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Option 51 (PDF417 Security/Truncation)
You can define a security level and choose whether or not to truncate a PDF417 bar code.
Higher security levels add data to a bar code, improving scan reliability. Some damaged bar
codes may still be scannable if the security level is high enough. You can use this option to
create standard PDF417 bar codes or use the truncated option to create a narrower bar code.
This option can appear only once per PDF417 field, in any order, following the bar code field.
As the security level is increased, so is the size of your PDF417 bar code. For each level
increased, the bar code will double in size.
Syntax R,51,security,stand/default p
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 51 Indicates Option 51.
R3. security Security level ranges from 0 to 8 (0 is the default).
Higher security levels add data to a bar code, improving scan reliability. Some damaged bar codes
may still be scannable if the security level is high enough.
R4. stand/def Truncation selector. Valid values:
S (default) a standard PDF417 bar code
T truncated
Example R,51,2,S p
Defines a security level of 2 for a standard PDF417 bar code.
Option 52 (PDF417 Width/Length)
This option defines the image width or length of a PDF417 bar code. If you define a fixed
number of columns (width), the bar code expands in length. If you define a fixed number of
rows (length), the bar code expands in width.
Column value does not include start/stop or left/right indicator columns.
If this option does not immediately follow the PDF417 bar code field, the default settings are
used. You can only use this option once per PDF417 bar code field.
Syntax R,52,row/column,dimension p
R1. R Option Header.
R2. 52 Indicates Option 52.
R3. row/column Indicates if you are defining the number of rows or columns.
R Row
C Column
If you specify rows, the bar code expands in columns,
or vice versa.
R4. dimension The number of rows or columns defined for the bar code.
The default is 4. Valid values:
3-90 for rows
1-30 for columns
Example R,52,C,10 p
Defines the column width of 10, which expands the PDF417 bar code length by 10.
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