Webbased (PDF) LTO Barcode generator
I’ve created a web-based version of the barcode script. Fill in the (text) prefix and a starting-number for the barcodes in the boxes below and press submit for barcode labels in a A4-sized pdf (max 33 per page).
You can either use a numeric or text-based prefix, or use a combination. The barcode-numbers are auto-incremented, to 999 maximum, then barcode printing will quit.
This barcode-generator is based on the “Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript, version 2009-01-11″ by Terry Burton.
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I have a question, this site wil generate L3 barcodes a work we use L2 bacodes, is it possible to use these instat of the L2 ??
Richard
13 Mar 09 at 14:51
I think that will work… I think it’s only used to denote LTO2 or LTO3.
FooBar
13 Mar 09 at 15:03
Would it be possible to have this page generate L4 barcodes? maybe as an additional parameter?
that would be awesome
Martin
17 Sep 09 at 21:04
I’ve added another textfield… Just enter ‘L2′, ‘L3′ or ‘L4′ for LTO2, LTO3 or LTO4 barcodes.
foobar
17 Sep 09 at 21:41
how do i key in 2 words instead of 3 words for the prefix?
ken
25 Sep 09 at 02:27
Do you mean 2 letters ? … just make the 3rd letter a digit, like ‘AA0′, ‘AA1′, etc. etc…
FooBar
25 Sep 09 at 13:49
Just to check, will LT04 barcode using the same format?
Thanks.
ken
5 Oct 09 at 09:00
This is so awesome!
Thanks so much!
Alex
5 Oct 09 at 21:30
what is the best label product to print these on?
Alex
9 Oct 09 at 16:02
Can the barcode be put under the lettering? Thanks.
Dennis
5 Nov 09 at 21:30
Dear FooBar,
Does this program generate LTO3 barcode label for Quantum i500?
Thsnks!
Peggy.
Peggy
10 Nov 09 at 03:43
Thanks for posting this. Your Barcode generator is really cool! Looking forward for more, my friend!
Chuck Canete
13 Nov 09 at 11:07
Hey Guyz..
i did generate the codes but it seems not to read while doing inventory.do i need to edit the LTO4 config and add the necessary Prefix and suffix? i generate AAA000L4 to AAA010L4. The config i did under Bar codes rules : MEdia: LTO4 Vendor: SunStorageTek Barcode Prefix: -Blank- Barcode Suffix: L4. Are all these infos correct?
Lim
1 Dec 09 at 08:49
Hey,
Thanks. what is the right label paper to print these labels on?
Mark
Mark
7 Dec 09 at 05:15
nice, but does not work – 404 error
valdo
14 Dec 09 at 14:21
Oops… I broke something yesterday, but it’s fixed again.
FooBar
14 Dec 09 at 14:36
Hey,
Would like to know if you have solution for printing LTO labels like CLN063 for cleaning and AAL398 for data cartridges, the original ones are maded with thermal printers and big difference is human read at left side of label and bar code after human read part
Thanks
Miguel
21 Jan 10 at 13:34
I see that the terryburton code is free – - – but I’m mostly interested in your code. (Or at least a sneak-peak to see how you did it). Are you sharing your source-code anywhere?
Rob
9 Mar 10 at 05:45
My code (or more, a patch on terry’s code) is included in the post… It’s only some edits (described in step 1-5) and a shell-script, which is included verbatim.
foobar
9 Mar 10 at 08:48
Hmmm, maybe it’s because I’m on a Mac running Firefox, but I don’t see any post on this page, with steps 1-5 listed. Probably my fault. I see 18 lines of copyright and comments, but I don’t see any step-by-step shell-script. Any chance you could just email it to be at (GouldIMG at Mac dot com)? Or point me to the url where this blog posting resides? Any help is greatly appreciated. This is bar far the best example of dynamic barcode-to-pdf printing I’ve seen yet on the web.
Rob
16 Mar 10 at 05:48
If your code (with steps 1-5) on this page, or a different page? http://blog.maniac.nl/webbased-pdf-lto-barcode-generator/
Susie
22 Mar 10 at 16:44
No… here: http://blog.maniac.nl/2008/05/28/creating-lto-barcodes/
foobar
22 Mar 10 at 16:50
Can you tell us what goes on behind the scenes with your SUBMIT QUERY button above? How do you pass the strings to your .ps bash script, and at the same time, do a rapid PDF conversion and feed it back to the browser? Curious what ps-to-pdf library you are using.
Rob
24 Mar 10 at 06:34
How do to handle the page-breaks when the number of labels spans across multiple pages?
Rob
28 Mar 10 at 03:12
Can I just pay you as a consultant to get the output auto-directed to a PDF like you’re doing here on this site? I’ve got the postscript file working fine, but getting the tools installed on my ISP (Dreamhost.com) to translate the postscript output to PDF is proving to be quite difficult.
Rob
30 Apr 10 at 18:42
Hello,
Thank you. Fantastic.
I work at the municipality of Rotterdam. Until now we bought the labels. The rumour is that one label costs 15 Euro.
Jos
6 May 10 at 15:14
Yes, getting these labels (with custom number ranges) from tape vendors will cost you a pretty penny.
For some smaller companies it’s a lot cheaper to use these generated labels, and someone with some time and a pair of scissors ;P
I used full A4 sticker-sheets, but also just plain paper and some scotch-tape.
foobar
6 May 10 at 23:01
Great info, has really helped me out been struggling with making barcode labels. Was so close to buying some but this has helped no end!
Henry Goode
19 May 10 at 10:49
nice site! helpful info! keep it up.
door hangers
11 Jul 10 at 19:34