Defining an Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code without a check digit

Q. How can I define the keyword BARCODE as an Interleaved 2 of 5 label without a check digit? We have the AFP Utilities for AS/400, and I'm starting to create printer files with the keyword BARCODE. My bar code's type is Interleaved 2 of 5 (10 digits). If I use the Print Format Utility to create labels, I can't define a check digit, and all our scanners read all the bar codes. But when I use BARCODE in a printer file, the created bar code has an extra digit. How can I define this keyword as an Interleaved 2 of 5 label without a check digit?

A. The DDS Reference Guide (SC41-5712), http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/info/db2/rbafpmst02.htm , provides details regarding bar code coding and the defaults for check digits. The format of the keyword is:

BARCODE (barcode-id [height] [*HRZ|*VRT] [*HRI|*HRITOP|*NOHRI][*AST|*NOAST] [check-digit] [unit-width] [wide/narrow-ratio]])

The optional check-digit parameter can be two values for Interleave 2 of 5, 01 for no check digit, and 02 for generating a check digit. For more information, see the reference manual on bar codes, BCOCA Reference (S544-3766).

The above tip is a NEWS/400 tip by IBM's Glenn Rose

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