PDF417 Fonts & Encoder 5 User Manual

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August 2018

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. What's New
1.2. Backward compatibility
1.3. Installing Morovia PDF417 Fonts & Encoder 5
1.3.1. To Install From a CD
1.3.2. To Install from Direct Download
1.4. Limitations of Trial Version
2. Overview
2.1. What is PDF417?
2.2. Encoding Parameters
2.2.1. Input Format
2.2.2. Security Level
2.3. Sizing Parameters
2.3.1. Impact of Aspect Ratio
2.3.2. yHeight
2.3.3. Module Width
2.3.4. Compact PDF417
2.4. Module Width
2.5. Working with PDF417 Fontware & Writer SDK
2.5.1. Font-Based
2.5.2. Image File Based
2.5.3. ActiveX Control
2.6. Solution Quick Reference
3. Using Encoder GUI
3.1. Exporting Images
3.2. Program Options
4. Working with Microsoft Office Programs
4.1. Access (ActiveX Control)
4.2. Access (PDF417 Font)
4.3. Excel (ActiveX Control)
4.4. Microsoft Word
4.5. Word Mail Merge
5. Encoder DLL API Reference
5.1. ImageTypeEnum
5.2. PDF417Encode
5.3. PDF417Encode2
5.4. DestroyPDF417EncodeResult
5.5. PDF417ResultGetNumRows
5.6. PDF417ResultGetNumCols
5.7. PDF417ResultGetSecurityLevel
5.8. PDF417ResultGetAspectRatio
5.9. PDF417ResultGetBarcodeString
5.10. PDF417ResultGetBarcodeString2
5.11. PDF417GetErrorMessage
5.12. PaintPDF417ImageRaster
5.13. PaintPDF417ImageVector
5.14. PaintPDF417ImageClipboard
6. PDF417 ActiveX Reference
6.1. Specification
6.2. Properties
6.3. AspectRatio Property
6.4. BackColor, ForeColor Properties
6.5. Cols Property
6.6. CompactPDF Property
6.7. ModuleWidth Property
6.8. Picture Property
6.9. Rows Property
6.10. SecurityLevel Property
6.11. TargetDPI Property
6.12. Text Property
6.13. YHeight Property
6.14. CopyToClipboard Method
6.15. ExportImageRaster Method
6.16. ExportImageVector Method
6.17. GetActualAttributes Method
7. Adding PDF417 Symbols to Crystal Reports
7.1. User Function DLL
7.2. Working with Crystal Reports
7.3. Distributing UFL, Fonts with your report application
8. Adding PDF417 Symbols to SQL Server Reporting Service
8.1. Custom Assembly
8.1.1. Installing Custom Assembly
8.2. Adding PDF417 Barcodes to Report
8.3. Deployment
9. Technical Support
A. Input Format for ECI and Macro PDF417
A.1. Extended Channel Interpretation (ECI)
A.2. Macro PDF417
B. Font Character Set
C. Fontware License Agreement
Glossary
Index

List of Figures

2.1. Anatomy of a PDF417 symbol
2.2. Example Compact PDF417 symbol
3.1. PDF417 Encoder GUI Options
3.2. Export Options Dialog
B.1. PDF417 Font (V4) Character Set

List of Tables

2.1. List of PDF417 fonts
4.1. Interoperability with Microsoft Office Programs
5.1. List of Enumerations
5.2. List of Functions
5.3. ImageTypeEnum Enumeration
6.1. PDF417 Control Specification
6.2. List of PDF417 Control Properties
6.3. List of PDF417 Control Methods
7.1. List of Crystal Reports UFL Functions ( cruflPDF417V5.dll)
A.1. Optional Fields in Macro PDF417