How to create Barcodes with AppleScript

With our new command line tool CLIBar, you can make barcodes using AppleScript. Create all common linear and 2D area barcode symbologies over the command line or from a script, control parameters of the barcode creation with an extra options file. The perfect solution for mass creation of serial barcodes; can also be used for individual barcodes.

Sample Script that creates consecutive EAN Barcodes:

Barcode with AppleScript

The CLIBar Software is available for Mac OS X and Windows:

CLIBar Barcode Command Line Tool Mac
CLIBar Barcode Command Line Windows

Software comes with sample scripts for barcode creation in Perl, Ruby, Python and AppleScript (Mac only). For small numbers of codes the tool can also be invoked directly from the command line or the Terminal.

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