GS1 data can be encoded in a number of symbologies. Application
|
|
identifiers are enclosed in [square brackets] followed by the data to
|
|
be encoded (see 5.1.12.3). To encode GS1 data use
|
|
<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--gs1</FONT>. GS1 mode is assumed
|
|
(and doesn't need to be set) for EAN-128, DataBar and Composite symbologies
|
|
but is also available for Code 16k, Codablock-F, Data Matrix (ECC 200 only),
|
|
and Aztec Code.</P>
|
|
<P>QR Code can encode Kaji characters. This can be accessed using the
|
|
<FONT FACE="Courier, monospace">--kanji</FONT> option.</P>
|
|
<P><A NAME="OTHER"></A><FONT SIZE=5><B>3.12
|
|
Other options</B></FONT></P>
|
|
<P>Additional options are available which
|
|
are specific to certain symbologies. These may, for example, control
|
|
the quantity of error correction data or the size of the symbol.
|
|
These options are discussed in section 5 of this guide.</P>
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