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WonderBar 3.1
This program installs a TSR which shifts into Graphics Mode and prints a
Bar Code when 9 digits in a row are sent to the printer, if they are
preceded by a "^" ("Circumflex" or "Caret"). It will also print a Bar
Code when it finds a "^", 5 digits, "-", then 4 digits (like a ZIP+4
code).
WonderBar is designed to work with whatever program you are now using to
print your address labels or envelopes. It will work with font
cartridges and downloaded "soft" fonts. However, it will not work with
programs that send graphics page layouts to the printer instead of
characters.
The Resident portion of WonderBar takes up only 2K of memory. If more
than one Printer is installed on the PC, be sure not to print to another
Printer while you are printing Bar Codes. This program will work with
any printer port, but printing Bar Codes while also printing to another
Printer can result in interference.
To run, type:
WB
or type
WB OFF (to remove WonderBar from memory.)
WonderBar will work with the PrintScreen key, and will even work in
LandScape mode on the Laser Printer. It also works with side-by-side
(2-up, 3-up, etc.) label printing programs.
The program CONFIGWB.EXE will let you configure WonderBar for Laser, 24-
pin, or 9-pin printers. It will also let you change the "Trigger"
character from the Caret to any other character.
**** Special note for WordPerfect users: ****
The default configuration of WonderBar will sometimes fail to print bar
codes when using certain Word Processors (e.g. WordPerfect) with a
LaserJet printer. This is because the "^" is in a different symbol set,
and WordPerfect is smart enough to send the printer special codes to
switch to the other symbol set before printing the "^" and to switch
back afterward. Thus the Caret is not adjacent to the Zip digits in the
output stream.
There is a solution to this problem: run CONFIGWB and select the "@"
symbol as the Trigger Character.
Other word processors may require some other trigger character.
Version 3.1 allows LaserJet users to print a shorter (2.25") Bar Code.
Version 3.1 also corrects a bug in the CONFIGWB program.
How to use WonderBar with WINDOWS Applications
First of all, there is no problem running WonderBar with regular DOS
programs - just proceed as usual.
The problem arises when you use a WINDOWS application, such as MicroSoft
Word for WINDOWS: WINDOWS normally uses its own special Printer Driver,
which cannot be intercepted by WonderBar. The solution, however, is
very simple. You have to choose a different "Port" - for example, if
you are printing to LPT1:, tell WINDOWS (in the Printer Setup section,
or in Control Panel - Printers - Configure Ports) that you want to use
LPT1.OS2: instead. This will force WINDOWS to use the normal "Operating
System" Printer Interrupt.
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