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how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:56:45 GMT

Hi experts,

Can anyone please explain me in detail how to print barcode through sapscript and smartforms both in detail?...Useful answers will be highly appreciated and rewarded!!!Thanks in advance.

Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:57:40 GMT

To Create a Bar code prefix:

1) Go to T-code - SPAD -> Full Administration -> Click on Device Type -> Double click the device for which you wish to create the print control -> Click on Print Control tab ->Click on change mode -> Click the plus sign to add a row or prefix say SBP99 (Prefix must start with SBP) -> save you changes , it will ask for request -> create request and save

2) Now when you go to SE73 if you enter SBP00 for you device it will add the newly created Prefix

Create a character format C1.Assign a barcode to the character format.Check the check box for the barcode.

The place where you are using the field value use like this

<C1> &itab-field& </C1>.

You will get the field value in the form of barcode.

Which barcode printer are you using ? Can you download this file and see.

http://www.servopack.de/Files/HB/ZPLcommands.pdf.

It will give an idea about barcode commands.

Check this link:

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/questions-about-bar-code-printing-in-sap.htm

Check this link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d9/4a94c851ea11d189570000e829fbbd/content.htm

Hope this link ll be useful..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/66/1b45c136639542a83663072a74a21c/content.htm

go through these links and cose u r previous threads,

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/questions-about-bar-code-printing-in-sap.htm

http://www.erpgenie.com/abap/smartforms.htm

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-basis/print-barcode-with-smartform-634396

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-dev/printing-barcode-733550

Detailed information about SAP Barcodes

A barcode solution consists of the following:

- a barcode printer

- a barcode reader

- a mobile data collection application/program

A barcode label is a special symbology to represent human readable information such as a material number or batch number

in machine readable format.

There are different symbologies for different applications and different industries. Luckily, you need not worry to much about that as the logistics supply chain has mostly standardized on 3 of 9 and 128 barcode symbologies - which all barcode readers support and which SAP support natively in it's printing protocols.

You can print barcodes from SAP by modifying an existing output form.

Behind every output form is a print program that collects all the data and then pass it to the form. The form contains the layout as well as the font, line and paragraph formats. These forms are designed using SAPScript (a very easy but frustratingly simplistic form format language) or SmartForms that is more of a graphical form design tool.

Barcodes are nothing more than a font definition and is part of the style sheet associated with a particular SAPScript form. The most important aspect is to place a parameter in the line of the form that points to the data element that you want to represent as barcode on the form, i.e. material number. Next you need to set the font for that parameter value to one of the supported barcode symbologies.

Regards

Anji

Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:59:20 GMT

see this link you will get idea of what is barcodes and use

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/questions-about-bar-code-printing-in-sap.htm

Steps to implement bar code in the smart form:

1. Create a Smart Style: Use the transaction code smart style. Give a suitable name .Choose Create.

2. Create a Character Node: In change mode of the Smart Style select the Character Formats Node and choose Create. In the Character format field enter a two-character key. Click Continue.

3. Select desired attributes of Bar Code: Select the desired attributes of the Bar Code on the tab Standard Settings.

4. Choose Activate.

5. Use the Smart style in the Smart form: Assign the character format to the field or character string in the smart form.

6. Activate the smart form.

7. Test the same.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/68/4a0d5b74110d44b1b88d9b6aa1315b/content.htm

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Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:59:35 GMT

Please reward points if helpful.

Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:01:06 GMT

i hav a pdf document

give me ur id i wil send it to u

Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:22:22 GMT

Hi,

By above mentioned replys you musk have known the procedure to create

barcodes in both sapscrips and smartforms

But to add on to this : Sapscripts use Old Technology barcodes which are very much dependant on printer configuration and are also not very much user friendly.

On the other hand, smartforms can use New technology barcodes which are much easier to use and can be easily tested and also not require printer configuration.

So if you have a choice between sapscript and smartform..always go for smartform to print barcodes.

---Still u face any issue regarding barcodeprinting ,please reply....

Regards,

Manish

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Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:58:10 GMT

Please send d pdf to joskash@yahoo.com

Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:32:08 GMT

hi today i have joind this portal.

i am trying to print barcode using smart form using my hp printer .

but i did not get barcade printed, there are only some numbers being printed.

i read your answer to this question so please tell me how to print them.

is it require some special settings in SAP or to Printer.

thanks.

Re: how to print barcode using smartform and sapscript...?

Former Member — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:51:29 GMT

hi,

Could you please send the pdf document to

akash.sdn@gmail.com

Thank You.

akash