[ale] Barcode expert needed

[Christopher Bergeron]

Bjorn - How much does the position pay?

;)

Kind regards,
CB



Bjorn Roche wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> 	I'm using barcode4j to convert MCNs [1] into barcodes. I'd like to  
> find someone who understands how bar codes work in retail in order to  
> confirm that the generated barcodes are correct and correspond to the  
> right thing, and will do the thing that users expect. I've read a  
> bunch about this and I've even learned to squint at these things and  
> actually read them with my eyes, so I'm pretty sure I've got it all  
> right, but this is part of my software I'd rather leave out than  
> screw up, so I'm looking for an expert to make sure I got it right.
>
> 	So, the job is simple: spend a few moments with my software (the  
> relevant parts of which will run on any platform with Java 1.5),  
> confirm that the barcode types are correctly labeled and appropriate,  
> print a few barcodes and test them, and maybe explain things to me a  
> bit, so I can use the right terminology in my documentation. This  
> should be a quick and easy job for someone who understands this  
> stuff, and I will pay a reasonable compensation for your time.
>
> 	Please contact me directly if you're interested. (If you have  
> something to share with the group I appreciate being CC'ed, since  
> sometimes things get lost in my mail-filters.)
>
> 	Many thanks,
>
> 	bjorn
>
> [1] Media Catalog Numbers, used as part of CD-audio subchannel data,  
> and closely related to UPC and EAN numbers. The exact relationship  
> eludes me, but I think the MCN and EAN numbers are identical, 13  
> digit numbers and can be derived from the 12-digit UPC with a leading 0.
>
> -----------------------------
> Bjorn Roche
> XO Wave
> Digital Audio Production and Post-Production Software
> http://www.xowave.com
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