PDF417 bar codes

rbuser

I am using version 10.08 with Delphi 2007. This version only prints
that bar code in one direction, which my customer says is wrong for
their scanners. Is there a newer version that allows this bar code to
be rotated 90 degrees as the other bar codes can be?

Thanks,
Don N

nicocizik

Hi Don,

No, unfortunately it is not a feature of the 2D Barcodes to change the
orientation. This is something we will consider for a later release.

One option would be to create a Tpp2DBarCode in code and save it as a
metafile, change the orientation of the image and display it in the report
as a TppImage component.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Thanks, Nico. I have no clue how to go about trying your solution. Do
you have some example to follow?
Thanks.

nicocizik

Hi Don,

Once you create a Tpp2DBarCode, and assign its properties, you can call the
AsMetaFile routine to retrieve a generated metafile of the finished barcode.
Then you will need to find a way to process this metafile and rotate it
before placing it back into the report as a TppImage.

In code you may need to use the ModifyWorldTransform API function to do this
however you may also be able to find a library that has this functionality
built-in as well. A quick search of Google provided numerous results.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com