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PDF-417 Barcode Generator for ASP.NET

Generate PDF-417 and Truncated PDF-417 in various ASP.NET applications

PDF-417 Barcode Generation Component Overview
PDF-417 barcode generator for ASP.NET is an ASP.NET web control to generate and stream 2D and linear barcodes image in ASP.NET web applications with high quality. PDF-417 barcode server control not only supports creating barcode image in the memory by using C# or VB.NET in ASP.NET class in VS 2005/2008/2010, but also support streaming PDF-417 images into web pages in html or aspx pages using image tags.
PDF-417 Barcode Symbology Overview
PDF-417, or Portable Data File 417, is a 2D stacked barcode symbology capable of encoding a large amount of text and data per label. PDF-417 itself contains a quiet zone, a start pattern, left row indicator, data codewords, right row indicator and stop pattern, among which a start pattern identifies the format as PDF417, and each codeword represents 1 of 929 possible values from one of three different clusters. PDF-417 uses Reed Solomon error correction to withstand some damage without the loss of data.

Truncated PDF-417

Truncated PDF-417 refers to the PDF-417 omits the right row indicator and stop pattern in order to save space, in the occasion where space consideration is a primary and symbol damage is unlikely.
Features of PDF-417 Barcode Generation Component in ASP.NET
Barcode generation in ASP.NET: IntelliSide PDF-417 barcode control supports creating PDF-417 in ASP.NET class library, ASP.NET web form application, SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) & Crystal Reports for ASP.NET projects.
Four types of data modes supported: besides "Text", "Byte", "Numeric", IntelliSide barcode controls add "Auto" for users to simplify data encoding process.
All web browser compatibility: it is compatible with all major web browsers that display code PDF-417 images such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, etc.
Truncated PDF-417 creation: this barcode server control support generating Truncated PDF-417 in high quality.
Column count and raw count options: IntelliSide barcode control supports various column and raw changing possibilities: the column count can be shifted from 1 to 30 and the raw count can be modified from 3 to 90.
Flexible sizing options: the image width, image height, X to Y nation, bottom margin are flexible to be changed to generate required PDF-417.
PDF-417 resolution options: the resolution in dpi is available to be changed, which may be necessary when printing barcodes at very precise X dimensions.
Selectable image formats: barcode control for ASP.NET allows the barcode object to be saved as an image such as tiff, gif, bmp, png or jpeg file to a specified filename.
PDF417 error correction level provided: by setting error correction level, users can choose error level from "ECL_0" to "ECL_8".
PDF-417 Barcode Creation in ASP.NET Using Visual Studio
  • Install PDF-417 barcode generator into ASP.NET projects. Add the PDF-417 barcode control to Visual Studio "Toolbox": right click "Toolbox", select "Choose Items", go to ".NET Framework Components" tab, click "browse", choose barcode web form dll and press "OK". Users will find IntelliSide barcode control under "Toolbox".
  • Go to "barcode" folder in the trial package, copy files "linear.aspx", "datamatrix.aspx", "pdf417.aspx", and "qrcode.aspx" to the same folder as aspx page, which will generate barcodes. Drag the "PDF417WebForm" to "Default.aspx" page and view its properties by clicking "Properties Window".
  • Generate the specific PDF-417 by clicking "debug" the barcode image will show on aspx pages.
PDF-417 Barcode Generation Using IIS and URL
  • Download IntelliSide trial package and unzip.
  • Copy the barcode folder and its content to IIS, and create a virtual directory named "barcode". Restart IIS and navigate to http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/2D.aspx?DATA=12345&SYMBOLOGY=44 using web browser.
  • To create barcode image in html or aspx pages, users just need to insert an image tag into web pages. <img src="http://YourDomain:Port /barcode/2D.aspx?DATA=12345&SYMBOLOGY=44" />
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