PDF417 Bar code Prefix Spaces

Hi,
I am trying generate 2d Barcode from the system using PDF417. I was able generate and scan the barcode. But when the barcode is scanned, i am getting prefix of 7 blank spaces.
Please help in eliminating the prefix blank spaces.
Regards,
Venkat

The first thing you need to do is determine whether the problem is with the data contained in the bar code or an issue with the scanning hardware. The scanning hardware is programmable allowing you to prefix or append printable and non-printable characters to the bar code data. Go to this link and print out the sample PDF bar code. This bar code contains the entire Gettysburg Address and is what Symbol Technologies launched as part of their marketing campaign upon their development of the PDF417 algorithm in 1990. If the bar code scans correctly, then your problem is how you are encoding the data. Check your symbology specifications such as security level and error correction code. If after scanning the sample, you get the same leading spaces, then you have a hardware issue. Try resetting the scanner or imager to factory defaults. It is difficult for me to be any more specific based on the limited information in your post. One other thing you might try is to look at what you are passing in your data stream. There are several ways to do this but one reliable way is to put your printer in dump mode and capture the escape sequence that references the PDF font. This will be different depending on whether you are printing to a laser printer using PCL or Post Script or printing to a label printer using DPL, ZPL, etc.
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These programs are highly complex exercises in industrial engineering and ergonomics because of the limited screen sizes and limited ability to accept keyboard input. The user is instructed step-by-step and only scan and push F-keys to interact with the SAP system. Scan, scan, beep, beep, enter - highly automated.
<b>To Create a Bar code Prefix</b>
1) Go to T-code - SPAD -> Full Administration -> Click on Device Type -> Double click the device for which you wish to create the print control -> Click on Print Control tab ->Click on change mode -> Click the plus sign to add a row or prefix say SBP99 (Prefix must start with SBP) -> save you changes , it will ask for request -> create request and save
2) Now when you go to SE73 if you enter SBP00 for you device it will add the newly created Prefix
http://www.servopack.de/Files/HB/ZPLcommands.pdf.
Check this link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d9/4a94c851ea11d189570000e829fbbd/content.htm
Regards,
Padmam.

Bar code Sapscript

Hi ....
Can anyone please provide me links to sapscript Bar Code tutorial .
I need to bar code a purchase order in sapscript .
Please advise ,
Thanks ,
Teresa

A barcode label is a special symbology to represent human readable information such as a material number or batch number
in machine readable format.
There are different symbologies for different applications and different industries. Luckily, you need not worry to much about that as the logistics supply chain has mostly standardized on 3 of 9 and 128 barcode symbologies - which all barcode readers support and which SAP support natively in it's printing protocols.
You can print barcodes from SAP by modifying an existing output form.
Behind every output form is a print program that collects all the data and then pass it to the form. The form contains the layout as well as the font, line and paragraph formats. These forms are designed using SAPScript (a very easy but frustratingly simplistic form format language) or SmartForms that is more of a graphical form design tool.
Barcodes are nothing more than a font definition and is part of the style sheet associated with a particular SAPScript form. The most important aspect is to place a parameter in the line of the form that points to the data element that you want to represent as barcode on the form, i.e. material number. Next you need to set the font for that parameter value to one of the supported barcode symbologies.
The next part of the equation can be a bit tricky as you will need to get a printer to print that barcode font. Regular laser printers does not normally print barcode fonts, only specialized industrial printers that is specifically designed to support that protocol and that uses specialized label media and heat transfer (resin) ribbon to create the sharp image required for barcodes.
Not to fear though, there are two ways to get around this:
- You can have your IT department do some research -
most laser printers can accept a font cartridge/dimm chip (similar to computer memory), called a BarDIMM that will allow a laser printer to support the printing of barcodes.
- Secondly, you can buy software that you can upload in your SAP print Server that will convert the barcode symbology as an image that will print on a regular laser printer. I found that this option results in less sharper barcodes. This option is really if you need to convert a large quantity of printers (>10) to support barcodes.
- Thirdly, you can buy a third party software like Barcode.dll and install on your frontend PC connected to the laser printer.
To Create a Bar code prefix:
1) Go to T-code - SPAD -> Full Administration -> Click on Device Type -> Double click the device for which you wish to create the print control -> Click on Print Control tab ->Click on change mode -> Click the plus sign to add a row or prefix say SBP99 (Prefix must start with SBP) -> save you changes , it will ask for request -> create request and save
2) Now when you go to SE73 if you enter SBP00 for you device it will add the newly created Prefix
Create a character format C1.Assign a barcode to the character format.Check the check box for the barcode.
The place where you are using the field value use like this
<C1> &itab-field& </C1>.
You will get the field value in the form of barcode.
Which barcode printer are you using ? Can you download this file and see.
http://www.servopack.de/Files/HB/ZPLcommands.pdf.
It will give an idea about barcode commands.
Check this link:
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/questions-about-bar-code-printing-in-sap.htm
Check this link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d9/4a94c851ea11d189570000e829fbbd/content.htm
Detailed information about SAP Barcodes
A barcode solution consists of the following:
- a barcode printer
- a barcode reader
- a mobile data collection application/program
A barcode label is a special symbology to represent human readable information such as a material number or batch number
in machine readable format.
There are different symbologies for different applications and different industries. Luckily, you need not worry to much about that as the logistics supply chain has mostly standardized on 3 of 9 and 128 barcode symbologies - which all barcode readers support and which SAP support natively in it's printing protocols.
You can print barcodes from SAP by modifying an existing output form.
Behind every output form is a print program that collects all the data and then pass it to the form. The form contains the layout as well as the font, line and paragraph formats. These forms are designed using SAPScript (a very easy but frustratingly simplistic form format language) or SmartForms that is more of a graphical form design tool.
Barcodes are nothing more than a font definition and is part of the style sheet associated with a particular SAPScript form. The most important aspect is to place a parameter in the line of the form that points to the data element that you want to represent as barcode on the form, i.e. material number. Next you need to set the font for that parameter value to one of the supported barcode symbologies.
To create barcode go to transaction se73 Then System Bar codes.
There are some barcodes already present.
If they solve your purpose,use them otherwise create new ones.
The main characteristics of barcodes are
1) Min. Char
2)Max Char
3)Width
4)Height
Now in your sapscript create a character format.
There you can see an option to select barcode.
From there select the appropriate type.
Now use this character format for the field you want to display the barcode.
U can also refer to
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d9/4a94c851ea11d189570000e829fbbd/content.htm
regards,
srinivas

How to display or generate PDF417 barcode dynamically in PDF form? I am using Acrobat XI Professional and there is a Bar Code Field in the same through which I generated the same. But I want to generate the same dynamically.

How to display or generate PDF417 barcode dynamically in PDF form? I am using Acrobat XI Professional and there is a Bar Code Field in the same through which I generated the same. But I want to generate the same dynamically.

What do you mean by dynamically? When yo set up a 2D bar code field you specify which field name/value pairs you want to include, along with other parameters. But be aware that they won't work with Reader unless you Reader-enable the document with LiveCycle Reader Extensions and include the bar code usage right. It will work with Acrobat Standard/Pro.

SAP Bar Code PDF417

Dear Expert ,
I developed Barcode using symbology PDF417 .
when i am printing bar code using laser printer it is printing barcode and but not on DOT Matrix printer EPSON ESC/P 24/48-pin printer
.Kindly suggest me what to do .
when creating symbology i am passing data as below
SAP Bar Code Name    ZPDF
Bar Code Symbology   PDF 417
Bar Code Alignment   Normal
Narrow Module Width 04
Linear Height        00000
Single Row Height    00045
of Columns (1-30) 30
of Rows (3-90)     05
SecurityLevel        0
Truncation
One thing more how can i add a tab in between two field data.
Thanks in advance .
Cordially:
Hans

hi,
use the rotation ...while creating the barcode.....

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