It is often necessary to print the barcode symbol representing a space character. However, the symbol representing the space cannot always be printed because an actual space usually appears instead.

Solution(s):

The best way to do this is to use IDAutomation’s font encoders to automatically convert the space to the proper character in the font. A few other options exist:

• Included in the latest version of the Code 39 Fonts, Symbol Encoded Fonts may be used to encode the space character without a substitution character. To print the space symbol in the standard Code 39 Fonts, use “_” (the underscore) or “=” (the equal character) instead of a space.
• To print the barcode representing a space symbol in Code 128 Fonts, use ASCII 194 instead of ASCII 32.