How to create barcodes file to place order

Cataloging Department is in charge of providing Acquisitions Department a file with the barcode numbers to be printed by the vendor. To create this file follow steps below.

Double click on CKDIGIT.com (from t:\cataloging dept\barcode order\)

Click on Run

Type D and press Enter

You will get a message that reads: Enter the drive letter and directory path for the file or <RETURN> for default drive and path

<Default path is: c:\ > ==> Press Enter

You will get the message: Enter the name of the file to hold the output or <RETURN> for default filename

<Default filename is: CKDIGIT.OUT ==> Press Enter

You will get the message: The output path/filename is C:\CKDIGIT.OUT Confirm? <Y/N> Press Y

Then you will get the message:

Enter number of barcodes in sequence: here type the amount of barcodes to be order Ex: 30000 and Press Enter

Then you will get the message:

Type in the first 13 digits of the barcode or <Return> to quit

The first digit MUST be 2 <patron> or 3 <item> here type the barcode number except the last digit and Press Enter (example if the last barcode number we had was 31199019283244 I would need to enter 3119901928325, don’t enter the last digit and add one number to the 13^th number in the barcode). Our last number now is 31199019733248, next time we need to order the number to enter would be 3119901973325.

The program closes and the file gets created.

To see file Click on My Computer.

Click on C:\

File name is CKDIGIT.OUT

Send this file as an attachment to Acquisitions Dept.

After order is received from Acquisitions

When the order is received by Acquisitions Dept. and brought to Cataloging check the numbers to identify the order of the packages, make a label accordingly and place on each package, ex: package 1 of 5.

Create a list of packages and barcode ranges by package. Annotate on the list every time we use a package to keep track of what department is using the barcodes and when.