Microsoft KB Archive/121920

= WD: Alphanumeric Postal Codes Not Supported by Bar Codes Feature =

PSS ID Number: 121920

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
 * Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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This article was previously published under Q121920



SYMPTOMS
When you try to insert a barcode containing alphabetic characters, the following error message is shown:

Zip code not valid

For example, the following Canadian postal code does not generate a bar code when you use the Envelopes And Labels feature in Word or when you use the barcode field:

V6G 2X3



CAUSE
The bar code generator in Word recognizes only numeric characters. The bar code feature in Word is based on U.S. Postal Service rules. Canadian bar codes, and other international bar codes, consist of a mix of letters and numbers.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information working with barcodes, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

105576 WD: Position of Bar Code is Certified by U.S. Postal Service

144608 WD: Error Message In Place of BARCODE Field

155187 WD: How to Read Postal Barcodes

Additional query words: Canada Canadian barcode foreign bar code postal zip zipcode alphanumeric

Keywords: kbfield KB121920

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