44 ESim v5.12 for EasyCoder PD4—Programmer’s Reference Manual
Chapter 7—Commands
b – PDF417
Description e following PDF417 bar code specific options should append
the general part of the two-dimensional code command (indi-
cated by italic characters, see b command, general part).
Syntax bp
1
,p
2
,p
3
,[www,hhh,s,c,p,f,d,x,y,r,l,t,o],"DATA"
Parameters www Maximum print width in dots (3 digits).
hhh Maximum print height in dots (3 digits).
s Sets error correction level. Legal values are 0 thru 8.
If level is not specified, a level that will generate about 1/8 as many ECC code
words as data code words is selected.
c Selects data compression method:
0 Selects auto-encoding (default).
1 Selects binary mode.
p Print human readable code appended by additional variables:
xxx horizontal start location (3 digits).
yyy vertical start location (3 digits).
mmm maximum characters per line (3 digits).
f Center pattern in area:
0 The pattern will print upper left justified in the area defined by the w
and h values.
1 The pattern is printed in middle of the area defined by the w and h
values (default).
d- Print code words:
0 Values of code words not printed (default).
1 Values of code words printed.
x- Module width. Legal values are 2-9.
y- Set bar height. Legal values are 4-99 dots high.
r- Maximum row count (refer to PDF 417 specifications).
l- Maximum column count (refer to PDF 417 specifications). Note that this character
is lowercase L (ASCII 108 dec.).
t- Truncated flag:
0 Not truncated.
1 Truncated.
o- Rotation:
0 0° rotation clockwise.
1 90° rotation clockwise.
2 180° rotation clockwise.
3 270° rotation clockwise.
"DATA" Represents a fixed data field.