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> 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.

Thanks, Darren.  

It's things like this that give the iSeries a bit of a black eye.  Why
bother to say it's supported, when it's really not, or only supported
with some extra special funky hardware?  It seems to me that the most
basic requirement would be to support printing of 2D barcodes through
host print transform, just as 1D barcodes are supported.  

After all, what good is a barcode that cannot be printed?
--
Regards,
Rich

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