Zip bar codes

[Guest]

I can not find out how to have postal zip bar codes included in my mailing
lists in Access 2003. The KB keeps referring me to information that is
Word related. If I have a mailing list of hundreds, how can I accomodate
this need?

 

[Wayne Morgan]

You need a barcode font for the type of barcode you want to print then place
a textbox on the report in the location you want the barcode to print. Bind
the textbox to the zip code field and set its font property to the barcode
font.

I did a Google search and came up with the following links that looked
interesting, along with others. I have no experience with these companies,
so it is NOT a recommendation. It appears that you would format the zip code
for use with this item as 5 or 9 digits only, no "-".

http://savepostage.com/barfont.html
http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/fontpackage/

 

[Guest]

WM
Thank you for the response. I am not too swift on some of this stuff and
may not have outlined the problem as I see it. In Word, when I put in the
numeric postal zip code, and click the correct button in the Envelope and
Label tab, the bar code automatically pops in based upon the numeric code.
That is what I would like to accomplish with Access. I will be traveling
tomorrow and away for some days and will check back in two days.
thank you,
RoofinPA

 

[Wayne Morgan]

Access doesn't have this built-in. You will need to add another textbox to
your report as described in the previous reply.