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Original Message

>> What printer were you able to convince to actually print your PDF417
barcode?


Response:

Currently I'm using Infoprint Server's PDF subsystem to generate an email
with an attachment.  I then open the attachment and use Acrobat Reader to
print the file.  Currently our users are using an ancient PC with a
dot-matrix printer to generate these reports.  I've been tasked with
replacing this report with one generated on the iSeries.  Imagine my
embarrassment when I have to tell them that our super-duper midrange
machine can't do it.  Well, it can, but only in an inconvenient way.

There may be a few IBM printers that can handle it.  See IBM's document ID:
FLASH10125.  I'm trying to get some confirmation on the IP1145 printer and
whether it could print these barcodes.  Basically, the way I read it, the
iSeries isn't capable of rendering PDF417 (except in the PDF subsystem), so
it sends a barcode request, similar to a hardware font request, and the
printer does the rendering.  This can only be done with IPDS protocol.

In summary, to print these 2D barcodes directly, you'll need a printer that
both supports IPDS and also supports PDF417 in its micro-code.



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