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Lets sort out some older vs. newer codes:
Bar code Variable
Length
Allowable
Characters
Industries in Use
Older Bar
Codes
Code 11 YES 0-9 - AT&T pre 1990
Codabar YES 0-9,$+.:/ Blood Banks,Cotton,Transp
Plessey YES 0-9,A-F Shelf Labels (UK)
MSI YES 0-9 Shelf Labels
2 of 5 YES 0-9 UPC Shipping Container
UPC and EAN NO 0-9 Food/Discount Store Items
Newer Bar
Codes
Code 39 YES 0-9,A-Z LOGMARS, HIBCC, AIAG,
TCIF
./+-%$ Spc
(2 character
pairings for
Full ASCII)
Code 128 YES Full ASCII UCC-128, EAN-128
Code 93 YES 0-9,A-Z HIBCC Alternative,
./+%$ Spc Canadian Postal
(2 character
pairings for
Full ASCII)
PDF 417 YES Full ASCII This is a “stacked” code,
used mainly by AIAG,
LOGMARS and
identification card
applications.
MaxiCode YES Full ASCII This is a “bulls-eye” type 2-
D code created and used
primarily by UPS.
Many of this booklet's readers have to comply with their customer's or industry's
bar coding specifications; no choice is possible, just compliance.
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