DLSoft Application Note 01022

Question
How do I use a barcode font on a web page?

Answer

1. Create the web page in the normal way.

2. Add the characters which will be produced as a barcode, using 
any of the tools supplied with the font to generate the characters 
from the barcode data (eg dFont Helper)

3. Set the font for the barcode characters using your page editor 
or <FONT> attribute.

4. Save the page - either on the server or as a local copy.

5. Run the Microsoft Web Embedding Fonts Tool (WEFT)* on the 
page. This generates .EOT files for the fonts on the page; you can 
exclude common fonts. Ensure that you set the root permissions 
for access to the EOT file(s) to include the URL of your web site.

6. Let the WEFT tool update the page and copy the updated page 
and EOT files to your local copy or server.

That's all there is to it. A number of sample pages are shown at
http://www.dlsoft.com/barcode/fonts/barcode_fonts_on_web_pages.htm

Applies to
dLSoft Barcode Fonts for Windows (all types)
Aztec barcode font kit
DataMatrix barcode font kit
PDF417 barcode font kit
Universal barcode font kit.

dLSoft
Jan 2002
 
* The WEFT tool may be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/default.asp