1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  3. ZPL Commands
  4. ^BS
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^BS

^BS

The
^BS
 command is the two-digit and five-digit add-on used primarily by publishers to create barcodes for ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers). These extensions are handled as separate bar codes.

UPC/EAN Extensions

The
^BS
 command is designed to be used with the UPC-A barcode (
^BU
) and the UPC-E barcode (
^B9
).
  • ^BS
     supports a fixed print ratio.
  • Field data (
    ^FD
    ) is limited to exactly two or five characters. ZPL II automatically truncates or pads on the left with zeros to achieve the required number of characters.
If additional information about this barcode is required, go to www.aimglobal.org.
Format:
^BSo,h,f,g
Parameters
Details
o =
 orientation
Values:
N =
 normal
R =
 rotated 90 degrees (clockwise)
I =
 inverted 180 degrees
B =
 read from the bottom up, 270 degrees
Default:
 current
^FW
 value
h =
 Barcode height (in dots)
Values:
1
 to
32000
Default:
 value set by
^BY
f =
 print interpretation line
Values:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
Y
g =
 print interpretation line above code
Values:
N =
 no
Y =
 yes
Default:
Y
Example
This is an example of a UPC/EAN Two-digit barcode:
Example
This is an example of a UPC/EAN Five-digit barcode:
Care should be taken in positioning the UPC/EAN extension with respect to the UPC-A or UPC-E code to ensure the resulting composite code is within the UPC specification.
Example
For UPC codes, with a module width of
2
 (default), the field origin offsets for the extension are:
This is an example of a UPC-A:
Example
This is an example of a UPC-E:
Additionally, the barcode height for the extension should be 27 dots (0.135 inches) shorter than that of the primary code. A primary UPC code height of 183 dots (0.900 inches) requires an extension height of 155 dots (0.765 inches).
Example
This example illustrates how to create a normal UPC-A barcode for the value 7000002198 with an extension equal to 04414: