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2-inch Label Technical Manual
5.
Two-Dimensional Bar Codes
A.
PDF417 (PORTABLE DATA FILE)
The following commands are used for the creation and formatting of two-dimensional bar codes.
Format
{command} {type} {x} {y} [XD n] [YD n] [C n] [S n]
{data}
<ENDPDF>
Command & option
BARCODE (or B)
Prints bar code horizontally
{command}
VBARCODE (or VB)
Prints bar code vertically
{type}
PDF-417
{x}
Horizontal starting position
{y}
Vertical starting position
[XD n]
Unit-width of the narrowest element. The range is 1 to 32 and the default is 2.
[YD n]
Unit-height of the narrowest element. The range is 1 to 32 and the default is 6.
[C n]
Number of columns to use. Data columns do not include start/stop characters
and left/fight indicators. The range is 1 to 30 and the default is 3.
[S n]
Security level indicates maximum amount of errors to be detected and/or
corrected.
The range is 0 to 8 and the default is 1.
{data}
Bar code data.
<ENDPDF>
Terminates PDF-417
