The PDF417 control
The PDFOCX control is an Active-X control which simplifies the use of barcodes in Active-X containers such as Visual Basic and MS Access.
ThePDFOCX control may be placed on a form in most applications which support Active-X controls, such as Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, etc. The PDF417 barcode properties may be specified through a series of Properties, either via programming, or by setting the properties in the control’s property pages.
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Placing the PDF417 control on a form