PDF-417 Bar Code Font

[AlCamp]

Looks like I've got a project coming up that will involve developing a
simple PartNo database, and the ability to print labels from that database
using a PDF-417 2-Dimensional BarCode font.

Has anyone had any experience with this particular Bar Code Font and might
be able to pass on any tips regarding Access and PDF-417.

Could anyone recommend a font supplier, and... other than Access
compatibility (I would think TrueType would be OK?), are there any other
considerations I should be aware of.

Thanks for any info...

Al Camp

 

[Thomas Lutz]

Access does not provide any bar code printing functionality however
there are a number of add-ins that you can use to print bar codes in
an Access report.
The easiest and the best solution would be to use a bar code ActiveX
control.
For printing PDF417, it would be extremely difficult if not impossible
to use a bar code font. PDF417 is an extremely complex symbology that
requires some very complex math to be performed on the data that you
need to encode.
If you use a bar code ActiveX control, all of this will be taken care
of for you automatically. You would just specify the message that you
want to encode and the ActiveX control will instantly generate a high
resolution image of the bar code.
You can also "bind" an ActiveX control to a data source so all you
need to do is drop the control onto your report, set a couple
properties and start printing.
The best bar code ActiveX control on the market is available at the
following URL:
http://www.taltech.com/products/activex_barcodes.html
You can download a demo version of the product from the above URL and
the demo even comes with a sample Access database that demonstrates
how to use it in Access.