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[Rlib-users] Barcode in RLib

[Renato M. M. <ren...@gm...>]

Hi,
I would like to know if it is possible put a barcode in a report using the
RLib. I think it might work like a chart but a different type (bar, line,
pie or chart). Is there someone in the list that  already worked with
barcode in Rlib?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Monaro

Re: [Rlib-users] Barcode in RLib

[Christian B. <cb...@si...>]

Rlib currently supports code 39 barcodes on lines. Here is an example:

<Line>
    <Barcode value="12345" height="40"/>
</Line>

* the height is required
* the barcode generated will include the start and end characters. so the
barcode will scan as "*12345*".

You will need to build and install the latest rlib because we just
implemented this feature within the past month. Also make sure you have the
gd development libraries by running 'gdlib-config' (if you get command not
found, you must install the gd development libraries for your distro). I
assume you are using Linux?

Another caveat which we hope to fix ASAP: You can only see the barcode in
PDF mode. I hope to commit a patch this week to get HTML and PDF barcodes
working correctly. At that point I will also add some documentation.

Let me know how it works out for you.

Christian