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TOOLS AND REQUIREMENTS
• 1D Barcode Font Package (Developer License and up)
• BI Publisher
• Microsoft Word
• BarcodeUtil.java file. Download an example from Tim Dexter's article.
• Collection of Jar files from the jlib folder of the BI Publisher Desktop install.
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INSTALLATION
Install all required applications and components for Word and BI Publisher.
1. Download the demo or purchased version of the 1D barcode fonts package. Extract the file and run the installer OR manually install the fonts by referring to your OS instructions for installing a font.
2. Download the Java Font Encoder Class demo or extract the encoder from the Developer Tools download from the store purchase.
NOTE:
Set up class
3. Set up the IDAutomation_LinearJavaFontEncoder.jar in your environment.
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CREATE BARCODEUTIL.CLASS
4. Download and access Tim Dexter's BarcodeUtil.java file available in (2DBarcode - src - oracle - psbi - barcode). In the Advanced Barcode article, Tim uses source code. I believe you will need take a different approach since our encoder is maintained in a class and jar. NOTE: You will see references to a 2DBarcode folder and a QR Code method call in the BarcodeUtil.java. This is okay. If you are creating 1D barcodes, simply remove it. Remove the three code 128 functions as well since we will be using the IDAutomation jar instead.
5. In the BarcodeUtil.java, remove these functions:
public static final String code128a(String s) {code}
public static final String code128b(String s) {code}
public static final String code128c(String s) {code}
6. Each barcode type includes its own parameters which are available here. You'll need to set these prior to compiling the class. If you need to modify parameters, a new class needs to be compiled. Within the BarcodeUtil.java file, let's set the parameters for a Code 128 Auto. Other barcode types require different property settings.
import com.idautomation.*;
LinearFontEncoder FontEncoder = new LinearFontEncoder();
boolean ApplyTilde = true;
return FontEncoder.Code128(DataToEncode, ApplyTilde);
7. Within the BarcodeUtil.java file, include an encoder call to the IDAutomation_LinearJavaFontEncoder.jar:
Class[] clazz = new Class[] { "".getClass() };
ENCODERS.put("code128",mUtility.getClass().getMethod("code128", clazz));
This entry will register the encoder method.
8. Verify the IDAutomation_LinearJavaFontEncoder.jar is in the classpath.
9. There are also additional jar files required from 
These files include: xdocore.jar, xmlparserv2.jar, collections.jar, aolj.jar, share.jar, xdoparser.jar, jewt4.jar, 18nAPI_v3.jar
These files should also be placed in the classpath.
10. The new class can be compiled. If there are errors, contact Tim Dexter directly.
11. It is recommended that a new jar is created. In his example from the Quick Quips tutorial , Tim calls set up the Manifest file and includes additional jar. He names the new jar barcodejar.jar. Both the IDAutomation and the newly created jar should be copied to the Template Builder for Word directory.
NOTE: STEPS 12 & 13 written by Tim Dexter
12. "The next step is to get the jars into the classpath for the Word plugin so that Publisher can find your wrapper class and it can then find the IDAutomation encoder. The most consistent way I have found so far, is to open up the RTF2PDF.jar in the same directory and make some mods.
First make a backup of the jar file then open it using Winzip or 7zip or similar and get into the META-INF directory. In there is a file, MANIFEST.MF. This contains the classpath for the plugin, open it in an editor and add the jars to the end of the classpath list. In mine I have: "
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Class-Path: ./activation.jar ./mail.jar ./xdochartstyles.jar ./bicmn.jar ./jewt4.jar
./share.jar ./bipres.jar ./xdoparser.jar ./xdocore.jar ./xmlparserv2.jar
./xmlparserv2-904.jar ./i18nAPI_v3.jar ./versioninfo.jar
./barcodejar.jar ./IDAutomation_LinearJavaFontEncoder.jar
Main-Class: RTF2PDF
13. The next step is to reference the font location so that the rendering engine can find it and embed a subset into the PDF output. Remember the other output formats rely on the font being present on the machine that is opening the document. The PDF is the only truly portable format. Open the xdo example.cfg file located:
and add a font entry for the IDAutomationC128L.ttf. (or font used).
14. Return to Word and access the BI Publisher file. Double-click the field to barcode and choose Add Help Text to open the Form Field.
15. In the Status Bar tab, enter the first command:
<?register-barcode-vendor:'ENCODER WRAPPER CLASS'; 'ENCODER NAME'?>
16. In the Help Key (F1), enter the second command:
<?format-barcode:DATA_TO_ENCODE;'ENCODER_METHOD_NAME';'ENCODER_NAME'?>
17. To ensure the data is encoded, view the document (PDF,RTF,HTML):
18. Return to the project and select the IDAutomationC128L font from the font list. View the document.
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