Incorrect Postnet Barcode in Merge

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R. M. Smith - 28 Apr 2004 18:51 GMT

I am trying to get Word 2003 to print the entire Delivery
Point Barcode (Zip + Zip4 + DPBC)in a merge document, but
no matter how many of the Merge Fields I use, Word will
only produce a 5-digit based Postnet barcode. I was able
to accomplish this in Word 2000 using the following syntax;

{BARCODE "{MERGEFIELD ZIP}-{MERGEFIELD ZIP4}{MERGEFIELD
DPBC}}"\u}

produces the full Postnet Delivery Point Barcode.

Anyone have any ideas on how to get this to work in
Word2003???

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 29 Apr 2004 14:05 GMT

I am not sure about the DPBC part of it, but to get the Zip + Zip4 to work,
you will have to use

{BARCODE {QUOTE {MERGEFIELD ZIP}"-"{MERGEFIELD ZIP4} } }

Quite likely

{BARCODE {QUOTE {MERGEFIELD ZIP}"-"{MERGEFIELD ZIP4}{MERGEFIELD DPBC} } }

will give the whole thing.

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> I am trying to get Word 2003 to print the entire Delivery
> Point Barcode (Zip + Zip4 + DPBC)in a merge document, but
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> Anyone have any ideas on how to get this to work in
> Word2003???

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