Creating Bar Codes On A Web Server Using Server Side Scripting Technical
Details
Installation Notes
There are two recommended
techniques for installing the TAL Bar Code ActiveX control on a server.
The first is to install the control using the Setup.exe program that
you received when you purchased the TAL Bar Code control. This will
install
all of the required files including the OCX, DLL and LIC files to the
server where the control expects to find them. This will also install
all of the sample applications on the server therefore if you do not
need the samples on the server you can delete them. If you only want
to install
the minimal required files on your server, you can also install the control
as follows:
- Create a new folder
anywhere on the server and copy the files TALBarCd.OCX, TALBC.DLL, TALBCDMX.DLL,
TALBCMX.DLL and TALBC.LIC to the new folder.
- Register the ActiveX
control on the server by running REGSVR32 using the following command:
REGSVR32 path\TALBarCd.OCX /s
where "path" is the file path to the folder where the OCX
file has been copied to.
If you are using
an Internet Service Provider, the second technique is the preferred
method
because many ISPs will not allow you to install applications using a
SETUP program on their servers. They may also not allow you to read
or write
files in their Windows or Windows\System folder. Using the second technique,
you can copy the files to the server yourself using an FTP program
and
then all you need to do is to contact the ISP and ask them to register
the OCX with REGSVR32. If the control is not registered on the server
then it will not function. In some cases you may also need to ask your
ISP to allow "file write privledges" to the folder where you will
be outputting the bar code graphics to. If the write privlidges for
the folder are set
up to not allow writing to the folder then the control will not be able
to save any images to disk.
Active Server Pages
Introduction to Active Server Pages
Configuring your Web Server for Active
Server Pages
Using TAL Bar Code ActiveX Plus with Active
Server Pages
Printing From ASP
Troubleshooting ActiveX and ASP Problems
See a fully working ASP example
of the TAL Bar Code ActiveX
Perl/CGI
Using TAL Bar Code ActiveX Plus with PERL/CGI
Scripts
Configuring your Web Server
for PERL/CGI Scripting
Windows Script Host
Introduction to Windows Script Host
Basic WSH Example for the TAL Bar Code ActiveX
control
VB Script /VBA Code
Introduction to VBScript and VBA
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