Option 6.4.5. Configure a Code 93 Bar Code

Code 93 is similar to Code 39 but encodes more characters per inch.

Code 93 encodes the full 128 ASCII character set and is encoded similarly to the extended Code 39 .

Select the Barcode tab in the Barcode Object Properties dialog box.
Select Code 93 in the Symbology field.

Note: Code 93 is a one-dimensional bar code type.

Fill in the fields as follows.

	Option	Description
1	Bar Code
	Width	Bar code width from left to right in points
	Rotation	Options going counter-clockwise are:
		0o	No rotation
		90o	Left-Vertical
		180o	Upside down
		270o	Right-vertical
	Bar Color	Color of the bar characters.
	Background Color	Color of the area behind the bars that is background.
2	Caption
	Style	Available features for the caption font are: Bold Italic Underline Strike Thru
	Font Name	Selected font for the caption. This font can be a standard font (different from the bar code font) so it can be easily read.
	Point Size	Size in which the caption font will display. The caption font displays within the space allocated for the bar. Therefore, the larger the font the more space it uses and the less space there is to display the bar. You can increase the space for the bar or decrease the font size if the bar is smaller than you want.
	Location	Caption font position relative to the bar. Options are.
		None Below Left Below Center Below Right Above Left Above Center Above Right
	Color	Color of the caption font.
*	Colors can be customized through the Color palette.
	Select Custom in the Color field to display the palette.

Select the Data Source tab.
Click Static.
Make a valid entry in the Text box.

Valid characters

Full 128 ASCII character set

Code 93 encodes as follows.

Nine modules are arranged into 3 bars with adjacent spaces.

Two of the characters are check characters.

Options for the Code 93 symbology include the following.

Option

Description

Append

It is sometimes advantageous to break up long messages into multiple, shorter symbols. If the first character of a Code 93 symbol is a space (ASCII 32), then the scanned symbol is appended to a storage buffer. This operation continues for all successive Code 93 symbols with a leading space being added to previously stored ones.

When a Code 93 symbol that does not include a leading space is scanned:

It is appended to the buffer.
The entire buffer is transmitted.
The buffer is cleared.

Click Apply.
Click OK.

Result: The bar code displays your default specifications.

More information

Step 6.4. Configure the bar code symbology.