Postnet barcode on mail labels

[John Bendel]

Is there a way to get the same postnet barcode that
prints on labels and envelopes in Word to print on a
label created in Access, without doing a mail merge in
Word?

I'm working on a mail program for a small non-profit and
they can save money on their mailings by using barcodes.

Thanks,

John Bendel

 

[SA]

John:

There's no built in way to apply bar codes to labels in Access. You can of
course buy a postnet bar code font and search the web for the algorithm to
create the bar code. But frankly it is much faster to create a mail merge
in Word and automate running that merge from within Access. Why recreate
the wheel?

 

[Thomas Lutz]

The best way to print PostNET bar codes from an Access database report
is to use a bar code ActiveX control. Fonts produce poor quality bar
codes that can be difficult to read. With fonts, you also have to add
start and stop codes to the bar code data and you also have to
calculate check digits yourself. A good bar code ActiveX control will
do everything for you and it will also be much easier to use - in
addition to printing much better quality bar codes.
The best bar code ActiveX control available is the TAL Bar Code
ActiveX control. You can download a trial version from complete with
an Access database sample that shows how to use it from:
http://www.taltech.com/products/activex_barcodes.html