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PDF417 is a stacked linear barcode symbol format used in a variety of applications, primarily transport, identification cards, and inventory management.

PDF417 is a stacked linear barcode symbol format used in a variety of applications, primarily transport, identification cards, and inventory management. PDF stands for Portable Data File. The 417 signifies that each pattern in the code consists of 4 bars and spaces, and that each pattern is 17 units long.

Wikipedia contributors, "PDF417," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PDF417&oldid=625193818 (accessed December 15, 2014).

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Converting PDF417 codewords/binary array to ID Automation Barcode Font code

I am working on a rails application that needs to send an piece of HL7 data encoded as PDF417 as JSON over API. The receiver of the barcode encoding will then insert the data into a word document with a PDF417 IDAutomation barcode font. The problem…
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Decode binary data returned from PDF417 barcode scanned with react-native-camera

I'm building an small application with react native to read the barcode from an ID document, and extract the user information. I use react-native-camera to read the barcode successfully but now I need to decode the binary data. Here is a sample of…
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ZXing barcode throws Exceptional error "Unable to fit message in columns" for PDF417 barcode

I'm testing my desktop application to generate barcode in PDF417 format. Where am i going wrong? Every-time i run code and type any text into textbox and when i try to encode the data, it throws an error saying "Unable to fit message in columns" The…
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How can I create multiple barcodes at the same time using Python and pdf417

I'm looking to write a few hundred barcodes for work. I want it to be done at the same time as to not manually run a script for each barcode. The script I currently have only writes one barcode when I need 400. from pdf417 import encode,…
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Zxing Android - Not scanning pdf417

I am trying to scan a barcode in PDF417 format. I use zxing in my app and its not working. So I tried installing the barcodescanner+ from playstore and still no luck. In both cases it scans it as a UPC_E format and gets wrong data. Is there a way I…
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decode drivers license PDF417 or magnetic strip

I was able to extract the code from the barcode but when reading the magnetic script from a OHIO drivers license I cannot seem to get the two letter code that prefixes the license number like the PDF417 does. Private Sub ScannDLButton_Click(sender…
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How to specify parameters such as "X dimension" and "Y dimension" using tc-lib-barcode

I am working on an API with a company that requires us to generate a PDF417 barcode. In the documentation they sent us, they ask that we use the following settings: XDim = 0.02 YDim = 0.03 Bar Height = 0.30 Aspect = 0.25 Columns = 16 or 18 Rows =…
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React Native read pdf417 barcode from image

I need to read a pdf417 barcode from a taken photo with React Native. I tried react-native-camera, but it only reads barcodes from camera. Have anyone used another library to do this? Thanks.
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How to store more data in PDF417 barcodes?

I've been getting into barcodes lately and I decided to scan my drivers license (PDF417) to see how all the data was encoded. I discovered that the barcode on my license encoded ~3000 characters, while the documentation (according to a few sources…
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ZBar - Attempting to read PDF417 codes

I am attempting to make a PDF417 barcode reader for the web using Web Assembly (there's a few out there but the only reliable one is licenced). The idea is simple, just build a binary file with C code that can be called via JavaScript. I followed…
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Does Barcode/Magswipe Track data contains photo/image information on Driving License?

In the US does the PDF417 format for identification cards store image/photo information in the barcode/magswipe tracks? Can we extract that information if it is available?
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Barbecue Barcode PDF417

I need to generate a PDF417 barcode with error correction level of 5 using Barbecue api. I generate a PDF417 by calling createPDF417(data) on the BarcodeFactory and this returns a barcode object which is passed to my print formatting class as a…
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Zxing PDF417 Recognition

I'm having some trouble getting Zxing to recognise a PDF417 code like the following: I've tried on a few other large examples and none of them seem to be working either. It works fine on smaller samples though. I was just wondering if Zxing was…
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iText and interactive barcodes

I have a bunch of PDF forms with barcodes, which are generated from what the user fills in. I would like to be able to change the barcode behavior and came across iText. But the examples for Barcodes seem to build static Barcodes (like an…
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Parse input from PDF417 built-in reader Android device

Well first of all, I'm learning coding. I am using Android Studio 3.1.3, Java, API level 22 (For Android OS 5.1) I need to code an Android app that´ll capture data read from PDF417 that's on people's IDs in my country. Its a people access control…
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