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Re: [IBMiOSS] Printing MICR line on checks

We used to create a spool file with the check info and copy that to a text file with *FCFC control characters. That would go to a network folder, and a third-party app would drive the printer.

I, too, wonder why you would print them to PDF.

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power




-----Original Message-----
From: OpenSource <opensource-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2025 12:39 PM
To: IBMi Open Source Roundtable <opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IBMiOSS] Printing MICR line on checks

I don't understand the question...

By definition... Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) requires
physical printing.

Why would you print checks to PDF?

As to the font itself, there's some info here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/information-magnetic-ink-character-recognition-micr-fonts


Charles


On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM Lynn Walker via OpenSource <
opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Does anyone have a solution for printing checks to pdf with the MICR line?
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