ZPL - how can we increase width of ^BC (Code 128) bar code

Question

Am doing a formatting of barcode label. We are using Zebra Programming Language , ^BC (Code 128) bar code

As i increase the size of ^FD Field Data , the barcode width is increasing.

But how can i print a broader bar code for a fixed small length data.

I saw magnifying factor for some other types like UPC E barcode.

But i dont find any magnifying factor for ^BC code 128 barcode.

I put some space and it increase width but not effective while reading barcode

Solution

Look at the ^BY command

^XA
^FO100,100^BY7
^BCN,100,Y,N,N
^FD123456^FS
^XZ

The first parameter is the width of the barocdes after it. The default is 2, range is 1-10

To change the font, size, and placement of the text on the intrepretation line, use the ^A command

^XA
^FO100,100^BY7
^A0N,40,30^BCN,100,Y,N,N
^FD123456^FS
^XZ

Comments

[zod]

one doubt. when we increase barcode, human readable data of the barcode also increase or we can set that too

[Ovi Tisler]

Do yo mean the interpretation line? You can use the ^A font command to change the font and the font size. I'll edit my answer to show that

[ian]

We're having problem controlling the width of the barcode. At BY2 the width is too narrow while at BY3 the width is too wide for the label. Is there any other way to control the width?

[Nagaraj Raveendran]

Nope, by default the width can be integers only 1-10 and not 1.7, 3.6