You didn't say what barcode and what kind of printer you're using. There're minimum requirement to the barcode hight, width, e.t.c., that make it readable. See
http://www.barcode-1.net/ for details on your barcode.
>Bar code reader takes a lot of time to read bar code designed and printed through VFP-7 and some time it dos't read after 1 to 2 minutes time. Reading speed in other Bard codes e.g. on its Packing is very good.
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>My code is as : "*"+Code+"*"
>Bard Code Reader Model is: MS6220 WEDGE of Metrologic
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