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Posted: December 3rd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crystal Reports | No Comments »The task? Open existing pack list and label reports and populate some numbered fields with 128-bit barcodes. Sounds easy, right? It was! (kinda)
Utilizing the most recent version of Crystal Reports, I was pleasantly surprised to find a VISUAS BASED EDITOR… wow… felt almost as cool as Dreamweaver for the first time.
Find your numbered Database Field – right click – Convert to Barcode. Demo barcodes are installed and available to give your preview report the right layout and consistency. Note, the demo barcodes are just that – demo barcodes. Don’t expect to utilize them in any production environment.
Now that you’ve created the barcodes and feel all professional about it – it’s time to acquire legit barcodes and start importing them. For this example, I relied on IDAUTOMATION.com’s Barcode UFL Tutorial, located at http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/tools/crystal/