PDF-417 Barcode Introduction

PDF-417 Generator Size Setting, Generate & Create PDF-417 in C# VB.NET, ASP.NET applications

PDF-417 is a multi-row, variable-length symbology with high data capacity and error-correction capability. Its applications are primarily in transport, identification cards, and inventory management.

Barcode Solutions for PDF417 Generating & Reading

Generate PDF417 in C# for .NET Class, console project, WinForms and ASP.NET application
Create PDF417 in VB.NET for .NET class, console project, Forms and ASP.NET application

PDF-417 Barcode Features

Encodable Chars	All 128 ASCII characters, All 128 extended ASCII characters, 8-bit binary data;
Symbol Size	3 to 90 rows, 90 to 583X in width
Decoding	It supports bidirectional decoding
Linking	PDF-417 symbols can link to other symbols which are scanned in sequence allowing even more data to be stored.

PDF-417 Barcode Structure

Quiet Zone	Start Character	Left row Indicator	Data codewords	Right Row Indicator	StopCharacter	Quiet Zone
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

To set the size of PDF-417, two things are of importance, i.e. the X Dimension,Barcode Height and the barcode width.
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Barcode Symbologies

2D/Matrix Barcodes

Data Matrix

PDF417

QR Code

1D/Linear Barcodes

Codabar

Code 2 of 5

Code 11

Code 39

Code 93

Code 128

EAN-8

EAN-13

GS1 128 (UCC/EAN-128)

Identcode

Intelligent Mail (OneCode)

Interleaved 2 of 5

ISBN

ISSN

ITF-14

Leitcode

MSI Plessey

Planet

Postnet

RM4SCC

UPC-A

UPC-E