PDF417 via progress

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Ben Marchese

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Hello,
I'm working on a report that needs a PDF417 2d barcode embeded at the footer. I've built the string of data per customers spec for what should be included in the PDF417 data stream. The HP printer has the PDF417 barcode font installed and was tested. My question is, how do I get the printer to interpret my data stream as the PDF417 font and print the barcode at the footer of my report using the Progress 4GL? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
You will be using Progress put control statement to send the control chars to the printer which will interpret it.
Tough job but do able.
 
Kishor,

Thanks for the response, your comment of 'Tough Job' I think is right on the more I research this.

I'm getting the feeling this is a more complicated process because of the 2-d/redundancy embeded in the printed barcode itself. I've heard of people printing 1-d barcodes without much issue just using printer escape sequences to print the characters using barcode fonts, but because of the redundancy embedded in the barcode, I'm thinking this might require a 3rd party piece of software. Thoughts?

Also, anybody know of any open source or shared progress procedure out there that can be called to do the encoding of the data before sending it to the printer? Something like the PEG Bar39 code? That might work as well.

Thanks in advance!
 
It's basically a shipping paperwork document for an ERP system that has the truck number, vendor number and shipping location ID barcoded in the footer of the document.
 
Is it like Shipper print? I can get it done thru our product MSSDocgen.
Or I recommend to use a barcode label printed and stuck on the document. Loftware is easiest labeling s/w I have used extensively.
 
Hi,
As for me, I am testing the related .net barcode generator these days. Do you have any ideas about it? Or any good suggestion? I am totally a green hand on barcode generating field. Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Best regards,
Arron
 
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