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This is a Bar Code 39 generator. User can user this tool to print any code39 barcode

use controls that work like barcode add-ins for Microsoft Access, Excel,
FoxPro, VB, Delphi and C++.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/formscontrols/">.NET Forms 
Controls</a> - </b>Create and print barcodes from Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 
applications. Also generates images that can be saved to a file.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/aspbarcode/"><b>ASP
Barcode Server for IIS</b></a> - Easily add barcodes to
any web application with this component for Microsoft IIS; supports JPEG and PNG images.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/servercontrols/">ASP. NET Barcode 
Web Controls</a> - </b>For creating bar codes in VB .NET or C# .NET web 
applications.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/main.html#BarcodeFonts">Barcode
Fonts</a></b> including <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/pdf417/">PDF417</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/datamatrix/"> DataMatrix</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/maxicode/">Maxicode</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/code39font/">Code39</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/code128fonts/">Code128</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/codabar/">Codabar</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/code128fonts/">EAN14</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/upc-ean/">EAN13</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/upc-ean/">EAN8</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/POSTNETFont/">POSTNET</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/planetfonts/">PLANET</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/royalmail/">RM4SCC</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/royalmail/">4-State</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/upc-ean/">UPCA</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/upc-ean/">UPCE</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/upc-ean/">ISBN</a>,
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/interleaved2of5/"> Interleaved
2 of 5</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/msi/">MSI Plessey</a>, <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/ezbarcodefonts/">EZ
TrueType Fonts</a> and
<a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/main.html#BarcodeFonts"> others</a>.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/idlabel/">Barcode Label Design 
Software</a></b> allows easy printing of barcodes with database support.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.bcgen.com/">Hosted Barcode Services</a></b> allow 
dynamic creation of bar-codes without installing any software.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/generator/"><b>Image Generator</b></a> 
- Easily create bar-code images for almost any Windows application.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/java/" target="_top">Java
Servlets, JavaBeans,
Class Libraries &amp; Applets
</a></b>supporting several symbologies
including <a href="http://www.idautomation.com/code128JavaBean/" target="_top">Linear</a>,
<a href="http://www.idautomation.com/PDF417JavaBean/">PDF417</a>,
<a href="http://www.idautomation.com/DataMatrixJavaBean/">DataMatrix</a> &amp;
<a href="http://www.idautomation.com/maxicodeJavaBean/"> Maxicode</a>.
The <a href="http://www.idautomation.com/java/">Java Servlets</a> can be
used on UNIX, Linux and other systems to create barcodes on web pages.</li>
<li>See also the <b><a href="http://www.idautomation.com/hardware/">Barcode 
Hardware Index</a></b> for products such scanners and printers.</li>
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<h3><b><font color="#CC0000"><a name="Distributing_Free_Font">Distributing the
Free Font </a>with an Application&nbsp;</font></b></h3>
<p><b>The Software may not be distributed with an application or an application's 
installation files.</b> This type of distribution requires a Developers License 
to the <a href="http://idautomation.com/fonts/code39/">Code
39 Font Advantage Package</a>.
Developers may also create a distributed application to access the <b>IDAutomationHC39M</b>
font name and request that users download this free font only if they meet the
license qualifications of the free font. If they do not meet the license
qualifications, they must be instructed to purchase </o:p>the<o:p> <a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/code39font/#ORDER">Code
39 Font Advantage Package</a> or the
</o:p><a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/ezbarcodefonts/">EZ Barcode 
             
Font Package</a> which both include the <b>IDAutomationHC39M</b>
font. Developers may also use IDAutomation's
<a href="http://www.idautomation.com/affiliates/">affiliate
program</a> to make a 30% commission on fonts that are purchased from 
IDAutomation for
their programs. For more details, please review 
<a href="http://idautomation.com/licenses.html">the license agreement</a>.</p>

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<h3><b><font color="#CC0000">Code 39 TrueType Font Specifications:</font></b></h3>

<p>The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) of the Code 39 font is
listed below for various point sizes. The narrow to wide ratio is 3:1 which is
recommended by international standards.&nbsp;</p>


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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#003399" width="508" id="table20">
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<td bgcolor="#CC0000" width="136" height="19">
<p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Point Size</b></font></td>
<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#CC0000" width="368" height="19">
<p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Approximate X dimension (1 
mil = .001&quot;)</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">48</td>
<td align="center">.102 cm</td>
<td align="center">40 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">36</td>
<td align="center">.076 cm</td>
<td align="center">30 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">32</td>
<td align="center">.069 cm</td>
<td align="center">27 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">30</td>
<td align="center">.064 cm</td>
<td align="center">25 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">28</td>
<td align="center">.058 cm</td>
<td align="center">23 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">24</td>
<td align="center">.051 cm</td>
<td align="center">20 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">20</td>
<td align="center">.043 cm</td>
<td align="center">17 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">.038 cm</td>
<td align="center">15 mil</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">16</td>
<td align="center">.033 cm</td>
<td align="center">13 mil</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">.025 cm</td>
<td align="center">10 mil</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">.018 cm</td>
<td align="center">7 mil</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">.013 cm</td>
<td align="center">5 mil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="506" height="95">
<p align="left">* To print at a different X dimension, find the point size that 
has the X dimension closest to what is needed and use this formula to find the 
point size needed:<br>
<font color="#008000">12 * (X dimension needed) / (X dimension at 12 
points) = (point size)<br>
</font>For example, to set an X dimension of 12 mils, print it at 14 points because:<br>
12 * 12 / 10 = 14</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>
 <b>NOTICE:</b> When using a printer with less than 600 
DPI, the following point sizes should be used to create accurate 
barcodes:</p>

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#003399" id="table21">
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<td width="250" height="15" bgcolor="#CC0000"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">&nbsp;203 DPI Printer 
(thermal printer)</font></b></td>
<td width="250" height="15" bgcolor="#CC0000"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">&nbsp;300 DPI Printer</font></b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="250" height="15">&nbsp;6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36...</td>
<td width="250" height="15">&nbsp;4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36...</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>In the free version of this font package, only the <b>IDAutomationHC39M </b>
size is provided. However, in the
<a href="http://idautomation.com/fonts/code39/">Code 39 Font Advantage 
Package</a>, 24 different versions of the Code 39 barcode fonts are provided to 
support human-readable versions and different width and height requirements. The 
last character in the Code 39 barcode font name determines the height of the 
barcode with the shortest being <i>&quot;XS&quot;</i> and the tallest being <i>&quot;XXL&quot;</i>.&nbsp;</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#003399" id="table22" width="811">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#CC0000" width="364"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Font name </b></font></td>
<td bgcolor="#CC0000" width="440"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Font height at 12 points*</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="807"><font color="#CC0000"><b>Code 3 of 9 Fonts with text below the 
barcode:</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationHC39XS</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.20&quot; or .5 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationHC39S</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.35&quot; or .9 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19"><b>IDAutomationHC39M</b></td>
<td width="440"><b>&nbsp;.50&quot; or 1.2 CM </b><i>(provided in free 
version)</i></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationHC39L</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.70&quot; or 1.8 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationHC39XL</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.90&quot; or 2.3 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationHC39XXL</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;1.25&quot; or 3.2 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="807" colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0"><font color="#CC0000"><b>Code 3 of 9 Fonts with no text below the 
barcode:</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationC39XS</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.20&quot; or .5 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationC39S</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.35&quot; or .9 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationC39M</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.50&quot; or 1.2 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationC39L</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.70&quot; or 1.8 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationC39XL</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;.90&quot; or 2.3 CM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="364" height="19">IDAutomationC39XXL</td>
<td width="440">&nbsp;1.25&quot; or 3.2 CM</td>
</tr>
</table>

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<h3><b><font color="#CC0000"><a name="Technical_Support">Technical Support</a>:</font></b></h3>

<p>Because this is a free product IDAutomation cannot offer any other support than what is 
<a href="http://idautomation.com/fonts/fontfaq.html#font-questions">documented at the website</a>. If 
additional support is needed, please order the
<a href="http://idautomation.com/fonts/code39/#ORDER">IDAutomation Code
39 Font Advantage Package</a> and
<a href="http://idautomation.com/contactus.htm#contact">contact IDAutomation</a>.

<p>The following links may be helpful in solving problems:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/fontfaq.htm#font-installation">Font
Installation Procedures</a>
<li><a href="http://www.bizfonts.com/fontfaq.htm#font-questions">Font Problems
and Solutions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://idautomation.com/sitemap/by-program.html">Implementation 
Tutorials</a></li>
<li><font size="3">Learn more about bar code technology: Review the <a target="_top" href="http://www.idautomation.com/barcoding4beginners.html">Bar
Coding for Beginners Tutorial</a>.</font></ul>

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