#19 PDF417 are created but unrecognized by scanner

[Kevin]

I have been using iReport (I've tried iReport 1.2.7 and 1.3.1) that comes bundled with Barbecue 1.1. I am unable to generate a single "usable" PDF417 barcode that can be read by my scanner (Symbol LS 4007i).

Trying to figure out if the issue was with iReport or Barbecue, I downloaded your newest version (v1.5) and deployed the WAR in my Tomcat webapps directory. I then generated a PDF417 barcode using the servlet examples you provided with the data of "123545". I was able to generate an image, saved it, printed it out but still was unable to read the barcode. Thus I narrowed down the problem is with Barbecue and not iReport.

Thinking the problem may be with my barcode scanner, I set out to see if it could scan PDF417 barcodes generated from other means. I was able to locate some and it was able to scan and read them. I then generated a PDF417 barcode from this website (http://www.idautomation.com/java/pdf417servlet.html) and also was able to be scanned by my scanner.

So this rules out my scanner as the problem and thus only leaves Barbecue as the problem.

If you need other information, please feel free to let me know.

-Kevin

[Sean Sullivan]

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Can you reproduce the bug with Barbecue 1.5 alpha 3?

[Kevin]

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Yes. When I use Barbecue 1.5 alpha 3 to generate a PDF417 2D barcode, my scanner is still unable to properly read it. I have recently been able to use IDAutomation's (www.idautomation.com) 2D barcode jar to produce a PDF417 barcode that was correctly scanned by my scanner.

[Jeramyn]

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We have also experienced this with the previous full release of barbecue.